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Prasanta Chakravarty is an Indian academic, poet, essayist and engagè.

Chakravarty is best known for his literary and political essays on contemporary writings and issues. He is also known for his abiding interest in political philosophy and history of ideas. He has published extensively on early modern political thought and literature.

He is the founder-editor of the web-magazine humanitiesunderground.org, which has created a space for both serious lay readers and academics to engage in contemporary debates on literature and politics.

He is the author of two books of poetry: Tetherings (2018) and Rules of the Game (2014).

Chakravarty was educated in Jadavpur University, Kolkata and State University of New York at Buffalo. He is currently Associate Professor of English, University of Delhi.

Works

Academic


 * 1) Like Parchment in the Fire, Literature and Radicalism in the English Civil War ( Routledge, London and New York, 2006)
 * 2) Sharpnel Minima, Writings from Humanities Underground (edt.) (Seagull India and University of Chicago Press, 2014)
 * 3) The Opulence of Existence: Essays on Aesthetics and Politics (Three Essays Collective, New Delhi 2017)

Poetry


 * 1) Tetherings (Antika/Shashi Prakashan, New Delhi, 2018)
 * 2) Rules of the Game (Dhyanbindu, Kolkata, 2014)

External Links

https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=prasanta+chakravarty

http://humanitiesunderground.org/

http://www.threeessays.com/books/the-opulence-of-existence/

http://englishdu.ac.in/index.php/staff-pages/prasanta-chakravarty-ph-d-suny-buffalo/