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Affiliation : West Bengal State University

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Curriculum Delivery

Department of History

The department of History offers Add-on Courses in order to enlighten the students in different areas of History and provides information to the students about the scope of the subject in professional areas. Currently the department is offering add-on course on “Gender and Queer Studies”. Notification about this course was made on 10th November 2023. The Course will start on 20.11.2023 to 22.12.2023 for undergraduate students.

Details of the previous Add on Courses offered by the Department of History
Academic Year Name of the Add on Course No. Of Participants Duration
2022-2023 Environmental History 189 03.08.2022-24.09.2022
2021-2022 Environmental Studies 334 02.08.2021-30.09.2021
2020-2021 Gender and Queer Studies 384 03.08.2020-30.09.2020
2019-2020 Environmental History 387 02.08.2019-27.09.2019

Achievements

Department of History

ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS

Sl No. NAME OF STUDENTS PASSOUT SESSION PROGRESSION
1 MONUYARA KHATUN 2020 M.A (WBSU). PRESENTLY APPOINTED AS GUEST LECTURER IN BASIRHAT COLLEGE
2 OMAR FARUK MOLLA 2020 COMPLETED WBUTTEPA & PRESENTLY PURSUING M.A (NSOU)
3 IKBAL HOSSAIN MONDAL 2020 B.ED
4 SURIYA KHATUN 2020 COMPLETED M.A(WBSU)
5 SAMIMA KHATUN 2020 COMPLETED M.A(NSOU)
6 PRIYANKA DEBNATH 2020 COMPLETED B.ED
7 PRITI PAIK 2021 PURSUING M.A. (WBSU)
8 TRISHA JANA 2021 PURSUING M.A. (WBSU)
9 BAISAKHI DUTTA 2021 PURSUING M.A. (WBSU)
10 SALIM GAZI 2021 WBUTTEPA
11 SANDHYA PAUL 2021 WBUTTEPA
12 RINKI MAL 2021 WBUTTEPA
13 SANOYAR GAIN 2021 WBUTTEPA
14 2021 KRISHNAPADA BAIDYA WBUTTEPA
15 ARIF BILLA SARDAR 2022 PURSUING M.A(RBU)
16 SUBHOMOY BHATTACHARYYA 2022 PURSUING M.A (WBSU)
17 PRIYA ROY CHOWDHURY 2022 L.L.B. (BRAINWARE UNIVERSITY)
18 PAROMITA DAS 2022 B.ED(ALHERA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
19 BAPON MONDAL 2022 B.ED (BASIRHAT MAHABODHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
20 LIPA GHOSH 2023 M.A (WBSU)
21 UMMI NASRIN 2023 B.ED(BASIRHAT MAHABODHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
22 ANKHI SAILA 2023 B.ED (BASIRHAT MAHABODHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
23 AYANTIKA SARKAR 2023 DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (BASIRHAT MAHABODHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
24 SUMONA SARKAR 2023 DIPLOMA IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (BASIRHAT MAHABODHI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION)
25 TANUSHREE DAS 2023 MA (WBSU)
26 SOUVIK SANA 2023 TALLY &GST PROGRAMME ( BASIRHAT YOUTH COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER)
27 PRIYA LOHARA 2023 M.A. (WBSU)

PUBLICATIONS/ ACHIEVEMENTS OF TEACHERS

Sl No. NAME OF TEACHER ACHIEVEMENTS/PUBLICATION YEAR OF PUBLICATION
1 DR. NILENDU SENGUPTA ‘ The Movement of the Refugee Colony and Reaction of the Government' 2018
Deshbhag O Chinnomul Manab 2019
‘ Relevance of Rabindranath Tagore’s Idea of Education’ 2020
Ganoandolaner Itikatha (1763-1967) 2021
‘The1959 Food Movement and Government’s Reaction ‘ 2022
1 DR. SUKANYA MAJUMDAR Labour and Ecological Rights in the Tea Gardens of Jalpaiguri District from 1860- 1947:A Study 2021
Ecological impact on Society and its Environment: A study of Tea Plantation in the Duars Region 2022

Department of History

About the Department

The department of History in Basirhat College is as old as the college itself. However, initially the department took time to flourish. It got Honours affiliation from Calcutta University only in 1980-81. Since then however, it never looked back. Indeed the launching of History Honours struck a nice resonance with the growing interest of the local students to take up History as their Honours course and soon the classes were throbbing with students ready to accept new challenges of new knowledge. These students belong mostly to middle class families and marginal communities.

