English Department
A brief history of the Department
The Department started functioning in 1836. PG Course started from 2006 – 2007 session. English is offered both as an Hons. & an elective subject to the UG students.
The English Department of Hooghly Mohsin College is as old as the College itself. Many an illustrious teacher was associated with its department since its start in 1836. The department produced countless scholars and distinguished persons over the years. Some of the noted teachers who had contributed to the enrichment of the department are Taraknath Sen, Sadananda Chakraborty, Manjugopal Bhattacharya, Girija Sankar Bhattacharya, Sirajul Rahman, Pareshnath Ghosh, Parimal Gupta. The list is evidently inadequate. Notable students of the department are too many to count.
| Sl. | Programme | Level of study |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.A. English (Hons.) | U.G.(HONS) |
| 2 | B.A. English (General) | U.G.(GEN.) |
| 3 | M.A. in English | P.G. |
FACULTY MEMBERS
| Sl. No. | Name of the Teachers | Designation | Qualification | Specialization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. SISIR KUMAR CHATTERJEE | Associate Professor (W.B.E.S) | M.A., PGCTE, PGDTE, Ph. D. | Post-Fifties British Poetry, Indian English Fiction, Linguistics and Phonetics |
| 2 | ARIJIT GOSWAMI | Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S) | M.A. | American Literature, Works of Hardy, Realism |
| 3 | DR. UJJWAL KR. PANDA | Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S) | M.A., Ph.D. | Modern and Postmodern British Literature, American Literature, Spatial Humanities, New Literatures |
| 4 | DR. SK TARIK ALI | Assistant Professor (W.B.E.S) | M.A., Ph.D. | Indian Anglophone Literature, Environmental Humanities, Partition Studies |
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
| Year | Program Code | Program Name | Number of students appeared in the final year examination | Number of students passed in final year examination | Pass Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | B.A. in English (H) | B.A. (Honours) | 33 | 33 | 100 |
| Year | Program Code | Program Name | Number of students appeared in the final year examination | Number of students passed in final year examination | Pass Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | M.A. in English | M.A. | 22 | 22 | 100 |
STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
| Sl. No. | Name of the Student | Awards/recognitions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shreyosee Ghosh | Selected for Business and Innovation project – The Entrepreneur (provided by AIESEC) in association with Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka to support UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goal 9 (Infrastructure, Industrialization and Innovation). |
| 2 | Arjun Das, student, Second Year Honours | 2013: • State Championship in Shooting- 6 Gold & 1 Silver • National Championship in Shooting- 1 Silver 2014: • Represented India in ISSF Junior World Cup, Germany & 24th Meeting of Shooting • State Championship in Shooting- 6 Gold & 1 Silver • National Championship in Shooting- 2 Silver & 1 Bronze • Kumar Surender Singh Open National Championships- 1 Bronze 2015: • ISSF Junior World Cup, Germany- 1 Silver & 1 Bronze (Team) • 25th Meeting of Shooting Hopes, Czech Republic- 1 Gold (Team) • Participated in the 8th Asian Airgun Championships • Kumar Surender Singh Open National Championships- 1 Gold & 1 Silver • 35th National Games- 5th Place • State Championship in Shooting- 6 Gold • 13th Asian Shooting Championships, Kuwait- 3 Silver (Team), Individually-4th Place 2016: • Issf Junior World Cup – 1 Gold (25m Standard Pistol Event) & 1 Bronze (10m Air Pistol) |
| 3 | Shobhana Dey, student, MA (2012 – 2014) | National Scholarship in Nazrulgeeti awarded by Sangeet Research Academy, 2013 – 2015 |
| 4 | Subhadra Chakraborty, student, First Year Honours | 10th Rank holder in Higher Secondary Examination (+2) held in 2015. |
| 5 | Sharmistha Biswas, student, First Year Honours | Jindal Scholarship. |
DEPARTMENTAL & STUDENTS’ SEMINAR
DEPARTMENTAL SEMINARS/WEBINARS/WORKSHOPS HELD DURING THE SESSIONS 2016-17 TO 2020-21
| Session | Sl No. | Title of Seminar/Webinar/Workshop | Resource Person | No. of Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 1 | Extended Lecture: Shakespeare: His Plays and their Film Adaptations | Dr. Subhajit Sengupta | 29 |
| 2 | Extended Lecture: The Poetry of Agha Shahid Ali | Dr. Tapan Kumar Ghosh | 33 | |
