About Department
Founded as The University Department of English with the inception of the Kolhan University in August, 2009, the Department transformed itself into the University Department of English and Cultural Studies to incorporate the emerging dimensions of the culture discourse in English Studies.
With an average annual intake of 60 students in P.G Programme in English, the department caters to the higher academic needs of the aspirants of the Kolhan region. The P.G curriculum is modeled on the CBCS pattern which is periodically updated to expose our learners to the ever-evolving academic horizons. The classrooms of the department are well equipped with Smart boards and the other ICT aids which make the teaching- learning experience highly gratifying.
The Department offers Ph.D. Programme in English and promotes researches in areas like Translation Studies, Diaspora Writings, Culture Studies, Travel Writings, Film Studies and the Literatures from the Margin. There are ten Ph.D scholars who have been awarded the Ph.D. in English by the university while nine scholars are on the verge of presenting their Pre-Submission seminars. The research environment of the department is further enriched by the influx of the NET/JRF candidates from the neighboring states of Odisha and West Bengal.
The Department organized online webinars and lectures, inviting speakers from different Universities of the Country and kept the flag of learning flying during the highly debilitating phase of the Covid 19 epidemic.
The University Department of English and Cultural Studies works with the motto of instilling human values in the aspirational learners while also creating opportunities for them to hone their creative and professional skills.
The Department has been headed by Scholars and excepentionally talented administrators: Dr. S.K. Sinha; Dr. B.M. Mishra; Dr. A.K. Pal; Dr. Kanchan Mala; Dr.R.S. Dayal; Dr. Sanjai Yadav
Aims & Objective:
To utilize the resources and expertise available in the department for the enhancement of knowledge, skill and employability of the students by:
- Helping them acquire an individual, subjective and original perspective on their chosen discipline even as they develop an advanced, specialized and well-rounded knowledge of the subject
- Training them in the application of cultural theories, methodologies, and general knowledge in order to address fundamental questions in academics and in life.
- Ensuring their eligibility to occupy positions of responsibility and leadership in the society at large.
- Developing in them analytic thinking and sound oral and written communication skills.
- Encouraging creativity, judgment skills, autonomy, ethical maturity and academic integrity
- Training them to interact harmoniously and productively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds as peers, mentors and leaders with integrity and professionalism.
- Upgrading and updating the curriculum to diversify their skills to maximize their reach in the job market
Faculty Members
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DR. SANJAI YADAV, Associate Professor and Head |
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Ph.D. (2004) topic – Narrative Technique in the Major Novels of Lawrence Durrell |
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Research guided- 02 |
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Expert - Board of Studies of Srinath College |
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Expert - Board of Studies Jamshedpur Women’s University |
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Member of the Senate of Kolhan University |
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Member of the Syndicate of Kolhan University |
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Coordinator Vocational Courses at Cooperative College, Jamshedpur |
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Coordinator Spoken Tutorial in Collaboration with IIT Mumbai |
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Question setter and evaluator for other Universities |
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Examiner of PhD thesis at other Universities |
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DR. ANITA CHOUDHARY, Associate Professor |
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BET (Bihar Eligibility Test) qualified |
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Ph D 2020- A Stylistic Analysis of the Man Booker Prize-Winning Novels of Indian Authors |
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At the Graduate School College for Women, Jamshedpur (July 2016- Nov 2022) HoD Coordinator RUSA Member, Board of Studies, Kolhan University Member, DRC, Dept of English and CS at Jamshedpur Women's College (1996- 2016) Member of CPE Committee Member of the Autonomous Committee which finally led to the establishment of the Jamshedpur Women's University Question setter selection examination of a Central Government Organization Functioned as Prof in charge at both institutions in the absence of the incumbent Prof in charge |
