Dr. Rishav Dutta
Assistant Professor • English • IcfaiTech, The ICFAI University, Jaipur
Short bio
Dr. Rishav Dutta is an Assistant Professor of English at IcfaiTech, The ICFAI University, Jaipur. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the Central University of Rajasthan, with his research focusing on translation as a strategy of social change, Adivasi literature, and resistance in India. He also holds an M.A. from the University of Calcutta and a B.A. (Hons) from Sanskrit College and University. His academic expertise spans postcolonial and indigenous literary studies, translation and cultural studies, Adivasi folklore and oral narratives, and eco-narratives. Alongside his teaching in communication skills, academic reading and writing, and technical reporting, he has an extensive background in literary translation, research mentorship, and active participation in international conferences and workshops.
Teaching
“Qui ne continue pas d'apprendre est indigne d'enseigner.” — Gaston Bachelard
Current & Previous Courses
English Communication Skills
Faculty Course Module
Academic Reading and Writing
Faculty Course Module
Functional English
Faculty Course Module
Technical Report Writing
Faculty Course Module
Impactful Presentations
Faculty Course Module
Campus Recruitment Training
Faculty Course Module
Interview Handling Skills
Faculty Course Module
Research & Development
“The Best for the Group comes when everyone in the group does what's best for himself AND the group.” — John Nash
Research Interests
- •Postcolonial and Indigenous Literary Studies
- •Translation and Cultural Studies
- •Adivasi Folklore and Oral Narratives
- •Eco-narratives and Climate Violence
- •Indigenous Governance
- •Performance Studies
Projects
Casual Translator at the Indian Sign Language Studio and Lab (ISLSlab) Project
2024Translated SCERT books to provide study materials for Special Needs Students of classes V to X at the Department of Linguistics, School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Rajasthan.
Translated book titled Being Hindu in Bangladesh (2023)
2024Authored by Deep Halder and Avishek Biswas. The translated book titled Bangladesher Hindu Hinduder Bangladesh was published by Ashadeep Publication, Kolkata.
National Level Workshop on translating Subarnaraikhik poetry in English
2022Participated as a Translator in this workshop organized by Subarnarekha Mahavidyalaya and other institutions.
Creative Writer and Translator at Kaahon Media and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
2018 - 2021Translated film reviews and contributed to writing subtitles for interviews on a freelance basis.
Literary Translator at Flatworld Language Solutions
2020 - 2021Translated essays and prose pieces from English to Bengali and vice versa on a full-time basis.
Experience & Education
Academic & Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (English)
September 2024 – PresentIcfaiTech, The ICFAI University, Jaipur
Facilitating student learning in English Communication Skills, Academic Reading and Writing, Functional English, Technical Report Writing, Impactful Presentations, Campus Recruitment Training, and Interview Handling Skills. Actively contributing as a Faculty Coordinator-member of the Students’ Council body.
Academic Writing Mentor
January 2024 – May 2024Department of English, Central University of Rajasthan
Supporting postgraduate students with academic writing mentorship, helping with research paper writing, dissertations, and references citation guidelines.
Teaching Assistant
July 2023 – December 2023Department of English, Central University of Rajasthan
Completed 60 hours of teaching assistantship. Facilitating teaching sessions, preparing detailed lesson plans, designing learning events, and developing content for courses under the supervision of the research supervisor.
Education
Ph.D. in English
2021 – 2026Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan
M.A. in English Language and Literature
2018 – 2020University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal
B.A. (Hons) in English
2015 – 2018Sanskrit College and University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Higher Secondary (Arts)
2013 – 2015Bidhannagar Government High School, Kolkata, West Bengal
Secondary
2003 – 2013Baranagar Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School, Kolkata, West Bengal
Publications
Showing 6 of 6 publicationsJournal papers, conference proceedings, book chapters, and academic publications.
Remembrance as Resistance: Reflections on Adivasi Literature in Translation
Dutta, Rishav
Traducción y sostenibilidad cultural II: retos y nuevos escenarios, Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
(Hi)stories in Pictures: Use of Folk and Tribal Art Forms in Two Pictorial Biographies From India
Dutta, Rishav
Literature Compass (Wiley), vol. 21, no. 7-9
(Re)fashioning the Tribal Self-image: Reading Contemporary Tribal Writings from India in Translation
Dutta, Rishav
New Literaria, vol.4, no.2
“We don’t want to be faceless beings”: (Re)chronicling the Identity of Asurs in Ranendra’s Lords of the Global Village
Dutta, Rishav, and Dr. Neha Arora
Nationalism and Indigenousness in select Commonwealth Writings and Films: A Postcolonial Reading, edited by Prof. (Dr.) Pinaki Roy, ibidem Verlag-Columbia University Press
Indigenous writing(s) and Translocality: Towards a New Belonging
Dutta, Rishav, and Dr. Neha Arora
Intersections: Literature and Other Domains, edited by Dr. Sanjay Arora, Dr. Devendra Rankawat, and Dr. Ved Prakash, Yking Books
Moulikotar proshne onubadok-lekhok dwaito (The Translator-Writer duality on the question of Originality)
Dutta, Rishav
Lekhalekhir Pathshala, edited by Dr. Mrinmoy Pramanick, Gangchil Publishers
Honors & Awards
ICSSR Travel Grant Award
Indian Council of Social Science Research (Ministry of Education), Government of India • 2024
National-level Exam Qualification
UGC-NET
2019Qualified for Assistant Professor on the first attempt in December 2019.
