About me

I am a PhD student attached to the School of Cultural Texts and Records (SCTR), Jadavpur University in Calcutta, India. My research focuses on the role of the city's Anglo-Indian Community in the early history of Indian hockey. I was awarded the SYLFF fellowship for my doctoral research in 2013.

Once upon a time, I studied English literature in Jadavpur University. Later I worked as a sports journalist in the Hindustan Times newspaper, covering cricket, occasionally rugby and, once in a blue moon, hockey. I hope to combine my training in literature with my experience as a reporter to take a fresh look at the history of a marginalised community in a sport where India has long lost its domination.

My hobbies include watching, playing and writing on sport.

Select list of publications:

1. Bhattacharya, Nikhilesh. "Sukumar Ray: The History of a Humorous Man." In Crazy Tales of Pagla Dashu and Co, by Sukumar Ray, translated by Jadavpur University Translators' Collective. Gurgaon: Hachette India, 2012. 147-187.

2. Bhattacharya, Nikhilesh. Review of Bhiwani Junction: The Untold Story of Boxing in India, by Shamya Dasgupta. The International Journal of the History of Sport, (Jan. 2013). DOI:10.1080/09523367.2012.751231.

3. Bhattacharya, Nikhilesh. "Sport and the 'Nation': Heterogeneous Perspectives." Review of People at Play: Sport, Culture and Nationalism, edited Amitava Chatterjee. Sephis e-magazine, 9.3 (July 2013): 40-43. http://sephisemagazine.org/issues/volume_9_3.pdf.

Contact:
Nikhilesh Bhattacharya (email: indiandribble@gmail.com)