VISVA-BHARATI SANTINIKETAN Existing members of the Samsad (Court) as on 23-05-2015

in terms of Statute 101 (1) of Visva-Bharati Act, 1951 Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (i) The Acharya (Chancellor) Shri From Office: 16-03-2015 Ph: 23012312 to 23013149 15-03-2018 Fax-23016857 (ii) The Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor) From

(iii) The Saha-Upacharya(Pro-Vice-Chancellor) Prof. Swapan Kumar Datta From [email protected] 31-01-2015 8768644777 (iv) The Director of Studies, Educational Prof. Sabujkoli Sen From 9434012882 (M) Innovations and Rural Reconstruction 25-02-2013 [email protected] to 24-02-2018 (v) The Director of Culture and Cultural Prof. Tapati Mukherjee From 9831034987 (M) Relations 21-04-2012 [email protected] to tapati.mukherjee1952@gm 20-04-2017 ail.com (vi) The Director of Physical Education, Dr. (Col) M.M. Mitra From 9434005301 (M) Sports, National Service and Student 15-10-2012 [email protected] Welfare to 14-10-2017 (vii) The Adhyakshas of Bhavanas 1. Prof. Kailash Chandra From 993360026 Pattanaik 01-06-2015 Adhyaksha to Bhasha-Bhavana 31-05-2017 2. Prof. Madhusudan Ghosh From 9434948678 Adhyaksha 01-07-2013 [email protected] Vidya Bhavana to m 30-06-2015 3. Prof. V.C. Joy From 9475171842 Adhyaksha 03-02-2015 vcjoy11@visva- Siksha Bhavana to bharati.ac.in 29-02-2016 4. Prof. Dilip Kumar Mitra From 9434096391 Adhyaksha 23-03-2015 [email protected] Kala Bhavana to 22-03-2017 5. Prof. Sabyasachi Sarkhel w.e.f. 9475242017 Adhyaksha 01-02-2014 Sangit Bhavana to [email protected] 31-01-2016 m 6. Smt. Bodhirupa Sinha From 9434634409 – ( M ) Adhyaksha 01-10-2005 264-944 – Residence Patha Bhavana to [email protected] 31-08-2026 7. Prof. Partha Sarathi Munsi w.e.f. 9434249704 Adhyaksha 11-01-2013 [email protected] Palli Siksha Bhavana to 31-10-2015

-1- Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. 8. Prof. Amit Kumar Hazra w.e.f. 9434221002 Adhyaksha 22-06-2013 [email protected] Palli Samgathana Vibhaga to 21-06-2015 9. Prof. Sabuj koli Sen 9434012882 Adhyaksha w.e.f. [email protected], Vinaya Bhavana 25-02-2013 10. Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya w.e.f. 9232487866 Adhyaksha, Siksha Satra 05-01-2006 jayantabhattacharya24@g to mail.com 31-01-2021 (viii) The Granthagarika (Librarian) Dr. V K Thomas w.e.f. [email protected], Librarian, Central Library 16-12-2013 librarian@visva- Bharati.ac.in 9433275759 (ix) The Chhatra-Parichalaka (Proctor) Prof. Samit Roy From 9434036628 Proctor 19-02-2015 Until further [email protected] order

(x) The Head of the Palli-Samgathana Vibhaga; (xi) The Head of the Granthana Vibhaga; Dr.Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay w.e.f. 09433011477 Adhyaksha 15-05-2012 [email protected] Granthana Vibhaga, Visva- m Bharati, 6, A.J. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 017 (xii) The Heads of Departments Bhasha Bhavana 1. Prof. Amal Kumar Pal w.e.f. 9434199761 Head 01-05-2015 Department of Bengali to 30-04-2018 2. Prof. Debarati w.e.f. 09434326314 / 9434326314 Bandyopadhyay 01-07-2014 Head to Department of English 30-06-2017 3. Prof. Aruna Ranjan Mishra w.e.f. 09434838309 Head 11-02-2014 [email protected] Department of Sanskrit to 10-02-2017 4. Prof. Sakuntala Mishra w.e.f. [email protected] Head 03-02-2015 9832172393 Department of Hindi to 02-02-2018 5. Prof. Manoranjan Pradhan w.e.f. [email protected] Head 08-03-2014 Mobile- 09434210198 Department of Odia to 07-03-2017 6. Prof. Niaz Ahmad Khan w.e.f. Mobile- 09832277789 Head 27-02-2014 [email protected] Department of Arabic, to Persian, Urdu & Islamic 26-02-2017 7. Dr. Sanjib Kumar Das w.e.f. [email protected] Head 11-07-2013 Mob: 9679983853 Department of Indo- to Tibetan Studies 10-07-2016 8. Dr. Gita A. Keeni w.e.f. gita.keeni@visva- Head 16-04-2013 bharati.ac.in Department of Japanese to Mobile- 09434375790 15-04-2016 -2-

Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. 9. Dr. Avijit Banerjee w.e.f. [email protected] Head 20-09-2014 Mobile- 9434210858 / Department of Chinese to 09434375790 19-09-2017

10. Prof. Rameshwar Prasad Head 9679219780 Mishra (Acting) [email protected] Head Santali Department of Santali w.e.f. 01-06-2013 to 31-05-2015

Vidya-Bhavana 1. Prof. Sudipta Bhattacharyya w.e.f. [email protected] Head 26-07-2013 Mobile- 8900230429 / 03463- Department of Economics & to 261716 Politics 25-07-2016

2. Prof. Bipasha Raha w.e.f. Bipasha.raha@visva- Head 20-02-2015 bharati.ac.in Department of History to 9433409800 19-02-2018 258-416 (landline)

3. Dr. Sarita Khettry w.e.f. 09007850694 Head 14-03-2014 saritakhettry@yahoo. Department of A.I.H.C. & A to co.in 13-03-2017

4. Prof. Malay Mukhopadhyay w.e.f. Mobile-9434348167 Head 04-02-2013 [email protected] Department of Geography to 03-02-2016

5. Dr. Md. Sirajul Islam w.e.f. Mob: 9732071184/ 264686 Head 18-06-2012 sirajul.islam@visva- Department of Philosophy & to bharati.ac.in Religion 17-06-2015

6. Dr. Mousumi Bhattacharyya w.e.f. Mobile-9903177503 In-Charge,Centre for Journalism 17-06-2013 [email protected] and Mass Communication Until further order.

7. Prof. Madhusudan Ghosh w.e.f. [email protected] Head 01-07-2013 m Department of Anthropology Until further Mobile: 9434948678 order Siksha-Bhavana 1. Prof. Somenath Chakrabarty w.e.f. Somenath.chakrabarty@v Head 28-02-2014 isva-bharati.ac.in Department of Physics to 27-02-2017 Mobile-09434080198

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. 2. Prof. Pranesh Chowdhury w.e.f. [email protected] Head 05-03-2014 Department of Chemistry to 09434056175 04-03-2017 3. Prof. Swapan Raha w.e.f. Mobile- 9433525447 Head 25-08-2012 swapan.raha@visva- Department of to bharati.ac.in Mathematics 24-08-2015 4. Prof. Santi Prasad Sinha w.e.f. Mobile- 9932266174 Babu 21-12-2012 [email protected] Head to Department of Zoology 20-12-2015 5. Prof. Nirmalya Banerjee w.e.f. Mobile-9932619010 Head 24-07-2012 [email protected] Department of Botany to 23-07-2015 6. Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Maiti w.e.f. Mobile- 9434013574 Head, 02-07-2013 [email protected] Department of Statistics to 01-07-2016 7. Prof. Utpal Roy w.e.f. 9475670598 Head 26-03-2015 [email protected] Computer & System to Science 25-03-2018 8. Prof. Sanghamitra ( Roy ) w.e.f. Mobile: 09830014393 Raha 20-06-2014 Sanghamitra.raha@vi Head Until further sva-bharati.ac.in Centre of Bio-technology order. 9. Dr. Pratap kumar Padhy w.e.f. Mobile- 8900441143 Head 04-07-2013 pkpadhy@visva- Centre for Environmental to bharati.ac.in Studies 03-07-2016 Kala-Bhavana 1. Sri Mati Lal Kalai w.e.f. Mobile- 09436454041 Head 28-04-2014 [email protected] Department of Sculpture to 27-04-2017 2. Sri Arghya Priya w.e.f. [email protected] Majumdar 06-09-2012 Mobile- 9434088780 Head to Department of Painting 05-09-2015

