Faculty Profile

Dr. Trisha Bakshi is a qualitative sociologist by training. Her area of specialization is sociology of ageing with a specific focus on gerontology as a pertinent and emerging area of research interest. Her peer-reviewed publication records span publishers like SAGE, Taylor & Francis, the Indian Journal of Gerontology, etc. As an academic professional with years of progressive teaching and research experience, she has proven ability to mentor students at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, deliver lectures to doctoral scholars, design a rigorous sociology curriculum for the B.A. L.L.B. course, and contribute meaningfully to interdisciplinary academic discourses. She is UGC-NET qualified and a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) awardee.

• Ph.D. in Sociology- Department of Sociology, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. (Area of research focus- sociology of ageing)
• M.Phil. in Sociology- Jadavpur University, Kolkata. (Area of research focus- media and gender)
• M.A. in Sociology- Jadavpur University, Kolkata. (Area of research focus- medical sociology)
• B.A. in Sociology- Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata.

• Presently working as an Assistant Professor of Sociology, Xavier Law School, St. Xaviers ’s University, Kolkata.
• Former visiting Faculty in Sociology at the School of Humanities, Management & Social Sciences, The Neotia University, South 24 Parganas, Kolkata.
• Former Guest Lecturer, Graduation Course at the Department of Sociology, Rani Birla Girls’ College, Kolkata.
• Former Teaching Assistant, Post Graduation Course at the Department of Sociology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal.

• Paper setter and Examiner for University Examinations, St. Xaviers’s University, Kolkata.
• Paper setter for Post-graduate Examination, 2026, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal.
• Paper setter and Examiner for University Examinations, The Neotia University (August 2022-March 2023)
• Examiner/ Scrutinizer, Graduation Program (BDP) at the Department of Sociology, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata (June, 2017)

• Bakshi, T., & Bhattacharyya, A. (2021). Socially Distanced or Socially Connected? Well-being through ICT usage among the Indian Elderly during Covid-19. Millennial Asia (SAGE Journals), 2(2). (Pp. 190-208). ISSN: 0976-3996. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0976399621989910
• Bakshi, T., & Bhattacharyya, A. (2022). Active Aging through Technologies?: Well-being through the Adoption of Digital and Non-Digital Health Technologies among the Indian Elderly. Indian Journal of Gerontology, 36(2). (Pp. 286-302). ISSN: 0971-4189
• Bakshi, T. (2021). Technology Usage and Loneliness among Older Adults. In Digitization of Economy and Society: Emerging Paradigms. Apple Academic Press / Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 9781774630280
• Bakshi, T. (2022). Residential Environment and Well-being among Urban Elderly Apartment Dwellers. In A. Chattopadhyay (Ed.), Modern City Spaces (pp. 88–104). Crescent Publishing Corporation. ISBN: 978-93- 91771-35-5
• Bakshi, T. (2024). The Elderly Consumers of Healthcare Technologies: A Sociological Study on the Urban Elderly in Kolkata. In L. Thapa & K. Suba (Eds.), Interdisciplinary Insights: Expanding Horizons in Research (pp. 279–289). Redshine Publication. ISBN: 978-93-5879-715-2

• UGC Junior Research Fellowship (2015)