Pratyusha Raychaudhuri
Pratyusha Raychaudhuri is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Political Science with International Relations from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. She completed her graduation in Political science from the same institution. She takes a keen interest in international and regional politics, especially from a feminist lens. She speaks English, Bengali, Hindi, and has taken up German as an elective paper. She has taken part in the National Youth Parliament Competition in the years 2018 and 2019, wherein students conduct mock sessions to learn the workings of the parliament and offer fresh perspectives. Her article titled “How Indian cities look at greening urban mobility: Non-Motorized Transport and present-day policies” was published by the Center for Regional Research and Sustainable Studies, where she also worked under the Current Affairs Mandate. She has attended many conferences and presented papers on Gender issues.She has undertaken training in Bharatnatyam. She has been an organising member of a number of fests and academic events in her undergraduate years. She was also an active member of the Dance, Drama, and Debate clubs at Jadavpur University.
Olivia Banerjee
Olivia Banerjee is a second year Sociology honors student in Presidency University. With the growing obscurity of reality representation and discourses on social stigmas, she is interested to pursue a career in Political and Environmental Journalism. She has a particular interest in the social category, caste encompassing its origin, history along with the study of Indian economic context. She has presented a paper titled, 'কাশ্মীর ও শোকের রাজনীতি', in the 13th Debrupa Bal Memorial International Students' Seminar.
Dwaipayan Sinha
Dwaipayan Sinha is currently pursuing his master's degree in Political Science with International Relations from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He has previously worked as a research intern for Alexis Foundation, NIICE Nepal, Asian Institute of International Affairs and Diplomacy and Krityananda UNESCO. His op-eds and commentaries have been published on various websites. He has contributed to DSA magazine and Eastern Review magazine. His interests are International Relations, Global Affairs and South Asian Politics. He has also worked for several NGOs. He enjoys travelling in his free time.
Britya Gayen
Britya Gayen is a second-year Masters student in political science at the University of Calcutta. Aiming for a life and career in academia, she is deeply passionate about the subject, particularly the field of Postcolonial studies, Popular politics, Rural Development and Refugee studies. She has presented various papers in International seminars and has a few publications to her name. These include “A Study on Development of India in the Co-Existence of Populism and Liberalisation of the Period, 1990 – 2020” in the International Conference organized by Shodh Sankalp Education and Research (SSER) on 1-2 August, 2021 and published in the “Shodh Sankalp Journal” (ISSN 2582-9033), Volume- 1, Issue- 3, Page No.: 35-46, September-2021.2; “Relevance of Post-colonial Democracy in the Present Context of India –An Analytical Study” in the International Web Conference organized by Bengal Institute of Political Studies (BIPS) on 11th September,2021;“Popular Politics – A Key to Women Empowerment in India” in the one-day International Webinar organized by Kanchrapara College on 4th October,2021. She has published a research paper entitled “A Study on Populism and Development in a Decade (2011 – 2020) of West Bengal” in “Quest Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science”, ISSN: 2321-9467, Volume- 9, Issue- 5, Series- 5, Page No. 89-97, May-2021.
