Department of English

Initiation and Brief Overview

Started in 1985, the Department of English is operating as an Honours Department since 1992. From its inception, the Department has a sustained academic record of excellence with University rank-holders form many of its past and current batches. At present, the English Department has a five-member faculty (2 associate professors, 1 assistant professor, 2 State aided college teachers).

On the basis of its performance and on the strength of its faculty, NAAC (2^nd Cycle, 2016) recommended opening an autonomous PG course (MA English) for the Department. As soon as the Department and the College gets Government approval, it will initiate and run a PG course in English.

Vision and Outlook

We focus on inculcating a love for literature among our students, with particular effort towards building their analytical abilities and academic writing skills and work towards honing their critical and creative thinking abilities. Spoken and written fluency in the English language is desirable among students, as class lectures are entirely in English.

In future, our students typically move on to academic as well as non-academic jobs in both private and public sectors. Many of our students go on to choose and work in fields like research, teaching, media, content writing, public relations and advertisement.

Teaching-Learning

Lectures and Audio-visual modes

Apart form classroom lectures or the chalk and talk method, the Department uses ICT based classes and audio-visual aids in smart classrooms to stimulate learning interests. PowerPoint presentations and films related to texts and authors are a staple part of our teaching and learning process.

In accordance with the larger discipline of our College, the entire syllabus (opted for teaching) is completed before the semester exams take place.

Tutorials

Extra tutorial classes are taken for students of Semesters 1 and 2. In these classes the students are divided into small groups so that more individual attention can be devoted to their academic supervision and guidance.

Classwork, tests and presentations

Regular assessments through written classwork and class-tests and end of the semester mock-exams ensure that the students are well prepared for their final end-semester examinations. Constructive feedbacks and suggestions on their written assignments/tests are shared with the students.

Besides cultivating their skills in writing assignments and tests, our students also get initiated into the basics of academic research and short paper presentations. As part of their internal examinations, and in keeping with the guidelines of the University syllabus, the students are asked to submit short research papers or do short paper presentations on given texts/areas. These practices help greatly in shaping their critical thinking abilities and familiarize them with the ground rules of research.

Online Teaching-Learning Platform

Since May 2020, we use Google Workspace (G Suite for Education) for our regular online teaching-learning activities as well as for various departmental programmes like extension lectures and webinars. During the pandemic, online teaching, sharing materials with students, setting assignments and tests as well as evaluation and feedback are being carried on as per scheduled routine.

Parent-Teacher Meetings

The Department arranges at least one Parent-Teacher Meeting for each batch in a year to discuss the progress of the students with their guardians. In addition, any parent or guardian is welcome to get in touch with the Department regarding any issue/s concerning the student.

Departmental Feedback

The Department has its own feedback system, which is collected from each passing out batch via a printed or a virtual form. A detailed feedback is taken on teaching learning, evaluation, extension activities, skills learnt and future plans.

Infrastructure

The Department maintains a Seminar Library constituting of relevant critical books and materials of reference that are not part of or available in the College Central Library. The Department also has a collection of films and educational Audio-Visual material related to the Core Course syllabus.

In addition to the critical reference library, the Department also has a storybook and leisure reading Library, to encourage general reading among the Departmental students.

The Department has a smart TV, a laptop and a DSLR camera. These Departmental assets are used for teaching-learning purposes and for documenting and recording special Departmental events.

Departmental Highlights

English for Academic Purpose Add-on Course – The Department of English, RKSMVV had collaborated with Elta Global, to offer a unique, professional, add-on course English for Academic Purpose in 2022. The EAP course was designed to develop writing skills, strengthen vocabulary and grammar and build structuring and organization skills – key elements for any academic or professional writing. Along with these foundational building blocks, the course also included modules on developing content, smart presentations, referencing, proofreading and avoiding plagiarism.
Student Internships – The Department tries to arrange short-term internships for competent students and ex-students, as and when the Department finds an opportunity matching a student’s profile. Such internships are meant to provide a professional exposure and hands-on experience for the students involved and adds value to their profiles.
In 2020, Rhitobrita Chakraborty, Sulagna Sarkar and Akanksha Krishnatre interned as content writers with an international travel company Dreamland Escapes.
In 2018, Chandrama Basu, an ex-student of the Department and a JRF scholar, was a research assistant for Ms. Marielle Morin, Research Engineer at CNRS/CEIAS, Paris. Chandrama assisted and accompanied Morin in her visits to the colonial public libraries in and around Kolkata. She helped her locate and visit contact persons, transcript interviews and translate library records into English.
Free Coaching for NET- The Department had started a discipline-centric free coaching for UGC NET examinations for its students and ex-students in 2020-2021. The facility was made available through an online platform so that it was accessible for ex-students as well.
Students’ Research Circle- This initiative since 2020 has been conceived as a forum of academic exchange between the faculty, current students and our ex-students. This is a platform where young researchers can present their ongoing research projects or completed studies in an academic gathering. The audience will similarly be rewarded by opportunities of engaging with varied fields and new methodologies of research in literature and culture studies.

Email: english@rksmvv.ac.in

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Courses offered

The following courses are offered under the NEP and Choice Based Credit System:

Honours

Generic Elective

Skill Enhancement

Ability Enhancement (Modern Indian Language)

Syllabus for NEP

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/English-NEP-Syllabus.pdf

Syllabus for CBCS

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/UG-ENGLISH-HONS-SYLLABUS-REVISED-_9TH-AUGUST-2020-SEM456.docx

https://wbsu.ac.in/web/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-Sem-2_4_6-UPDATED-ENGLISH-SYLLABUS_FINAL.pdf

Programme Outcome for Bachelor of Arts

A graduate student in arts/social sciences/humanities shall be

PO1: Communication Skills: Confident to speak, write, read, listen and understand the English language and one or more Indian languages. Relate the ideas, knowledge, books, and people. Think and decide rationally, and adopt technology and electronic/print media in disseminating thoughts, facts and realities.

PO2: Social responsibility: Develop an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. Cultivate the responsibility to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems. Nurture a moral obligation to minimize the adverse effect on those immediately around them.

PO3: Critical, logical and rational thinking: Acquire the ability for objective, rational, skeptical, logical, and unbiased analysis of factual evidences to form a judgment or conclusion. Enhance the process of rational thinking, problem solving and analytical evaluation from different perspectives.

PO4: Enlightened and effective Citizenship: Cultivate progressive citizenship for a knowledge society for peace and prosperity of nations and the world. Develop clear, rational and progressive thinking. Participate in decision-making concerning the society and upholding national development, integrity, unity and fraternity.

