Santanu Das

Santanu Das is Professor of Modern Literature and Culture and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford. He is the author of two award-winning books, Touch and Intimacy in First World War Literature (2006) and India, Empire and First World War Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs (2018). A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he was one of the scholars responsible for uncovering and highlighting the experiences of colonial soldiers during the centennial commemoration of World War I. He is currently editing the Oxford Book of First World War Empire Writings. Das lives and works in Oxford.