Subrata Biswas
Biographic Data
| ID | 8337580 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Subrata Biswas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Subrata |
| FAMILY NAME | Biswas |
| SIGNATURE | BISWAS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8463-6748 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Illusion of Progress: State, Capital, and Ecological Crisis in Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea
This article examines Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea: An Indian Family Story (1982) as a literary interrogation of postcolonial development and state-led capitalist modernity in India. Centred on the proposed fertilizer complex at Thul – modelled on the government-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited and financed through global capital – the novel exposes how the rhetoric of progress conceals ecological destruction and socio-ec…
From Venice to the Sundarbans: Ecological Displacement and Climate Refugees in the Fictional World of Amitav Ghosh
Environmental calamities have increased in frequency and severity due to climate change over the past few decades. One of the most alarming consequences of this escalating crisis is the loss of habitat for both humans and non-human species. For humans, this gradual yet relentless threat has affected livelihood, health, and well-being, leading to an ever-growing number of climate refugees in search of new homes. While the privileged nations of the…
Programmatic mapping and population size estimation of key population in India: Method and findings
India has the world’s second-largest HIV burden. Key populations of female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), hijra/transgender (H/TG) people, and people who inject drugs (PWID), are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. A community-led programmatic mapping and population size estimation (PMPSE) was carried out in 651 districts of 32 States and Union Territories of India. The goal was to identify the hotspots, network …
Projected impact of fast-tracking of anti-retroviral treatment coverage on vertical transmission of HIV in India
One of the five high-level goals under Phase V of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) of the Government of India is the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV. In this paper, we estimate the potential impact of maintaining and enhancing the anti-retroviral treatment under the NACP in terms of averting new infections and vertical transmission rates vis-à-vis no intervention scenario. We used India’s HIV Estimates 2022 models to…
Weight Gain in the First Two Years of Life Is an Important Predictor of Schooling Outcomes in Pooled Analyses from Five Birth Cohorts from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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Weight Gain in the First Two Years of Life Is an Important Predictor of Schooling Outcomes in Pooled Analyses from Five Birth Cohorts from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Projected impact of fast-tracking of anti-retroviral treatment coverage on vertical transmission of HIV in India
One of the five high-level goals under Phase V of the National AIDS and STD Control Programme (NACP) of the Government of India is the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV. In this paper, we estimate the potential impact of maintaining and enhancing the anti-retroviral treatment under the NACP in terms of averting new infections and vertical transmission rates vis-à-vis no intervention scenario. We used India’s HIV Estimates 2022 models to…
From Venice to the Sundarbans: Ecological Displacement and Climate Refugees in the Fictional World of Amitav Ghosh
Environmental calamities have increased in frequency and severity due to climate change over the past few decades. One of the most alarming consequences of this escalating crisis is the loss of habitat for both humans and non-human species. For humans, this gradual yet relentless threat has affected livelihood, health, and well-being, leading to an ever-growing number of climate refugees in search of new homes. While the privileged nations of the…
Programmatic mapping and population size estimation of key population in India: Method and findings
India has the world’s second-largest HIV burden. Key populations of female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM), hijra/transgender (H/TG) people, and people who inject drugs (PWID), are disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. A community-led programmatic mapping and population size estimation (PMPSE) was carried out in 651 districts of 32 States and Union Territories of India. The goal was to identify the hotspots, network …
The Illusion of Progress: State, Capital, and Ecological Crisis in Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea
This article examines Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea: An Indian Family Story (1982) as a literary interrogation of postcolonial development and state-led capitalist modernity in India. Centred on the proposed fertilizer complex at Thul – modelled on the government-owned Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited and financed through global capital – the novel exposes how the rhetoric of progress conceals ecological destruction and socio-ec…
Medicine (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature (2 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (2 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 works) · Virology (2 works) · Anthropocene (1 works) · Antiretroviral medication (1 works) · Antiretroviral therapy (1 works) · Biology (1 works)