About Sohini Majumdar

Hi, I am Sohini. I received my PhD in History from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2023. I teach at University of San Francisco and Santa Clara University. My areas of research include South Asian history, World history, and Comparative Migration history. I am interested in a range of topics that includes stories of migration, oral histories, diasporic memories, identities, and forms of belongings. I am particularly interested in uncovering marginalized voices and bringing them under historical focus. I love to read, paint, and cook.

NBN Episodes hosted by Sohini:

Janam Mukherjee, "Hungry Bengal: War, Famine and the End of Empire" (Oxford UP, 2015)

March 6, 2025

Hungry Bengal

Janam Mukherjee
Hosted by Sohini Majumdar

The years leading up to the independence and accompanying partition of India mark a tumultuous period in the history of Bengal. Representing both a ma…