Department of English

The Post Graduate Department of English

The Department of English is not only the witness but also a major role player in the success story of Karim City College, Jamshedpur. Since the inception of Pre University Courses in 1961 and the full fledged establishment of the college with Degree Courses in 1963 the teaching of English was taken up with sincerity and dedication. Prof. C.S. Prasad was the first appointment on permanent post in 1964 whereas Prof. Mustajab Ali Khan was appointed on regular basis in 1967 and the appointment of Prof. Md. Masoom was made in 1971. In the late 60s and the whole of 70s & early 80s the department was very active in organizing different literary activities. In 1994 Prof. C.S. Prasad retired from the department after his historical and memorable services as the first Head of the department. After his retirement Prof. Md. Mustajab Ali Khan was given the responsibility of the Head of the department. S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim was appointed in the post vacated after the retirement of Prof. C.S. Prasad in 1999. Prof. Md. Masoom retired from the department in 2001 and Dr. Neha Tiwari was appointed in his place in the year 2003 Prof. Md. Mustajab Ali Khan retired as Head in 2004 and S.M. Yahiya Ibrahim was given the responsibility of the Head of the Department. Dr. Basudhara Roy joined the department in 2010 on the post that remained vacant after the retirement of Prof. Md. Mustajab Ali Khan.

Apart from the teachers working on permanent posts the department has utilised the services of guest faculties and part time teachers. In the earliest past Syed Muzaffar Hussain and Prof. Syed Anzarul Haque served the department as guest teachers. During the last twenty years the department was served by Dr. Shakibur Rahman Khan, Ms. Sabiha Salim, Dr. Waheeda Tabassum and Ms. Anjum Khan. Currently Prof. A. K. Dash and Prof. Saket Kumar are serving as Assistant Professors on regular basis.

Presently the department has five teachers in all, three working on permanent posts and two are working as guest faculties.

In spite of good track record, good demand among students and sincere efforts by the college authorities the teaching of Hons. was not given to the department and the department has to undertake only compulsory language courses and subsidiary courses at the degree level. The teaching of Hons began in the year 2010 and its first batch took up the final year examination of Kolhan University in 2013. Approval of the Government has been received to introduce Post-Graduate course in English with effect from the academic session 2022-2023.

The introduction of Hons teaching inculcated a positive energy in the department and several Pro-academic and Co-curricular activities were taken up by the department. The department launched its intra departmental forum KALA (KCC Arcadia of Literary Appreciation) in 2015 which targets to create a space for dialogue and a platform for deliberations to enhance the literary skills of the students.

The Department organises a plethora of curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities in order to empower its students and make them over into individuals of ability, talent and skill. The department organise a series of bi-annual lectures under the title Literologue. Student Seminars, PPT or Poster Competitions, poetry recitations, prose reading sessions, film shows, death or birth anniversaries of litterateurs etc are organised. (See Departmental Activities)

The Department has so far organised four UGC sponsored National Seminars, one National Seminar sponsored by Khusro Foundation, New Delhi and a self sponsored online International Seminar. (See Departmental Activities)

Covid 19 and its subsequent lock down gave us the opportunity and idea to do several online events and activities. Out of such activities the department turned two into its regular online event i.e. Writers Beyond Distance and e-cademy. We also organise a joint online event named Café Culturalis in collaboration with SPArC (Society for Promotion of Art and Culture), the literary and cultural platform of the college.(See Departmental Activities)

The Department takes up a lot of learner centric activities for the benefit of its students. We were among the earliest departments of the college that introduced the concept of student mentoring. Under this process every UG student of the department has been assigned with a teacher-mentor who constantly holds meetings with his or her mentees in an effort to support and guide them individually. The PG students are divided in groups and each group is looked after by a teacher-supervisor who not only facilitate them with regard to their dissertations but also guide and support them academically. In an effort to support slow and advance learners a number of activities are taken up by the department. A course in Written English with special emphasis on examination skills is undertaken additionally by the department at the entry level. In order to facilitate advance learners the department undertakes an annual workshop.

Time to time the department takes up 30 Hour Value Added Online/Offline/Blended Certificate Courses also.

The department is striving hard to give wings to its students so that they may glide like the lark to the height of academics.

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Postgraduate Department of English at Karim City College envisions promoting the vision and mission of its college in the right earnest. The department intends to work in the direction of educational upliftment of the weaker section of the society especially the Muslim minorities. The department intends to encourage democratic, progressive and humanitarian values in its students. Pursuit of truth, freedom of enquiry, care for others and the values of righteousness, equality and fraternity is what the department intends to inculcate among its students through its teaching, scholarship, activities and services of the best caliber.

The department seeks to attract the best possible students from diverse geographical, professional, social, linguistic, ethnic and religious backgrounds and to enable them to their path of empowerment and progress.

The department strives to participate an contribute in wider community of English scholarship, research and pedagogy, literary and critical studies, creative writing, and in gender, ethnic and cultural studies. The department seeks to serve the larger interest of region in which it is located through collaborative projects and public event programming.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Encouraging an original perspective on literature along with a well-rounded knowledge of it
Encouraging critical and creative skills, ethical maturity and academic integrity
Inculcating an interdisciplinary framework for teaching, learning and research
Developing analytic thinking and sound oral and written communication skills
Bridging the gulf between the classroom and society through academic activism
Enhancement of the knowledge, skill and employability of the students and ensuring their eligibility to occupy positions of responsibility and leadership in the society at large.
Training students in the application of literary tools to address fundamental questions in academics and in life.
Encouraging harmonious interactions with people from diverse cultures as peers, mentors and leaders
Collaborating with academic and other institutions to diversify the knowledge base and offer students a wide exposure
Upgrading the curriculum to diversify skills and maximize students’ reach in the job market

Programmes Run by the Department

Two Year Post Graduate in English Literature

Four Year Under Graduate Programme in English (Honours/Honours with Research)

Online/Offline/Blended 30 Hrs Value Added Certificate Courses

The Renaissance and the New Epistemology (Open for All)
Introduction to Literature (For UG Sem 1 & 2 Students)
Introduction to the History of English Literature (For UG Sem 3 & 4)
Introduction to the History of English Language (For UG Sem 5 & 6)
Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism (Open for All)
An Introductory Course of Contemporary Literary Theories (Open for All)
Understanding Modernism & Post Modernism (Open for All)
Understanding Structuralism, Post-Structuralism & Deconstruction (Open for All)
Introduction to Gender Studies (Open for All)
Introduction to Translation Studies (Open for All)
Introduction to Cultural Studies (Open for All)
Enhancement of Soft Skills and English for Communication (Open for All)

