Shankhapradip Ghosh

Assistant Professor
Department of English
Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya
Email id: [email protected]

I. Personal Information:

Marital Status: Married
Religion: Hindu
Caste: Unreserved
Sex: Male
Birth Place: Kolkata
Languages known: Bengali, English, Hindi
Nationality: Indian
Permanent Address: Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar. PIN: 736134

II. Educational Summary:

Passed Madhyamik and Secondary Examination from South Point High School, Kolkata in 1st Division
Passed B.A. with Honours in English From Asutosh College, Kolkata
Passed M.A. in English from Calcutta University
Qualified in UGC-NET
Passed B. Ed from Jadavpur University
Pursuing Ph. D from Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University
Topic: “Efficacy of Communicative Language Teaching Approach (CLT) in Teaching English as a
Second Language in the Upper Primary Level of Bengali-Medium Schools of Cooch Behar District of West Bengal”

III. Career Objectives and Goals: To evolve into a dedicated and sincere teacher, harnessing my skills in teaching and research to bring about the holistic development of my students

IV. Employment History:

Employed as an Assistant Teacher in English at Barisha Vivekananda High School (H.S.), Kolkata.
Employed as Assistant Professor in English at Triveni Devi Bhalotia College, Raniganj.
Employed as an Assistant Professor in English at Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar since 2010.

V. Teaching Experience:

Currently teaching 3-Year UG Honours and Programme Courses in English under CBCS Curriculum, and 4-Year UG Course in English under NEP 2023.
Working as an Academic Counsellor of Post Graduate and BDP Courses of Netaji Subhas Open University at Cooch Behar College Study Centre from 1st April, 2011.
Working as a Guest Teacher for the Evening Shift of M.A. Course in English at Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University since 2022.

VI. Publications:

“Plot of Edward the Second: A Short Note on Christopher Marlowe’s Achievement.” Edward the Second, edited by Dr Jaydip Sarkar and Shirshendu Mandal, Books Way, 2012, pp. 174-176. ISBN: 978-93-81672-07-5. Print.
“Kamala Das’s Poetry: Voice of Marginalized Women in Indian Poetry in English” Representation of the Marginalized in Indian Writings in English, edited by Dr Abu Siddik, Falakata College, Jalpaiguri, 2014, pp. 107-113. Edited volume of selected papers presented and contributed at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar, 2014. ISBN: 978-93-84671-13-6. Print.
“Thomas Carlyle: The Hero as Poet.” Study Material for Elective English Honours (EEG) Course for Bachelor Degree Programme (BDP), Paper 6, Module 3, Unit 3, Page No. 166-199 of Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), NSOU, 2017.
“Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre.” Study Material for Elective English Honours (EEG) Course for Bachelor Degree Programme (BDP), Paper 6, Module 4, Unit 1, Page No. 200-214 of Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), NSOU, 2017.
“The Question of Identity in Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English.” Indian Writings in English and Translation, edited by Purnima Mukherjee & Maumita Dhar (Dey), Kolkata, 2018, pp. 98-108. ISBN: 81-85861-63-3. Print.
“An Overview of Rabindranath Tagore’s English Language Teaching Strategy.” Creative Flight, vol. IV, no. I, April 2023, pp. 197-208. ISSN: 2582-6158. Cooch Behar. Print.
(https://www.creativeflight.in/2023/05/an-overview-of-rabindranath-tagores.html.)

VII. Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshops Attended or Organized:

i. Papers Presented at Seminars:

