RAN Ambassador Profiles Prof. Dr Swapna Bhattacharya
I am emotionally still very much attached to my alma mater, looking back always with great joy and satisfaction. My indebtedness to Heidelberg University remains ever so fresh and still a source of further inspiration.
Prof. Dr Swapna Bhattacharya
Current institution
Retired Professor, Department of Buddhist Studies, University of Calcutta – Calcutta, India
Research focus
History and Politics of South & Southeast Asia with special focus on Myanmar and Bangladesh
Research Stays in Heidelberg
- 1979 to 1985 – South Asia Institute (SAI) and Department of History, Heidelberg University