From Sepoy to Subedar: Being the Life and Adventures of Subedar Sita Ram, A Native Officer of the Bengal Army Written and Related by Himself

Dr. (Smt.) Alakananda Bhattacharyya has a brilliant academic career. She graduated from the Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, standing First in First Class Honours in Ancient Indian and World History in 1968. She took her Master’s Degree from the Calcutta University, standing First in First Class in Ancient Indian History and Culture with specialization in Epigraphy and Numismatics. She joined the Department of Ancient Indian and World History, Govt. Sanskrit College, Calcutta, in 1974. She was awarded the Ph. D. degree of the University of Calcutta in 1992. Dr. (Smt.) Bhattacharyya is now a Joint Director of Public Instruction, Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal. Her work entitled ‘Nepalese Inscriptions in Pre-Newari Eras – An Annotated Bibliography’ was published in 1994.