Career Opportunities

Academician
Scholar & Researcher
Professor & Teacher
Academic Administrator
Journalist
Creative Writer
Freelance Writer
Content Writer
Copy Writer
Script Writer
Technical Writer
Blogger
Reviewer
Editor/Copy Editor
Translator & Interpreter
Soft Skill Trainer
Social Media Manager
Tourism & Travel
Public Relations & HR
Corporate Houses
Advertising
Publication
Public Service
Law & Paralegal Services
Educational Consultants

Important Timeline:	1961 – PUC Courses 1963 – Degree Courses 2010 – English Honours 2022 – M.A. English
Previous Head & teachers :	Prof. C. S. Prasad Prof. Mustajab Ali Khan Prof. Mohammad Masoom
Previous Part Time Teachers	Syed Muzaffar Hussain Prof. Syed Anzarul Haque Dr. Shakibur Rahman Khan Ms. Sabiha Salim Dr. Wahida Tabassum Ms. Anjum Khan

Present Faculty Members

Dr. S. M. Yahiya Ibrahim

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) & Head Contact: yahiyaibrahim@karimcitycollege.org...

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Dr. Neha Tiwari

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) Contact: nehatiwari@karimcitycollege.org...

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Dr. Basudhara Roy

Assistant Professor Contact: basudhara.roy@gmail.com 7909020230 Others: Academic...

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Prof. Ashok Kumar Dash

Assistant Professor Contact: 9835576907 akdash.jsr@gmail.com Qualification: MA...

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Prof. Saket Kumar

Assistant Professor Contact: saket@karimcitycollege.org saket.iridium@gmail.com 9631199900...

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Departmental Routine

Routine of PG

Routine of UG

Departmental Activity

The Postgraduate Department of English is vibrant with educational and co-curricular activities throughout the session. It is dedicated to offer its students an inclusive and enriching experience in the study of English Literature. The department offers a wide range of activities which increases the efficiency of our students, gives them a platform to showcase their potential, and builds skills such as critical thinking, vividness and creativity. The diversity of events in literary and cultural works is like a door to new opportunities and enlightens their minds.

National and International Seminars and Conferences, Workshops, Guest Lectures, Student Seminars and various literary and cultural events and competitions are organised throughout the year that bring out the creative, participative and leadership skills of our students and give them a wider perspective of thought, creativity and life experiences.

A glimpse of its regular activities may be had here –

Literologue is an annual lecture series instituted by the department with the idea of developing and promoting a dialogue on important areas and issues of literature. Well-known experts in the field of literature and culture are invited to talk to students and to listen to their ideas on various subjects.

E-academy is an online lecture series initiated by the department during the Pandemic. It hopes to bring to students the many advantages of online learning by connecting them to scholars across the globe. Online lectures on a wide number of interdisciplinary subjects have been organized under this banner, each being a value-addition to our students’ learning.

Writers Beyond Distance is an interaction series envisaged by the department with the particular hope of introducing its students to significant litterateurs and writing practices. Also initiated during the Pandemic, this has been an immensely successful venture with a large number of writers from various genres having accepted our invitation to interact online with our students.

The Department has a forum known as KALA – KCC Arcadia of Literary Appreciation that organizes various programmes from time to time to keep students interested, engaged, and inspired in their pursuit of literature. An important task undertaken by KALA is the observance and celebration of significant literary days that include the birth and death anniversaries of important litterateurs, World Poetry Day, International Mother Language Day, International Translation Day etc. Documentary and film screenings, student presentations, and sessions of prose and poetry reading constitute an important part of these celebrations. Often skits, mimes, and one-act plays are also dramatized to suit the occasion.

The regular academic activities of the Department include the organisation of Seminars, Conferences, Workshops and Student Seminars. The Department has organised five national and one online international seminar so far.

Alumnus Speaks is an annual interaction series organised by the department in which alumni members of the department are invited to speak to their juniors and to offer them perspectives on their learning journey in the institution and the prospects after completion of their degree.

The Department also ventures to organize Alumni Meet-Ups from time to time with the intention of keeping in touch with its extended family of students. Our old students are encouraged to meet us anytime they are in the city and the idea is to ensure that they find in the college premises a warm home to return to.

The students of the Department regularly bring out an online periodical called ‘Euphoria’ with the purpose to showcase and record their creative engagements with literature. The magazine has been expanding and growing with every successive issue and remains a chief source of the Department’s pride in its students.
With an idea to inculcate, among the students, the feeling of universalism, cosmopolitanism, global citizenship and to empower them with the rich cultural heritages and legacies the department organises ‘Café Culturalis’, an online event, in collaboration with SPArC, the literary and cultural wing of the college.

Programmes like Fresher’s Greeting and Farewell to Seniors remain an important part of the Department’s ethos as it helps cultivate affectionate and lasting bonds between seniors and juniors.
Parent-Teacher Meetings also form an important feature of the department that helps to keep the dialogue alive between the three major stakeholders i.e. parents, teachers and students.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS & CONFERENCES

After the introduction of honours teaching in 2010 the department of has organized six national & international seminars and conference.

The first national seminar titled ‘Reverting the Gaze: Analysing the Portrayal of Male Characters in the Fiction of Indian Female Novelists’ was held on 30th and 31st March, 2011. It was sponsored by the UGC. The Keynote Speakers of the seminar was Dr. M. Rizwan Khan, Dept. of English, AMU Aligarh.

The second national seminar was also a sponsored by the UGC and it was held on 20th and 21st December, 2011. The participants deliberated on ‘Literature and the Subconscious: Dream and Memory as Narrative Structure an Indian Writing in English’. The Keynote address was delivered by Prof. A.R. Kidwai, Dept. of English, AMU Aligarh.

In 2015, on 2nd and 3rd April, the department organised its third UGC sponsored national seminar titled ‘Celebrating Charles Dickens: His Mind and Art’. The Keynote address was delivered by Prof. Anita Singh, Dept. of English, BHU while Dr. M. Rizwan Khan, Dept. of English, AMU Aligarh and Dr. Ain Tabish, Dept. of English, Mirza Ghalib College, Gaya were the plenary speakers.