PO5: Values and Ethics: Recognize the importance, worth and usefulness of principles and standards of behaviour and moral dimensions of one’s own decisions and judgements. Be aware of various aspects of social responsibility through social, outreach, and cultural activities during the programme. Shape a personality which understands and appreciates religious and cultural diversity and plurality.

PO6: Sustainable development: Understand, organize and promote the principle of human development goals by sustaining the ability of natural systems, natural resources and ecosystem services upon which the economy and society depends.

PO7: Life-long process of Learning: Cultivate the proficiency to engage in independent, life-long and progressive learning abilities in the broadest context of changing socio-politico-economic-cultural and technological scenario.

PO8: Employment Skills: Be prepared for employment in various fields by developing reading, writing and comprehension skills which make the students fit and eligible for jobs in the government and non-government sectors. A broad spectrum study of various subjects helps the students compete in various examinations for employment after graduation.

Programme Specific Outcomes:

PSO1 Disciplinary Knowledge

PSO2 Critical Thinking

PSO3 Critical Appreciation

PSO4 Theory Appreciation

PSO5 Research Skills

PSO6 Presentation Skills

PSO7 Developing Empathy

PSO8 Societal Awareness

PSO9 Close Textual Reading

PSO10 Language Proficiency

PSO11 Academic Writing

PSO 12 Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Paper Name & Course Outcomes for CBCS Syllabus:

Classical Literature

CC 1 ENGACOR01T Indian Classical Literature (Sem I)

CC 2 ENGACOR02T European Classical Literature (Sem I)

CC 3 ENGACOR03T Indian writing in English (Sem II)

CC 4 ENGACOR04T– BRITISH POETRY & DRAMA (14TH-17TH C) (Sem II)

CC 5 ENGACOR05T American Literature (Sem III)

CC 6 ENGACOR06T Popular Literature (Sem III)

CC 7 ENGACOR07T British Poetry and Drama (17th -18th C) (Sem III)

CC 8 ENGACOR08T British Literature (18th C) (Sem IV)

CC 9 ENGACOR09T British Romantic Literature (Sem IV)

CC 10 ENGACOR10T 19th C British Literature (Sem IV)

CC 11 ENGACOR11T Women’s Writing (Sem V)

CC 12 ENGACOR12T Early 20th C British Literature (Sem V)

CC 13 ENGACOR13T Modern European Drama (Sem VI)

CC 14 ENGACOR14T Postcolonial Literature (Sem VI)

Discipline Centric Elective Courses

ENGADSE01T Old English Literature, Philology and Rhetoric and Prosody (Sem V)

ENGADSE02T Literary Types and Terms (Sem V)

ENGADSE04T Literary Criticism (Sem VI)

ENGADSE05T Partition Literature (Sem VI)

After completion of the course students will be able to:

	Cos	Knowledge level Bloom’s Taxonomy	PSOs mapping
CO1	The core course familiarizes students with the ancient classics from the Indian subcontinent and is a foundational course that bears reference to the later core courses. CC1 offers students critical readings of selected texts from ancient Indian literature along with their socio-cultural contexts. Simultaneously, students are also acquainted with classical literary theories for a more precise appreciation of the aesthetics of the ancient texts.	trace, associate, interpret	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO2	The course acquaints students with the ancient classics from Europe and is a foundational course that bears reference to the later core courses. It includes ancient European epics, narrative poems and dramas that are seen as important origins and influences for later European literatures. The learners get detailed insights into Platonic and Aristotelian theories that are considered fundamental for any student of Western literature.	initiate, establish, connect, prepare	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO3	The course offers an in-depth knowledge about the socio-cultural history of colonial and postcolonial India through a selection of texts by Indians writing in English. Indians writing in English constitute a significant and thriving branch of English literature. Beginning with early writers like Derozio and Dutt and going on to current and modern ones like Bond and Rushdie, the course straddles a range of genres like poetry, fiction and drama in Indian English.	recognize, assess, evaluate	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO4	The course spans British Poetry and Drama from 14th to 17Th century. The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO5	Students get acquainted with the American dream, social realism, folklore, politics of race, gender and colour through a variety of texts including American poetry, fiction and drama. Through this course, they are initiated in a subsidiary branch of English literature.	Identify, explore, elaborate	1,2, 3, 4,5,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO6	This unique course brings together texts and contexts outside the so-called canonical boundaries and invites the students to engage with a critical understanding of the contexts of popular or entertaining literature through readings of genres like comic books, crime fiction, fantasy and child-centric literature.	Classify, interact, interpret, integrate	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO7	The course covers British Poetry and Drama from 17th to 18th century. The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	Outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO8	The course envelops British Literature of the 18th century. The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	Outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO9	The course focuses on British Romantic Literature. The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	Outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO10	The course spotlights 19th C British Literature. The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	Outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO11	In this course studying seminal women-centric texts authored by women writers across ages and geographies, help to ground the students not only in comprehending of the politics of gender but also instils a knowledge of feminist perspectives and the possibilities of resistance and negotiations through literature. Through this paper, the students get an idea of the multivalent aspects of Feminism, a theoretical area closely allied with literature and criticism.	Study, review, dissect, question, facilitate, develop philosophy	1,2, 3, 4,5,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO12	This paper deals with early 20th century British Literature The texts along with the respective background-studies provide students with a strong idea about the literary periods and the contemporary social changes affecting the literary characteristics of the corresponding eras. They also develop a detailed critical understanding of the texts and authors in the syllabus. This helps students to have an over-arching as well as a meticulously detailed understanding and appreciation of British canonical literature.	Outline, distinguish, discuss, develop, detail, enable	1,2, 3, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO13	The course examines plays of key European playwrights from the 19th through 21st centuries, namely Ibsen, Brecht, Beckett, and Ionesco. A brief history of European theatre in the specified timeframe is also studied to initiate students to the socio-cultural background that shaped the dramatic works. The course allows the students to identify and critically analyze the key critical concepts and practices of modern European drama – from Realism to Epic theatre, from Problem plays to the Theatre of the Absurd.	Characterize, explore, evaluate	1,2, 3, 4,5,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CO14	The course deals with literatures from previously colonized spaces like the Caribbean countries and Latin America, Africa, India and Australia. Through representative texts this course familiarizes students with aspects of decolonization – hegemony, hybrid identities, postcolonial cultures and globalization. Going through the colonial histories and postcolonial texts from varied regions, the students also get an idea of the interconnections and commonality of the socio-culturally diverse writings.	Examine, question, critique, interpret, reconstruct/dismantle, develop philosophy	1,2, 3, 4,5,7, 8,9,10,11,12
CODSE01	This paper focuses on Old English or Anglo Saxon history and literature, a brief section on the history of language and rhetoric and prosody. This course helps provide a base for history of origins and developments of English language and literature along with knowledge of rhetorical devices and metrical scansion.	locate, distinguish, identify, cultivate	1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
CODSE02	The course concerns literary types and terms. The students are acquainted with the history, development and generic characteristics of Tragedy, Comedy and Novel along with frequently used literary terms. This course provides a solid foundation for appreciating a text within its generic tradition.	Define, appraise, contrast, assess	1, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12
CODSE04	This paper concentrates on literary criticism and theory. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of major literary theories and their key proponents, concepts, and methodologies. They develop the ability to critically analyze literary texts through various theoretical lenses, like Marxisim, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, Feminism and Postcolonialism. This will enable students to apply appropriate literary theories to diverse texts, demonstrating how theoretical perspectives can illuminate different aspects of literature. Students will enhance their research skills, refine their academic writing abilities, cultivate critical thinking skills, and recognise the interdisciplinary nature of literary theory.	Facilitate, develop, enable, enhance, employ	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12
CODSE05	The course introduces a momentous and painful episode in the history of India – the partition of the nation, through the literature that mourns the loss and records the trauma, dislocation and death of masses amidst fury, fear, violence and anarchy. The assigned texts address the pre-partition map of the undivided colonized nation as well as the horror and violence of partition as experienced on the personal front. The course presents several concerns related to the moment and its aftermath – mass-migration, loss of identity, trauma, ideas of home and exile, memoirs and memories as alternative histories – that combine to help students understand the painful and bloody chapter in Indian history from several perspectives.	Identify, illustrate/document/portray, explore, weigh alternatives, judge problems/issues,	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

