Deboleena Sengupta

Deboleena is a doctoral scholar at the OKDISCD, presently nearing completion of her PhD. With a background in Political Science (Bachelor’s, Master’s, and M.Phil.), her research focuses on the socio-political and economic dynamics of the India-Bangladesh borderlands. She has presented her work at conferences in India, Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan, and contributed research articles and book chapters to Economic and Political Weekly, Social Action Journal, and Orient BlackSwan. As a Kochi Dialogue Research Scholar Fellow, she has also developed a policy with CPPR for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. She is currently working as an intern at IIT Kharagpur.