3. Prof. Goutam Kumar Das w.e.f. [email protected] Head 03-06-2014 Mobile- 9434326397 Department of Design to 02-06-2017 4. Sri Arpan Mukherjee w.e.f. [email protected] Head 20-09-2012 m Department of Graphic to Mobile- 9800268868 Art. 19-09-2015 5. Prof. R. Siva Kumar w.e.f. 09434013883 Head 01-02-2014 [email protected]. Department of History of to in Art 31-01-2017 sivakumar@visva- bharati.ac.in

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. Sangeet-Bhavana 1. Prof. Madhabi Ruj(Ghosh) w.e.f. [email protected] Head 01-05-2013 m Department of Rabindra to Mobile- 9434233395 Sangit, Dance & Drama 30-04-2016 2. Prof. Swapan Kumar w.e.f. [email protected] Ghosh 07-04-2015 Mobile-9433237353 Head to Department of Classical 06-04-2018 Music Vinaya-Bhavana

1. Dr. Kahnu Charan Sahoo w.e.f. [email protected] Head 26-03-2013 Mobile- 9474409761 Department of Education to 25-03-2016 2. Dr. Ashok Kumar Goon w.e.f. Mobile- 9434249787 Head 18-02-2013 [email protected] Department Physical to Education 17-02-2016 Palli Siksha-Bhavana

1. Prof. Santi Ranjan Mitra w.e.f. Mobile- 9434249729 Head 19-04-2014 [email protected] Department of Agronomy to 18-04-2017 2. Dr.Snehasish Chakravorty w.e.f. Mobile- 09474766878 Head 05-05-2014 snehasish.chakravorty@vis Department of Crop to va-bharati.ac.in Improvement 04-05-2017 Horticulture & Agril. Botany 3. Dr. Hirak Chatterjee w.e.f. [email protected] Head 15-09-2012 Mobile- 9434023845 Department of Plant to Protection 14-09-2015 4. Prof. Bidhan Chandra Roy w.e.f. Mobile: 09476325125 Head 21-12-2014 [email protected] Department of Agril. to Extension & Deptt. of 20-12-2017 Statistics, Palli Samgathana Vibhaga 1. Prof. Prasanta Kr. Ghosh w.e.f. 09434008821 / Head 12-07-2014 07602862841 Department of Social to [email protected] Work 11-07-2017 2. Dr. Sankar Majumder w.e.f. 9474354726 Head 31-01-2013 [email protected] Department of Palli to Charcha Kendra 30-01-2016 3. Prof. Padmini Balaram w.e.f. Mobile-09434051922 Head 17-04-2014 [email protected] Department of Silpa to Sadhana 16-04-2017 4. Dr. Rafiqul Islam w.e.f. [email protected] Head 06-04-2013 m Rural Extension Centre to Mobile- 9434636511 05-04-2016

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (xiii) One Adhyapaka from each of the Institutes, Bhasha Bhavana by rotation according to seniority; Prof. Alibha Dakshi w.e.f. 9434431712 (M) Department of Bengali 05-03-2014 [email protected] to 31-01-2016 (retirement) Vidya-Bhavana

Prof. Sumantro Mukherjee w.e.f. 9475211890 Department of Geography 05-03-2014 Vb1978013@visva- to bharati.ac.in 04-03-2017 Siksha-Bhavana

Prof. Arun Ray w.e.f. 9434348069 Department of Zoology 05-03-2014 [email protected] to 31-08-2016 (retirement) Kala-Bhavana

Prof. Dilip Kumar Mitra w.e.f. 9434096391 Department of Painting 23-03-2015 [email protected] to 22-03-2017 Sangit Bhavana

Prof.Swapan Kumar Ghosh w.e.f. 9434010852, 9932824457 Department of Hindusthani 09-03-2015 [email protected] Classical Music to 08-03-2018

