Curriculum Vitae

Name: Subhasree Banik

Father’s name: Mr. Surendra Chandra Banik
Mother’s name: Ms. Swapna Banik
Permanent address: 7 Madan Boral Lane, Bowbazar, Kolkata: 700012.
Phone number (M): 9831769807
Marital Status: Single
Cast: General
E-mail address: subhasree.banik@gmail.com
Date of birth: 12/04/1985
Nationality: Indian

Academic Qualification:

Madhyamik (Secondary): I Division, 66.48%, 2001,

West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
General subjects.
Higher Secondary: I Division, 61.40%, 2003,
West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.
Computer Application, Geography (L), Economics, Mathematics.
Graduation: II Class, 55.70%, 2006,
Bachelor of Science, Geography (Honors), Political Science (Pass),
Economics (Pass), University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
Post-Graduation: I Class, 63.20%, 2008, Master of Science in Archaeology, secured fifth
position, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.
Ph. D. entrance test: 57%, 2010. Secured third position and enrolled as a Ph. D. student in the

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 Department of Archaeology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Ph. D. Course work: Successfully completed Course Work of semester duration on October
2010 to March 2011 for Ph. D. programme as per Ph. D. regulations of
University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Ph. D. Submitted Ph. D. thesis on 17 December 2020. Registration

No.4431/Ph.D. (Sc.) Proceed/2016. Date of Registration: 23 June
2016.

Awards and Fellowships:

1. Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Junior Research fellowship from March 2012-September
2014.
2. Awarded Small Study and research grant (in Indian) by Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the
Victoria and Albert Museum, in 2014 March.

Member of prestigious institution:

Member of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata

Work Experience:
1. Appointed as an ‘Archaeologist-Conservation/Architectural’ by INTACH in February 2011 for eight
months for documentation and Photography of Heritage sites/buildings etc. declared by West Bengal
Heritage Commission and additional sites in all districts of South Bengal and Malda in North Bengal.
2. Appointed as an Antiquity Documentation Project Assistant at Directorate of Archaeology and
Museums, Govt. of West Bengal, Kolkata, from 16/04/2015 to 15/07/2016.
3. Appointed as a Project Fellow under UGC-UPE-Phase II Project, entitled “Movements of Motifs in
Chinese Trade Ceramics, Illustrated Books and Paintings through Mediaeval Trade Routes of Asia (13 th-17th Century)”
in the Department of Islamic History and Culture, University of Calcutta, from 06/11/2017-
04/09/2019.

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Research Experience:
1. Working on Gupta gold coins for last twelve years (2009-2021) and herself deciphered eleven Gupta
gold coins found from Ahiran village, Murshidabad, West Bengal. These gold coins are now
preserved in the reserve collection of The State Archaeological Museum, Behala, West Bengal.
2. Deciphered the two silver coins of Kumāragupta I reported from Chandraketugarh as a stray
occurrence/surface discovery.
3. Worked on Punch-Marked coins, Vanga region, discovered from Chandraketugarh.
4. Worked on Gupta gold coins preserved in The State Museum, Lucknow and has deciphered the gold
coins of Budhagupta.
5. Worked on one hundred and twenty-nine Gupta gold coins preserved in the reserve collection of
the Patna Museum Collection.
6. As a project fellow of UGC-UPE-Phase II has studied and documented ceramics of medieval phase,
specifically Chinese Trade Ceramics (Yuan and Ming Blue-and-White porcelain) wares and ceramics
of medieval period.
7. In other projects, archaeological artifacts like, early historic pottery and stone tools, painting (Mughal,
Rajasthani, Kangra, Pahari, Company), Ivory objects, Textiles, Wooden objects, Stone sculptures,
Metal sculptures, Terracotta objects, excavated and explored artifacts (prehistoric, protohistoric,
early historic, early medieval, medieval and modern historic period) have also been studied and
documented.
8. At present working on imitation Kushan coins found from Indian sub-continent.

Publications:

1. Banik, Subhasree, 2012. Gupta Juger Mudrabhandar Praptir Samoykaaler Bhittite Arthonoitik
Poristhitir Ekti Tulonamulok Parjalochona (vernacular), Itihas Anusandhan (Proceedings of the 26
Annual Conference of Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad, in Bengali), 26: 200. ISBN: 978-81-910874-2-0.
2. Banik, Subhasree, 2012-13. Kalighat Hoard. Numismatic Digest, 36-37: 69-90. ISBN: 978-81-86786-36-9.
3. Banik, Subhasree, 2015. Murshidabad Theke Prapta Navyatama Gupta Svarnamudrabhandar
(vernacular), Itihaas O Sanskriti (Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of Vangiya Itihas
Parishat, in Bengali) 1: 250-8. ISSN: 2394-5737.
4. Banik, Subhasree, 2015. Gupta Yuge Paundravardhana: Tamrashasner Sakshya (vernacular), Itikatha
(An Interdisciplinary Half-Yearly Research Oriented Journal of History, in Bengali), 3/1: 46-69.
ISSN: 2320 3447.

