Ananyo Chakraborty

Mr

Ananyo Chakraborty

PhD Student of History
BA (Hons.) History (St. Stephen's), MA History (UDelhi)
The Australian National University
ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

Ananyo Chakraborty is a PhD student of History at the Australian National University. Having pursued his undergraduate and postgraduate education in History at the St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, and the University of Delhi respectively, he is currently working on an environmental history of the Partition of India, focusing on transboundary rivers, shifting landmasses, and issues of territorial sovereignty. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Lokayata blog of the Sankrityayan Kosambi Study Circle and is also the founder of Protorko, the first socio-political newsletter in Bengali. He regularly writes opinion pieces in English and Bengali for leading news platforms and is passionate about translation, publishing, and music.

Research Interest

I am interested in Modern South Asian History, especially related to environmental issues surrounding river systems. I am also interested in questions of sovereignty and control of natural resources in context of anthropogenic environmental change.

Expertise Area(s)

Environmental History
Geo-politics in modern South Asia

Contact Email

Ananyo.Chakraborty@anu.edu.au