In 2016, fourth UGC sponsored national seminar was organised on 26th to 28th November. Titled as ‘Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and the Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent’ invited Prof. Harish C. Narang, Dept. of English, JNU as the Keynote Speaker and Dr. Vibha Sharma, Dept. of English, AMU as the plenary speaker.

The department conducted a Three – Day International Web Conference on 27th, 28th and 29th August 2020 during lockdowns of Covid 19. The conference was titled as ‘Translation and the Glocal: Texts, Identity, Politics and Cultural Survival’. The Keynote Speaker was noted linguist, writer, translator and academic Prof. Udaya Narayana Singh, New Delhi, India. The esteemed plenary speakers were noted writer, poet, translator and academic Aamer Hussein, London, England; Prof. Anisur Rahman, New Delhi India; Nizar Sartawi, Amman, Jordan; Prof. Harish Narang, New Delhi, India; Prof. M. Asaduddin, New Delhi, India; Kalpna Singh Chitnis, Los Angeles, USA; Prof. Jaydeep Sarangi, Kolkata, India and Dr. Hisham M. Nazer, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Supported by Khusro Foundation, New Delhi, department organised a national seminar in blended mode on ‘Sufi Literature and India’s Cultural Pluralism’ on 30^th November and 1^st December 2022. On day 1 of the seminar the Inaugural Lecture titled ‘The Chishti Sufi Literature and the Composite Culture of India’ was delivered online by Prof. Ain Tabish, Department of English, Mirza Ghalib College, Gaya. In the Keynote Address Session held in the college auditorium Prof. Akhtarul Wassey, Chairman, Khusro Foundation, New Delhi spoke on ‘Islam: An Introduction and the Sufi Message of Unity and Integration’ while noted author, editor and compiler from New Delhi, Mr. Farooq Argali spoke on ‘The Role of Sufis in Religious Pluralism’. On day 2 Prof. Raziuddin Aquil, Department of History, University of Delhi delivered the plenary lecture titled ‘Understanding Sufi Literature’.

ACTIVITIES 2022-23:

The Promethean Bard

A Celebration of the 230^th Birth Anniversary of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Held on – 4^th August 2022

Venue – E-classroom 2

Writers Beyond Distance, (17^th)

Writer-Speaker – Ines Abassi, Tunisia

Topic – The Road Starts with a Word

Held on – 20th August 2022

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance, (18^th)

Writer-Speaker – Sucharita Dutta-Asane

Topic – Voices and Silences

Held on – 17^th September 2022

Mode – Online

Trans Verse

a translation competition to mark International Translation Day

Held on – 29^th September 2022

Venue – Room 15

International Translation Day Lecture

In collaboration with SPArC

Speaker – Prof. M. Rizwan Khan, AMU, Aligarh

Topic – Culture and Politics of Translation

Held on – 30^th September 2022

Mode – Online

Au Revoir – A Farewell Function for UG Sem 6 Students

Held on – 30^th September 2022

Venue – College Auditorium

Cafe Culturalis, online lecture on Art, Literarure & Culture

In Collaboration with SPArC

Speaker – Nadim Asrar, Al Jazeera Online

Topic – Traversing Literature and Media in India

Held on – 8^th October, 2022

National Seminar on Sufi Literature and India’s Cultural Pluralism

In Collaboration with Khusro Foundation, New Delhi

Held on – 30^th November and 1^st December 2022

Mode: Blended

Day I

Inaugural Lecture by – Prof. Ain Tabish, Mirza Ghalib College, Gaya

Topic – The Chishti Sufi Literature and the Composite Culture of India

Mode – Online

Keynote Address Session

Keynote Lecture by – Prof. Akhtarul Wassey, New Delhi

Topic – Islam: An Introduction and the Sufi Message of Unity and Integration

Special Lecture by – Mr. Farooq Argali, New Delhi

Topic – The Role of Sufis in Religious Pluralism

Venue – College Auditorium

Day 2

Plenary Lecture by – Prof. Raziuddin Aquil, Delhi University

Topic – Understanding Sufi Literature

Technical Session 1 – Chaired by Dr. Huma Yaqub, MANUU, Lucknow Campus

Mode – Online

Technical Session 2 – Chaired by Dr. Afrinul Haque Khan, Nirmala College, Ranchi

Mode – Online

Technical Session 3 – Chaired by Dr. Ashraf Bihari, Karim City College

Mode – Offline

Trinket of Life, Celebrating Emily Dickinson on her 192^nd Birthday

Held on – 10^th December 2022

Venue – E-classroom 2

E-cademy, (24^th)

Speaker – Prof. Gourhari Behera, DDU Gorakhpur University

Topic – Literature and Intermediality

Held on – 8^th January 2023

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance, (19^th)

Writer-Speaker – Asfiya Rahman,

Topic – The Joy of Words

Held on – 25^th February 2023

Mode: Online

E-cademy, (25^th)

Speaker – Dr. Saptaparna Roy, Kolkata

Topic – Historicising Onomastics in a Bengali Dalit Woman’s Life Narrative

Held on – 25^th March 2023

Mode – Online

Zenith 2.0, an Interactive Session with Freshers

Held on – 25^th May 2023

Venue – College Auditorium

ACTIVITIES 2021-22:

Writers Beyond Distance (14^th)

Writer-Speaker – Shadab Zeest Hashmi, California, USA

Topic – Song of Many Combs and a Single Mirror

Held on – 15^th July 2021

Mode: Online

E-cademy (20^th)

Speaker – Richie Sophie Srishti, Christ University, Pune

Topic – Emerging Areas in English Language and Literature

Held on – 28^th August 2021

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (15^th)

Writer-Speaker – Saeed Ibrahim, Bangalore

Topic – Glimpse from a Past Era and Their Relevance Today

Held on – 15^th September 2021

Mode – Online

E-cademy (21^st)

Speaker – Dr. Vijay Sharma, Loyola College of Education, Jamshedpur

Topic – Diaspora Laments: Abdulrazak Gurnah

Held on – 25^th October 2021

Mode – Online

Induction Programme of UG Sem 1 Students

Held on – 17^th November 2021

Venue – College Auditorium

Writers Beyond Distance (16^th)

