A historian of modern India with a focus on economic life, labour, and the cultural textures of Bengal.
Mr. Rahul Saikh is an Assistant Professor in History under the West Bengal Education Service (W.B.E.S.), serving at Rani Indira Debi Government Girls' College, Jhargram. He joined the service on 20 August 2019.
His work sits at the intersection of economic history and cultural history — studying migrant labour, the history and literature of Bengal, and Muslim society and culture. He has presented at international conferences of the Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad and published in refereed journals and edited volumes.
Across more than a decade of teaching — in both school and college classrooms — he has remained committed to regional history and the narratives of labouring communities often left out of the mainstream record.
Jadavpur University, Kolkata — a leading centre for the social and economic history of modern South Asia.
Baba Saheb Ambedkar Education University (Erstwhile The West Bengal University of Teachers' Training, Education Planning and Administration).
Core area of specialization and the themes that animate current work.
Refereed journal articles, edited book chapters, and conference presentations.
Papers presented at national and international academic forums.
UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, University of Calcutta — 1 February to 8 March 2022 (online).
Online Subject Refresher Course — 17 February to 1 March 2024.
Seven-day International Online Lecture Series & Workshop — Dept. of History, Sripat Singh College with Jangipur College & IQAC, 2–8 September 2020.
IQAC, Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, Kolkata — 28 June 2021.
Three-day workshop on Oral History and Field Studies — Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad with Indian Museum, Kolkata, 4–6 August 2023.
Guest Lecturer, Maheshtala College (2 years) and Assistant Teacher, Tildanga High School (H.S.), Murshidabad.
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