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5. Banik, Subhasree, 2016. An Analytical Study of Recently Discovered Gupta Coins from
Murshidabad, West Bengal, Puravritta (Journal of the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums,
Government of West Bengal), 1: 57-76. ISSN: 2455 3565.
6. Banik, Subhasree, 2017. Adi-Aitihasik Chandraketugarh-Ekti Protibedan (vernacular), Parampara,
(Journal of Kavial Academy, Govt. of West Bengal), (in press).
7. Banik, Subhasree, 2017. Recent Discovery of the coins of Chandragupta III from West Bengal: A
discussion, Journal of Bengal Art, 23: 181-92.
8. Banik, Subhasree, 2022. Imitated Coins circulation in Early Historic Eastern India from Second Century
to Seventh Century CE: Usage and Significance, Kushan World, Routledge Publication (in press).
9. Banik, Subhasree, 2019 January. Book Review, Coin Hoards of the Bengal Sultans, 1205-1576 AD from West
Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Bangladesh, Sutapa Sinha, Asiatic Society, Monthly Bulletin, pp. 29-
30.
10. Banik, Subhasree, July 2020. Sampratik Kaale Vanga Theke Abishkrita Tritio Chandraguptar Mudra,
Ekti Parjalochana (vernacular), Itibritanta.
11. Banik, Subhasree, 2021. Crack Marks in Gupta Gold Dīnāras, Pratnatattva, Vol. 28, Department
of Archaeology, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (in press).

Recent Seminars and Conferences attended:

1. Four-day international seminar on “12th International Congress on Bengal Art 2017”, was attended
from 7-10 February 2017, organized by University of Kolkata, The International Centre for Study of
Bengal Art, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, India tourism, Kolkata.
2. One-day International Seminar on “Rokeya (1880-1932) and the World of Women: Bengal”, was
attended on 8 May 2017 organized by The Asiatic Society.
3. One-day National Seminar on “Food and Nutrition in Health and Disease”, was attended on 25 May
2017, University of Calcutta and The Asiatic Society.
4. Two-day Seminar on “Sanskritic Studies in Nabadwip”, was attended from 24-25 August 2017,
organized by The Asiatic Society in collaboration with Nabadwip Banga Bibudha Janani Sabha.
5. One-day National Seminar on “Life and Work of Ramananda Chattopadhyay”, was attended on 15
September 2017, organized by The Asiatic Society.
6. One-day National Seminar on “The Dharmasastras in Socio-Legal Perspective”, was attended on 22
September 2017, organized by The Asiatic Society.
7. Participated in a three-day workshop on Stone Tool Making Technology, organized by the Indian
Museum, Kolkata in 2013.

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8. Participated in a one-day workshop on Numismatics of Eastern India in 2018, April, organized by
The State Archaeological Museum, Kolkata, Government of West Bengal.
Professional Qualification:
1. Successfully completed seven days training course on Ancient Indian Numismatics in July 2013,
conducted by Indian Institute of Research in Numismatics Studies, Nasik, Maharastra.
2. Successfully completed three months training course on Indian Architecture through Ages in
December-March 2011-2012, organized by Indian Museum, Kolkata and secured first position
80.37%.
3. Successfully completed three months training course on Ceramics Study in September 2009,
conducted by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India, Kolkata and secured
third position 72.87%.
4. Successfully completed three months training course on Numismatics of Eastern India in August
2008, conducted by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training Eastern India, Kolkata and
secured first position 82.37%.

Professional Field Experience:

1. Took part in the Excavation at Mogolmari, Datan, West Medinipur, under the supervision of Dr.
Ashok Kumar Dutta in February 2008 organized by Department of Archaeology, University of
Calcutta, Kolkata.
2. Took part in the Exploration in Central India including Sanchi, Bija Mandal, Bhimbetka, Bhojpur,
Chandheri, Bagh, Ujjaini and Bhopal under the supervision of Dr. Rupendra Kumar Chattopadhyay
in November 2007, organized by Department of Archaeology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Conference Presentations (Regional level):

Presented a paper on “Gupta Yuge Banglar Artho-Samajik Awbostha: Tamrosasoner Swakshyo”, (in
Bengali) in the seminar on Banglar Samaj O Sanskriti, conducted by SUCHI at the Indian Museum,
Kolkata in 3 March, 2013.

Presented a paper on “Gupta Yuge Mudrabhandarer Praptir Samakaler Bhittite Arthanoitik Poristhitir
Ekti Tulonamulak Alochona”, (in Bengali), organized by Paschimbanga Itihas Samsad at
University of Calcutta, Kolkata in 26 January, 2011.

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Conference Presentations (International):
Presented a paper on “Gupta Gold coin-hoards from West Bengal: An Analytical Discussion”, at the
12th International Congress on Bengal Art, held by The International Centre for Study of Bengal Art,
Dhaka, Bangladesh in collaboration with University of Calcutta, The Asiatic Society, and
Indiatourism, Kolkata, India in 10 February, 2017.

Other Qualification:
1. Successfully completed four months crash course on Spanish Language in December-April 2009-
2010 organized by University of Calcutta, Kolkata and secured fifth position, 80.89%.
2. Successfully completed nine months certificate course on English language in 2009 organized by
Ramakrishna Mission, School of Language, Golpark, Kolkata.

Other Activities:
a. Computer knowledge: Studied Modern Computer Application as a Subject in Higher Secondary
Level with 140 marks of theoretical paper and 60 marks of practical paper, which included:
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint etc.
b. Photography knowledge : Digital photography, Banik, Subhasree, 2016. An Analytical Study of
Recently Discovered Gupta Coins from Murshidabad, West Bengal, Puravritta (Journal of the
Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of West Bengal), 1: 57-76. All the
photographs of the Gupta gold coins used in the above-mentioned article are taken by the author.

Languages known:

Speaking: Bengali, English, Hindi and Spanish.

Reading: Bengali, English, Hindi and Spanish.
Writing: Bengali, English and Spanish.

Subhasree Banik
Date: 12/03/2021