Writer-Speaker -Sakoon Singh, Punjab

Topic: In the Land of Lovers

Held on – 26^th November 2021

Mode – Online

Alumnus Speaks, making your seniors your mentors

Speakers – Eram Sidiqui, Subham Tanmay, Sarita Kumari

Held on – 30^th November 2021

Mode – College Auditorium

Online Talk Jointly Organised with SPArC

Speaker – Kala Ramesh, a Pushcart nominated poet, Pune

Topic – The Forest I know

Held on – 5^th Dec 2021

Mode – Online

E-cademy (22^nd)

Speaker – Dr Rajiv S. Dayal, Kolhan University, Chaibasa

Topic – The Meaning of Meaninglessness in The (Not So) Theatre of Absurd

Held on 28^th December 2021

Mode – Online

Under Orion: Legacy of Fifty-one Years and Counting

Sanjukta Dasgupta in conversation with Keki N. Daruwalla

on his 85^th birthday and 51 years of his book Under Orion

Held on – 23^rd January 2022

Mode – Online

Collaborative Event with The Prakriti Foundation, Chennai

Poetry with Prakriti

Guest Poet – Erik Lindner

Held on – 29^th Jan 2022

Mode – Online

Collaborative Event with The Prakriti Foundation, Chennai

Poetry with Prakriti

Guest Poet – Garu T Ladakhi

Held on – 12^th Feb 2022

Mode – Online

International Mother Language Day

A collaborative event with SPArC

Speaker – Tabassum Tahmina Shagufta Hussein

Topic – Language: Evolution, Progression and Challenges in a Technology Driven World

Held on – 21^st February 2022

Mode – Online

Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) with the parents of UG Sem 1

Held on – 26^th Feb 2022

Venue – College Auditorium

Literologue, 9^th Annual Lecture

Guest Speaker – Jaydeep Sarangi, Kolkata

Topic – The Excellence of Every Art is its Intensity: Reading John Keats Today

Held on – 5^th March 2022

Venue – College Auditorium

Verse Universe: World Poetry Day 2022

Held on – 21^st March 2022

Participating Poets – Waqas Khwaja (USA), Nizar Sartawi (Jordan), Shadab Zeest Hashmi (USA), Deema Shehabi (USA), Mawar Marzuki (Malaysia), Shagufta Hussein (Bangladesh) & Basudhara Roy (Karim City College)

Mode – Online

Collaborative Event with The Prakriti Foundation, Chennai

Poetry with Prakriti

Guest Poet – Emisenla Jamir

Held on – 26^th March 2022

Mode – Online

Student Seminar for the Students of UG Sem 3

Held on – 21^st and 22^nd April 2022

Venue – Room 15

Writing Poetry, Writing Memories: An Act of Treachery!

A lecture by Ashwini Kumar, noted poet and academic, TISS, Mumbai

Held on – 17^th May 2022

Venue – College Auditorium

E-cademy (23^rd)

Speaker – Mohar Daschaudhari, University of Kolkata

Topic: Post Structuralism in Art and Literature

Held on – 19^th May

Mode – Online

200 Years of Urdu Journalism

A joint online event with Department of Urdu

Held on 19^th – 21^st June 2022

Key Speakers – Prof. Safdar Imam Quadri (Patna), Prof. Shafey Kidwai (AMU) & Dr. Asad Faisal Farooqui (AMU)

ACTIVITIES 2020-21:

Writers Beyond Distance (6^th)

Writer-Speaker: Mehru Jaffar & Actor Farrukh Jafar, Lucknow

Topic – India’s Composite Culture & Lucknow

Held on – 1^st July 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (12^th)

Speaker – Dr. Dhriti Ray Dalai, BHU, Varanasi

Topic – Disability Studies: An Introduction

Held on – 6^th July 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (7^th)

Writer-Speaker – Jose Varghese, Al Jazan University, Saudi Arabia

Topic – Trauma and Collective Suffering in 21^st Century Narrative Poetry

Held on – 10^th July 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (13^th)

Speaker – Sreetanwi Chakraborty, Amity University, Kolkata

Topic -Closures, Crisis and Existential Uncertainty in Indian English Plays

Held on – 13^th July 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (8^th)

Writer-Speaker: Waqas Khwaja, USA

Topic – The Return of the Repressed

Held on – 15^th July 2020

Mode – Online

Poetry Reading Session on The World Day for International Justice

Topic – Making Heard: Poetry, Protest, and Social Justice

Held on – 17^th July 2020

Guest Poets – Sanjukta Dasgupta, Sukrita Paul Kumar, Jaydeep Sarangi, Ashwini Kumar, Nabina Das, Ranu Unyal, Saima Afreen

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (9^th)

Writer-Speaker – Keki N. Daruwalla

Topic – A Life in Poetry

Held on – 20^th July 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (14^th)

Speaker – Sabiha Saleem, Umm Al Qurra University, Saudi Arabia

Topic – Brecht and Epic Theatre: The Verfremdungseffekt

Held on – 29^th July 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (15^th)

Speaker -Dr. S.M. Rizwan Ahmad, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh

Topic – COVID-19 Pandemic: Realism and Existentialism in Modern English Drama

Held on – 4^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (10^th)

Writer-Speaker – Zama Habib, Theatre Activist, Screen Writer, TV Producer & Director

Topic – Theatre, Television, and Literature

Held on – 5^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Series on Flash Fiction (1^st)

Flash Forward: International Responses to Flash Fiction

In Collaboration with Strands Publishers, Trivandrum, and Lakeview Journal

Flash Fiction Readings by – Brindley Hallam Denis (England), Neil Campbell (England), Michelle Christophorou (England), Jose Varghese (Saudi Arabia), Elaine Barnard (USA) and Susmita Bhattacharya (England).

Held on – 8^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (11^th)

Writer-Speaker – Najma Yusufi, England

Topic – Hybridity in South East Asian Literature

Held on – 10^th August 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (16^th)

Speaker – Prof. Harish Narang, Retd. Professor, JNU, New Delhi

Topic – Sadat Hasan Manto: The precious Prince of Urdu Literature.

