Kunal Chakrabarti
Professor
Centre for Historical Studies
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
Biography
Kunal Chakrabarti has been teaching Historical Studies since 1979.
Research Interest
Kunal Chakrabarti research interest include Social History of Religion; Regional Histories with Special Reference to Bengal; History of Environment with Special Reference to Forest; Political Ideas and Institutions; Early Textual Traditions.
Publications
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4. "Divine Family and World Maintenance: Ganesa in the Bengal Puranas", Uma Chakravarti & Kumkum Sangari (eds.), From Myths to Markets: Essays on Gender, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1999.
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2. Religious Process: The Puranas and the Making of a Regional Tradition, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 2001.
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1. Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis (with Shubhra Chakrabarti), The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, 2013.
