Department of History

Rohini Dasgupta

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Email: rohini.dasgupta@wisc.edu

Address:
Advisor: Richard Keller

Rohini Dasgupta headshot

Biography

My research focuses on the History of Medicine, particularly women’s reproductive health issues in colonial and post-colonial India during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. I explore this within a comparative global framework, examining how gender and economic disparities intersect in the convergence of traditional and western medical practices.

Education

M.A., History, Jadavpur University (2024)
B.A., History (Hons.), University of Calcutta (2022)

Field

  • History of Science, Medicine, and Technology
  • South Asian History

Selected Publications

  • “Reproductive Health in Historical Perspective: Colonial Legality and Age of Consent in the British India”, edited book titled Discussions and Discourses on Colonial and Post-Colonial India: A Historical Interpretation, ISBN: 978-81-964131-4-9.

Selected Awards

  • 2024 International Research and Training Grant for Incoming Graduate Students, IRIS , UW-Madison.