PO MATRIX

POs

CC1

CC2

CC3

CC4

CC5

CC6

CC7

CC8

CC9

CC10

CC11

CC12

CC13

CC14

DSE 1

DSE 2

DSE 3

DSE 4

1.Communication Skills

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2. Social Responsibility

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3. Critical Logical and Rational Thinking

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4. Enlightened and Effective Citizenship

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5. Values and Ethics

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6. Sustainable Development

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7. Life long Process of Learning

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8. Employment Skills

Paper Name & Course Outcomes for NEP Syllabus:

DS 1 ENGDSC101T HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE (Sem 1)

DS 2 ENGDSC202T HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERARY TERMS (Sem 2)

After completion of the course students will be able to:

Cos

Knowledge level

Bloom’s Taxonomy

PSOs mapping

CO1

The course provides a chronological outline of the periods in the history of English literature in Britain. The history and social context of each period along with the philosophical discourses and literary characteristics of the respective periods (starting from the Middle English period to Postmodern period) create a foundation for further studies in literature.

Identify, picture graphically, tabulate, correspond, characterize, summarize, integrate

1, 5,6, 10,11,12

CO2

The history of English language provides students with an understanding of the evolution and growth of the language from the Anglo-Saxon period to the contemporary times. The paper also initiates the study of distinctive literary genre like Tragedy, Comedy, Poetry and Novel along with the fundamental concepts of each genre. This will enable students to engage critically with the literary texts in the later semesters.

locate, identify, cultivate distinguish, classify

1, 5,6, 10,11,12

PO MATRIX

PO	DSE 1	DSE 2
1.Communication Skills	√	√
2. Social responsibility
3. Critical Logical and Rational Thinking	√	√
4. Enlightened and Effective Citizenship
5. Values and Ethics
6. Sustainable Development	√	√
7. Lifelong Process of Learning	√	√
8. Employment Skills

DR. CHAITI MITRA

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DR. RAKHI GHOSH

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Dr. Gargi Gangopadhyay

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MS DWAITA DEY

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MS SUCHETONA PAL

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Academic Calendar	Download
August 2023 – January 2024	View
July 2022 – June 2023	View

Routine	Download
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ENG ROUTINE Jan- July Even Sem(2021)	View
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ENG ODD SEM ROUTINE JULY – DEC 2020	View
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Study Material	Download
African American History / MS DWAITA DEY	View
Alice in the Classroom / DR. GARGI GANGOPADHYAY	View
Introduction to Romanticism / DR. GARGI GANGOPADHYAY	View
Representation of Victorian Childhood in the Alice Books / DR. GARGI GANGOPADHYAY	View
Pride and Prejudice / DR. RAKHI GHOSH	View
Women and Marriage in Victorian England / DR. RAKHI GHOSH	View

Continuous Evaluations	Download
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Mock test cc1 cc2 2021	View
Sem 2 CC4	View
Sem 3. 2022	View
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Sem 4 2022 CC8	View
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Extension Lectures/ Interdisciplinary Seminars/ Webinars/ Workshops

2023- 2024

Sl No.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Title
1.	28.02.2024 & 01.03.2024	Extension Lecture under Global Engagement Programme	Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra, Professor at St. John’s University, Minnesota, USA	An Introduction to Postcolonial Theory
2	13.03.2024	Extension Lecture	Dr. Argha Banerjee, Associate Professor, Department of English, St. Xavier’s College	Modern European Drama: A brief Introduction
3.	29.05.2024	Extension Lecture	Dr. Saheli Roy Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, RKSMVV	Marxism: Some Basic Concepts
4.	19.06.2024	Extension Lecture	Dr. Soma Marik, Associate professor, Department of History, RKSMVV	Strands and Waves of Feminism

2022-2023

Sl. No.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Title
1.	11.05.2023	Extension Lecture	Prof Dwaita Dey, Department of English, RKSMVV	Global Engagement Programme. ‘Throwing Light’ on ‘Heart of Darkness’: An Analysis of the Title of Conrad’s Novel
2.	14.06.2023	Extension Lecture	Dr. Sunetra Mitra, Assistant professor, Department of History, RKSMVV	The Partition of India 1947
3.	19.06.2023	Extension Lecture	Dr. Saheli Roy Chowdhury, Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, RKSMVV	Marxism: Some Basic Concepts
4.	17.10.2023	Extension Lecture	Dr. Sipra Mukherjee, Professor, Department of English, West Bengal State University	Modernism: An Introduction
5.	17.11.2023 to 08.12.2023	Global Engagement Programme	Ms. Dwaita Dey, Department of English, Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan & Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra, Department of English, The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, Minnesota	Global Engagement Programme on Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness
6.	15.09.2022- 16.09.2022	International Phygital Seminar	Day 1- Dr. Rimli Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of English, Delhi University, Christoph Knoblauch, Professor, the Institute for Theology and the Institute for Early Childhood Education, Ludwigsburg University of Education Day 2 – Dr. Swapna Banerjee, Professor of History Brooklyn College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York	Spaces/Places of Growing Up: Mapping the Geographies of Childhood
7.	30.11.2022	Extension Lecture	Ananya Sasaru, lecturer of English, Uluberia College and PhD scholar, Department of English, the University of Calcutta	Tunnelling into the Past: Memories and the Spectral Hauntings in Virginia Woolf and Sylvia Plath

