Ms. Basu is on the verge of completing her PhD from the internationally-renowned Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta [Jadavpur University] having previously studied at the University of Kalyani. She has been teaching since 2013, with her time divided between Sri Krishna College under the University of Kalyani and The Bhawanipore Education Society. Her teaching and research interests include Drama, Performance Studies, Masculinity Studies and Film Studies.