My specialization is in Bengal and Bengali Literature of Nineteenth Century. My research work was to the extent of realising social, political and literary worlds of Ninetenth Century Bengal. I have also undertaken extensive research on the literary works of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and his views pertaining on the topics of Hindu and Muslim. Apart from that my research work involves learning more about the ninetinth century socio-political enviornment in Bengal but from the perspective of the Bengali literature of the era.
M.A. Bengali ( Jadavpur University 1993)
M.Phil Bengali ( Jadavpur University 1997)
Ph.d.Bengali ( Jadavpur University 2005)
UGC NET (1994)
I started teaching as a full time Lecturer in the Bankim Sardar College, 24 Parganas (South), in the year of 1997 on the basis of reccomendation from West Bengal College Service Commission.. Henceforth I was gradually promoted to the post of "Reader" in the year 2006, and then Associate Professor, 2009.
In the midst, I secured the opportunity to teach students of both U.G. and P.G. programmes, at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Open University, in the years of 2005-2010. I was also an examiner of U.G. and P.G. students, at the same Institute.
After completion of 13 ( Thirteen) years of service in the same college, I encountered a massive Road Traffic accident in the year 2010. In that particular accident I lost my 13 years old elder son and became a wheel chair user because of Spinal Cord Injury. The same tragedy has caused me to be 90 % (ninety percent) permanently disabled there onwards, along with a number of life threatening ailments regularly ailing me,
Later I joined in the Asutosh College, Kolkata as a full time faculty member in the year 2014 and started teaching Post Graduate courses as well as Under Graduate ones,
I joined in the Presidency University in the year 2015. In the year of 2024, I will be completing 27 years of full time teaching, in Public Universities and Colleges.
I was awarded M.Phil degree in the year 1997 by the Jadavpur University. From that particular year I was working as full time Lecturer but I continued my research work. I was awarded the Ph.d degree in the year 2005 by the Jadavpur University, Kolkata. The topic of my Ph.d thesis is concerned with understanding inter-religious relationships in the Hindu-Muslim context of 19th Century Bengal, from the perspective of Bankim's literature.
I have also special interest in essays, short stories, novels of modern Bengali literature.
I have worked in the field of women studies, literary works of women writers and literature about marginal people.
My Other Adminstrative Experiences in a nutshell :
- Examiner, Reviewer, and Scrutineer of Calcutta University, for various U.G. Honours' papers, in the years 1998-2014.
- Paper Setter of Bengali Honours' question papers of Calcutta University, involved with question papers of multiple courses, in the years 1998-2014
I generally teach history of Bengali literature, medieval Bengali literature , literature of 19th Century Bengal and modern Bengali Literature also for UG and PG levels. For PG level I teach medieval Bengali literature, modern Bengali novels and short stories and literary theory. I specialise in teaching Modern Bengali Fiction and the literature of 19th Century also.
Courses currently being taught by me
1) Undergraduate
- Cultural History of Bengal and Bengali 19th Century in UG- 1
- Modern Essays, Folk Literature and History of Bengali Literature, in UG-2
- Novels of Bankimchandra, History of Bangladeshi Literature, in UG-3
2. Post Graduate
- Texts of Medieval Literature, Biography of Rassundari Dashi, and Fantasy of Trailokya Nath Mukherjee in PG - 1
- Theory of Aesthetics in Modern Bengali Literature, Childrens Literature, Literature of Bangladesh in PG - 2
- Special Paper ; Modern Fiction and Modern Bengali Poetry in PG - 2
Teaching Experience
- Part Time Lecturer at Jogesh Chandra Choudhuri College, Kolkata from 1994-1996.
- Lecturer at Bankim Sardar College, Canning from 1997-2006
- Reader at Bankim Sardar College, from 2006-2009.
- Associate Professor at Bankim Sardar College from September 2009-2014
- Associate Professor at Ashutosh College, Kolkata, from 2014-2015
- Associate Professor, by reccomendation of College Service Commission, at Presidency University, from 2015 - present.
I am interested in supervising postgraduate students in Modern Bengali Literature, in the field of enlightenment of 19th Century, history of Bengali literature etc. I teach Special Papers on Modern Fiction, Short Story and Modern Bengali Poetry. As a Research Supervisor, these are the current research works being carried or completed under my supervision :-
i) Dr. Sandhya Mondal. "SAPTAHIK BANGLA SAHITYA PATRIKA 'AMRITA' : PRATYASHA O PRAPTIR RUPAREKHA". (Awarded, 2024)
ii) Evolution of Bengali Biographies by Women of 19th and 20th Century (Submitted, 2024)
iii) Origin and Development of Bengali Sports Literature, from Ancient to Modern Age (Submitted, 2024)
iv) The position of Women in bengali satires of nineteenth century (Submitted, 2024)
v) Novel of Nabarun Bhattacharya (Ongoing)
vi) Novel of Shahzad Firdaus (Ongoing)
Lifetime Member: Bangiya-Sahitya-Parishad
Lifetime Member: Ramkrishna Mission Institute of Culture
Essays, articles, and chapters (selected) :
“Anandomoth” – Ouponibeshokatar potobhumite ek srijonshil sottar atmosonkot / Ouponibeshik o Uttor Oponibeshik Bangla Sahitya /Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University /2001
Bankim parobortikaler Bangla probondho sahityer goti prokriti / Probondho Sanchayan / Ratnabali / 2006
Hridoyer swaakhyar - Ashapurna Devi r choto golpo / Ebong ei somoy - shit sonkhya - 1415/ Uthhok Prokashoni /2009
Prantobasir kotha : Mahasweta Devi r duti chotogolpo / Bhorai / Tourisam theory and practice society/ 2009
“Manobik mita” – Sotoborsher smorone Bishnu De / Yubashakti : sarod sankhya 1416 / 2009
"Nashipur Kingba Majilpur are Kolkata : Unish Shotoke Shibnath Shastri, Kichhu Kotha"/ ATAHPAR (A peer-reviewed journal, IISN : 2394 7098. 9th Year, 1st Issue/ 2023
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