Vinaya-Bhavana

Dr. Sagarika Banerjee w.e.f. 9474867945 Department of Physical 09-02-2013 [email protected] Education to 08-02-2016 Palli-Siksha Bhavana

Prof. Partha Sarathi Munsi w.e.f. 9434249704 [M] Department of CIHAB 05-03-2014 [email protected] to 31-10-2015 Palli Samgathana Vibhaga

Dr. Rafiqul Islam w.e.f. 9434636511 Department of REC 05-03-2014 [email protected] to m 04-03-2017 Patha Bhavana

Smt. Srilekha Chatterjee w.e.f. 09475036045 05-03-2013 to 04-03-2016 Siksha Satra

Smt. Aditi Basu w.e.f. 9434513617 05-03-2014 to 31-01-2016 (retirement)

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (xiv) five representatives of non-teaching staff 1. Shri Bibhuti Bhusan w.e.f. 8436725895 by rotation according to seniority; Talukdar 05-03-2014 Senior Electrical Assistant to Visva-Bharati 31-12-2015 (retirement)

2. Shri Apurba Kr. Pal w.e.f. 9474832335 Senior Machine Man, 05-03-2014 Santiniketan Press, to Visva-Bharati 31-05-2015 (retirement)

3. Shri Timir Dhara w.e.f. 9474378215 Mali, Garden Section 09-03-2015 Visva-Bharati to 31-12-2015 (retirement) 4. Shri Nabin Soren w.e.f. Mali-Horticulture, 09-05-2015 Palli Siksha Bhavana to Visva-Bharati 31-01-2016 (retirement)

5. Smt. Kanika Debnath w.e.f. 9932850184 Assistant Librarian, 09-05-2015 [email protected] Central Library to Visva-Bharati 31-01-2018 (retirement)

(xv) two students to be nominated by the 1. Miss Nasima Khatun w.e.f. Ph- 8509505028 Siksha-Samiti (Academic Council) from Department of Physical 16-03-2015 Ph - 751490813 Education to [email protected] amongst students who have distinguished 15-03-2016 themselves in studies, sports, extra- Vinaya-Bhavana m Visva-Bharati curricular activities and all-round development of personality or from amongst

students who have won prizes during the 2. Shri Subhendu Ghosal w.e.f. Phone No. 9475850755 preceeding year in the fields of studies, Department of Chinese 16-03-2015 fine arts, sports, extension work or any Bhasha-Bhavana to other prizes at the level of Class X and Visva-Bharati 15-03-2016 above;

(xvi) three students to be nominated by the 1. Shri Rangskhembor w.e.f. Phone No. 8509901007 Upacharya (Vice-Chancellor) on the basis Mawblei 12-03-2015 Department of Sculpture to of merit so as to provide representation 11-03-2016 to any section of students which in his Kala-Bhavana opinion is unrepresented : Visva-Bharati

Provided that in nominating students under 2. Smt. Pallavi Sarkar w.e.f. Phone No. 9531528270 items (xiv) and (xv), women students shall Department of Chemistry 12-03-2015 be adequately represented; Siksha-Bhavana to Visva-Bharati 11-03-2016

3. Smt. Archi Roy w.e.f. 8420932711 Patha-Bhavana 12-03-2015 Visva-Bharati to 11-03-2016

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (xvii) five representative of Parliament, three to be nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha 1. Dr. Anupam Hazra w.e.f. 91-9832555729 (M) from among its members and two to be Swapna Puri 28-01-2015 [email protected] nominated by the Chairman of the Rajya Binoy Palli , P.O. – to c.in Sabha from among its members; Santiniketan 27-01-2018 Dist.- Birbhum, Pin – 731 235 (W.B.) Delhi Address Dr. Anupam Hazra Old Banga Bhawan Hailey Road New Delhi – 110 001 2. Shri S.S. Ahluwalia w.e.f. [email protected]; 417-B, Ashok Nagar, 28-01-2015 [email protected] Road No. 5B, to (011) 23722826 Ranchi 834002 27-01-2018 Fax : 23311955 Delhi Address Shri S.S. Ahluwalia 10, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, New Delhi - 110 001 3. Dr. Bhola Singh w.e.f. [email protected] Ashok Nagar, Pokharia, 28-01-2015 c.in Ward No. 36, Begusarai, to 09719917331 Bihar – 851 101 27-01-2018 Delhi Address Dr. Bhola Singh A-1, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 Rajya Sabha 1. Shri Pavan Kumar Varma w.e.f. [email protected] B-61, Pacshimi Marg, 17-07-2014 09810205555 Vasant Vihar, to New Delhi – 110 057 07-07-2016 2. Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar w.e.f. [email protected] 901, Carnation, Dosti 17-07-2014 9013181946 Complex, Wadala (East) to Mumbai -400 037 21-03-2016 Delhi Address Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar 201 Brahmaputra, Apartments, Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi – 110 001 (xviii) three representatives of the Alumni 1. Association to be elected by that Vacant Association from among its members; 2. Vacant

