Faculty Profile

Name Dr..SUKANTA DAS
Designation Associate Professor
Department ENGLISH
Email sukanta.das@pcmm.edu.in
Biography A lover of literature 
Academic Interest Environment, memory studies, identity
VIDWAN Profile

Educational Qualification(In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)

SpecializationCertificate DateQualification (In chronological order from latest to Graduation level)College / UniversityYearSubject (s) / Topic (s)
 1994-01-01MadhyamikWNBSE1994BENGALI ENGLISH HISTORY GEOGRAPHY LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE MATHEMATICS WORK EDUCATION
 1996-01-01Higher SecondaryWBCHSE1996BENGALI ENGLISH HISTORY POLITICAL SCIENCE MATHEMATICS SANSKRIT
 2001-12-22Post GraduationTHE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN2001ENGLISH
 2002-02-02SLETWEST BENGAL COLLEGE SERVICE COMMISSION2002ENGLISH
 2014-04-10Ph.D.THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN2014CONTEXTUALIZING IDENTITY IN AMITAV GHOSHS NOVELS
 1999-05-01GraduationThe University of Burdwan1999Bengali, English, History, Political Science, Sanskrit, Mathematics

Scholarly Achievements : Participation and scholarly presentations in conferences

Activity DateDateTitle of Conference or InstitutionLevelTitle/Subject of presentation (if made)
2005-03-292005-03-28Indian Writing in English: Themes, Issues and BackgroundsNationalQuest for Truth in Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason
2009-03-252009-03-19Migration, Border and the Nation-State InternationalCritiquing the Nation in Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines
2010-02-182010-02-17Literatures in English in Asia and the Asia pacific: Reconfiguring the Cultural MapInternationalFictionalizing History in Amitav Ghoshs Sea of Poppies
2011-02-182011-02-17Heterotopologies: Re-defining Space and Cultural Imaginaries The Dept of English Burdwan UniversityNationalNegotiating Spatial Justice in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide
2016-12-082016-12-07Off the Mark marginality Narratives and Reclaiming History Dept of English Sidho Kanho Birsha UniversityNationalFrom the Margin A Study of Nalini Jameelas The Autobiography of a Sex Worker
2019-05-022019-05-30Postcolonial Oceans Contradictions and Heterogeneities in the Epistemes of Salt Water Joint Annual Conference of GAPS and IACPLNationalTracing the Footprints on Water A Study of Amitav Ghoshs Ibis Trilogy
2023-03-242023-02-24Preparedness for SSR: A Quality InitiativeStateNot Applicable
2019-03-292024-03-23New NAAC Parameters for Accreditation and Assessment of CollegesStateNot Applicable
2023-08-092024-03-23Workshop on NEP English SyllabusStateNot Applicable
2022-08-042022-08-04Transformation of Higher Education in the light of NEP 2020: Challenges and OpportunitiesState 

Research Projects

Name of the Sponsoring Agency Date of the Commencement of the ProjectEnd Date of the ProjectClient/Organization's NameNature of ProjectDuration of ProjectAmount of Grant (Rupees)
   UGCMINOR RESEARCH PROJECT2 YEARS90000
   UGCMINOR RESEARCH PROJECT2 YEARS205000

Honours / Awards and Fellowships for Outstanding Work

Name of Award / FellowshipAwarded yearAwarded by
TEACHER FELLOW2010UGC
Travel Grant for attending Conference2019Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies
Travel Grant 2009United States Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies
Associateship at UGC-Inter-University Centre2024UGC-Inter-University Centre, IIAS, Shimla

Scholarly Achievements : Invited Lectures

Title of LectureLevel (State/National/International)Organized byOrganized on
Ode to Nightingale : A Critical EvaluationStateMaheshtala College2021-05-20
Problematizing Reading in Conrads Heart of DarknessStateDr B R Ambedkar Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya2020-09-15
Ode to Nightingale : A Critical EvaluationStateMaheshtala College2021-05-20
Plant Humanities: A Critical EvaluationNationalDr Ambedkar College, Nagpur2023-02-27
    
    
Shakespeares Macbeth: A Close ReadingStateThe Dept of English , Banipur Mahila Mahavidyalaya2025-01-29

Completion of any certificate/Diploma Course

Certificate /Diploma or any course completedName of the Course completed
2024-03-01Sociology and Sanitation : An Introduction