About The Department

Past & Present of the department

Netaji Mahavidyalaya was established in 1948 AD. The department of Bengali also started the journey simultaneously. At the time, intermediate level was allowed in this college under the University of Calcutta. In 1957 this educational institution as upgraded and allowed for under-graduate learning programme. Since, the department has also been teaching both undergraduate general and honours courses. Afterward, when The University of Burdwan established, this institution/ department gone under its supervision. The department is enriched by the association of meritorious students.

Nandalal Pramanik was the first appointed professor of the department. When Nandalal Pramanik retired in the year 1955, he was succeeded by the renowned Jibanananda-critic, Professor Ambuj Basu. When the second post was created in the same year, Professor Rabin Adak was appointed at that post. Who is an ideal professor as well as a traditional poet. Later, when the third, fourth and fifth vacancies were created, Prof. Murari Manna, Prof. Ramprasad Ghosh and Prof. Shyamsunder Beat joined those posts respectively. When Prof. Beat left the college in 1987, Prof. Ajit Bera filled the post in 1988. After the superannuation of Prof. Ambuj Bose, Prof. Ramprasad Ghosh, Prof. Rabin Adak, Prof. Murari Manna, Prof. Sumita Rani Das (1995), Dr Subrata Chattopadhyay (1997) Dr Archan Chattopadhyay (1997) joined the department. Afterward, Prof. Pradip Kumar Pal and Dr Arunima Dutta Chattopadhyay joined the department in 2001. Since Prof. Ajit Kumar Bera left the college, Prof. Sumita Rani Das has been serving as the Head of the Department since 2001. In 2008 Dr Subrata Chattopadhyay left the college and was replaced by Dr Tunurani Bera. After Dr Bera left the college in 2017, Dr Mamata Khan joined the department in 2019. Currently, besides the above professors, Abha Dey, Dr Pijush Bera, Rajkumar Pramanik, Krishna Chandra Mandal, Dr Sudipta Nayek and Biswajit Biswas continue to teach with due skill. Dr Archan Chattopadhyay is currently acting as supervisor of doctoral programme under The University of Burdwan. Prof. Pradip Kumar Pal and Dr Arunima Dutta Chattopadhyay had completed (2018) their minor research projects approved by UGC.

The Bengali department of Netaji Mahavidyalaya is recognized as a very prosperous department since 1948. The glory of the tradition continues today. In the year 2008, the department allowed to start the post-graduate programme in Bengali under The University of Burdwan. Students are able to get a basic idea of hands-on data collection through fieldwork on educational trips from the department every year. The presence of meritorious alumni working in the state and outside the state at the reunion festival organized by the Bengali department in 2023. It has given the department a new impetus to move forward. At various times class-wise and section-wise national discussions enrich the students. In addition to textbook-based studies in the department, creative learning such as recitation, music, dance, drawing, quiz etc. is encouraged. The student involved in creative programme under the supervision of faculty members by producing departmental wall magazine named ‘Srisiksha’ and the decoration of the theatres have enhanced the external and internal art-glory of the department manifold. Currently, the Bengali department has become a Bengali language and literature family in the joint cooperative of teachers and students.

Past Faculty Members

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Special Features of the Department

• It in our pleasure to inform that The University of Burdwan had granted the Post Graduation course on regular basis for Bengali in Netaji Mahavidyalaya. Now this is the one and only department which has Post Graduation level teaching (regular) since 2008 and it is running successfully.
• The department also publishes an inclusive wall magazine “Sisriksha” which is totally compiled by the handwriting of the students.

Teachers’ involvement in activities apart from teaching-learning (including Research, Project etc.)

• Teachers of the faculty are involved in research-oriented programmes and committees of the University.
• Dr Archan Chattopadhyay, Associate Professor of the department working as a PhD guide under the University of Burdwan. And also, Dr Chattopadhyay is the member of the Research Advisory Committee (R.A.C.) of the University of Burdwan, Department of Bengali, since 2011. He also edited some reputed journals. He is a member of the Editorial Board of ‘Focus’ with ISSN 2278-1510. (A refereed Journal published by Netaji Mahavidyalaya.)
• Prof. Sumita Rani Das, Associate Professor, Department of Bengali, is the member of Board of Studies for Post Graduation in Bengali, the University of Burdwan, since 2011.
• Prof. Pradip Kumar Pal, Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali, is carrying out a U.G.C. sponsored minor Research Project, completed 2018
• Prof. Arunima Chattopadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali, is carrying out a U.G.C. sponsored minor Research Project, completed 2018

 

Departmental Library

• Departmental Library Books List [Click Here]
• Our google classroom [Click Here]
• Our facebook community page [Click Here]

 

Publications

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Departmental Seminar

List of Departmental Seminar [Click Here]
 

Minor Research Project

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Student activities

The students of the department not only like to exhibit good performance in syllabus-oriented education but also are interested in different types of extra-curricular activities. Thus, with the help of the teachers, they participate in publishing the wall magazine, and different types of cultural competitions (inter department, inter college & state level). Sometimes they win prizes in different events the participation of students in ‘22 Shraban,’ ‘International Mother Language Day’, Teachers’ Day and Birthday of Netaji is also remarkable. Some of the students also like to do some essential work through NSS and NCC team.

Student’s involvement in extra-curricular activities

Arranging Seminars by the Students.

Arranging Quiz by the students.

Arranging Group Discussion by the Students.

Arranging interaction sessions in the class.

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Departmental Excursion/ Field Work

Excursion

Mungpoo: The memory of Rabindranath Tagore is intertwined -09/03/2024-12/03/2024
Vidyasagar University and Digha: Date: 27/03/2018- 28/03/2018
Visva Bharati and Daminya: Date: 25/06/2022-26/06/2022

Departmental Fieldwork (Only PG)

Mungpoo: for special paper Kathasahitya- 11/03/2024
Shantiniketan (for Special paper- Kathasahitya) Date: 26/06/2022
Kabikankan Mukunda Chakraborty Musium (for special paper- Madhyajug) Date: 25/06/2022
Raja Rammohan Roy Birthplace : Khanakul Date: 10/02/2023

 

Departmental Achievement

1. Suriya Mukherjee: Session 2021-2024, Roll Number-210140900611

1st Position, 21-25 Year Men, UYSF Asia Pacific Yoga Sport Championship 2023, Universal Yoga Sport Federation, Bangkok, Thailand, Grand Howard Square Convention Centre, 09.09.2023
1st Position, World Yoga Cup Championship 2022, Traditional Yogasona, ALT Centre Auditorium Ghaziabad, 26-27 June 2022

2. Anushree Koley: Session 2021-2024, Roll Number-210140900055
   2nd Position, College Level Youth Parliament competition 2022-2023, Hooghly District, Government of West Bengal, 19.02.2022
   1st Position, Group-C, Annual Cultural Programme 2023, Ramkrishna Vivekananda Bhab Prochar Porishod(Shunia Asram), Hooghly-1

3. Priti Dey: Session 2016-2019, Roll Number-17AH/409/0366
   1st Class 1stPosition, Master of Arts, The University of Burdwan, University Roll Number- BUR B 2019/135
4. Priyanka Kundu: first position of NET in Bengali. Roll no- WB06200031/2022

Departmental Cultural Achievement

• 1st Position, 2017-2018, Inter department championship
• 1st Position, 2018-2019, Inter department championship
• 1st Position, 2021-2022, Inter department championship
• 3rd Position, 2023-2024, Inter department championship