Locating the ‘Local’ in South Asia: Critical Themes in the History of Northern Bengal

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Dipsikha Acharya Sudip Khasnobish

Locating the ‘Local’ in South Asia

Critical Themes in the History of Northern Bengal

Dipsikha Acharya, Sudip Khasnobish, Chanchal Adhikary

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English

Routledge India
11 September 2025

Regional studies; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism; Cultural studies

This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the history of northern Bengal. Northern Bengal, despite having a rich historical past and geo-cultural heritage, is yet to receive unbiased attention from serious academic scholarship. The chapters in the book examine hitherto unexplored or little-explored issues across time of northern Bengal's pluralistic society and culture while drawing on various approaches and methodologies to arrive at an alternative historical understanding. This volume examines themes such as the historical landscape and geo-political contours of the region, its society, and culture, as well as the religious ideas prevalent in this sub-region through the lens of sculptures and mosques.

Rich in archaeological and literary sources, epigraphic evidence, and archival materials, the book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of Indian history, South Asian history, cultural studies, gender studies, history of the 'marginalized', environment studies, modern history, and colonial history. This volume represents a crucial history of the 'local' in the global context.

Edited by: Dipsikha Acharya, Sudip Khasnobish, Chanchal Adhikary
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 770g
ISBN: 9781032438634
ISBN 10: 1032438630
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 11 September 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dipsikha Acharya, Ph.D., teaches in the Department of History, at the University of North Bengal, India. She is the recipient of the Indian Council of Historical Research Post Doctoral Fellowship (2015-17). Though her core area of interest includes various themes of ancient Indian history and archaeology, she studies various issues of the history of the environment and that of science and technology. Her major publications comprise her authored book, Iron in India: History and Historiography, 2022 besides several research articles and book chapters published in reputed journals and edited volumes. Sudip Khasnobish (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor in the Department of History, at Rajganj College, Jalpaiguri, India. He has received an M.Phil. and PhD degree from the University of North Bengal. Presently, he is working on the ICHR-sponsored Major Research Project titled ‘Mass Participation and Anti Colonial Resistance in a Frontierland: Northern Bengal (1770-1947)’. His works have been published in reputed journals, like Journal of Indian History, Karatoya, Itikatha, etc. Chanchal Adhikary, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor at the Department of History, Kurseong College, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. He has done M.Phil from the University of North Bengal, and a PhD. from the University of Calcutta. He has recently published a book on the Rise of Islam in Cooch Behar and several research papers in national and internationally reputed journals such as South Asia Research, Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Indian Historical Review, etc.