Bipasa completed her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from University of Burdwan. After a brief stint as a part time lecturer at Bankura Christian College, she moved to Kolkata to pursue an M. Phil programme at the School of Women’s Studies, Jadavpur University.

She has worked as a research coordinator for a project on women domestic workers. Her academic interests encompass various aspects of primary education and child development.

As a SYLLF fellow, Bipasa’s doctoral research is on Quality of primary education: exploring the ideals, methods and practices – a case study of Kolkata.

E-mail: bipasam@gmail.com