معرفی
Sagnik Kar is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient since 2021, working on the ERC-funded project Timely Histories: A Social History of Time in South Asia. His research focuses on gendered temporalities in late 19th-century Bengal and postcolonial West Bengal, analyzing delays in urban commuting, domestic time management, and rural remittance systems.
- PhD Candidate (since 2021), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
- M.Phil. (2018-2020), Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (University of Calcutta)
- M.A. (2015-2017) and B.A. (2012-2015), University of Hyderabad and Presidency University respectively
His work employs a comparative methodology to study gendered experiences of time across urban and rural contexts, utilizing archives such as the National Library and West Bengal State Archives. Publications include critical appraisals of Indian democracy and colonial medical practices. Kar also participated in organizing the 2017 National Seminar on Source-Based Historical Research at the University of Hyderabad.
Proficient in Bengali (native), English, Hindi, with basic knowledge of French and Telugu, Kar’s research bridges historical analysis and contemporary socio-political discourse.
- 2018 - Journal article on tolerance in Indian democracy
- 2019 - Book review on colonial midwifery practices
His project contributes to the ERC’s Timely Histories program by examining how gender shapes temporal experiences in South Asia, including access to transportation, domestic-professional life balance, and economic dependency dynamics.
