Judhajit Sarkar
استادیار · Literary and cultural historiography of modern South Asia
Heidelberg Universityمعرفی
Dr. Judhajit Sarkar is an Assistant Professor and Student Advisor at Heidelberg University's Department of Modern South Asian Languages and Literatures within the South Asian Institute since 2023. His work focuses on literary radicalism in mid-20th century South Asia, bridging progressivism and modernism through comparative analysis of Urdu, Bengali, and Hindi poetry.
- Education: BA & MA in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University, India
His research examines the intersection of decolonization, Cold War dynamics, and aesthetic internationalism in South Asian literary cultures, particularly through the works of Sanaullah Dar 'Miraji,' Jibanananda Das, and Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh. His doctoral project under the Cluster of Excellence: Asia & Europe in a Global Context analyzes poetry as a site for political and philosophical discourse during the 'short twentieth century.'
Scientific contributions include a focus on literary radicalism and internationalism, with implications for contemporary decolonial thinking. He received a doctoral fellowship from Heidelberg University's Graduate Programme for Transcultural Studies.
Contact: judhajit.sarkar@sai.uni-heidelberg.de | Phone: +49 (0)6221 54 15276 | Office hours: By appointment via email
