DEPARTMENT REPORTS < SOCIOLOGY Department of Bengali

This is our fifth academic year in the college since 2012. Students who have This is our fifth academic year in the college since 2012. Students who have graduated have joined PG courses and started research activities like M.Phil., graduated have joined PG courses and started research activities like M.Phil., PhD in different universities and colleges. Some of them have started PhD in different universities and colleges. Some of them have started professional activities in media houses. Two of them have achieved 1st and 2nd professional activities in media houses. Two of them have achieved 1st and 2nd position in the PG examination in Jadavpur University. Two students have position in the PG examination in Jadavpur University. Two students have qualified the NET examination in 2018. qualified the NET examination in 2018. The department has organized two one-day seminars in this academic session. The department has organized two one-day seminars in this academic session. On 12th February2018, Prof. Sanjay Mukhopadhyay delivered a speech on On 12th February2018, Prof. Sanjay Mukhopadhyay delivered a speech on ‘Literature and Cinema’ and on 29th September 2018, Mr. Subha Prasad Nandi ‘Literature and Cinema’ and on 29th September 2018, Mr. Subha Prasad Nandi Majumdar presented a session on ‘Literature and Music’. Prof. Rajib Choudhury Majumdar presented a session on ‘Literature and Music’. Prof. Rajib Choudhury from the main campus and Prof Subrata Sinha from Raghabpur Campus from the main campus and Prof Subrata Sinha from Raghabpur Campus arranged a press visit for the 3rd year students. They spent a whole day attending arranged a press visit for the 3rd year students. They spent a whole day attending a workshop and watching several activities related to printing and publishing at a workshop and watching several activities related to printing and publishing at the Jadavpur University Press on 21st September 2018. the Jadavpur University Press on 21st September 2018. Prof. Rajib Choudhury edited a collection of short stories, namely ‘Nabam Prof. Rajib Choudhury edited a collection of short stories, namely ‘Nabam Taranga’ by Nabarun Bhattacharya. His article on the narrative-time of Bankim Taranga’ by Nabarun Bhattacharya. His article on the narrative-time of Bankim Chandra’s novels was also published in a journal. He was selected as a BOS Chandra’s novels was also published in a journal. He was selected as a BOS member of the Bengali Department, Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission. Prof. member of the Bengali Department, Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission. Prof. Choudhury delivered the keynote address in a seminar organized by Bangla Choudhury delivered the keynote address in a seminar organized by Bangla Chotogalpo Prasar Academy. Chotogalpo Prasar Academy. Prof. Shruti Goswami has presented a paper on Debarati Mitra’s poetry in an Prof. Shruti Goswami has presented a paper on Debarati Mitra’s poetry in an International Seminar organized by Rabindra Bharati University in 2018. She International Seminar organized by Rabindra Bharati University in 2018. She has also edited a biography of poet-composer Rajanikanta Sen in August 2018. has also edited a biography of poet-composer Rajanikanta Sen in August 2018. Apart from that, she also scripted a dialogue between the female characters of Apart from that, she also scripted a dialogue between the female characters of Tagore’s plays for a programme in AIR broadcast on May 2018. Tagore’s plays for a programme in AIR broadcast on May 2018.

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Prof. Tapas Saha has attended an Orientation Programme at Burdwan University from 15th February 2018 to 14th March 2018 and a Refresher Course at University of Calcutta from 10th September 2018 to 2nd November 2018. He has published an article on Bijan Bhattacharyya in a Seminar Proceeding from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira College. He served as a co-ordinator member of a social outreach and school student-teacher awareness programme: Swami Vivekananda Sammelan at Antpur, Hooghly during February-March 2018.

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