2021 – 2022

Sl. No.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Event Title
1	1 .07.2021 & 02.07.2021	Online Lecture series	Day 3 – Dr. Tista Das, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Bankura University Day 4 – Dr. Anwesha Sengupta Assistant Professor, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata	Partition Narratives: Day 3 -“Women in India’s Partition” Day 4 – The Railway Refugees of Bengal Partition: Revisiting Sealdah Station of 1950s- 60s’
2	12.01.2022	Extension Lecture	Dr. Kabir Chattopadhyay,Assistant Teacher, The Heritage School	Why on earth should someone study Harry Potter?”The Social and Cultural Importance of Popular Children’s Literature”
3.	16.01.2022	Extension Lecture	Dr. Debarati Dutta, Assistant Professor, Dhupguri Girls’ College	Who cares, who killed Roger Ackroyd, or do we? :Unsettling the detective convention in the world of Christie”
4.	05.03.2022	Extension Lecture	Dr. Siddhartha Biswas, Assosiate Professor, University of Calcutta	Twentieth century Modern European Drama
5.	09.03.2022	Extension Lecture	Dr. Nishi Pulugurtha,Assistant Professor, BKC College	British Romanticism
6.	30.05.2022	Extension Lecture	Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra,College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University Minnesota	The Legacy of Sake Dean Mahomet: Introducing Indian Writing in English

2020 – 2021

Sl. No.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Title
1.	04.08.2020–10.08.2020	Workshop & Online lecture series)	Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra,Professor, Department of English, College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University Minnesota	Interrogating the Colonial: Lectures on Heart of Darkness and Wide Sargasso Sea
2.	21.01.2021	Online Lecture	Niladri R Chatterjee, Professor, Kalyani University	Why Masculinity Studies is Feminist?”
3.	4.03.2021	Online Extension Lecture	Dr. Arpa Ghosh, Associate Professor, English,Vivekananda College for Women	An Introduction to Classical European Literature
4.	13.06.2021 & 16.06.2021	Online Extension Lecture	Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra,Professor, Department of English, College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University Minnesota	Chinua Achebe and the Postcolonial Novel

2019 – 2020

Sl. NO.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Title
1.	16. 08.2019	Extension Lecture	Dr. Modhumita Roy, Associate Professor, Tufts University	Postmodernism”,
2.	12.05.2020	Webinar	Dr. Sanmita Ghosh, Assitanat Professor of English, Hooghly Mohsin College Dr. Sipra Mukherjee, Professor in the English Department at West Bengal State University	Decoding Darwin
3	22.06.2020	Webinar	Dr. Madhuchhanda Mitra,Professor,College of Saint Benedict, Saint John’s University Minnesota	Indian Writing in English

2018 July 2019 June

Sl. No.	Date	Event	Resource Person	Title
1.	26.11.2018	Extension Lecture	Dr. Subarna Mondol, Sanskrit University, Kolkata	Gothic in Literature,
2	06.12.2018	Extension Lecture	Professor M. Mitra, St John’s University, Minnesota, USA	Heart Of Darkness

Educational Trips/ Literary Fest/ Meets & Fairs / Theatre Visits

2022July -2023 June

Sl. No.	Date	Place/ Places Visited/ Activity	Objective
	10.1.2023	a visit to Chandannagar	Exploring history and heritage
	10.04.2023	Revelio’23
		Cultural Competition on photography, doodling, mini-fiction writing and slam poetry	Departmental Fest
		Eita Tomar Gaan – workshop on songwriting and song making with the acclaimed singer and songwriter/ filmmaker/ author Anindya Chattopadhyay	Workshop on songwriting and songmaking

2021-2022

Sl. No.	Date	Place/ Places Visited/ Activity	Objective
1.	10.07.2021	A talk – “Sustaining the Politics of Calcutta’s South Park Street Cemetery in Sandip Ray’s Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2019)” presented by Ms. Namrata Chowdhury, an Assistant Professor of St. Xavier’s college and an ex-student from the Department	Evoke research interest among students
2.	02.08.2021	Online session – ‘More Power to Your PowerPoint: Skills of Academic Presentation’ presented by Akaksha Krishnatre, ex-student of the department	Guide the students about the various methods, tips and tricks of preparing a power-point presentation for academic purpose
3	20.09.21 – 03.11.2021	Add on Certificate course – ‘Decoding Gender: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’ Resource persons – Dr.Raili Roy Dr. Meenakshi Malhotra Mr. Prabuddha Banerjee Dr.Modhumita Roy Ms. Anuradha Ghosh Ms. Vandana AlaseHazra Dr. Hardik Brata Biswas Dr.Chandrava Chakravarty Dr.Sanmita Ghosh Dr. Sneha Kar Chaudhuri Dr. Sugata Ray Dr.Soumitra Shankar Datta Ms. Subhangi Singh Ms. Barsha Chakraborty	Explore the area of gender from a numerous perspectives by engaging it with different theoretical parameters and critical lens
4.	05.04.2022	Training session – ‘Stand Up Against Street Harassment’, presented by Bisma Javed	Enlighten the students upon the various types of street harassments and the possible means of resisting them
5.	20.04.2022	A visit to Indian Museum	Explore the archival history
6.	28.05.2022	Session on Career-planning- “Goals beyond Graduation: Conversations with the Departmental Alumni” presented by ex-students of the department Sulagna Sarkar (Batch of 2020) and Akanksha Krishnatre (Batch of 2021)	Guide the undergraduate students on career planning.

