Talk:Prof. Tithi Bhattacharya

By Sachi Anjunkar

Tithi Bhattacharya is a professor of South Asian History at Purdue University as of April 2024. According to her university profile, his research interests include the South Asian history, social reproduction theory, feminism, gender and sexuality, marxist theory, empire.

She has published no books, papers, or research pertaining to Hindus, the Indus Civilization, or caste.

In 2016, she signed a letter addressed to the State Board of Education, California Department of Education, dated May 17, 2016. The letter stated the following:

1. "There is no established connection between Hinduism and the Indus Civilization. The Rg Veda contains numerous mentions of horses and chariots but there is no conclusive material or fossil evidence for either at any Indus valley archeological site."
2. "It is inappropriate to remove mention of the connection of caste to Hinduism."

Publications

Books

1. Bhattacharya, Tithi. Sentinels of Culture: Class, Education and the Colonial Intellectual in Bengal, Oxford University Press, 2005.
2. Bhattacharya, Tithi. Social Reproduction Theory: Remapping Class, Recentring Oppression, Pluto Press, 2017.
3. Bhattacharya, Tithi. Chapter 8. InBeyond Representation: Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Indian Identity, edited by Crispin Bates, Oxford University Press, 2006

Articles

1. Bhattacharya, Tithi. “Explaining Gender Violence 
in the Neoliberal Era | International Socialist Review.” Isreview.org, 2016, isreview.org/issue/91/explaining-gender-violence-neoliberal-era/.

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