Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences & Design Programme
Art History, Design, Communication Design, Visual Culture, Cinema Studies, Art Education, Far-Eastern Art, Modern Chinese Art, Chinese Calligraphy, and Oil Painting.
FB624,
Faculty Building 6th Floor,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur 208016, India
Labs addresses: Fine Arts Lab
Room No. 667, Faculty Building
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
PhD, Institute of Social Research and Cultural Studies, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.Thesis Supervisor: Prof. (Dr.) Joyce C. H. Liu
P.G. Dip., School of Fine-Arts, Northeast Normal University, China. Supervisor: Prof. Xiaomin Su
MFA, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University.
BVA, Govt. College of Art & Crafts, Calcutta University.
Visual arts
Drawing & Painting
Visual Communication
Visual Culture
Art History
Cinema Studies
Guest Professor (Fulbright Fellow), Dept. of Art & Design, Montclair State University, USA, 1st April – 31st December 2021
Guest Professor, Department of Asian & Islamic Art History, University of Bonn, Germany, May – July 2017.
Guest Professor, Institute of Art History, University of Cologne, Germany, December 2016 (1 month).
External Member & Expert, Board of Studies in Visual Media and Fine Arts, FACULTY OF ARTS, HUMANITIES & COMMERCE, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, Kerala, India, Since 2022 till date.
Convener, Discipline of Fine-Arts, Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur 2017-18, 2022-23 & 2023-24.
Convener, Departmental Faculty Recruitment Committee, HSS Dept., IIT Kanpur, 2023-24.
Convener, Departmental Seminar & Research Committee (DSRC), Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur 2018-19, 2021, 2022-23 & 2023-24.
Warden-in-Charge, Hall-VII (Boys Hostel), IIT Kanpur, 1st April 2018 to 31st August 2020.
Associate Professor, Dept. of HSS & Design Programme, IIT Kanpur, December 2020 onwards.
Chairman, Antaragni, IIT Kanpur. Overall Management of the Student’s inter-college Cultural Festival. 2016-18.
Convener, Departmental Library Committee (DLC), Design Programme, IIT Kanpur 2017-18 & 2020-21.
Convener, Departmental Post-graduate Committee (DPGC), Design Programme, IIT Kanpur 2018-19.
Convener, Departmental Under-graduate Committee (DUGC), Design Programme, IIT Kanpur 2019-20.
Convener, DUGC, HSS Dept, IIT Kanpur 2016-17.
In charge, Fine-Arts Lab, HSS Dept, IIT Kanpur, 2015-16, 2017-18 & 2019-20.
Faculty Coordinator, Institute Compulsory Cultural Activity (CCA), IIT Kanpur, 2018-19 & 2022-23.
Coordinator, HSS Research Lab, IIT Kanpur, 2018-19.
Member, Institute Senate, IIT Kanpur, 1st December 2018 to 30th November 2019.
Asst. Professor, Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur (April 2017 onwards: Asst. Professor, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur), 2014 – 2020.
Joined the Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur as a Visiting (Asst.) Professor, 2013.
Senior Research Scholar under Prof. Su Xiaomin, School of Fine Arts, Northeast Normal University, P. R. China, 2008 – 2010.
Fulltime faculty and Discipline In-charge (Applied Art/Fine Art discipline), Ashok Hall Girls High. Sec. School, Kolkata, 2005 – 2008.
Mr. BAPPA MAJI, Roll No. 16100262, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur. Graduated: Jun-2020. Currently working as an Asst. Professor at the Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj Kanpur University.Ms. SADHANA NASKAR, Roll No. 16100273, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur. Graduated: Jan-2021. Working as an Independent Art Scholar and Artist based in Kolkata, India.Mr. DEBASISH GHORUI, Roll No. 17100263, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur. Graduated: Apr-2022. Currently working as an Asst. Professor at the GLS Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.Ms. PRONITA MONDAL, Roll No. 16200262, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur. Graduated: Jan-2023. Currently working as an Asst. Professor at the Amity school of Fine Arts, Amity University, Noida, India.Mr. PUSHKAR PRAVIN PANDEY, Roll – 20119268, MDes-PhD dual degree in Design, Dept. of DESIGN, IIT Kanpur. Graduated: July-2023.
Ms. ANUBHUTI SAHA, Roll – 15219261, PhD (Design), Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur (co-supervisor Dr. S. Bhattacharya).Mr. HARDIKKUMAR ARVINDKUMAR VALERA, Roll – 18119261, PhD (Design), Dept. of Design (co-supervisor Dr. A. K. Agarwal).Ms. UTKARSHA SUGRIV SONAWANE, Roll – 18119268, PhD (Design), Dept. of Design (co-supervisor Dr. A. K. Agarwal).Mr. PARTHA DUTTA, Roll – 19100262, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS.Ms. GARGI GHOSH, Roll – 19200262, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS.Mr. MANASH PRATIM SHARMA, Roll – 20200263, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS.Mr. KEDAR UMESH DICHOLKAR, Roll – 21119262, MDes-PhD (Dual Degree), Dept. of Design.Mr. MANASH PRATIM SHARMA, Roll – 20200263, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS.Ms. JAYANTI MANDI, Roll – 22100263, PhD (Fine-Arts), Dept. of HSS.Mr. Prosenjit Raha, (Registration No. 19-SP-2), Dept. of Visual-Art, Himachal Pradesh University (co-supervisor Prof. H. Chatterjee, HPU). External PhD Candidate
Ms. RENU KUNDU, Roll No. 20119269, Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur. 2023.Mr. ARCHIT GUPTA, Roll No. 17821145, BTech-MDes (Dual Degree), Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur, 2017 – 23.Mr. PUSHKAR PRAVIN PANDEY, Roll No. 20119268, Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur. 2020 – 2022.Mr. GOHIL CHIRAG KANAIYALAL, Roll No. 20119006, Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur. 2020 – 2022.Mr. RAHUL WAMAN BHURE, Roll No. 20119016, Dept. of Design, IIT Kanpur. 2020 – 2022.Mr. SHIVAM MANDLOI, Roll No. 16821654, BTech-MDes (Dual Degree), Design Programme, IIT Kanpur. 2016 – 21.Mr. DILIP KUMAR, Roll No. 18119002, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur (Jointly with Dr. S. T. Roy), 2018 – 2020.Mr. ONKAR BHARAT LANKE, Roll No. 18119004, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur (Jointly with Dr. S. T. Roy), 2018 – 2020.Ms. ANSHU AGARWAL, Roll No. 17119004, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur. 2017 – 2019.Mr. ABHISHEK BOSE, Roll No. 16119001, Design Programme, IIT Kanpur (Co-Advisor Dr. S. Roy), 2016 – 2018.Current BT-M.Des Student: 00UGP/UG Students Supervision: 12