Devtanu Raha is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Politics at the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences, Krea University. His research focuses on the intersection of Bengal’s state politics, populism, violence, and digital culture.

​Prior to his doctoral studies, Devtanu earned a Master’s in History from Presidency University. His professional background includes serving as a Project Assistant at Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia/Institute of Development Studies Kolkata for two years. He also brings 2.5 years of pedagogical experience from the Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences, Kolkata, and has held research roles at IIT Bombay, and the ICSSR.

Work Experience

• Guest Faculty, Birla Institute of Liberal Arts and Management Sciences, Kolkata (2023 – 2025)
• Project Assistant / Research Assistant, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung South Asia, Kolkata (2023 – 2025)
• Research Assistant, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay (2021)
• ​Research Assistant, Shiv Nadar University, Noida, 2021

Conferences and Publications

Malkki, L. (2024). জাতীয় ভূগোল: গবেষক এবং শরণার্থীর জাতীয় পরিচয়ের ক্ষেত্রীকরণে মানুষের বদ্ধমূলতা [National geography: Human fixity in the territorialization of the national identity of refugees and researchers] (Devtanu Raha & Soumya Saha, Trans.). আলোচনা চক্র (Alochana Chakra), 56(1), 277–298. (Original work published 1992)

Personal Interests

Beyond his academic life, Devtanu is a dedicated cinephile with a passion for cinematography, screenwriting, and editing. His stories are produced and published as audio stories on YouTube. He also loves playing Tabla and takes interest in long bike rides.

Education and Certifications

• Presidency University | Kolkata
  History | 05/2020
• Presidency University | Kolkata
  History | 06/2018