AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:

• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Women and Criminal Law

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

• Ph.D. from Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur
• LL.M from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
• 5 Yrs. B.A.LL. B (Hons.) from Haldia Law College, Vidya Sagar University, West Bengal

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

1. Worked as an Assistant Professor at Xavier Law School, St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata from October 2020
• Worked as Professor-in-Charge of B.A.LL. B (Hons.)
• Worked as the Convener of the Moot Court Society
• Worked as the Convener of the Expert Committee of Environmental Studies/Education
• Worked as Officer in Charge, Examination

2. Worked as an Assistant Professor at the School of Law & Justice, Adamas University, Kolkata from July 2016 to October 2020
• IQAC Member for Criteria 1
• Member, Internal Complaint Committee
• Timetable Coordinator
• Examination Coordinator
• Worked on the documentations related to the Bar Council of India and UGC

3. Research experience: Worked as a Junior Research Fellow in 7 IIT Consortium at the IIT Kharagpur & Ministry of Environment and Forest Project on ‘Ganga River Basin Management and Plan’ from June 2011 to March 2014.
• Researched on the legal aspect of the problem of river Basin management and assisted with drafting legislation on the Ganga River basin management

COURSES TAUGHT:

Environmental Law, Women and Criminal Law, Family Law, Information Technology Laws, Research Methodology

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Climate Change Laws, Women and laws, Eco-feminism

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Law, Survival, and Sustainability: A Structural Analysis of Green Transition Barriers in West Bengal’s SME Sector in the Book of Abstracts for the 4th International Conference on “Indian MSMEs @2047: Greening as a Global Strategy,” held on 13th–14th March 2026 at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata.

2. ‘Green Intelligence: A study addressing the legal challenges posed by AI driven Green technologies in India’, Conference Proceedings of the Convergence of AI, Human Rights and IPR organised by St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, June 2025.

3. ‘A deliberation on the existential peril toward coral bleaching in Lakshadweep: A legal recourse’, IJRAR - International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, ISSN 2349-5138, Vol 10 Issue 4, December 2023.

4. ‘Sustainability of Outer Space: Facing the Challenge of Space Debris’, Global Law and Policy Developments, Environmental Policy and Law, Vol. 48, Number 1, February 2018.

5. ‘Issues of Local Governance in Lower Stretch of River Ganga’ Annual International Conference on Law, Economics & Politics Conference, AICLEP 2015 (Oxford) Conference Proceedings, ISBN: 978-0-9930368-7-3, University of Oxford.

6. ‘Pollution of River Ganga in West Bengal- Problems & Policy Initiatives’, GNLU Journal of Law, Development and Politics, April 2015, Volume 5, Issue 1, Page 1- 19.

7. ‘Protection of River Ganga – Issues and Concerns and the Need for Legislation’, Published in International Journal of Legal Studies and Research [IJLSR] September 2014 Issue [Vol-3, No-2], by NUJS. - Follow the link: http://www.ijlsr.in/ijlsr_2014_vol_3_no_2

8. ‘Courts and Environmental Law in India: Triumph and Disappointments’, published in Chotanagpur Law Journal, Vol- 5, No- 5, 2012-2013.

Seminars and Workshops

1. Completed 1-week Faculty Development Programme on Dharma to Data: Integrating Indian Knowledge Systems and AI-Driven Innovation in Modern Legal Pedagogy and Practice, organised by Xavier Law School, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, from 12th to 19th January 2026, in Virtual Mode.

2. Completed a 4-Week Induction/ Orientation Programme for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 20 June - 19 July 2022 and obtained Grade A+.

3. Participated in One Week Faculty Development Programme on “Multi-Disciplinary approaches towards legal epistemology” by Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad from 19th June to 25th June, 2022.

4. Participated in the Seven-Day Virtual Faculty Development Programme on “Changing Contours of Socio-Legal Education & Research” organised by the School of Law & Justice, Adamas University, from 12th to 20th July, 2021.

5. Completed a 15 days Online Refresher Course on ‘Enhancing efficiency and culture of learning in higher education’ by Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi. Under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with Barkatullah University, Bhopal and Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj, from 15th June to 30th June 2021 and obtained Grade A.

6. Participated in full funded programme on ‘Strengthening the capacity for Environmental and Climate Change Laws in Asia and the Pacific: Train the Trainers Program’ in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 28th May to 1st June 2018 hosted by Asian Development Bank, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, G D Goenka University, India and Open University of Sri Lanka.

7. Participated in four days Professional Development Workshop on New Ways of Teaching and Research for Better Delivery of Legal Services, organised by Bar Council of Kerala M. K. Nambyar Academy for Continuing Legal Education, Kochi, MILAT, Lloyd Law College, Society of Indian Law Firms and Bar Association of India, New Delhi, from 7th to 10th September 2017.

8. Participated in 5 days Workshop on Gender Justice-Emerging Issues, Trends and Challenges at Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur from 6th to 10th March 2017.

Paper Presentations:

1. Presented a paper titled Law, Survival, and Sustainability: A Structural Analysis of Green Transition Barriers in West Bengal’s SME Sector, at 4th International Conference on “Indian MSMEs @2047: Greening as a Global Strategy,” held on 13th - 14th March 2026 in blended mode at St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata.

2. Presented a paper titled ‘Green Intelligence: A study addressing the legal challenges posed by AI driven Green technologies in India’, at Convergence of AI, Human Rights and IPR organised by St. Xavier's University, Kolkata, June 2025.

3. Presented a paper on ‘Issues of Local Governance in Lower Stretch of River Ganga’ in the Annual International Conference on Law, Economics and Politics at Oxford University, United Kingdom, on 14-16 September 2015.

4. Presented and participated a paper on ‘Law and Policy Framework on Pollution of River Ganga in West Bengal’ at National Colloquium on Legal Research and Methodology, organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur on November 1-2, 2014.

5. Presented a paper on ‘Pollution of River Ganga in West Bengal- Issues and Perspectives’ at Twin International conferences on Comparative Law and Development, organised by Law Campus I of Delhi University on March 21- 23, 2014.

Honours & Awards:

1. Felicitated with Rashtriya Shikshak Samman award from the National Education Forum on December 2024.

2. Selected to participate fully funded ADB Knowledge and Support Technical Assistance- Strengthening the Capacity for Environmental and Climate Change Laws in Asia and the Pacific: Train-The-Trainers Program to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from May 28 to June 1, 2018.