The International Society of Bengal Studies was formed during the 1st International Congress of Bengal Studies held in Delhi. On the concluding day of the Congress, Nilratan Sen Plenary was held for formation of a professional body for Bengal Studies. After detail deliberation, scholars agreed on the need of forming a platform of Bengal Studies professionals for undertaking initiatives for more regular interaction between Bengal Studies scholars through organizing International Congress of Bengal Studies at regular intervals and through other projects for professional interaction. The International Society of Bengal Studies was thus formed during the conference, on 28th February, 2010.
The first Executive Council of the Society was formed in the same meeting with individual office bearers. Prof. Tsuyoshi NARA, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, was nominated as the President of the Society and Dr. Amitava Chakraborty, Convener of the 1st Congress, was nominated as the General Secretary of the Society. .
Following advisors, office bearers and other members of the society were also nominated:
Advisors.
Prof. Anisuzzaman, Professor Emeritus, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Prof. Alokranjan Dashgupta, Heidelberg University, Germany
Prof. Pabitra Sarkar, former Vice Chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University, India
Prof. Barun Kr Chakravarti, Professor Emeritus, Rabindra Bharati University, India
Vice Presidents:
Prof. Hayat Mamud, former Professor, Jahangir Nagar University, Bangladesh
Prof. B. B. Bhattacarya, Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Prof. S. Das, Vice Chancellor, University of Calcutta, India
Dr. Hanna Thompson, SOAS, University of London, United Kingdom
Joint Secretaries:
Prof. Rafique Ullah Khan, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Prof. Sanat Naskar, University of Calcutta, India
Treasurer:
Dr. Bela Das, Assam University, India
Executive Council Members:
Prof. Mohammad Yusuf Siddiq, The University of Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Elzbieta Walter, University of Warsaw, Poland
Dr. Hans Harder, Heidelberg University, Germany
Dr. Martin Hribek, Charles University, Check.