2020- 2021

Sl. No.	Date	Place/Places Visited/ Activity		Objective
1.	1.01.2020- 24.12.2021	Add-on Certificate course in English for Academic Purposes (EAP)		Enhance the writing skill of the students, especially for academic purpose
2.	20.02.2021	Revelio’21 “From Kabul to Kolkata: Of Memories, Belonging and Identity” -A Talk by the author Nazes Afroz, Cultural Competition on Slam Poetry, Photography		Cultural Awareness, Author meet, Departmental Fest
	21.02.2021		Revelio ‘21 Online “Beyond Graduation: The Wider Horizon”	Counselling for Higher Studies

2019-2020

Sl. No	Date	Place/ Places Visited / Activity		Objective
1.	17.11.2019	Revelio’19 Translating the Margins: Facts, Fictions and Findings” –A talk by Dr. Sipra Mukherjee on the translation of Manoranjan Byapari’s book Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit		Author Meet
		“We Shall Overcome”- Performance and Songs as the Confluence of Music” by Kabir Chattopadhyay		Talk and performance
		“I Bet You Can Draw Cartoons” – Workshop by singer and cartoonist Upal Sengupta on Cartoons		Workshop on Cartooning
		‘It’s my own invention” Cultural competition		Departmental fest
2.	29.11.2019	Visit to Academy of Fine Arts for the play ‘Mrichchhakatika’		Theatre performance
3.	19.01.2019	A heritage and food walk in the “Grey Town” of the city Kolkata with Sri Shuddhabrta Deb.		A historical exploration of the city
4.	25.02.2020		A visit to Kolkata Book-fair		Educational
5.	26.04.2020		Open event on social media – Sounds of Silence		Cultural

2018 July -2019 June

Sl. No.	Date	Place/ Places Visited/ Activity		Objective
1.	22.08.2018	A Visit to theatre for Nathbati Anathbat		Theatre performance
2.	11.01.2019	Excursion to Serampore, Danish colony		Exploring history and heritage
3.	23.02.2019	A visit to theatre for Tughlaq		Theatre performance
44.	24.05.2019		Students’ performance Shakespeare Lives’- a short play to commemorate Shakespeare’s 455th birthday	cultural
55	15.05.2019		Visit to Padatik for the bilingual drama, I am Hamlet, a modern day adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy	Theatre Performance

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Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan

Department of English

Policy on Advanced and Slow Learners vide Meeting held on 12^th September 2019

Policy Statement

In accordance with the institution’s guidelines on Slow and Advanced Learners, the department has framed a Policy to develop the students’ potentials to the fullest.

The Policy is designed to address the wide difference in the students’ language and comprehension skills and abilities.

The Policy is based on acknowledgement of student demography and diversity in the department, namely rural/urban, vernacular/ English medium, exposure, or the lack of it, to literary and cultural texts.

Taking into consideration the Semester-bound Teaching-Learning system, the department has tried its best to accommodate methods that are best suited to the system.

The procedure of addressing the needs of the Slow and Advanced learners involves the following stages:

Student Orientation: The newly admitted students will be familiarized with the syllabus, primary and critical texts, teaching-learning methods and levels if difficulty, evaluation systems and the career/professional opportunities.

Assessment: Advanced and Slow Learners in each new batch of students will be assessed through the following evaluations:

Class responses in the teaching-learning process
Earlier readings in the subject and related areas
A written exercise after about a month of classes to evaluate comprehension and expression abilities, including language skills
Written performances through class work and class tests

Identification: Based on these assessments, a list of advanced and slow learners will be prepared for each new batch of students.

Advanced learners will have better performance skills, greater receptive and critical thinking abilities and wider readings in areas related to the subject.

Slow learners will show poor class performance and lesser comprehension of the classroom teaching-learning.

Measures:

Advanced Learners:

Will be introduced to critical/advanced materials (in addition to regular class hand-outs) to sharpen their critical thinking abilities
Will be encouraged to participate in research-based projects/students’ papers/critical debates within and outside the institution
Will be guided to explore research techniques for projects and assignments
Will be sent to suitable seminars/conferences/workshops convened by other institutions
Will be encouraged to take up internships
Will be encouraged to take available and relevant MOOCs in addition to class teaching.

Slow Learners:

Will be engaged in individual discussions with faculty members for clarification, outside the scheduled time table.
Will be provided with suitable, easy-reading materials (in addition to class hand-outs)
Will be taught in class through visual-based/innovative teaching methods to generate interest
Will be given easy assignments to develop answer writing skills
Will be provided with suggested questionnaires to prepare them for examinations
Will be provided personal counselling and encouragement, in and outside classes

Evaluation:

Through end-semester results.
Each batch will be re-evaluated the next year. Thus for UG students, each batch will go through three assessments during their six semester (3 years) UG duration.
Based on their performance, students can be moved from Slow to General, General to Advanced, or even General to Slow.

Documentation: The department will keep a record of the advanced planning and the subsequent activities undertaken and the resultant outcome and will submit an annual report (for all programmes and for all current batches) to the IQAC by 31^st May each year.

Annual Mode

Year		Appeared	Passed	1^St class	University Ranks (1^stto 10^th)
2018	H	8	8	1	1^st
2019	H	15	15	1	1^st
2020	H	12	12	1

CBCS Systems

Year	Appeared	Passed	CGPA 6-7 (60% -70%)	CGPA 7 – 8 (70% – 80%)	CGPA 8 – 9 (80% – 90%)	CGPA 9-10 Above 90%
2018-2021	11	11			6	5
2019-2022	08	08		1	6	1
2020-2023	16	15	2	7	4	2
2021-2024	10	10	2	4	3	1

2018-19:

Higher Education:

Year	Name of student placed / enrolling into higher education and contact details	Programme graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details / Name of institution joined	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement) / Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2018-19	Dipanwita Biswas	B.A. Hons. In English	Guru Govind Sing Indraprastha University	M.A.in English
2018-19	Nabaneeta Polley	B.A. Hons. In English	University of Calcutta	M.A. in English
2018-19	Prarthita Roy	B.A. Hons. In English	Indraprastha University	M.A. in English
2018-19	Mrittika Dutta	B.A. Hons. In English	Loreto College, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2018-19	Anwesha Saha	B.A. Hons. In English	St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2018-19	Anusree Kole	B.A. Hons. In English	St Xavier’s University, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2018-19	Moumita Nandi	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu College, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2018-19	Ashmita Kar	B.A. Hons. In English	Rabindra Bharati University	M.A. in Classical Music
2018-19	Anindita Chakraborty	B.A. Hons. In English	University of Calcutta	M.A. in Comparative Literature

Placement:

Year	Name of student placed / enrolling into higher education and contact details	Program graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details / Name of institution joined	Designation	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement) / Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2018-19	Rhitobrita Chakraborty	B.A. Hons. In English	PwC India	Content and Knowledge Management Associate	700000

2019-20:

Higher Education:

Year	Name of student placed / enrolling into higher education and contact details	Programme graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details / Name of institution joined	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement) / Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2019-20	Prognya Chakraborty	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan College	M.A. in English
	Aishi Mishra	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan College	M.A. in English
	Swastika Sanyal	B.A. Hons. In English	Sri Ramakrishna Sarada College of Education, Murshidabad	B.Ed
	Arunima Das	B.A. Hons. In English	Visva Bharati University	M.A. in English