a) Presented a Paper, titled, “The Question of Identity in Indian Poetry in English” in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “’twixt Pillar and Post: Diasporic Identity and ‘in-between’-ness in Indian English Literature”, organised by Department of English, Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar in collaboration with Department of English, Shaheed Kshudiram Mahavidyalaya, Kamakhyaguri, Jalpaiguri on 1st &2nd March, 2012.
b) Presented a Paper, titled, “Empowering Women in India: A Comparative Analysis through the Lens of Arundhati Roy’s ‘The God of Small Things” in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Women Empowerment in the New Millennium-Where India Stands”, organised by Women’s Study Cell, Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri in collaboration with P.D. Women’s College, Jalpaiguri on 8th & 9th February, 2013.
c) Presented a Paper, titled, “Kamala Das’s Poetry: Voice of Marginalized Women in Indian Poetry in English.” in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Representation of the Marginalized in Indian Writings in English”, organised by Department of English, Falakata College, Jalpaiguri in collaboration with Department of English, Sukanta Mahavidyalaya, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri on 7th & 8th November, 2014.
d) Presented a Paper, titled, “The Impact of the First World War on the Poetry of Wilfred Owen.” in WBSCHE Sponsored Seminar on “Looking Back at the First World War: 100 Years Later”, organised by Department of History, Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar in collaboration with Mathabhanga College &, Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya on 18th March, 2015.
e) Presented a Paper, titled, “Teaching of English in the Colleges of Cooch Behar District.” in State Level Seminar on “Higher Education in North Bengal”, organised by West Bengal College and University Professors’ Association (WBCUPA), Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and CPB University District Committee on 30th March, 2015.
f) Presented a Paper, titled, “Environmental Issues in R. K. Narayan’s Novels.” in the International Conference on “Environmentalism, Globalism, and Morality”, organised by The Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies and Academic Excellence, Elon, NC, USA in collaboration with Alipurduar College, Maynaguri College and Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University from 10th – 12th January, 2018.
g) Presented a Paper, titled, “The Importance of Mother Tongue in Second Language Acquisition.” in National Seminar on “Mother Language: International Perspectives”, organised by Tufanganj Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with WBCUPA, Cooch Behar District Committee on 21st February, 2018.
h) Presented a Paper, titled, “Acquisition of ESL by the Young Learners of Rajbanshi Community of Cooch Behar.” at the 16th International & 52nd Annual Conference of ELTAI on ‘Indian ELT: Imitative or Generative?’ hosted by Changu Kana Thakur Arts, Commerce
i) and Science College, New Panvel (Autonomous) Navi Mumbai from 8th – 10th December, 2022.
j) Presented a Paper, titled, “The Role of Translation in the Process of Acquisition of English as a Second Language.” at ICSSR-ERC Sponsored V Annual International Conference of Caesurae Collective Society, jointly organised by Centre for Indian Arts & Cultural Studies (CIACS), Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University & Department of English, Cooch Behar College & Caesurae Collective Society from 10th – 12th April, 2023.

ii. Participation in Seminars & Webinars:

a) Participated in UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on “Recent Reforms in Education in India: Trends and Challenges”, organised jointly by B. T. & Evening College & Tufanganj College, Cooch Behar on 1st & 2nd October, 2010.
b) Participated in UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on “ Exploring New Horizons of Translation: History, Theory and Practice”, organised jointly by Department of English, ABN Seal College and Department of English, TPM Mahavidyalaya, Cooch Behar on 16th & 17th March, 2012.
c) Participated in ICPR Sponsored seminar on “Philosophy, Science and Technology”, organised by Department of Philosophy, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, Cooch Behar on 21st November, 2013.
d) Participated in the Webinar on “Impact of COVID-19 on Indian Economy” by Dr Neelmani Jaiswal, organised by International Fellow Alumni, KAICIID on 6th June 2020.
e) Participated in the Webinar on “COVID-19 & the Educational System: a Paradigm Shift” by Dr Aniruddha Burmon, organised by International Fellow Alumni, KAICIID on 13th June 2020.
f) Participated in the National Webinar, titled, “Plurality of Gendered Experiences-Biases, Stereotypes and Rights: Issues and Challenges with special reference to COVID-19”, held under the directives of UGC, and organised by IQAC and Women’s Cell, Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri in collaboration with Darjeeling District Legal Aid Forum on 28th August, 2020.
g) Participated in the National Webinar, titled, “Rethinking the notions of Nation and Space: Alternative musings of modernity from the Global South”, organised by Department of English, Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri and Department of English, Dhupguri Girls’ College, Jalpaiguri in collaboration with IQAC, Maynaguri College on 29th August, 2020.
h) Participated in the National Webinar, titled, “Duty of Humankind in the Present Day Crisis”, organised by Department of Philosophy in collaboration with IQAC, Maynaguri College, Jalpaiguri on 4th September, 2020.
i) Participated in One-Day Special Web Lectures on the poetry of “Robert Browning and Andrew Marvell” organized by Department of English in collaboration with IQAC, Vivekananda College, Kolkata on 9th September, 2020.
j) Participated in National Webinar on “NAAC Accreditation Process” jointly organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Netaji Subhas Mahavidyalaya, Haldibari, Cooch Behar, WB in Collaboration with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru, Karnataka on 10th September, 2020.
k) Participated in the National Webinar, titled, “Acess to a Library beyond its Four Walls: A Covid-19 Context”, organised by the Central Library in collaboration with IQAC, Maynaguri College on 12th September, 2020.
l) Participated in the International Webinar on “Modernism & Us: A Glimpse At 20th Century British Poetry” organized by Department of English in association IQAC of Rajganj College, Rajganj, Jalpaiguri on 15th September, 2020.

