Specialisation : Financial Markets, Microfinance, Small Business

Positions held/ holding:

Present Positions

• Professor, Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta
• Head, Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta
• Associate Editor, Indian Accounting Review, IAA Research Foundation
• Treasurer, IAA Research Foundation
• Joint Secretary, Indian Accounting Association, Kolkata Branch

Research interests:

• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Mutual Funds
• Microfinance, Small Business
• Women Entrepreneurship and Development

Select list of publications:

Journals:

1. Paul Biswajit and Sana Ashish Kumar (2018), Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth in India: An Empirical Analysis, Vidyasagar University Journal of Commerce, Volume23, 2018, pp1-14, (ISSN : 0973-5917),
2. Sharmistha Banerjee, Ashish Kumar Sana, Indrani Dasgupta, Sudeshna Basu Mukherjee & Arijita Dutta (2018), Micro Finance Agenda and Actors: The Evolution, FMU Journal of Management, Volume-VI, Issue-I, 2018, (ISSN: 2320-8899)
3. Biswas Bappaditya & Sana Ashish Kumar (2017), Perception Study of Clients towards Products and Services Delivered by MFIs-A Study with Reference to Select Districts of West Bengal, Research Bulletin, The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Volume -42 No-IV, January 2017 pp 113-125
4. Mitra Sanjib & Sana Ashish Kumar (2016), Impact of Ownership Structure on Firm Performance: Evidence from India, Business Studies, Department of Commerce, University of Calcutta, January –July, 2016 (No. 1&2), pp 33-47