| 2017-18 | 1 | Counselling Session: Orientation for Studying Literatures in English | Dr. Nilanjana Bagchi | 61 |
| 2 | Subhadra Chakraborty Memorial Lecture: Indian Writing in English: An Overview | Prof. (Dr.) Sanjukta Das | 135 | |
| 3 | Extended Lecture: Communicative English: Paper L1 under CBCS Course | Prof. Jayanta Ghosh | 202 | |
| 4 | Extended Lecture: Film Adaptations of Shakespeare’s Plays | Dr. Sandip Mondal | 37 | |
| 5 | Shakespeare: His Time and Stage | Prof. Jayanta Ghosh | 19 | |
| 6 | Extended Lecture: Border, Nation and Identity with Special Reference to Amitav Ghosh’s Fiction | Dr. Indrani Ghosh | 38 | |
| 2018-19 | 1 | Extended Lecture: Tintin in Tibet | Dr. Pinaki De | 137 |
| 2 | Subhadra Chakraborty Memorial Lecture: Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide | Prof. (Dr.) Jharna Sanyal (Retd.) | 108 | |
| 3 | Extended Lecture: Film Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet by Zeffirelli | Dr. Subhajit Sengupta | 30 | |
| 4 | Session on Psychological Counselling | Dr. Nilanjana Bagchi | 116 | |
| 2019-20 | 1 | Subhadra Chakraborty Memorial Lecture: Education: The Blissful Way to Character Building | Dr. Somnath Bhattacharya | 114 |
| 2 | Online Psychological Counselling Session | Dr. Nilanjana Bagchi | 60 | |
| 3 | Online Programme on Google Meet Platform: Capturing Some Moments in Literature through Music | Prof. Somnath Chakraborti | 150 |
STUDENTS’ SEMINARS
| Session | Date | Speaker | Seminar Type | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 20.05.2019 | SAPTAPARNO SAMANTO, UG SEM IV | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | TINTERN ABBEY: PORTRAYAL OF NATURE AND MAN |
| 2018-19 | 29.05.2019 | DEBOTI BISWAS, UG SEM II | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | INDIANNESS IN NISSIM EZEKIEL’S POEM NIGHT OF THE SCORPION |
| 2018-19 | 10.06.19 | 1. AKASH GHOSH, UG SEM IV 2. AVINANDAN CHATTERJEE, UG SEM IV |
STUDENT’S SEMINAR | 1. A STUDY OF POWER AND FUTILITY IN SHELLEY’S POEM, “Ozymandias” 2. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL REALISM IN BLAKE’S POETRY |
| 2020-21 | 15.05.21 | BIDISHA SADHUKHAN | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | KAMALA DAS’S “AN INTRODUCTION” ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT |
| 2020-21 | 22.05.21 | SAYANTAN NANDI | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | FOLK TOURISM (IN THE CONTEXT OF BANKURA) |
| 2020-21 | 22.05.21 | AYAN CHAKRABARTY | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | Organs for Sale: Observing Corporeality as a Neocolonial Trope in Manjula Padmanavan’s “Harvest” |
| 2020-21 | 29.05.21 | SEMANTI KUMAR | STUDENT’S SEMINAR | “The Rape of The Lock” (Canto 1&3): Contemporary Society and Relevance in Modern Times |
| 2020-21 | 28.06.21 | Rhiddhi Mondal. Bodhisattwa Mitra. Tiasa Kundu Tiyasa Nasrin. Upasona Biswas Kankana Dhar Anannya Mukherjee. Shreyoshi Ghosh Sayantan Nandi |
A SESSION OF MOCK TEACHING BY STUDENTS | PLAYING WITH SHAKESPEARE: AN ACADEMIC AUDIO DRAMA |
STUDENTS AND FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAMME IN COLLABORATION WITH BETHUNE COLLEGE:
| Sl No | Title of the collaborative activity | Name of the collaborating agency with contact details | Name of the participant | Year of collaboration | DURATION | Nature of the activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLASSES HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH BETHUNE COLLEGE | BETHUNE COLLEGE, KOLKATA | UG & PG STUDENTS | 2021 | JUNE-JULY | FACULTY & STUDENTS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME |
WALL MAGAZINE
THE WALL MAGAZINE OF THE DEPARTMENT NAMED “SEEDLING” IS PUBLISHED IN EACH ACADEMIC YEAR WITH THE ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS FROM THE STUDENTS. IT PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH A UNIQUE PLATFORM TO UNLEASH THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL. SEMANTI KUMAR, A STUDENT OF UG SEM IV HONOURS (ACADEMIC SESSION: 2020-21) BEAUTIFULLY PUTS HER EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT WITH THE MAGAZINE IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS:
“I’d say that ‘ Seedling’ is not merely a wall magazine. Rather it’s an emotion.
It’s a source of inspiration.
The content is based on the present Covid 19 crisis. But at the same time, it shines with a new light of Hope as a seed always does.
I’m sure that readers will experience boundless joy when they will go through it.”
