| Previous Institution(s) |
| Presidency College and University, Centre or Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta |
| Areas of Research Interest |
| Urban History, Religion, Odisha, Early Modern Literary Histories, Sanskrit, Courtly Cultures, Translation Studies |
| Areas of General Interest |
| British Orientalist Paintings, Psychoanalysis |
| List of published and non-published works |
- Ujaan Ghosh and Amrita Chowdhury, Refiguring Baidehīśa Bilāsa: Reading the Queer and the Erotic in Upendra Bhanja’s RāmāyaṇaBaidehīśa Bilāsa: Reading the Queer and the Erotic in Upendra Bhanja’s Rāmāyaṇa, Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Volume 88, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 569–593,
- “Combating ‘Filth’: The Temple, the state and Urbanization in late nineteenth century Puri.” Modern Asian Studies 53, no.6 (2019):1849–91.
- “Chariots of Gods: Juggernaut, Jagannath and the many histories of the Rathayatra in the nineteenth century.” History of Religions 58, no.1 (2018):64–88.
- “Pilgrimage, Politics and Surveillance: The temple of Jagannath and the colonial state in early 19th century Orissa.” International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 4, no.6 (2016):23–32.
- “Temple Sites, Colonial Anxieties, and the Politics of Association in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Kalighat,” in Religious Pluralism in Contemporary Society, ed. Ruby Sain, 71–82. New Delhi: Mittal Publications, 2021.
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| Favorite part about CSA |
| The Annual Conference, The weekly lecture series, and (of course) the Samosas. |
| Hobbies |
| In addition to my research and the opportunities for travel, cultural immersion, and language study it opens up, I enjoy road and trail running, hiking, backpacking, reading the occasional novel, going to shows, and especially cooking and eating together with good company. |
| Favorite part of living in Madison |
| Football (what is erroneously called Soccer!), Card Magic and Crime Novels |
