Dr. Paula Banerjee, Professor of South and Southeast Asian studies at the University of Calcutta, former Vice Chancellor of Sanskrit College and University, Editor of Refugee Watch, and Trustee of the NGO Krishna Trust, is a graduate of Presidency College and the University of Cincinnati. An expert in the areas of borders and border conflict, the plight of refugees and internally displaced persons, and women’s efforts as peacemakers, Banerjee is an an activist-scholar who researches and writes about ethnic and religious conflict, reports on dislocation and vulnerabilities, and organizes conferences to solicit solutions for ending conflict.
Banerjee has published extensively on issues of gender, forced migration and peace politics. Her work has received international attention and resulted in invitations to present her findings all over the world, including at the United Nations. Her work with Krishna Trust, an organization that has formally studied the need for female education in socially deprived areas, focuses on the health and education of women and girls.