Surendranath College

Curricular Activities of the Department

Seminar/Workshop/Webinar organized by the Department:

• One Day National Seminar on Metaphysics: A Road to Scientific Speculation on 29th November, 2019 in collaboration with Department of Sanskrit, Surendranath College. The eminent speakers were Dr. Brajakishore Swain, Dr. Gangadhar Kar and Dr. Sk. Sabir Ali.
• Webinar on E-Learning and Digital Divide in the Pandemic: A Philosophical Reflection on July 1, 2020 in Zoom Cloud Meeting. The speaker was Dr. Maushumi Guha, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University.
• Online State Level Series of Lectures on The Way To Be a Moral Person: Some Ethical Concepts of Early Confucianism on July 20, August 25, October 8, 2021 in collaboration with IQAC, Surendranath College in Zoom Cloud Meeting. The Speaker was Prof. Siddique Alam Beg.
• Four Day Online Workshop on Research Methodology: From the Perspective of Indian Philosophy to celebrate World Philosophy Day from November 18 to November 21, 2021 in collaboration with IQAC, Surendranath College in Zoom Cloud Meeting. The speakers were Prof. (Dr.) Ratna Dutta Sharma, Former Professor, Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University and Prof. (Dr.) Madhumita Chattopadhyay, Professor, Department of Philosophy and Dean, Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University

Co-Curricular Activities of the Department

• Students’ Webinar organized by the Department:

Students’ Seminarnamed Darshan Chitra was heldon July 23, 2021 in Zoom Cloud Meeting. Nine students of Sem 2, Sem 4 and Sem 6 (2021) gave presentations and two students of Sem 2 were anchors of this programme. This webinar boosted up their confidence level.

• Students’ Seminar organized by the Department:

Students’ Seminar was held on April 20, 2022 in our class room (offline). Six students of Sem 2, Sem 4 and Sem 6 (2022) gave presentations. This seminar raised interest among the students about paper presentations in a forum.

• E-magazine of the Department:

Our students were able to publish the first e-magazine of our department, Chirantani on November 13, 2021. They have designed the magazine with their writings on different topics of Philosophy and a handful of photographs. Their sincere effort makes us proud.

Extra-Curricular Activities of the Department

• Cultural Programme of the Department:

Our students gifted us a wonderful programme named Gurupranam on 5th September, 2021 to celebrate the occasion of Teachers’ Day.

Outreach

• Students’ Outreach Programme of the Department:

We organized a Students’ Outreach Programme in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata. Two students of Semester 6 of our Department went to Lady Brabourne College to give presentations for the students of the Department of Philosophy of the said college on 26th April, 2022. Three students of Semester 6 of Lady Brabourne College came to our college to give their presentations for our students on 29th April, 2022. This programme was really encouraging and interactive for the students of our college as well as of their college. This Outreach Programme enhanced students’ academic skill, paper presentation skill and self-confidence.

We, the departmental teachers (the mentors of the department of our college) guided our students throughout the programme by helping them in preparing the papers, selecting the topics, consulting reference books etc.