CURRICULUM VITAE
1) Name: Sunanda Das
2) Department: Philosophy
3) Designation: Assistant Professor
4) Contact Information: [email protected]
5) Area of Interest: Psychology, Ethics, Metaphysics, Philosophy of religion
6) Teaching Experience: 11/04/2013-till Date:- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta
20/09/2006-10/04/2013:- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy,
Bankura Christian College
24/08/2001-19/09/2006:- Lecturer, Khatra College, Bankura
7) Academic Qualification: B.A.(Hons), M.A., NET, SET
8) Papers Presented:
Presented a paper entitled “SWAMI VIVEKADANDER DARSHANE MANABER DIBYAYAN” in a UGC sponsored 2 days national seminar on “RELEVANCY OF VIVEKANANDA’S PHILOSOPHY IN THE PRESPECTIVE OF HIS 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Balarampur College, Purulia on February 24-25, 2012
Presented a paper entitled “MUKTILAV E MANAB ADARSHA - SWAMI VIVEKANANDER DHARMA SAMIKHA PRASANGE EKTI ALACANA” in a UGC sponsored 2 days state level seminar on “PHILOSOPHY OF SWAMI VIVEKANANA” in Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, March 2-3,2012.
Presented a paper entitled “NARA- NARI BAISAMYA PRASANGE VIVEKANANDA: EKTI BISHLESAN” in a 2 days international seminar on “HUMAN VALUES IN INDIAN PERESPECTIVE”, at Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia on April 29-30, 2014
Presented a paper entitled “SECULARISM : AN IDIOLOGICAL MYTH REVISITING RADHAKRISHNAN’S NOTION OF RELIGION” in a one day state level seminar on “EXCLUSIVISM, INCLUSIVISM, SECULARISM: A PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE ON RELIGION” organized by the Centre of Advanced Study in Philosophy at Jadavpur University on March 23, 2015
Presented a paper entitled “AN OUTLINE OF THE CONCEPT OF PRAMANA” in a one day state level seminar sponsored by ICPR, New Delhi on “THE CONCEPT OF PRAMANA IN INDIAN PHILOSOPHY: A REAPPRAISAL” organized by Department of Philosophy, at Prabhat Kumar College Kontai, Purba Medinipur on March 4, 2015
Presented a paper entitled “CONTEMPORANIETY OF THE TEACHINGS OF MAHABHARATA” in a one day national seminar on ”PURUSARTHAS IN MAHABHARATA AND MODERN LIFE” organized by the Department of Philosophy and Sanskrit, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia on May 20, 2015
Presented a paper entitled “DHARMA NIRAPEKHATA EK BIPADJANAK PRABANATA” in a UGC sponsored 2 days national seminar on “RELEVANCE OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Netaji Mahavidyalaya on March 1 & 2, 2017.
Presented a paper entitled “FROM EXISTENCE TO ESSENCE: AN EXISTENTIALISTIC TREND IN AMBEDKAR’S THOUGHT” in a ICPR(MHRD) sponsored 2 days national seminar on “A RESUME OF THE WORKS OF DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR TO COMMEMORATE HIS 125TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY to celebrate the World Philosophy Day’2016”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Sidho Kanho Birsha University, Purulia on February 13-14, 2017
Presented a paper entitled “DHARMER ANUSHILAN THEKE ANUSHILANER DHARMA: BANKIMER MANENE DHARMER NABARUP” in a UGC sponsored 2 days national seminar on “MODERN TRENDS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY”, organized by the Department of Philosophy Vidyasagar University on March 7-8, 2017.
