History:
The Department of English came into being in 1961, the year of inception of the college. In an island that was uninhabited about eighty years back, as per the historical records, English language made its impact felt under the mentorship of Professor Shyamal Chakraborty. Initially the department offered only General course (BA) and compulsory courses in BA/B Sc and B Com.
In 2018-19, Honours course was introduced, and today the Department is one of the prestigious academic sections in this institute.
Key Highlights:
Strenghths of the Department:
Honours (CBCS):
B.A. (Honours): Currently Semester 3 & 5 (as per the CBCS syllabus of Calcutta University, 2018)
B.A. (Gen.): Currently Semester 3 & 5 (as per the CBCS syllabus of Calcutta University), 2018)
B. A. (Major): As per the Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) of Calcutta University
B.A. (Multidisciplinary): As per the Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) of Calcutta University
Research @ English Department
Mr Sagnik Banerjee submitted his thesis titled ‘Articulating the City: Representation of Calcutta in 19th Century English ’texts' at the University of Calcutta this year. He is awaiting the degree of PhD soon.
Dr Uttam Kumar Guru is currently working on a short-term project titled ‘LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL SYNCRETISM IN THE INDIAN SUNDARBANS’ under Acharjya Prafulla Chandra Research Grant, a flagship research initiative of IQAC for the faculty members of college.
Dr Uttam Kumar Guru is currently working on a short-term project titled ‘LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL SYNCRETISM IN THE INDIAN SUNDARBANS’ under Acharjya Prafulla Chandra Research Grant, a flagship research initiative of IQAC for the faculty members of college.
Departmental Library:
The Department has a library of its own, and students can easily access these books on immediate and emergency basis during college hours. A total of 96 books is available for students to access.
Remedial Coaching:
The Departmental teachers actively participate in Remedial Coaching, apart from taking additional and special classes.
Virtual Classroom:
The Department has a virtual classroom, and all teachers take audio-visual classes on regular basis.
Academic Year 2023-24
Academic Year 2022-23
Academic Year 2021-22
Academic Year 2020-21
Academic Year 2019-20
Concept Note
The Sundarbans, a mosaic of islands spread across India and Bangladesh, is the largest mangrove forest in the world and home to the famous Royal Bengal Tigers. But apart from the reserve forests, many islands in the Indian Sundarbans are densely populated. Despite its closeness to Kolkata, these back-of-the-beyond islands are largely underdeveloped. The most remarkable thing about the Sundarban delta is the anthropological diversities, and its unique folklore involving Bonbibi, Dokkhin Ray and Manasa Devi. UNESCO that has recognised the Sundarbans as a World Heritage site mentions it as an “excellent example of ongoing ecological processes” apart from it being a “landmark of ancient heritage of mythological and historical events”. Implicit in this Synthesis of the Sundarbans on UNESCO website is an acknowledgment of the confluence of past and present –the spatial continuum of this place in terms of its complex tidal waterways alongside its historical and anthropological significances. The conference is intended to explore three intertwined aspects of the Sundarbans and its people—its social characteristics, cultural practices and economic condition. The social and cultural life in the Indian Sundarbans is informed and conditioned by the occupational hazards of unpredictable nature, that is, fishing and catching crabs in the precarious brackish waters and collecting honey and wax in the tiger-infested forests. The societal structures and cultural practices are consequentially informed by these life-and-death equations involved in earning a life. The conference is aimed at exploring the ongoing saga that is the Sundarbans—its uniqueness in terms of its social, economic, cultural, ecological, demographic and anthropological aspects. The subtext of interdisciplinarity that the conference proposes to stress is consistent with the intersections of these aspects which overlap in this geologically strange archipelago of islands at every turn.
Academic Year 2018-19
Academic Year 2017-18
For any queries/clarifications/grievances, contact the following persons:
Dr Uttam Kr Guru (HoD) - 9434367053 [rgurru@gmail.com]
Mr Sagnik Banerjee - (Assistant Professor) - 9432956327 [sagnikbanerjee08@gmail.com ]
Ms Madhumanti Panja - (State Aided College Teacher - I] - 8116423733 [panjamadhumanti@gmail.com]
For any kind of clarifications/ grievances/ act of ragging or harassment should be immediately reported to iqacshdc@gmail.com or over 9083826879, apart from the above numbers/ids.