	Shrestha Biswas	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan College, Kolkata	M.A. in English
	Poushali Bhattacharya	B.A. Hons. In English	St.Paul’s Cathedral Mission College	M.A. in English
	Mrittika Das	B.A. Hons. In English	St.Paul’s Cathedral Mission College	M.A. in English

Placement:

Year	Name of student placed / enrolling into higher education and contact details	Program graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details / Name of institution joined	Designation	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement) / Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2019-20	Sulagna Sarkar	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	192000
2019-20	Paulomi Lahiri	B.A. Hons. In English	The British Institutes	Academic Counsellor and Office Coordinator	144000
2019-20	Amrita Mitra	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	192000

2020-21:

Higher Education:

Year	Name of student enrolling into higher education and contact details	Program graduated from	Name of institution joined	Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2020-21	Sunanda Roy	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan College	M.A. in English
2020-21	Shreyosy Maiti	B.A. Hons. In English	The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda	M.A. in English
2020-21	Saumi Mondal	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2020-21	Srijani Pal	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2020-21	Akansha Krishnatre	B.A. Hons. In English	Presidency University	M.A. in English
2020-21	Abhisikta Ghosh	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Kolkata	M.A. in English
2020-21	Madhusree Maitra	B.A. Hons. In English	West Bengal State University	M.A. in English
2020-21	Sneha Barman	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan College	M.A. in English
2020-21	Rishika Ghosh	B.A. Hons. In English	The Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda	M.A. in English

Placement:

Year

Name of student

Programme graduated from

Name of the employer with contact details

Designation

Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement)

2020-21

Ipshita Saha

B.A. Hons. In English

TCS

Trainee BPS

192000

2021-22:

Higher Education:

Year	Name of student enrolling into higher education and contact details	Programme graduated from	Name of institution joined	Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2021-22	Archi Chakraborty	B.A. Hons. In English	University of Calcutta	M.A in English
	Dimita Acharya	B.A. Hons. In English	Shantiniketan Govt. College of Nursing	B.Sc. nursing

Placement:

Year	Name of student placed and contact details	Programme graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details	Designation	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement)
2021-22	Soumi Mandal	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	156000
2021-22	Swagata Ghoshal	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	156001
2021-22	Ankita Datta	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	156002
2021-22	Janayitri Mandal	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee BPS	156002

2022-23:

Higher Education:

Year	Name of student enrolling into higher education and contact details	Program graduated from	Name of institution joined	Name of program admitted to (applicable for students who progressed to higher education)
2022-23	Adrija Biswas	B.A. Hons. In English	IGNOU	M.A in Journalism and Mass Communication
2022-23	Anushka Bhattacharya	B.A. Hons. In English		CAT 2024 Preparation Course
2022-23	Anushka Nashkar	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu college	M.A in English
2022-23	Madhurima Bairaagi	B.A. Hons. In English	University of Hyderabad	M.A in English
2022-23	Nabamita Basu	B.A. Hons. In English	Shri Shikshayatan	M.A in English
2022-23	Rajasri Sarkar	B.A. Hons. In English		Government Exams Preparation Course
2022-23	Ramyani Mukherjee	B.A. Hons. In English	RICE	Government Exams Preparation Course
2022-23	Saheli Ghosh	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu college	M.A in English
2022-23	Sarmi Biswas	B.A. Hons. In English	Sarojini Naidu college	M.A in English
2022-23	Urbi Roy	B.A. Hons. In English	Rabindra Bharati University	M.A in English
2022-23	Aheli Sen	B.A. Hons. In English	Rabindra Bharati University	M.A in English

Placement:

Year	Name of student placed	Program graduated from	Name of the employer with contact details	Designation	Pay package at appointment (In INR per annum) (applicable for students who got placement)
2022-23	Tanuja Midde	B.A. Hons. In English	Teleperformance	Customer Service Associate Voice
2022-23	Sukanya Das	B.A. Hons. In English	Bajaj alliance
2022-23	Singini Ghosh, 7439444470	B.A. Hons. In English	TCS	Trainee	127920

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

NET/SET Qualification – 2018-2024

Name	Year of passing
Chandrama Basu (JRF)	2018-19
Triparna Chattopadhyay	2019-2020
Shreyosy Maiti	2024
Rishika Ghosh	2024
Anushree Kole	2024

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Freshers Welcome 2022	View
Virtual Farewell 2021	View
Shakespeare’s day 2019 Video 1	View
Shakespeare’s Day 2019 video 2	View

Revelio – Literary Meet and Culture Fest

Started in 2019, by the Department of English, Revelio is a literary meet and cultural fest that celebrates the joys of learning through unconventional mediums. Conceptualized as an amalgam of a high-brow Meet, where eminent guest speakers would come to talk about their celebrated works or hold workshops on their fields of excellence; and a youthful Fest, throbbing with the energy of the young college-goers who can showcase their talents through their original and creative compositions at various open competitions, our event is named REVELIO.

Revelio 2019 (17- 11-2019)

‘Translating the Margins: Facts, Fictions and Findings’ – Dr. Sipra Mukherjee’s talk on her award-winning translation of Manoranjan Byapari’s book Interrogating My Chandal Life: An Autobiography of a Dalit
“Performance and songs as the Confluence of Music and Literature” – talk by Mr. Kabir Chattopadhyay, lyricist, singer-musician and PhD scholar at Trinity University
A workshop on cartoons and cartooning conducted by the singer and cartoonist Mr. Upal Sengupta
Students’ Competition – “It’s my own invention” – an original composition performed by the students and judged by the invited guests

Revelio 2021 (20^th and 21^st Feb, 2021, online)

“From Kabul to Kolkata: Of Memories, Belonging and Identity”, a talk by Nazes Afroz, author, translator, photographer and freelance journalist.
The Spoken Word (Slam Poetry Competition)
Announcement of Prizes for Doodle-do, Framed, The Spoken Word
Beyond Graduation: The Wider Horizon – Higher Studies Counselling by Departmental Alumni
Departmental Reunion celebrating 25^th year of the Department of English

Celebrating Shakespeare

In the history of English and world literature, Shakespeare holds an unparalleled place. Our students aim to celebrate this literary giant in their own ways and reflect on how his contributions are an important part of our lives in ways that often go unnoticed.

Every year the Departmental students commemorate the Bard of Avon by staging adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays, creating celebratory videos or witty skits.

