Designation: Associate Professor and Head,
Department of English
Contact: 9475909166
Email: paramitaghosh0501@gmail.com
Address for Correspondence: Maynaguri College, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal: 735224
Educational Qualification:
| Name of the Degree | Year of Passing | Institution | Percentage of Marks |
| BA | 1997 | TU | 52.7 |
| MA | 1999 | CSJMU | 65 |
| M. Phil | 2003 | HCU | 67.6 |
| NET | June- 2005 | UGC | JRF |
| P.hd | 2013 | NBU | N/A |
Specialization (if any): Postcolonial Literature
Areas of Interests: Postcolonial Literature, Mythology and Folk Literature
Courses Taught: B.A Hons/Programme/Major/Minor
Academic Experiences: 15 Years
Administrative Experiences: 15 Years
Research Experiences: 9 Years
List Of Publications:
1) “The Genre of Travel Writing Approximates to the Postcolonial Studies”; Palette; Volume 1; No 1; March 2007; pp 60-64.
2) “Home building and nation making—the great architects in V. S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas and Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines;” published in Literature and Criticism, Vol 6;2007-08; pp85 [ISSN: 0974-6021]
3) “Naga-Mandala – A Story by Rani”; Palette; Vol 2 No. 1; March 2009; pp 40-45.
4) “Desires from the World beyond and the Women in Naga-Mandala” in Indian Drama in English (2011), Ed. Kaustav Chakraborty, PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd [ISBN: 978-81-203-4289-7]
5) “The Making of The Ideal/ Domestic Woman in Indian Literature—“Art Thou Really Human, or Art thou Not Rather An Angel In Human Form?”” in Women Empowerment in The New Millenium: Where India Stands (2013), Ed. Prof Susmita Pandit, Creative Designers [ISBN: 978-81-924184-1-4]
6) “Globalisation and The Socio-Economic Transformation in North Bengal: A Selective Study” in The Changing Scenario of Socio Economic Life in North Bengal (A Study of Rajbansi Tribe Minorities in Postcolonial Period), 2013, Ed. Prof. Susmita Pandit, Dipali Publishers [ISBN: 978-81-89036-45-4]
7) “The Muggy Nights in Mumbai: When/Where Dattani’s Kings and Queens Fought Bravely” in Unmasking Power: Subjectivity and Resistance in Indian Drama in English (2014), Ed. Joydeep Sarkar, Anindya Bhattacharya, Papyrus [ISBN: 978-93-81287-40-8]
8) “V. S. Naipaul and His Cosmopolitan Migrants—A Selective Study” in V. S. Naipaul: An Anthology of 21st Century Criticism (2014), Ed. Ajay K. Chaubey, Atlantic [ISBN: 978-81-269-1904-8]
9) “Media and The Status of Women in India” in The Status of Indian Women: Social Economic and Political Perspectives (2015), Ed. Sanchita Bhattacharyya, Papyrus [ISBN: 978-81-908360-9-8]
10) “The Dalit Question in V. S. Naipaul’s Fiction” in the seminar proceeding of Theory and Practice of Human Rights: The Indian Context (2015), Rupali Publishers [ISBN: 978-93-81669-80-8]
11) “In Search of a Home Across Shadow Lines: The Divided Nations and Divided Hearts in Amitav Ghosh” in The Broken Pens: The (Indian) Partition in Literature and Films (2016), Ed. Dr. Pinaki Roy and Dr. Ashim Kumar Sarkar, Aadi Publications [ISBN: 978-93-82630-75-3]
12) The History of the Voiceless in Amitav Ghosh: A Selective Study, pp 108-114, RESEARCH CHRONICLER. Vol- VI, Issue- IV: April 2018, ISSN: 2347-5021
13) “The Muggy Nights in Mumbai: When/Where Dattani’s Kings and Queens Fought Bravely” pp:262-276 IN UNMASKING POWER (2014), ED. JAYDIP SARKAR, ANINDYA BHATTACHARYA, PAPYRUS, ISBN-978-93-81287-40-8
14) “Media and the Status of Women in India” pp: 77-97, IN THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN (2015), ED. SANCHITA BHATTACHARYYA, PAPYRUS, ISBN-978-81-908360-9-8
15) “The Concept of Migration and Exile in V. S. Naipaul—A Selective Study” pp. 74-90 IN V. S. NAIPAUL: AN ANTHOLOGY OF 21ST CENTURY CRITICISM (2015), ED. AJAY K. CHAUBEY, ATLANTIC, ISBN-978-81-269-1904-8
16) “In Search of Home Across Shadow Lines: The Divided Nations and Divided Hearts in Amitav Ghosh” pp. 104-113 IN THE BROKEN PENS (2016), ED. PINAKI ROY, ASHIM KUMAR SARKAR, AADI PUBLICATIONS, ISBN-978-93-82630-75-3
17) “The counter-discursive young and their oscillation between culture inherited and culture acquired in Naipaul’s A House for Mr Biswas and Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines” , pp 7768-7780 IN Think India Journal. Vol-22, Issue-22, 14th December 2019, ISSN -0971-1260
18) “A Brief Study on the Children and the Women as Victims of Human Trafficking: The Global Context”, in Child Trafficking: A Social Evil & Challenges, Ed. Madhusudan Karmakar, 2020, pp 181-188, Wizcraft, Maharashtra, ISBN 978-93-89488-20-3
Research
• Paramita Ghosh has completed her M. Phil from Central University, Hyderabad in the year 2003, the title of the research work was “Adventure at the Threshold: A Comparative Study of Pioneering Representation of Girl- Woman Protagonists in Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Richard Jefferies.”
