Surendranath College

About

The Department of Bengali started its journey since the inception of Surendranath College in the year 1884.The Department has the provision of Three Years Honours and General Course.The Faculty consists of FIVE UGC approved Full Time teachers. The deparment has very rich heritage. Professors like Asit Kumar Bandyopadhyay, Pramathanath Bishi, Ajit kumar Ghosh, Dilip Kumar Mitra, Sanatan Goswami, Arabindo Bhattacharya were the teachers of the Bengali Department. Their Sound knowledge, dedication, affection for the students made the Deparment glorious.Those teachers were very good critic in Bengali Language and Literature.’ History of Bengali Language’ written by Dr. Asit Kumar Bandopadhyay is his magnum opus. ‘History of Bengali Drama’ written by Dr. Ajit kumar ghosh is also a great contribution to the Bengali criticism. Renowned Novelist and Short Story writer Bibhuti Bhusahan Bandopadhyay was a student of this college as well as the alumni of Bengali Department. After passing out from the Department of Bengali of this college many students have achieved their goal and have been providing their valuable services to the Society as Professors, Teachers, Journalists and Political Personalities. The Bengali Department has successfully groomed the students and helped them to get settled in life.”চরৈবেতি”- Go Ahead is the ultimate motto of the Department of Bengali.

Distinctiveness

SOME EMINENT EX-TEACHERS OF THE DEPARTMENT

1. PRAMATHANATH BISHI Novelist, short story writer, dramatist, critic. Former HOD, Univ. of Calcutta

2. ASIT KUMAR BANDYOPADHYAY Critic, former HOD and chair professor of Univ. of Calcutta

3. AJIT KUMAR GHOSH Critic, former HOD and chair professor of Rabindrabharati University

4. ASUTOSH DAS Former professor of Univ. of Calcutta, critic, discoverer of Mangal Kabya

5. SANATAN GOSWAMI critic

6. DILIP KUMAR MITRA critic, dramatist

7. ARABINDA BHATTACHARYA critic

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Great Novelist and Short story writer of Bengali Literature Pather Panchali Made to movie by Oscar-winner, Film Director Satyajit Roy

Aparajito, Asani Sanket, Ichhamoti, Adarsha Hindu Hotel, Aranyak

Puin macha, Megha mallar

Best Practices

In the past we had visited many important and eminent places like ‘Jorasanko Thakurbari’,’ Bangio Sahitya Parishad’,’Rammohan Library’ etc but we had also plan to visit other eminent places like ‘Shantiniketan’Bolpur,’Kenduli’Birbhum etc. In the mean time,the Covid situation became alarming and lockdown was announced.So we were unable to execute our plan.Once the pandemic situation gets normal and offline classes commence in our state, We will definitely try to execute our plan.