About
Dr. Arunoday Majumder is Assistant Professor (Social Sciences & Policy) and Assistant Director (Academic Excellence) at Rashtram School of Public Leadership in Rishihood University. He has trained in sociology, journalism and international relations and security studies with publications in leading journals and media. A JNU PhD, he has taught at NLU Meghalaya and NMIMS and previously worked with national news networks.
Work Experience
- Assistant Director Rishihood University (May 2024 - Present)
- Assistant Professor & Founding Faculty, National Law University Meghalaya (2023-24)
- Assistant Professor, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (2020-23)
- Reporter, Times Now (Benett & Coleman Group) 2010
- Desk Editor CNN-News18 (Network 18) (2008-10)
Education
BA SociologyPresidency College, Calcutta University (2007)
PG Diploma (TV Journalism)Asian College of Journalism (2008)
MA SociologyDelhi School of Economics, Delhi University (2013)
MPhil SociologyDelhi School of Economics, Delhi University (2015)
MA International Relations and Security StudiesOP Jindal Global University (2026)
Ph.D (Sociology)Jawaharlal Nehru University (2024)
Research Areas
Discourse Studies. Mind, Emotions and Society. Postcolonial India. Strategic Narratives.
Publications
- 2026 : Forthcoming. ‘Anti-Corruption and Nation Building: Visual Cultures in the Anna Movement’ in Vipin Kadavath & Deepali Yadav (ed.) Indian Visual Cultures and Transmediality: Exploring Nationalism‚ Identity‚ and the Politics of Space. Routledge (Taylor and Francis)‚ New Delhi.
- 2026 : Forthcoming. ‘Bharat Frames’ co-edited with Kamal Madishetty‚ Kanishka Sharma and Aditya Trivedi. Vitasta Publications‚ New Delhi.
- 2026 : Forthcoming. ‘From Soldier to Sage: Reading Anna Hazare via the Monomyth’ in V. Bhuvaneswari and G. Christopher (ed.) Proceedings of ICADBSL Conference‚ VIT Vellore. Routledge (Taylor and Francis)‚ New Delhi.
- 2026 : Forthcoming. ‘‘Orientalism’ and ‘The Archaeology of Knowledge’: Did Edward Said Misread Michel Foucault?’ in Gyanbati Khuraijam (ed.) Beyond Postmodern: Unravelling Culture and Identity. Atlantic Publishers‚ New Delhi.
- 2026 : Forthcoming. ‘Padmaavat (2018): Swara Bhasker‚ The Wire and the Endurance of Colonial Rhetoric’‚ in Ramesh Rao & Nidhi Shendurnikar (ed.) Hindus and Hinduism in Media and Popular Culture. Springer Nature. New Delhi.
Awards & Recognitions
- 2025 : Received Academic Excellence Award at Rishihood University‚ Sonipat. 2019 : Elected Unopposed at ‘Student Faculty Coordinator’ at the CSSS‚ Jawaharlal Nehru University‚ New Delhi. 2018 : Received UGC Senior Research Fellowship at the CSSS‚ Jawaharlal Nehru University‚ New Delhi with ‘outstanding’ grade. 2015 : Received UGC Junior Research Fellowship at Sociology Department‚ Delhi School of Economics‚ Delhi University. 2013 : Received MSA Rao Memorial Grant at Sociology Department‚ Delhi School of Economics‚ Delhi University. 2008 : Received Best Investigative Journalism Award at the Asian College of Journalism‚ Chennai. 2008 : Represented India in Japan for governments-run exchange program – JENESYS. 2007 : Received Merit-cum-Means Fees Scholarship at the Asian College of Journalism‚ Chennai. 2005 : Elected Constituency Representative and Secretary‚ Dramatics Society at Presidency College‚ Calcutta University.
Others
- 2026 : Co-Investigator in ‘Military Families and National Unity’ funded for Rs 130000 by ICSSR‚ Government of India.
- 2026 : Co-Investigator in ‘Mapping Mental Health and Neurodivergence’ funded for Rs 020000 by HSRF‚ Government of India.
- 2026 : Consulting Researcher in ‘Vulnerability and Religious Conversion’ funded for Rs 160000 by ICSSR‚ Government of India.
- 2026 : Co-Investigator in ‘Military Families and National Unity’ funded for Rs 130000 by ICSSR‚ Government of India.
- 2025 : Co-Investigator in ‘Mahakumbh 2025: Social Survey’ funded for Rs 100000 by Rishihood University‚ Sonipat.