• Paramita Ghosh submitted a Research Dissertation in aspiration of the degree of Ph.D. from the North Bengal University and was awarded the same in 2013. The Title of the submitted Thesis Paper, registered under the North Bengal University on 2006, reads “ Travel writing in the novels of V. S. Naipaul and Amitav Ghosh: A selective study.”
• Paramita Ghosh has completed a Minor Research Project under UGC sponsorship [UGC reference number F.PHW 146/09-10 (ERO). The Title of the proposal reads “Imperialism Through the Traveller’s Eye in the Novels of V. S. Naipaul and Amitav Ghosh: A Selective Study”.
International/ National Level Conference Organization/ Presentations/resource Person/invited Lecture
2024
• Resource Person in the National Seminar on “Echoes of Myth and Folklore: Exploring Literary Dimensions in the Indian Context” organized by Department of English, in collaboration with IQAC, Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, January 19th, 2024.
2023
• “Ecofeminism in the Context of India: An Analysis” in the National Seminar on “Exploring Nature through Ecocriticism: Towards Sustainable Development in the Age of Anthropocene” organized by Department of English, in collaboration with IQAC, Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, March 10th, 2023.
2022
• Resource Person in the National Seminar on ““Empowering India through Multilingualism: Bridging Cultures, Fostering Inclusivity” organized by Department of English, in collaboration with IQAC, Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, March 29th, 2022.
• “Literature and Indigenous Culture” in the International Seminar on “Azadi Ki Amrit Mahotsav: Cultural Heritage of Eastern Himalayas and Northeast India” organized by Department of English, Southfield College, Darjeeling, May 25th to 27th, 2022..
• “Indigenous Cultures & Cultural Globalization” in the National Seminar on “Inclusive Indigenous Knowledge Practices of The Eastern Himalayan Belt” organized by The Department of Nepali in Collaboration with The Department of English, Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, Bagdogra, November 25th to 26th, 2022.
2020
• “The Fight against Child Trafficking: The Indian Context” in an International Seminar on “Combating Child Trafficking: Vulnerability, Efforts and Challenges” organized by Department of Geography, Maynaguri College, in Collaboration with Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension, NBU, January 27th – 29th, 2020.
• Organized National Webinar on ‘Rethinking the notions of Nation and Space: Alternative musings of modernity from the Global South’ (29th August 2020), Organized By: Department of English, Maynaguri College and Department of English, Dhupguri Girls’ College, in Collaboration with IQAC, Maynaguri College
2019
• “Loss of Inheritance: A Search for Identity and History by Kiran Desai” in UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Darjeeling: In Search of People’s History” organized by Department of History, Southfield College on September 5th – 7th, 2019.
• “Human Rights: A Gender Perspective in Indian Context” in an ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on “Human Rights and Gender Justice: Issues, Perspective and Challenges” organized by Department of Bengali,Digboi Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Digboi, 31st August -1st September, 2019.
• “Rudradeva Maharaja to Rani Rudrama Devi—The Atypical Tale of an Indian Warrior” in a National Seminar on “Counter-Cultures of Indian Women: From Myth to Contemporary Representations” organized by Southfield College in Collaboration with Centre for Women’s Studies, NBU, March 18th -19th, 2019.
• “A Journey of Science through Literature” in an International Seminar on “The History of Science & Technology—A Journey from Metal Age to E-Age” organized by Department of Chemistry and IQAC, Alipurduar College, 12.03.2019.
• “The Rivals and Venice Preserv’d” in the Special Lecture Series organized by Birpara College, 02.03.2019.
• “Beginning of Drama” in the Special Lecture Series organized by Falakata College, 01.03.2019.
• “The Politics of Language” in an International Seminar on “Literature, History, Politics and Philosophy” organized by Alipurduar College in Collaboration with A.M.M, February 21st -23rd, 2019.