In 2019 April, the students stages an original play titled ‘Shakespeare Lives’

In 2020 during the pandemic closure, students produced a short video with original artworks titled ‘Remembering Shakespeare’.

In 2021, with the continuation of the pandemic, the students produced an original skit on Shakespeare’s contribution to our everyday vocabulary, titled ‘Shakespeare – Our Contemporary’.

The Notebook

The Notebook is a literature and creative arts blog run by the students of the Department of English. The blog primarily follows the journey of the students through different events, exploration of new art forms and writing about interesting topics. It also provides a solid platform for our students to explore and share their own passion in various fields.

https://rksmvvthenotebook.wordpress.com/category/rksmvv/

After Hours

After Hours is a Department run literary club that offers it members, students and faculty alike, a platform to share their mutual love of literature and the other arts in all forms and mediums. The idea behind the conception of the club was to encourage the students to take part in various activities like creating memory projects, researching illustrations or discussing their favourite book covers.

Students’ Research Circle

The Students’ Research Circle is an online platform, where our current and ex-students can talk about and present their academic papers/MA disseminations/M.Phil or PhD research/Postdoctoral studies. The initiative is conceived as a forum of academic exchange between the faculty, current students and our ex-students.

For the maiden session, held on 10^th July 2021, Ms. Namrata Chowdhury, ex-student of our department and currently an Asst. Professor of English at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata and a doctoral scholar at West Bengal State University, talked on ‘Sustaining the Politics of Cultural Memory in the Design of Calcutta’s South Park Street Cemetery in Sandip Ray’s Gorosthaney Sabdhan (2010)’.

Co-curricular Awards

Won by Departmental Students at Prestigious Events

Akanksha Krishnatre of Semester IV, ranked 1^st as the best speaker against the motion, in the debate held on the motion ‘Charles Dickens: A rebel novelist?’ at Oxford bookstore, on 22^nd February 2020.

Sunanda Roy of Semester IV, ranked 2^nd, in the folk unplugged singing competition, at Amity University on 4^th March 2020.

Rishika Ghosh of Semester IV, ranked 2^nd, in the poster competition ‘Revisiting Gandhi in modern times’ at Belur Vidyamandir on 4^th March 2020.

Rishika Ghosh of Semester III, ranked 1^st, at the ‘Safe Drive Save Life’ poster competition, Organized by the Kolkata police in the September of 2019.

Riya Bahadur and Akanksha Krishnatre of Semester II, ranked 1^st and 2^nd respectively, for the prize for best speakers for and against the motion, in the debate on Environment Organized by Belur Vidyamandir on 6^th February 2019.

Ashmita Kar was awarded the 3^rd prize in Dhrupad and Keyal category in the Sate Level Competitions 2016-17 held by West Bengal Rajya Sangeet Academy.

Ashmita Kar of 3^rd year, ranked 2^nd in Bhajan category, at the Talent Search Contest organized by Dover Lane Music Conference and Academy on 26^th December 2016.

OUR ACHIEVERS

Special Achiever

Asmita Kar (Batch of 2019) – Champion in the prestigious Pan- Bengal ZEE Sa re Ga Ma Pa music competition in 2023

University Rank Holders

Anwesha Saha (Batch of 2019) – University topper in English Honours in 2019.

Akanksha Krishnatre (Batch of 2021) – University topper in English Honours in 2021.

Shreyosy Maiti (Batch of 2021) – 3rd rank holder in English Honours in the University

Srijani Pal (Batch of 2021) – 4th rank holder in English Honours in the University

Abhisikta Ghosh (Batch of 2021) – 9th rank holder in English Honours in the University

Tinni Giri, Batch of 2018

University First rank holder in English Honours

Compeleted MA, currently preparing for NET and further studies.

Chandrama Basu, Batch of 2016

University Fourth rank holder in English Honours

Qualified NET, JRF scholarship holder (2018)

Currently, State Appointed College Teacher (I), English Department, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanabis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata.

Sayantika Chakraborty, Batch of 2011

University First rank holder in English Honours

Qualified NET (2015),

Currently pursuing PhD from Florida University, with fully funded scholarship

Formerly Assistant Professor in English at St Paul’s College, Kolkata.

Namrata Chowdhury, Batch of 2011

Record Marks: 70% in Part I English Honours (Cumulative Aggregate 62.13%)
Qualified NET (2014)

Currently Assistant Professor, English Department, St Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

Pursuing PhD from West Bengal State University.

Completed PhD

Dr. Debarati Dutta

“The fashioning of democracy and the project of Multitude: A postcolonial critique of resistance through Hardt and Negri”, IIT, Kharagpur, 2018.

Dr. Rimi Ghosh Dastidar

“Metrical Measurement of Human Speech with Special Reference to Bangla Versification”, Jadavpur University, 2018.

Currently pursuing PhD

Sohini Sen

‘Scottish and Indian Interface in the Poetry of Alan Riach and Bashabi Fraser’, Bankura University.

Namrata Chowdhury

‘The Gastronostalgic Reconstruction of the City of Calcutta in Literature and Popular Culture’, West Bengal State University.

Sayantika Chakraborty

‘Feminization of Disasters: Gender and Post-colonial Ecology in South Asian Fiction’,

University of Florida.

Arpita Pandey

‘Painting, Patronage, Popular Culture: A Case Study of Art in Calcutta form 1770 to 1870’, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Chandrama Basu

‘Beyond Sensationalism: Alternate Readings of Yellowbacks from 1850 to 1890’, Presidency University.

Aitraa Saha

‘Sex Pedagogy and Various Media’, IIT, Madras.

Careers chosen by our Alumni

Faculty in Universities and Colleges:

Dr. Debarati Dutta, Dr. Rimi Ghosh Dastidar, Saswati De, Namrata Chowdhury, Sohini Sen, Sayantika Chakraborty, Triparna Chatterjee, Kathakali Sengupta, Enakshi Chakraborty.

Faculty in Government and Private Schools:

Koel Niyogi, , Ananya Chatterjee, Kasturi Sengupta Dasgupta, Sulagna Roy, Sayani Karan Pradhan, Sanhita Chakraborty, Ritu Bhattacharya, Indrani Mukherjee, Swastika Basu, Sushmita Dutta, Bhaswati Deb Roy, Ushasi Chatterjee, Jyotsna Rai, Shrabanti Panja, Nupur Kar Sengupta, Shreya Deb Ghosh, Subarna Ghoshal Batabyal, Debika Dey, Tami Sikdar Majumdar, Ishani Ghoshal.