Research Paper Presentations
Archiving Resistance, Resisting Archives: Reading Adivasi Writings in English Translation
2026International Conference on Translating Across Genres: Practices & Challenges (TAG-PC), Amity University, Rajasthan, India.
Indigenous Resistance in Translational Survivance: Reading Adivasi Writings as Alternative Archives
2025International Seminar on Dooars and Beyond, Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya, West Bengal, India.
Remembrance as Resistance: Reflections on Adivasi literature in Translation
20242nd International Conference on Translation and Cultural Sustainability, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Narratives of Indigeneity in Cross-Border Spaces: Studying Contemporary Tribal Writings in English translation
2023International Conference on Borders: Peoples, Lives and Literature, Pune, India.
The Cost of Sacrificial Disengagement: Exploring the Politics of Sacrifice and the Ensuing Polycrisis in Amitav Ghosh’s The Nutmeg’s Curse
20234th International e-Conference on Exploring Crisis in Literary and Cultural Studies, Central University of Rajasthan.
Perspectives on Indigeneity, Borders and Translation: A Study of select Tribal Writings from India in English Translation
2023English Literature Summit 2023, MIT ADT University, Pune.
Reading Tribal Self-fashioning in India through Translation
2023Annual International Conference 2023, IACLALS and Janki Devi Memorial College, New Delhi.
Recovery, Resistance, Reassertion: Reflections of Indigenous Consciousness in select works of Jacinta Kerketta
2022National Seminar on Postcolonial Voices in English Literature, D. P. Bhosale College, Koregaon.
Indigenous Resistance from a Translocal Lens: A Study of select poems by Joy Harjo and Jacinta Kerketta
2022International Online Conference on Resistance, Reconciliation and Healing, Assam University: Diphu Campus.
The ‘Translation turn’ in Tribal Studies: Possibilities of a Comparative Indigenous Criticism in the Indian Context
2022International Conference on Comparative Literature, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University.
Workshops Attended
How to Publish in The Primary Teacher
2022Organized by the Department of English, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, India.
1st International Online Research Methodology Workshop in Humanities and Social Sciences
2021Organized by Parul University, Vadodara, India.
Writing Workshop (Creative, academic and professional writing)
2021Organized by the Department of Comparative Indian Language and Literature, University of Calcutta.
Writing, Defending, and Implementing Research Grants
2026Organized by DST, Ministry of Science and Technology and The ICFAI University, Jaipur
FDP and Training Programmes Participated
One-Week Faculty Development Program on Outcome-Based Education (OBE)
2025Organized by IcfaiTech, The ICFAI University, Jaipur, in association with IEEE Rajasthan Subsection.
Text and Context in Translation – One Week Online Translation Training Programme
2022Organized by NIT Tiruchirappalli in collaboration with National Translation Mission.
21st Century Employability Skills Course - Wadhwani Foundation
2026Certificate awarded on successful completion of the Facilitator Development Program conducted by Wadhwani Foundation in 21st Century Employability Skills course.
IBM Faculty Development Programme
2026The FDP was about Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing conducted by Edunet Foundation, in collaboration with IBM SkillsBuild.
Reframing Comparative Literature: Theory, Method and Praxis in an Indian-Global Context
2026A one-week Short-Term Faculty Development Programme (FDP), organised by the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Allahabad, from September 25 to October 01, 2026. The programme offered valuable insights into theoretical approaches to translation, comparative literature, and world literature, encouraging us to revisit established frameworks and explore new possibilities of critical engagement. The week was enriched by stimulating exchanges with resource persons and fellow participants from across India and beyond.
Certifications
Generative AI in Action
2026Issued by IBM SkillsBuild, this certificate establishes the earner has applied technical knowledge of principles of generative AI, prompt engineering techniques, and Python libraries. The individual has demonstrated general knowledge of the methods, applications, and ethical considerations of using GenAI models. The earner has practiced essential workplace skills and explored generative AI career pathways.
Aboriginal Worldviews and Education
2023Offered by the University of Toronto, Canada.
Folk and Minor Art in India
2023Offered through SWAYAM-NPTEL.
Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)
2023Offered through SWAYAM-NPTEL.
Introduction to Phenomenology and its Application in Qualitative Research
2022Offered by The Open University, UK and University of Southern Denmark.
Introduction to Research Ethics: Working with People
2022Offered by IDEA Centre, University of Leeds, UK.
Working with Translation: Theory and Practice
2021Offered by Cardiff University, UK.
Introduction to Applied Linguistics and TESOL
2021Offered by the University of Leicester, UK.
Contact Information
Campus Address
IcfaiTech, The ICFAI University, Jaipur - 302031, Rajasthan, India
Phone
+91 8617753998 / +91 8017827260