Bishal Biswakarma

Guest Faculty
Department of English
Darjeeling Hills University

BIO

Bishal Biswakarma is an educator, a literary scholar, and a writer. Earlier, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Ghoom Jorebunglow College, Darjeeling, for more than seven years, where he was engaged in teaching, academic administration, and curriculum development of the students. He cleared his National Eligibility Test (NET) in the years 2017 and 2018. His academic interests lie at the intersection of literary and cultural studies, Nepali literature, comparative literature, postco­lonial studies, and contemporary critical theory.

In addition, Bishal Biswakarma is an accomplished writer and a poet of the Nepali language. He is the author of the novel Darjeeling Versus Darjeeling, which critically re-examines and reclaims the identity, ethnicity and historical consciousness of the Darjeeling hills. In the year 2025 he had published an anthology of Nepali short stories, titled Zeta Sophiagray, The Suicide of a God which was widely acclaimed by the renowned critics and writers for its innovative narrative strategies and contemporary themes. His contributions reflect a sustained commitment for bridging creative practice and critical scholarship, particularly in the context of marginal, regional, and emerging literary traditions of the Eastern Himalayas.

EDUCATION

MA English, Darjeeling Government College, West Bengal.

BA (Honours) English, Darjeeling Government College, West Bengal.

UGC-NET

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Nepali Literature, Translations, and Folklore Literature.

EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor, Ghoom Jorebunglow College, Darjeeling: 2018-2025

PUBLICATIONS

Biswakarma, Bishal. “Reimagining and Relocating Gorkhas: A Postcolonial Glimpse in Frontier, A Short Story by Shiv Kumar Rai”. Journal of East-West Thoughts, vol. 14, no. 4, 2024, pp. 85-92. doi

Biswakarma, Bishal. “Reading Nagendra Gorkha: An Overview of Ethnic Consciousness and the Issue of National Identity of the Gorkha Community in India.” An Introduction to Indian Nepali Litterateurs, edited by Dr Bhawana Rai and Dr Benoy Pradhan, Abhijeet Publications, 2026, pp. 141-156

Biswakarma, Bishal. Zeta Sophiagrey, Literaria Publications, 2025.

Biswakarma, Bishal. Darjeeling Versus Darjeeling, Mirav Prakasan, 2022.

CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

Biswakarma, Bishal. “Frontier, the Story; Postcolonial Approach” In a National Interdisciplinary Seminar on “Shivkumar Rai and His Versatile Legacy” organized by Post Graduate Department of Nepali, Darjeeling government College, Darjeeling in 2019.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Conferred with the first Late Kiran Kumar Rai Memorial Award (Literature) 2025 for Zeta Sophiagrey.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

To be updated.