Held on – 16^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Series on Flash Fiction (2^nd)

India in Flashes: Writers of Indian Origin on Flash Fiction

In Collaboration with Strands Publishers, Trivandrum, and Lakeview Journal

Talk on Flash Fiction and Readings by – Abha Iyengar (India), Damyanti Biswas (Singapore), Murali Kamma (USA), Sara Siddiqui Chansarkar (USA) and Jose Varghese (Saudi Arabia)

Held on – 18^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (12^th)

Writer-Speaker – Kalpana Singh Chitnis, USA

Topic – On The Bridge

Held on – 20^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Postcolonialism Today: Bill Ashcroft in conversation with Jaydeep Sarangi

In Collaboration with The Department of English, New Alipore College, Kolkata

Held on – 25^th August 2020

Mode – Online

Three Day International Web Conference on 27, 28 & 29 August 2020

Topic – Translation and the Global: Texts, Identity, Cultural Survival

Day 1 – 27^th August 2020

Key Note Address – Prof. Udaya Narayana Singh, New Delhi

Topic – The Original Reborn: Doesn’t Translation Take Us Beyond Language?

Plenary Lecture – Nizar Sartawi, Jordan

Topic – Trudging Up the Path of Poetry; Translation: An Eclectic Approach

Technical Session 1 – Chaired by Dr. Sriparna Das, CALTS, University of Hyderabad

Technical Session 2 – Chaired by Dr. Huma Yaqub, MANUU, Lucknow Campus

Day 2 – 28^th August 2020

Special Lecture – Prof. Harish Narang, New Delhi

Topic – Translating Icebergs: Why do I Translate? How do I Translate?

Plenary Lecture – Kalpana Singh Chitnis, USA

Topic – Translation: The Reincarnation of Literature

Plenary Lecture – Prof. Jaydeep Sarangi, Kolkata

Topic – Fuzzy Art of Transmission: Texts, Contexts and Readers

Plenary Lecture – Prof. M. Asaduddin, New Delhi

Topic – Translation and World Literature: Some Key Moments

Technical Session 3 – Chaired by Dr. S. K. Sinha, Jamshedpur

Technical Session 4 – Dr. Nazish Khan, Govt. PG College, Almora

Day 3 – 29^th August 2020

Special Lecture – Hisham M. Nazer, Bangladesh

Topic – Rewriting the Language and the Literary: The Methods and Motives of Translation

Plenary Lecture – Prof. Anisur Rahman, New Delhi

Topic – On Translating Ghalib

Technical Session 5 – Chaired by Dr. Vijay Sharma, Jamshedpur

Valedictory Lecture – Aamer Hussein, London, England

Topic – Between Languages: Translation, Transcreation, Transitions

Teachers’ Day

Presented by the Students of the department

Poetry reading, short speeches and musical presentations

Held – On 5^th September

Mode – Online

Lecture on The World is My Village: Remembering Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Speakers: Ali Javed and Zoya Zaidi

Held on – 1^st November 2020

Mode – Online

Online Symposium ‘Shakespearean Memories in Sri Aurobindo’

Held on – 25^th November 2020

Key Speakers – Prof. Goutam Ghosal, Viswa Bharati; Shanti Niketan & Mr. Shubham Dutta

Mode – Online

Departmental Induction Programme of UG Sem 1

Held on – 3^rd December

Mode – Online

E-cademy (17^th)

Speaker: Amit Rahul Baishya, University of Oklahoma, USA

Topic: A Foothold in the Sheer Wall of The Future: Species Extinction and Making Kin in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Held on – 17^th December 2020

Mode – Online

Induction Programme for Parents (PTM)

Held on – 5^th January 2021

Venue – College Auditorium

Writers Beyond Distance (13^th)

Writer-Speaker – Deema Shehabi, USA

Topic – Palestinian Poetry in Diaspora: A Reading and Discussion.

Held on – 16^th January 2021

Mode – Online

Student Seminar for the Students of UG Sem 3

Held on – 24^th January 2021

Mode – Online

E-cademy (18^th)

Speaker – Prof. S. Z. H. Abidi, Lucknow University

Topic – Models of Orientalism

Held on – 13^th February 2021

Mode – Online

Celebrating Sahir’s Birth Centenary; Lecture on Sahir Ludhianwi

Key Speaker – Prof. Gurupdesh Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Topic – Sahir: A Poet of Divided Sensibilities

Held on – 15^th March 2021

Venue – Auditorium

Mode – Online

Alumnus Speaks, making your seniors your mentors

Speakers – Shreesti Kumari & Jashama Afroz

Held on – 19^th March 2021

Venue – Room 15

Freshers’ Party

Held on – 31^st March 2021

Venue – College Auditorium

Thirty Hours Online Value-Added Certificate Course

on ‘The Renaissance and the New Epistemology

Held from 24^thMay to 10^thJune 2021

Timing – 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm (2 Hrs Daily)

Participants – 100 Internal & External Students

Topics & Speakers

The Renaissance: Historical Arrival

Prof. Pushpinder Syal, Punjab University, Chandigarh

The Revival of Learning and What it Entailed

Prof. Asim Siddiqui, AMU, Aligarh

Renaissance and Literature

Dr. Sana Fatima, Ex Senior Research Fellow, ICSSR, IIM, Kashipur

Renaissance Poetry

Dr. Huma Yaqub, MANUU, Lucknow Campus

Renaissance Prose

Dr. Siddartha Biswas, University of Calcutta

Renaissance Drama

Dr. Naresh Kumar, Kolhan University, Chaibasa

Renaissance and Art

Prof. Nandini Sahu, IGNOU, New Delhi

Renaissance and Geography

Prof. S. Naushad Ahmad, AMU, Aligarh

Renaissance and Physical Sciences

Dr. Manoj, Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur

Renaissance and Humanism

Dr. Sunij Kumar Sharma, AMU, Aligarh

Renaissance and Reformation

Ms. Kalyanee Rajan, University of Delhi

Renaissance and the Occidental Gaze

Dr. Dhurrjati Sarma, Guahati University, Assam

Renaissance and its Discontents

Prof. Goutam Ghosal, Viswa Bharati-Santiniketan

Renaissance and the Orient

Prof. A. R. Kidwai, AMU, Aligarh

Renaissance in India

Ms. Sreetanwi Chakraborty, Amity University, Kolkata

E-cademy (19^th)