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Honoured with the Nation Building Award 2021 by the Rotary Club of Jamshedpur Midtown |
Research
Research Profile
Ph. D. Awarded / Registered:
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Sl. No. |
Title of Thesis |
Name of Scholar |
Status (Awarded with date / Registration with date) |
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1. |
“Changing Patterns of Love: A Study of Human Bonding in the Novels of Bharati Mukherjee and Shashi Deshpande” |
Amrit Kumar Pal |
27-08-2016 (Awarded) |
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2. |
“Remapping the Self: Negotiating Cultural Space in the Short Fiction of Three Indian American Women Writers” |
Basudhara Roy |
01-12-2016(Awarded) |
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3. |
“Travels as Self-Discovery: A Study of Diasporic Dialects in V.S. Naipaul’s Travel Accounts of India” |
Naresh Kumar |
08-04-2017(Awarded) |
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4. |
The Novels of Amitav Ghosh: Towards an Interpretation of narrative Aesthetics.” |
Manoj Kr. Pathak |
17-05-2017(Awarded) |
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5. |
“Struggle for Existence: A Comparative Study of the Major Novels of Earnest Hemingway & Munshi Premchand” |
Sarita Kumari |
31-10-2017(Awarded) |
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6. |
“A Study of the Images of Indian Women in Shashi Deshpande’s Novels.” |
Rupa Sarkar |
12-02-2018(Awarded) |
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7. |
Sense of Revolt: A Comparatie Study of Arundhati Roy and Githa Hariharan |
Ruchika Tiwari |
04-09-2019(Awarded) |
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8. |
“The Image of Man and Human Predicament in the Plays of Eugene O Neil.” |
S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim |
22-10-2019(Awarded) |
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9. |
“A Comparative Study of the thematic concerns and narrative technique in the writings of two female diasporic Indian writers: Kiran Desai and Jhumpa Lahiri” |
Mrs. Rita Shukla |
27-01-2020(Awarded) |
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10. |
“Quest for Female Identity: A Study of Manju Kapur’s Novels.” |
Mrs. Smita Nandy |
18-01-2020(Awarded) |
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11. |
Famine, Hunger and Beyond: A Study of Social Realities in Selected Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya |
Apurba Dey |
15-05-2019(Registered) |
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12. |
The Comparative Study of Existential Choice and Spiritual Crisis in the Plays of Christopher Marlowe and Samuel Beckett. |
Shibanur Rahman |
17-05-19(Registered) |
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13. |
Genre under Stress: The Aesthetics of Minimalism and Beyond in the Plays of Samuel Beckett. |
Richa Priyamvada |
17-05-19(Registered) |
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14. |
The Insurrection of Characters in Tribal Cultures: A Comparative Study of Selected Novels of Chinua Achebe and Mahasweta Devi |
Parimal Saren |
29-06-2019(Registered) |
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15. |
Documenting the Margin and Beyond: A Study of the Textual Voice of Kunal Basu. |
Dhananjoy Garai |
29-06-2019(Registered) |
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16. |
“Trampled Blades: A Study of Caste Issues in Dalit Autobiographical Narratives with special reference to Bengal and Maharashtra ” |
Bishakha Sarkar |
01-05-2019(Registered) |
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17. |
Harmony and Peace in the Novels of Bapsi Sidhwa |
Subhash Chandra Gorai |
15-05-2019(Registered) |
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18. |
Vishal Bhardwaj’s Trilogy: Contemporizing Shakespeare in 21st Century Indian Hindi Cinema |
Sadaf Zaman |
07-06-2019(Registered) |
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19. |
From Repression to Resurrection: A Journey of Marginalized Females in the Novels of Zora Neale Hurston |
Shahin Fatma |
17-07-2019(Registered) |
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20. |
Manto and his Sheroes: A Socio-Psychological study |
Shazlia kazmi |
13-11-2019(Registered) |
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21. |
“Pastoral Vision Transformed into Ecocentric Gaze: An Ecocritical Study of Seamus Heaney’s Poetry.” |
Subhajit Das |
28-10-2021(Registered) |
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22. |
“A Comparative Study of the Romanticism of William Wordsworth and R.N. Tagore.” |
Sumona Mazumdar |
29-07-2022(Awarded) |
Achievement
i. The department introduced semester based examination system in accordance with the CBCS syllabus in 2017.The curriculum was upgraded with the addition of two new courses.
ii. The department has been among the pioneer departments to have prepared the syllabus of Four Year Under Graduate Programme in English major for all the Eight Semesters as per NEP 2020.
iii. A number of students of the department have qualified UGC NET.