iii. Participation in Workshops:

a) Participated in the UGC-DEB Sponsored Workshop for “Content Writers of the New Bachelor’s Degree Programme (BDP) Syllabus”, organised by NSOU on 11th December, 2014.
b) Participated and successfully completed the ‘Week-Long National Level Workshop’ on “Learning Content Management System” organised by PG Department of Geography & English, Cooch Behar College, Cooch Behar, in collaboration with Department of Geography, Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Vivekananda Vidyabhavan, Kolkata, from 2nd to 8th September, 2020.
c) Participated in the Workshop on “Hands-on Training of NAAC Methodology and Presentation”, sponsored by Department of Higher Education and organised by IQAC, Cooch Behar College on 10th January, 2024.

iv. Resource Person:

a) Acted as a Resource Person in National Seminar on “Cooch Behar Sahitya O Sanskriti”, organised by Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with Bakshirhat Mahavidyalaya & Lokayudh Sahitto Patrika on 6th & 7th March, 2017.
b) Acted as a Resource Person in Inter-Academia Workshop on “Engaging with CBCS: An Academic Dialogue”, organised by IQAC, Maynaguri College on 17th August, 2018.
v. Organised Courses/ Seminars/ Programmes:
a) WBSCHE Sponsored Seminar on “Looking Back at the First World War: 100 Years Later” in the College on 18th March, 2015.
b) One-day Seminar in the College on “Exploring LGBTQIA+ Issues” on 30th May, 2023.

VIII. Courses attended:

i. Participated in UGC Sponsored 6th Orientation Programme, at Academic Staff College, University of North Bengal from 19th April to 16th May, 2011 (28 days).
ii. Participated in Orientation Programme for NSS Officers at Training Orientation & Research Centre, Ramakrishna Mission Lokasiksha Parishad, Narendrapur, Kolkata from 8th – 13th August, 2011 (6 days).
iii. Participated in UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Counselling (ID) at Human Resource Development Centre, University of North Bengal from 4th to 24th February, 2016 (21 days).
iv. Participated in the Faculty Development Programme (Online) on “Empowerment in Online Teaching, Learning & Evaluation for Combating Covid-19 Pandemic Situation” organized by Cooch Behar College, West Bengal in collaboration with National Service Scheme, Cooch Behar District with the approval of Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University on 2nd to 8th June, 2020 (7 days).
v. Participated in Orientation Programme for UG & PG Counselors & Content Writers of Bengali & English, organised by NSOU, School of Humanities at Jalpaiguri Regional Centre on 29th April, 2022.
vi. Participated in UGC Sponsored Online Refresher Course on Teacher Education organised by the UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Aligarh Muslim University from 23rd June to 8th July, 2023 (14 days).