Speaker – Deepshikha Behera, EFLU, Hyderabad

Topic – (Re)telling Histories, (Re)imagining Identities: The Miya Poets of Assam

Held on – 19^th June 2021

Mode – Online

ACTIVITIES 2019-20:

Literologue, 7^th Annual Lecture

By – Dr. S. K. Sinha, Ex-Dean, Humanities & Head Dept. of English, Kolhan University

Held on – 10^th July, 2019

Venue – Room 22

Departmental Induction Programme

Held on – 4^th August, 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

Target Participant – Newly admitted Students of UG Sem 1

Teachers’ Day

Held on – 5^th September, 2019

Venue – Room 15

Freshers’ Party

Held on – 16^th September, 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

Induction Programme for Parents (PTM)

Held on – 13^th October, 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

Target Participants – Parents of newly admitted UG Semester 1 Students

Farewell Function

Held on – 3^rd December, 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

10^th Annual Student Seminar

Held on – 18^th December, 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

Mid-Sem Test

Held in – 3^rd week of December, 2019

Student Seminar for UG Sem 5

Held on – 28^th January, 2020

Venue – Room 15

Film Screening

Samual Beckett’s Waiting for Godot & Endgame

Held on – 2nd February, 2020

Venue – E-Class Room 2

Target Participant – Students of UG Sem 5

The Iconoclast’s Stage: A Tribute to Girish Karnad

Held on – 20^th February, 2020

Also screening of his play Tughlaq

Venue – E-Classroom 2

Literologue, 8^th Annual Lecture

Lecture on Marxism: An Introduction

By – Dr. Goutam Karmakar, Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College, West Bengal

Mode – Online (First Online Lecture of the Department)

Held on – 2^nd May 2020

159^th Birth Anniversary of Tagore

Online Story Reading Session

Held on – 7^th May, 2020

E-cademy (1^st)

Speaker – Prof. Shabina Nishat Omar, Milli Al-Ameen College, Kolkata

Topic – Gender and Autobiography: A Feminist Perspective

Held on – 12^th May, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (2^nd)

Held on – 13^th May, 2020

Speaker – Dr. Md. Jakir Hussain, Chitta Mahato Memorial College, Purulia, West Bengal

Topic – Gandian Influence on Indian Fiction in English in the Pre – Independence Era.

Mode – Online

E-cademy (3^rd)

Held on – 19^th May, 2020

Speaker – Dr. Huma Yaqub, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Lucknow Campus

Topic – Contemplating Environment Issues Through Literature: An Ecocritical Approach.

Mode – Online

E-cademy (4^th)

Held on – 20^th May, 2020

Speaker – Dr. Sana Fatima Arshad, COEPPG, IIM, Kashipur

Topic – Jane Austen’s Artistry and Appeal: History and Contemporaneity

Mode – Online

E-cademy (5^th)

Held on – 21^st May, 2020

Speaker – Dr. Piyushbala, Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi

Topic – T. S. Eliot: The Critical Idiom

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (1^st)

Writer-Speaker – Prof. Tabish Khair, Aarhus University, Denmark

Topic – Literary Theory and Fiction: Addressing the Dichotomy

Held on – 27^th May 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (2^nd)

Writer-Speaker – Shauna Singh Baldwin, Montreal, Quebeck, Canada

Topic – In the World: Books, Places & Me

Held on – 29^th May 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (6^th)

Speaker – Dr. Fayyaz Ahmad Ilkal, Rani Channamma University, PG Centre, Torvi,

Vijayapur, Karnataka

Topic – The American Dream in Literature: Changing Times, Changing Minds

Held on – 3^rd June, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (7^th)

Speaker – Dr. Sadaf Fareed, Women’s College, AMU, Aligarh

Topic – Diaspora and Writing Women (South Asia in Canada)

Held on – 4^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (8^th)

Speaker – Dr. Nazish Khan, Govt. PG College, Dwarahat, Almora, Uttarakhand

Topic – The Theatre of Absurd and After

Held on – 5^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (9^th)

Speaker – Dr. Sunij Sharma , AMU, Aligarh

Topic – Understanding the Art of Narration from Literature to Cinema

Held on – 7^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (3^rd)

Writer-Speaker – Githa Hariharan, New Delhi

Topic – So: I Have Become the Tide

Held on – 15^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (4^th)

Writer-Speaker – Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Topic – Authenticity and Simplicity in the Writing of Poetry

Held on – 17^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

Writers Beyond Distance (5^th)

Writer-Speaker – Dr. Nandini Sahu, IGNOU, New Delhi

Topic – Witnessing Literature through a Poet’s Eye

Held on – 20^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (10^th)

Speaker – Prof. Anita Singh, BHU, Varanasi

Topic – Performance, Politics and the Pandemic

Held on – 23^rd June, 2020

Mode – Online

E-cademy (11^th)

Speaker – Dr. Raeesa B Usmani, Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Surat, Gujrat

Topic – Travel Writings: Fictitiously Factual or Factually Fictitious

Held on – 28^th June, 2020

Mode – Online

Activities 2018-2019:

Departmental Induction

Held on – 26^th August 2018

Target Participant – Newly admitted UG Semester 1 students

Venue – College Auditorium

Freshers Party

Held on – 24^th September 2018

Venue – College Auditorium

Induction Programme for Parents (PTM)

