Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mahato

Dr. Nirmal Kumar Mahato

Associate Professor HOD
Department
HISTORY
Contact
+91 3222 298-299 / Centrex Extn. 299
ORCID Profile
Biographical Sketch
Dr Nirmal Kumar Mahato is Associate Professor in History and Deputy Director, Centre for Environmental Studies, Vidyasagar University Midnapore, W.B., India. He was awarded the Charles Wallace Fellowship, 2019, UK. He is also a member of Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata. His recently published book is ‘Sorrow Songs of Woods: Adivasi- Nature Relationship in the Anthropocene in Manbhum', CWEH, 2020, www.sussex.ac.uk › cweh › publications( Primus, New Delhi). His research papers have been appeared in leading journals like Global Environment published from White Horse Press, UK and Third World Quarterly(Taylor & Francis Journal). Presently, he is working on research collaboration project with Nottingham Trent University on Ecological Labour. He is a co-author of a book 'Dignified Lives: Ecological Labour in Just Transition'
Academic Interest
Environmental History, Environmental Humanities, Climate History, Adivasi History, Migration Studies
Educational Qualification
Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded
Ph D Visva-Bharati 2010
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Environment and Society of Purulia: A Study of Tribal Identity in a Bengal District during Colonial Rule
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
Associate Professor
Specialization/Research Area
Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest) Detailed Description
Research Area/ Areas of Interest Environmental History, Adivasi History, Environmental Humanities
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
Environmental History of India in the Anthropocene Age, Adivasi History of Colonial Bengal, Religion and Ecology in Early India, Research Methodology and Research Ethics
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
Author' Name Title Publication Type Published in Published on Publisher's Name Role Details
Nirmal Kumar Mahato Ecological labour in Adivasi knowledge and practices: the case of Jungle Mahals, Eastern India International Journal Aug, 2025 Taylor & Francis Solo Author Impact Factor: 2.5 (2024) 5 year IF
Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01436597.2025.2542491
Nirmal Kumar Mahato Revisiting the traditional medicine of the tribals in the Jungle Mahals International Journal May, 2023 Springer Nature Solo Author Impact Factor:
Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43539-023-00086-0
Book Published
Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details
Sorrow Songs of Woods: Adivasi-Nature Relationship in the Anthropocene in Manbhum Primus Books Jan, 2021 Sole Author Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Rebooting Science and Technology in Eastern India Abhijit Pub Jan, 2019 Co-editor Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Gender, Identity and Politics Abhijit Jan, 2019 co-editor Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
Book Chapter Published
Title of Chapter Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details
Vanishing Traditional Forests Rights and Adivasi Protest: Manbhum in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Threads of Indigeneity in Central India. Indigenous-Settler Relations in Australia and the World Sringer Nature Jan, 2026 Sole Author Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link:
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-17246-4_3#citeas
White Magic Practices of the Adivasis of Jungle Mahals Black Magic, Witchcraft and Occultism Secret Cultural Practices in India Routledge Nov, 2024 Sole Author Indexing: SCOPUS
Article's Web Link:
https://www.routledge.com/Black-Magic-Witchcraft-and-Occultism-Secret-Cultural-Practices-in-India/Nag/p/book/9781032522517
Environmental Change, Resource Scarcity and Changing Gender Relation Manbhum The shattered earth: histories of climate ,catastrophe ,and the wilderness Primus Books Jan, 2024 Sole Author Indexing:
Article's Web Link:
https://primusbooks.com/modern-history/the-shattered-earth-histories-of-climate-catastrophe-and-the-wilderness-by-mili-ghose/
Ph. D. Thesis Guidance
Scholar Name Thesis Title Name of the Co Supervisor Status Date
Sushanto Mahato Temple Architecture of Purulia and Bankura from eighth to thirteenth century Nil Awarded Oct, 2021
Agnidev Manna Climate, Topicality and Colonialism: An Environmental History of Bengal, 1784-1875 Nil Awarded Oct, 2021
Research Project
Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration Period Status
PD ICSSR 12100000 5 years and 12 months 2024-2028 Ongoing
P I Indian National Science Academy 552000 2 years and 12 months 2023-2025 Complete
Invited Lectures
Title Organized By Venue Date
Recent Trends in More-than human histories Ghatal R S Mahavidyalaya Ghatal R S Mahavidyalaya May, 2025
Landscape Aesthetic of the Adivasis of Jungle Mahals MSCB University, Baripada, Orissa MSCB University, Baripada, Orissa Apr, 2025
Famines as a Disastrous Event in Nineteenth Century India MMTC, Assam University, Sichar MMTC, Assam University, Sichar Apr, 2025
Climatic Discourse and Disease Incidence in South West Bengal Dr B R Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad Feb, 2025
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
MahanirbanCalcutta Research Group, Kolkata, www.mcrg.ac.in
European Association of South Asian Studies (ECSAS)
Awards
Award Name Awarded by Date
Charles Wallace Fellowship CWIT Jan, 2019