IX. Special/ Invited Lectures:

i. Delivered a special lecture on “Classicism and Romanticism” in Cooch Behar College on 26th September, 2016.
ii. Delivered a special lecture on “Detective Fiction” in Cooch Behar College on 29th February, 2020.

X. Areas of Interest: Indian Writing in English, Romantic Poetry, Detective Fiction, English language Teaching

XI. Professional Affiliation and Services:

i. Served as the Member of Board of Studies in English, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University from 2016-2020.
ii. Currently an Honorary Member of the Executive Committee of Cooch Behar Film Society.

iii. Acted as the Subject Expert of :

a) the Selection Committee for selection of Guest Lecturer in English of Cooch Behar College (2017).
b) PT Board for taking Personality test in connection with 1st SLST (AT) for IX-X, conducted by The West Bengal Regional School Service Commission, Northern Region (2017).
c) the Selection Committee for selection of Part-time Contractual Teachers for the post of PGT (English ) & TGT (English) for the Session 2018-19 for Kendriya Vidyalaya, Cooch Behar.
iv. Served as the Visiting Team Member for supervision of B. Ed Examination, 2018, conducted by The West Bengal University of Teachers’ Training, Educational Planning and Administration.

XII. Institutional Responsibilities Handled:

i. Teacher-Member of the Governing Body of the College from 2012 to 2016
ii. Teacher-in-Charge of the College from 1st February, 2014 to 10th March, 2016
iii. Bursar of the College from 1st December, 2012 to 31st January, 2014
iv. Secretary of the Teachers’ Council (TCS) in the AY 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and from AY 2022-23 till date
v. NSS Programme Officer from AY 2010-11, 2011-12 & 2012-13
vi. Currently Joint-Coordinator of Red Ribbon Club
vii. Head of the Department of English of the College since 2010
viii. Member/ Convener of various Sub-Committees of the College, including the Admission Committee, Students’ Welfare Committee, Purchase Committee, Finance Committee, Sports Committee, Academic Council, Library Committee, IQAC, Magazine Committee, etc., since 2010 at different times
ix. Member of the Selection Committees for recruitment of Part-time Teachers in English (2012 & 2013)
x. Member of Screening Committee for NTS, Group-C & Group-D of the College (2018 & 2019)

XIII. Social & Community Services:

i. Acted as the Resource Person in the National Voters’ Day Programme held in Cooch Behar District, organized by the Electoral Registration Officer of Cooch Behar Dakshin Assembly Constituency & Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Cooch Behar on 25th January 2013.
ii. Acted as the Observer for:
a) 12th Regional Level Selection Test, 2011, conducted by The West Bengal Regional School Service Commission, Northern Region on 29th July, 2012.
b) 1st SLST (AT) for IX-X & XI-XII, conducted by The West Bengal Regional School Service Commission, Northern Region on 27th November, 2016, and 4th December, 2016 respectively.
c) 3rd RLST (NT) for Group-D and Clerk, conducted by The West Bengal Regional School Service Commission, Northern Region on 19th February, 2017 and 5th March, 2017 respectively.
d) B. Ed 2nd Semester Examination, 2018 of WBUTTEPA in June 2018.
e) the Common Entrance Test of ANM (R) & GNM, conducted by West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board on 12th June, 2022.
iii. Acted as the Hon’ble Judge in the District level Youth Parliament Competition & Quiz Contest 2017-18 for school students of Cooch Behar District, organised by the District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) on 7th September, 2017.
iv. Acted as the Professor-in-Charge of Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya for organising District Level Youth Parliament Competition for the Cooch Behar District, organised by Department of Parliamentary Affairs & Government of West Bengal for the Year 2016-2017.
v. Acted as the External Expert (Judge) for the Extempore Speech for the Inter-Departmental Cultural Competition 2023, CBPBU on 3rd May, 2023.
vi. Organised and donated blood in Blood Donation Camp
vii. Organised Chess Tournament in Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya
viii. Worked for the Covid Positive families during Covid-19 pandemic

XIV. Key Skills:

• Honesty
• Sincerity
• Patience
• Humility
XV . Any other skill/ information: Chess player

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