Held on – 8^th October 2018

Venue – College Auditorium

Target Participants – Parents of newly admitted students of UG Sem 1

Poster Competition

Held on – 9^th December 2018

Target Participants – Students of UG Semester 1

Venue – E2 Classroom

Mid-Sem Exam

Held on – First and Second Week of December 2018

No Coward Soul is Mine: A Tribute to Emily Bronte

Held on – 22^nd December 2018

Venue – College Auditorium

Student Seminar

Held on – 10^th January 2019

Target Participant – Students of UG Semester 3

Venue – College Auditorium

Adios Amigos: Farewell Function

Held on – 7^th March 2019

Venue – College Auditorium

Departmental Achievements

STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS

2022-2023

Bishakha Kumari of the PG Sem 1 has secured 1^st position in the Qalamkaar – A creative writing competition organized by SPArC on 12.12.22.
Bishakha Kumari of the PG Sem 1 has won Miss Face of The Day organized by SPArC and was also awarded as the “Best Volunteer” of the year 2021-22 in NSS and was awarded for her extraordinary contribution in Women Cell in 2021-22.
Rajesh Tudu, a student of UG Semester VI has been selected for a P.G Diploma course at Film & Television Institute (FTI) Pune.
Bishakha Kumari of PG Sem 1 has secured 2^nd prize in an essay competition organized by Women’s Cell.
Smriti Dey of UG Semester VI has been selected as Literary Secretary of SPArC (2022-23).
Priyanka Das of UG Semester VI has been selected as Moderator of Literary Club and Joint Editor Sparkling Span of SPArC (2022-23).
Priyangshu Dash of UG Sem 6 was selected as Moderator of Digital Desk of SPArC (2022-23).
Shazia Hashmi of UG Sem 6 was selected as Moderator of Book Club of SPArC (2022-23).
Ankit Dubey of UG Sem 6 was selected as member of Sparkling Span (2022-23).
Prerna Pandey of UG Sem 6 was selected as member of Music Club of SPArC (2022-23).
Masoom Paul of UG Sem 6 was selected as member of Drama Club of SPArC (2022-23).
Raghubir Tudu of UG Sem 6 was selected as Logistics Secretary of SPArC (2022-23).
Sunidhi Panda of UG Sem 6 was selected as member of Fine Art Club of SPArC (2022-23).
Arzoo Naz of UG Semester VI has secured 3rd position in Shabd Alankar (Poetry Competition) held on 14.09.22 at Rambha College of Education, Jamshedpur.
Priyangshu Dash of UG Semester 6 has secured 2nd in the Rap Competition in Xplore 9.0organized by Netaji Subhas University, Jamshedpur on 25.11.22.
Arzoo Naz of UG Semester 6 has won 1st prize in ‘We…the Poets’ – A Self-Composed (Poetry Competition) organized by SPArC on 15.12.22.
Prerna Pandey of UG Semester 6 has won 1st prize in Hollywood Category in Battle Symphony organized by SPArC on 24.01.23.
Raghubir Tudu of UG Semester 6 has secured 3^rd in Trans-Verse organized by the Department of English on 30.09.22.
Ankita Kumari of UG Semester 6 has secured 2^nd in Trans-Verse organized by the Department of English on 30.09.22.
Priyangshu Dash of UG Semester 6 has won 1st prize in Rap Category in Battle Symphony organised by SPArC on 24.01.23
Raghubir Tudu of UG Semester 6 has secured 1st in Cooking without Fire organised by Women’s Cell on 15.03.23
Sarnendu Mahapatra of UG Semester 6 has secured 1st position in Solo Category of Singing Competition in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Sarnendu Mahapatra of UG Semester 6 has secured 1st position in the Duo Category of Singing Competition in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Raghubir Tudu of UG Semester 6 has won 1^st prize in the Poster Making Competition in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Raghubir Tudu of UG Semester 6 has secured 1^st position in the Digital Poster Competition organized by the Women Cell on 25.05.23.
Shiuli Palit of UG Semester 4 has secured 2^nd position in the English category of “We… The Poets”, a poetry competition organized by SPArC on 15.12.22.
Sahdev Mahato of UG Semester 4 has won 1^st prize in the category of Hindi poetry in “We…. The Poets”, organized by SPArC on 15.12.22.
Kanai Lal Murmu of UG Semester 4 has secured 1^st prize in Trans-Verse(English translation) organised by the Department of English on 30.09.22.
Kundan of UG Semester 4 has secured 2^nd position in the drill competition (N.C.C.) in the event UDGOSH.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 2^nd in the Samaaram 6.0 organised by IIM Vishakhapatnam on 26^th to 27^th Feb 2022.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1^st in the Act attack-Drama Competition organized by Imperium on 20.02.22
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1^st in the Skit Competition organised by IIM Sambalpur team for “Nityamanch”.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 2nd in the Skit Act in Xplore 9.0 organised by Netaji Subhas University, Jamshedpur on 25.11.22
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1st in the Mine Act in Xplore 9.0 organised by Netaji Subhas University, Jamshedpur on 25.11.22
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1^st in the “Adakari” in SATRANG 12^thorganised by SPArC on 18.07.22
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1^st in “District level yuvautsav”organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan on 14.03.23
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has secured 1st in Cooking without Fire organised by Women’s Cell on 15.03.23.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has won 2^nd prize in the Group Dance in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has won 1st prize in the Traditional Walk in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Masoom Paul of UG Semester 4 has won 2^nd prize in the Solo Dance in Communal Harmony Week (17th to 23rd of May, 2023) organized by the NSS.
Basudev Shee of UG Semester 2 has secured 3^rd position in the district-level Mobile Photography Competition organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathanon 14.03.23.
Adrija Mallick of UG Semester 2 has secured 2^nd position in Western category of Battle Symphony organized by SPArC on 24.01.23
Adrija Mullick of UG Semester 2 has secured 2nd position in the Hollywood category of Battle Symphony organized by SPArC on 24.01.23
Sourav Choudhary of UG Semester 2 has secured 1^st position in “Qalamkaar” – A creative writing competition organized by SPArC on 12.12.22.
Tarub Kausar of UG Semester 2 has secured 2^nd position in District level Painting competition organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra on 14.03.2023.
Tarub Kausar of UG Semester 2 has won 1^st prize in the Inter class Indoor Game tournament organized by Karim City College on 10.05.23.