To fulfill the growing need, the number of teaching posts has been increased from 2 to 4. While the teacher student ratio is still much lower than the desired level, the diligence and sincerity of the teachers ensure that quite a large number of their students go on to build up successful careers in teaching and other professions. It needs to be mentioned that the teachers who have retired are still providing service towards their beloved department.

Faculties

Saumitra Sanyal

Prof. Saumitra Sanyal.Associate Professor,M.A.

He began his service at Malda College in 1991 and joined Basirhat College in 1994. He received both his B.A and M.A. degree from Jadavpur University in 1984 and 1987 respectively. His area of interest is Medieval Indian History.Read More..

Nilendu Sengupta

Dr. Nilendu Sengupta, Associate Professor, M.A., Ph.D

He received both his B.A. (Hons) and M.A. degree from Rabindra Bharati University in 1989 and 1991 respectively. He was awarded Gold medal for his outstanding performance in post graduate programme from Rabindra Bharati University. He was awarded Ph.D. in 2007 from Rabindra Bharati University. His area of research is post-independence Bengal politics and special emphasis on Bidhan Chandra Roy and his time. His area of interest is post-independence Indian politics with special emphasis on downfall of Congress regime.Read More..

Sukanya Majumdar

Dr. Sukanya Majumdar, Associate Professor, M.A., B.Ed, Ph.D.(HOD)

She joined service at Nani Bhattacharryya Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Jaigaon in 2002 and took her transfer to Basirhat College in the year 2010. She received both her B.A. (Hons) and M.A. degree from Jadavpur University in 1996 and 1998 respectively. She completed her B. Ed in 2002 from Jadavpur University. In 2013 she was awarded Ph.D from Jadavpur University under the guidance of Late Dr.. Subhasis Biswas. Her area of interest is Environmental History and her research work explores the Ecological changes in the tea plantation of Jalpaiguri District from 1860 to 1947.Read More..

Samrat Chakraborty

Prof. Samrat Chakraborty, Assisstant Professor,M.A.

He joined Basirhat College as an Assistant Professor at Basirhat College on 2017. He received both his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Presidency University. His area of interest is social and cultural History in Modern India, Education in colonial and post-colonial Bengal, Women empowerment and Gender studies in the Modern World, Religious and Secular History of Modern India, Vernacular Language History, Subaltern History, Intellectual History, Natural History, Astrohistory, etc. Currently he is pursuing research in History at West Bengal State University.Read More..

Debasis Basu

Debasis Basu, State Aided College Teacher, M.A

He received his B.A (Hons) and M.A from University of Burdwan in 1991, His area of interest is Modern Indai. He joined Basirhat college on 1995.Read More..

 

Rashed Biswas

Rashed Biswas, State Aided College Teacher, M.A.

He joined the department of History on 2008. He obtained B.A (Hons) and M.A from the University of Calcutta. His area of interest is socio economic history.Read More..

Shuvajit Adhikari

Shuvajit Adhikari, Guest Lecturer, M.A.

He joined Basirhat College as a Guest Lecturer in the year 2019. He is an ex-student of Basirhat College and passed his M.A from Rabindra Bharati University with American History as his special paper.Read More..

Monuyara Khatun

Monuyara Khatun, Guest Lecturer, M.A

She joined Basirhat College in the year 2023 as Guest Lecturer. She is an ex-student of Basirhat College with excellent academic performance and is also a rank holder in M.A from West Bengal State University in the year 2022. Her area of interest is gender studies and socio cultural history in Modern India.Read More..