Bio

Dr Bhattacharya is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Sociology at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts. He previously worked in the media industry for many years, covering primarily indigenous and marginalised people of India. His works were published across media outlets, including The Indian Express, Outlook Magazine, and The Wire. His reportage and analytical pieces bridge the gap between academic sociological inquiry and mainstream journalism.

Research Interests

• I mostly work on the intersection of sociology and media studies.
• My research area includes: Indigenous studies, politics of social justice, historical silencing in media discourse, discursive context of caste, decolonial methodology/postcolonial studies, Orientalism/post-Orientalism.