Sanjoy Mukhopadhyay is academician, author, translator and public speaker. He is widely acknowledged as a Ritwik Ghatak scholar. He was Professor of film studies at Jadavpur University from the inception of the department. He headed the department for more than eight years. He was also the director of the School of Media, Communication & Cultural Studies of Jadavpur University. Additionally, he also acted as Director and CEO of Roopkala Kendra, a state-run film and social communication institute in Kolkata for three years. He is known for his critical discourse on cultural modernity and has published and presented numerous national and international papers. He has also published a number of books and been represented in several anthologies.