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (xix) seven persons representing learned 1. The Ministry of Human professions and special interests including Resource Development representatives of industry, labour, (MHRD) has already been commerce, banking and agriculture, to be requested for induction of seven (7) members to be nominated by the Paridarsaka (Visitos); nominated by the Paridarsaka (Visitor) to the Samsad (Court) and the response of which is awaited. 2. -Do-

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(xx) one person to be nominated by the Shri Sanjay Budhia w.e.f. [email protected] Pradhana (Rector); Managing Director, 18-05-2015 (Tel):2229 4369/2226 Patton Group, 3C Camac Street, to 5448 8th floor, Kolkata – 700 016 17-05-2018

(xxi) one person to be nominated by the Prof. (Ms.) Surabhi Banerjee, w.e.f. Surabhibanerjee Acharya (Chancellor); Vice-Chancellor, 09-05-2013 [email protected] Central University of Orissa to 0674-2748094/92 Central Silk Board Building 08-05-2016 Fax: 0674-2748092 Landiguda, Koraput-764 020, Orissa,

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Sl. Members Name Term Phone & E-mail No. (xxii) other members of the Karma-Samiti 1. Dr. Sushovan Banerjee From banerjee.sushovan51 General Practitioner 12-09-2013 (Executive Council) not specified above. @gmail.com (Medicine) to Haragouritala 11-09-2016 9434013260 (M) Bolpur, Birbhum

2. Prof. (Ms.) Sanjukta From Phone : 9830301240 Dasgupta 12-09-2013 (Cell) 7c, Cornfield Road, to Kolkata 700 019 11-09-2016 Phone: 03324405238 (LL) 9830301240 (Cell) [email protected] om [email protected]

3. Prof. Dipankar Gupta From 09871171987 1, Palam Marg 07-02-2013 dipankargupta@hotma (Rear Block) to Vasant Vihar 06-02-2016 il.com New Delhi – 110 057

4. Dr. Srikumar Banerjee From Tel.: 022-25505333 DAE Homi Bhabha Chair 12-11-2012 Fax: 022-25506333 Professor to [email protected] Bhabha Atomic Research 11-11-2015 [email protected] 09833602494 (M) Self Centre P.A. to Dr. S.Banerjee Mumbai – 400085 Mr. Praveen Kumar 09930812940 (022) 25788687 (R)

5. Prof. Shelley Bhattacharya, From [email protected] FNAS 10-01-2014 9232374161 Ex-Adhyapaka to Department of 09-01-2017 Zoology Visva-Bharati

6. Prof. Rakesh K. Tyagi, From 9971665071 (M) FNAS 10-01-2014 Tel : 011-26738741, Special Centre for to 26404559 Molecular Medicine 09-01-2017 Fax : 011 – 26741781 Jawaharlal Nehru www.jnu.ac.in University [email protected] New Delhi – 110 067 [email protected]

7. Prof. Alibha Dakshi From 9434431712 (M) Deptt. of Bengali 01-11-2013 [email protected] Bhasha Bhavana to Visva-Bharati 31-10-2016 Retirement 31-01-2016 8. Sri Madhusudan Hazra From Assistant Professor 01-11-2013 9531786117 (M) Silpa Sadana to Palli Samgathan 31-10-2016 Vibhaga Retirement Visva-Bharati 30-04-2018

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