Corporate/Private Sector/ IT Professionals:

Sonali Dey Majumdar, Suvashree Chakraborty, Chhandasi Nandi Saha, Aditi Bandopadhyay, Pranamita Paul, Sudeshna Roy, Arpita Paul, Poulomi Lahiri, Sulagna Sarkar, Bidipta Chatterjee Ghosh, DebdattaTopdar, Satarupa Saha, Arpita Banik

Govt./Public Sector Officers:

Soumita Chakraborty, Sananda Goswami

Bank Executives:

Swatilekha Saha Das, Hena Saha

Media/Journalism/Content Writers and Content Developers:

Rupa Ganguly Talukdar, Moumita Das, Pritha Basu Sarker, Rhitobrita Chakraborty, Sulagna Sarkar

Law:

Bipasha Dutta Nath, Chandrima Ukil

Librarian:

Sangsthita Chakrabarty

Published Author/ Artist/ Performer:

Lopamudra Banerjee, Madhumita Gupta, Ashmita Kar, Arpita Pandey

Entrepreneur:

Mitali Purkait Ghosh, Digital Concepts

Aditi Dasgupta, Symbiotique

Sayanti Das, Wolf Publications (Formerly an employee of IBM)

Debarati Roy, Elta Global (Formerly a senior trainer at the British Council)

Dr. Debarati Dutta, (PhD from IIT Kharagpur), Assistant Professor in English, Dhupguri Girls’ College, University of North Bengal.
	I am proud and privileged to have been taught by enthusiastic and caring teachers in the Honours programme during my undergraduate days at RKSMVV. The dedication and discipline that the professors instilled in me shaped the journey of my academic life in many ways. The passion and love for learning and a fellow feeling for the other had a humble beginning in the college which I love to cherish in days to come.

Koel Niyogi, Assistant Teacher (English) at Anandanagar Girls’ High School, Belur.
	I was a residential student and by the end of the three years my department had turned into the perfect place for solace, and where I truly felt at home. It is an understatement to say that my professors were very helpful. However, it was not just literature that they taught me. They made me what I am today by setting an example themselves in the way they conducted themselves in other aspects as well, apart from teaching. In fact, it is because of their motivation that I have evolved into the hardworking, focused and committed person that I am today. Their impression on me is an everlasting one.

Saswati De, Assistant Professor in the Department of English, St. Francis College for Women, affiliated to Osmania University.
	I am a proud alumnus of this department and owe a lot to them. My professors have provided me with the best possible grounding in literature and inspired me to take up higher studies and to excel in the subject that I chose for myself. Apart from academics, the department was vibrant with extracurricular activities that encouraged participation of students. We were fortunate to have such an amazing faculty,who not only inspired love and passion for the subject, but lent a personal touch in our well-being. My teachers have been my mentor in the truest sense of the term. They have been highly instrumental in motivating me to take up teaching as a profession.

Sayanti Das, Business Manager at IBM Bangalore.
	The department’s richness in terms of imparting knowledge and taking individual care of every student is what helped me reach where I am today. Each of our professors stood tall on their subject matter, which eventually helped me to develop and groom my skill set. I have imbibed the virtues of discipline, regularity, hard work and humility here, which helped me immensely to stay hungry to learn, work toward my goals and yet keep my humanity intact in my journey.

Debarati Roy, co-founder of ELTA Global, senior corporate and teacher trainer, IELTS examiner.
	Literature became the love of my life because of the professors who created magic in the class. The department became my second home and the best escape for three years. The English department became my safe haven solely because of the brilliant human beings who nurtured us, protected us, tolerated us, laughed and cried with us, backed us like parents, joked like friends, helped us dream beyond horizon and lastly, gave us credence to stand tall and live the best version of our lives.

Sohini Sen, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gobardanga Hindu College. She is also pursuing her Phd.
	Department of English, RKSMVV, is where my love for literature became my career choice and all thanks to this department, I decided to stay in academics. The discipline fostered by the teachers has helped lay the foundations without which no one can have either a successful or a satisfying personal and professional life. Despite the strictness, my batch mates and I enjoyed a special and unique bond with all the teachers of the department that I still hold dear and cherish.

Bidipta Chatterjee, Technical Writer at Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS).
	The department of English at RKSMVV will always be an integral part of my life. The education, discipline and maturity which it has instilled in me, always helped me to overcome both personal and professional challenges. I will forever be grateful to my professors, because it is their hard work that has ensured I become a capable human being.

Namrata Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Department of English, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous) Kolkata. Also pursuing her PhD.
	It was a major turning point in my life as I enrolled for the degree program at RKSMVV. The lectures left me wonderstruck every time with their magnitude. All my teachers there have been showering me with their love all these years. From lending books, to correcting answers even when on leave or sharing important tips to be the best, they have always been there for me. One can’t really thank their makers, but I am content I could answer “Dost thou know who made thee/ Gave thee life”, well yes, life through literature it is.

Sayantika Chakraborty, Fully-funded Doctoral candidate in the Department of English, University of Florida.
	The professors at RKSMVV have been instrumental in nurturing in me an ability to think and write critically and understand and derive the embedded meaning of the text on my own. With such continuous encouragement, support and careful nurturance, I have been able to achieve success not only in my graduation; but the teachings helped me to work toward success post college as well. My professors from RKSMVV are my eternal source of inspiration and both the Department and the college, paved ways for my research and pedagogy.

Chandrima Ukil (B.A English Hons,LL.B) Advocate, Calcutta High Court
	I consider pursuing English Honours from an institution like this was one of the best decisions of my life. The very supporting faculty helped me to enhance my skills to the optimum and still inspire me to never give up in life. They not only delivered classroom teachings but also opened a whole new realm to us by conducting short educational tours to heritage places. The class lectures used to promote critical thinking and enriched us with knowledge. We also had a departmental seminar library with wide array of books. Being a part of this department is an honour in itself.

Tinni Giri, Preparing for NET and advanced studies
	My experience at the Department of English, RKSMVV was undeniably rewarding. I highly appreciate the department’s holistic approach that taught me to extend the boundaries of understanding and developing multi-layered perspectives for a wider range of literary knowledge. We were provided with challenging and brainstorming practical, productive and creative assignments which helped us to learn to prepare for presentation of research papers in future with confidence and clarity. On that note, one of the most enriching aspects to mention is it’s profound collection of essential, unique and scholarly books on almost every subjects in our college library and most fascinatingly our departmental library that keeps upgrading and flourishing itself continuously.

Department of English

DR. CHAITI MITRA

DR. RAKHI GHOSH

Dr. Gargi Gangopadhyay

MS DWAITA DEY

MS SUCHETONA PAL