Presented a paper entitled “LET THE STUDENTS LEARN FREELY: A REVISIT TO TAGORE’S IDEAL OF EDUCATION” in an 2 days international seminar organized by the Department of Education, Jadavpur University, April17-18, 2017
Presented a paper entitled “EMOTION AND ITS ROLE IN ADVANCEMENT IN LEARNING” in a UGC sponsored national seminar on “EDUCATION, EMOTION AND CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL WORLD” organized by the Centre for Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Jadavpur University jointly with Byanjanbar na Foundation, Kolkata, on December 7-8, 2017
Presented a paper entitled “RABINDRA BHABNAY PRACHYA O PRATICHYA” in an international seminar on “SHILPA-SAHITYA-SANSKRITI: PHACHYA O PRATICHYER BHABNAY” organized by Department of Bengali and I.Q.A.C. in collaboration with Department of English and Department of Sanskrit at Sabang Sajanikanta Mahavidyalaya, Sabang on January 19, 2018
Presented a paper entitled “VIEWING DHARMA FROM AN UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW: A STUDY OF BANKIM’S NOTION OF RELIGION” at Indian Social Science and Humanities Congress 2018 (SAMAGAM 18) : Fourth Annual International Conference 2018 organized by Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskiti Charcha Kendra in collaboration with Asutosh College, Kolkata on July 14-15, 2018
Presented a paper entitled “DHARMA PRACHAR O RABINDRANATH” in an International seminar on “BAUL, VAISHNAVA AND RABINDRANATH” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Bolpur College, Birbhum, W.B in collaboration with Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati, Birbhum,W.B on September 28-29 , 2018
Chaired a Session in the seminar “INDIAN HITAVADA AND WESTEN UTILATARIANISM” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Sri Gopal Banerjee College, Hoogly on April 17, 2019
Presented a paper entitled “‘DHARMA’ AND IT’S DIFFERENT CONNOTATIONS” in a National seminar on “ETHICS IN INDIAN SOCIETY: ANCIENT AND MODERN” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Bankura University on February 25, 2020.
9) Articles Published:
“SWAMI VIVEKANANDER DARSHANE MANABER DIBYAYAN, Pg. -166-171” in a journal entitled JANMA SARDHA SHATA BARSE VIVEKANANDA ; published by Balarampur College in collaboration with Made BOOK Publishing House, 8th March 2012, ISBN: 978-81-923363-2-9
“MUKTI BISAYE VIVEKANANDER MOTER EKTI VISLESAN, Pg.- 77-81” in a journal entitled SWAMI VIVEKANANDER DARSHAN VABNA ; published byPanchmura Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Boiwala, December, 2012 ISBN: 978-81-923685-3-5
“DHARMA, JUKTI, O BIGYAN: VIVEKANANDER DRISTI THEKE TINER SAMBANDHA NIRUPAN, Pg.- 134-140” in a Peer Reviewed Journal entitled THE PRISM ; published by Mahatma Gandhi College, Volume 7, December 2015, ISBN: 2229-7537
“DHARMA NIRAPEKHATA EK BIPADJANAK PRABANATA, Pg-06-09” in a journal based on UGC Sponsored national seminar on RELEVANCE OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY IN THE 21ST CENTURY organized by Department of Philosophy, Netaji Mahavidyalaya on 1st and 2nd March, 2017
“VIEWING DHARMA FROM AN UNIQUE POINT OF VIEW: A STUDY OF BANKIM’S NOTION OF RELIGION, Pg.-88-91” in a journal entitled PURSUITS OF PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT published by Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas o Charcha Kendra, 2018 ISBN: 978-93-88207-07-2
10) Professional experience:
Participated in a 21-days UGC sponsored Refresher Course on CONTEMPORARY INDIAN PHILOSOPHY’ organized by the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University from 18/11/2014 to 8/12/2014
Participated in a 10-days Workshop on ‘BUDDHIST LOGIC’ conducted by Ramkrishna Mission Institude of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata from 20 to 30 June, 2016
Participated in a 7-days International Workshop on ‘METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES’ conducted by Department of Bengali, Aliah University in coolaboration with Byanjanbarna Foundation, Kolkata from 26 December, 2017 to 1st January, 2018
Participated in a 7-days Workshop on ‘BUDDHIST EPISTEMOLOGY’ organized by ICPR Studies, Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University from 18 to 25 June, 2018
Participated in a 21-days UGC sponsored Refresher Course on “SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY:INDIAN AND WESTERN organized by the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University from 28/11/2018 to 18/12/2018.
11) Academic programmes conducted / organized:
Organized a seminar on “MORALITY AND LIFE” on World Philosophy Day, at the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta on December 6, 2016
Acted as a Co-ordinator in a State level seminar on” CONCEPT OF FREEDOM”, at the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta on March 16, 2017
Acted as Co-ordinator in a National level seminar on “PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION: EASTERN AND WESTERN’, under UGC-SAP-DRS (Phase-II) Programme, at the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta on March 14, 2018
Acted as a Co-ordinator in a State level seminar on” LOGIC; INDIAN AND WESTERN”, at the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta on February 12, 2020
12)Member of Academic Bodies:
Life Member of Darshan o Samaj Trust