• “The Tale of Cheluvi: The Girl who Becomes the Flowering Tree” in an International Seminar on “Environment, Peace and Morality: East & West” organized by Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya in Collaboration with The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Exchange, ELON, NC, USA, January 11th -13th, 2019.
2018
• “A Dialogue with Dreams” in the Special Lecture Series organized by Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya, 21.08.2018.
2016
• “Globalization Denounced: Damaged Ecology and Ravaged Self in Caryl Churchill’s The Striker” in an International Seminar on “Ecology, Globalization & Human Rights” organized by Maynaguri College, 10.01.2016.
• “Female poets of the Harlem Renaissance: Who Spoke of Rivers Too” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Women in Society” at Department of Political Science, Cooch Behar College, 11th – 12th August, 2016.
• Resource Person in the International Seminar on “War In/And Texts: Voices, Technicalities and Thoughts” organized by Department of English, Raiganj University, 7th – 8th December, 2016.
2015
• “The Dalit Question in V. S. Naipaul’s Fiction” in UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Theory and Practice of Human Rights: The Indian Context” at Department of Political Science, Sitalkuchi College on 20th -21st March, 2015.
• “The Impending Doom: A Study of the Environmental Crisis in the Indian Context” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Major Environmental Issues: Vulnerability and Impacts” at Department of Geography, Maynaguri College, 3rd – 4th September, 2015.
• “Women Empowerment in the Context of Democracy and Political Participation: Aims, Objectives and Challenges” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Democracy, Discontent and Autonomy Demands: The Contemporary Indian Federal Experience” at Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Haldibari, 9th – 10th October, 2015.
• “Population Growth and Environmental Problem: Is Social Forestry a Solution?” in a UGC sponsored International Seminar on “Planet Earth and It’s Preservation” at Maynaguri College, 25th – 26th March, 2015.
2014
• “A History Lost and Retrieved in Amitav Ghosh: A Selective Study” in a National Seminar on “Representation of the Marginalized in Indian Writings in English” at Falakata College, 7th – 8th November, 2014..
2013
• “The Making of The Ideal/ Domestic Woman in Indian Literature” in a National Seminar on “Women Empowerment in The New Millenium: Where India Stands” at Maynaguri College, 8th -9th February, 2013.
• “The Pioneer in Vivekananda: His Lectures and Letters” in a State Level Seminar on “Swamiji’s India and India’s Swamiji: Re- reading Categories” at Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, Dhupguri, 8th December, 2013.
2012
• “Library and Local History Collection: A Selective Study” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Role of Library in Local History Collection” at Department of Library, Maynaguri College, 13th – 14th January, 2012.
2011
• “Women in the Socio-Cultural Context in India” in a National Seminar on “Conceptualizing Women in Development” at Centre for Women’s Studies, NBU, 28th- 29th March, 2011.
• “Globalisation and The Socio-Economic Transformation in North Bengal: A Selective Study” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “The Changing Scenario of Socio Economic Life in North Bengal: A Study of Rajbansi Tribe Minorities in Postcolonial Period- 1947 to 1997” at Department of History, Maynaguri College, 20th- 21st December, 2011.
2010
• “Travel Writing: The Recent Shifts and Subjectivities in the Post-War Era” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Popular Culture, Media and Literature: Genres, Geneologies, Subjectivities” at the Department of English, NBU, 20th – 22nd March, 2010.
• “Need for Reforms in Education in India” in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Reforms in Education in India: Trends and Challenges” by the West Bengal College and University Teachers’ Association at Rabindra Bhavan, Cooch Behar, 1st and 2nd October, 2010.
2009
• Organized a UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Literature & Film” at Maynaguri College, 28th – 29th August, 2009.
2008
• “Education and Employability” in a UGC sponsored State level Seminar on “Higher Education and Employability” held by the West Bengal College and University Teachers’ Association at Malda College, 15th – 16th November, 2008.
Conferences (Attended Only)
2012
• National Seminar on “Bish Shataker Bangla Sahitye Naari” at Parimal Mitra Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Mal, 22nd – 23th March, 2012.
2011
• National Seminar on “Rabindra Natoker Prasongikota: Paath, Somalochona o Projojonay” at the Department of Bengali, Maynaguri College, 2nd- 3rd December, 2011.
Workshops Attended
2015
• Attended in the Workshop on “Orientation/Awareness Programme on NAAC Accreditation” at NBU, 6th October, 2015.
2009
• Attended and participated in the Sensitivity/ Awareness/ Motivation Workshop on “Capacity Building of Women Managers in Higher Education” at Centre for Women’s Studies, P.D. Women’s College, 27th – 31st March, 2009.