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Name of the Candidate |
Year |
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1. |
Ramesh Kumar Singh |
July 2018 (Twice) |
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2. |
Ruchika Tiwari |
Dec, 2019 |
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3. |
Mampi Adhikari |
Dec, 2019 |
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4. |
Shivani Kumari |
Dec, 2019 (Twice) |
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5. |
Shibani Gorai |
July, 2021 |
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6. |
Aishwaryashri |
July, 2021 |
iii. Students’ performance in the University Exams have been outstanding with a pass percentage of more than 90% with most of the students securing first class.
Activities
Session: 2020-21 (July – 01, 2020 to June 30, 2021)
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Sl. No. |
Title of Event |
Date (From – To) |
No of Participants |
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1. |
Ph.D. Progress Report Presentation of ApurbaDey, RichaPriyamvada, ShibanurRahman, ParimalSaren, DhananjoyGarai |
24-03-2021 |
37 |
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2. |
Ph.D. Progress Report Presentation of BishakhaSarkar, Subhash Chandra Gorai, SadafZaman, ShahinFatma, Shazliakazmi |
08-04-2021 |
13 |
Session: 2019-20 (July – 01, 2019 to June 30, 2020)
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Sl. No. |
Title of Event |
Date (From – To) |
No of Participants |
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1. |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of RuchikaTiwari |
04-09-2019 |
37 |
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2. |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim |
22-10-2019 |
36 |
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3. |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of Mrs. Rita Shukla |
27-01-2020 |
58 |
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4. |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of Mrs. SmitaNandy |
18-01-2020 |
43 |
Session: 2018-19 (July – 01, 2018 to June 30, 2019)
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Sl. No. |
Title of Event |
Date (From – To) |
No of Participants |
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1. |
Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. of Rita Shukla and SumonaMazumdar |
21-04-2018 |
11 |
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2. |
Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. of RuchikaTiwari |
05-05-2018 |
13 |
Session: 2017-18 (July – 01, 2017 to June 30, 2018)
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Sl. No. |
Title of Event |
Date (From – To) |
No of Participants |
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Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. ofRupaSarkar |
07-07-2017 |
13 |
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2 |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination ofSaritaKumari |
31-10-2017 |
12 |
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3 |
Mid Term Seminar of for Ph.D. ofRuchikaTiwari, SumonaMazumdar, Smitha Nandi, Rita Shukla |
17-11-2017 |
30 |
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Mid Term Seminar of for Ph.D. of S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim |
04-01-2018 |
25 |
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Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. of S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim |
03-02-2018 |
09 |
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Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of RupaSarkar |
12-02-2018 |
14 |
Session: 2016-17 (July – 01, 2016 to June 30, 2017)
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Sl. No. |
Title of Event |
Date (From – To) |
No of Participants |
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Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination of Mr. Amrit Kumar Pal |
27-08-2016 |
09 |
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2 |
Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. of Mr. Manoj Kumar Pathak |
29-09-2016 |
09 |
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3 |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination ofBasudhara Roy |
01-12-2016 |
24 |
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4 |
Pre-Submission Seminar for Ph.D. ofSaritaKumari |
15-02-2017 |
16 |
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5 |
Meeting of Board of Studies |
28-02-2017 |
05 |
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6 |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination ofNaresh Kumar |
08-04-2017 |
24 |
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Meeting of Board of Studies |
27-04-2017 |
05 |
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8 |
Final Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination ofManoj Kr. Pathak |
17-05-2017 |
11 |
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9 |
Meeting of Board of Studies |
13-06-17 |
09 |