2021-2022

Manish Mukhi of UG Semester VI was selected as the Chief Organizing Secretary of SPArC (2021-2022).
Bishakha Kumari of UG Semester VI was selected as President of NSS Unit of KCC (2021-2022).
Bishakha Kumari of UG Semester VI was selected as Moderator of Press & Social Media Club of SPArC (2021-2022).
Rajesh Tudu of UG Semester VI was selected as the moderator of Digital Desk of SPArC (2021-22).
Rumaysa Mehboob of UG Semester VI was selected as Moderator of Book Club of SPArC (2021-2022).
Sudeepta Mitra of UG Semester VI was selected as member of Music Club of SPArC (2021-2022).
Raj Minz of UG Sem 6 was selected as members of Logistics Club of SPArC (2021-2022).
Abhishek Kumar, Noma Ali & Vikash Kumar Mahato of UG Sem 6 were selected as members of Logistics SPArC (2021-22).
Vishal Gorai of UG Semester III has won 1st prize in “Poster Making Competition” organized by NCC of Karim City College on the occasion of World Ocean Day.
Vishal Gorai of UG Semester III has won 2nd prize in “Debate Competition” organized by NCC of Karim City College on the occasion of World Ocean Day.
Uzma Bano of UG Semester III has actively participated in a Dance Competition organized by NSS of Karim City College and secured the 3rd postion.
Syed Zaara Hassan of UG Sem 3 was awarded a Consolation prize in “We… The Poets’ in English Category.
Arka Priya Mahapatra of UG Sem 3 was awarded a Consolation Prize in “We… The Poets” in Hindi Category.
Sarnendu Mahapatra of UG Semester III has won 1st prize in Music in “Communal Harmony Week” organized by NSS.
Arzoo Naz of UG Semester III won the best poet award in Poetry Writing organized by the Women’s Cell.
Priyanka Das of UG Semester III successfully secured the degree of Diploma in Fine Arts by Sarva Kala Bharti, Kolkata.
Prerna Pandey of UG Semester III has won 3^rd prize in music in “Communal Harmony Week” organized by NSS.
Smriti Dey of UG Semester III has secured 2^nd position in Slogan Writing Competition organized by SPArC.
Smriti Dey of UG Semester III appointed as a co-author of the anthology titled “Jazbaat Ke Alfaaz” published by Dead of Writers Publication.
Raghubir Tudu of UG Semester III has secured 3^rd position in Slogan Writing Competition organized by SPArC.
Kanai Lal Murmu of UG Semester I won 2^nd prize in the Waste Material Craft Competition organized by NCC on the occasion of World Ocean Day.

2020-21

Ekta Dogra of UG Semester IV was selected as the Literary Secretary and the Chief Editor of the Sparkling Span, the college magazine of the SPArC for the session 2020-21.
Ekta Dogra of UG Semester IV was awarded the Principal’s Medal of Appreciation in the SPArC Felicitation Ceremony (2020-21) for her outstanding performance in promotng literature and culture in the campus.
Vinay Anand of UG Semester IV was selected as the Joint Editor of Sparkling Span, the college magazine of the SPArC for the session 2020-21.
Vinay Anand of UG Semester IV was also awarded the Principal’s Medal of Appreciation in the SPArC Felicitation Ceremony (2020-21) for his outstanding performance in promoting literature and culture in the campus.
Shreya Guha of UG Semester IV acquired the First position in the English category of We the Poets, a self-composed Poetry competition organised by SPArC.
Manish Mukhi of UG Semester II had his poem shortlisted among the top 40 poems to be featured in the publication of Lockdown Musings. A national level poetry competition, Lockdown Musings was organised by KET’s V. G. Vaze College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous), Mumbai
Manish Mukhi of UG Semester II was also selected as the Literary Club member and Joint Editor of Sparkling Span of SPArC the session 2020-21
Manish Mukhi of UG Semester II won the Second prize in the essay writing competition in English category, in the Founder’s Day celebration of the college
Bishakha Kumari of UG Semester II was selected as the Literary Club member of SPArC Student Committee for the session 2020-21.
Bishakha Kumari of UG Semester II won the First prize in the Hindi Category of We, the Poets, a self-composed Poetry Competition organised by SPArC.
Bishakha Kumari of UG Semester II also won the First prize in the Hindi Category of We, the Poets, a self-composed Poetry Competition organised by SPArC
Abhishek Singh of UG Semester II was selected in the HR forum of the SPArC Student Committee for the session 2020-21.
Priyanka Das of UG Semester I got the consolation prize in We, the Poets, a self-composed Poetry competition organised by SPArC.

2019-2020

Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester V was selected as the Chief Organising Secretary of SPArC (2019-2020).
Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester V won the 2^nd Runner up in English Debate in the Kolhan University Youth Festival, 2019-2020.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester V was selected as the Cultural Secretary of the SPArC Student Committee (2019-20).
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester V won the 1st prize in Solo Retro Singing (Communal Harmony week), the 2nd prize in Western Vocals held at Ranchi ( Inter University Youth Festival 2019-20).
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester V won the 1st prize in Western Vocals held at Chaibasa (Kolhan University Youth Festival 2019-20).
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester V won SPArC’s Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Cultural Influence (2019-20).
Rifsha Hassan of UG Semester V was selected as the Chief Editor of the SPArC magazine, Sparkling Span (2019-2020).
Rifsha Hassan of UG Semester V won the 2nd position – English Poetry in Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Rifsha Hassan of UG Semester V won the 2nd position – Collage making in Communal Harmony Week by NSS
Rifsha Hassan of UG Semester V won the 2nd position – Strokes (Face painting) in Satrang by SPArC.
Saranjeet Kour of UG Semester V won appreciation for her services in the Rotaract Club of the college.
Saranjeet Kour of UG Semester V secured the Certificate of Recognition Award for serving the society during Bihar Flood Relief, COVID 19 Certificate of Appreciation Award for Roti Day (2019-2020), Rotaractor of the month Award in the month of September- October (2019-2020), Certificate of Appreciation Award for IDYE* (International District Youth Exchange) and the 2,nd position in Collage Competition in Satrang.
Nivedita Samad of UG Semester V was an active member of the report writing team SPArC (2019-2020). She won the 1^st prize in group dance (Patriotic) in NSS’s Communal Harmony Week.
Puja Bharti of UG Semester V secured the 2nd position in Sur Sangat (group singing) in Satrang and the 1st position in Pot painting in the Communal Harmony Week.
Pooja Kumari also secured the 1st position in Pot Painting in Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Sonali Kar of UG Semester V was selected as the SPArC’S Joint Editor of Sparkling Span (2019-2020) and secured the 2nd position in Sur Sangat (Group Singing) in Satrang.
Suravi Mandal of UG Semester V secured the 2nd position- Sur Sangat (Group Singing) in Satrang.
Aaliya Naushin of UG Semester V rendered her committed services as the SPArC Digital Desk Moderator.
Sonal Gupta of UG Semester V won the 1st position in the Poster Competition organized by Women’s Cell.
Deepak of UG Semester V secured the 2nd position in Sur Sangat (Group Singing) in Satrang by SPArC.

2018-19

Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester III won the Second Prize in Vichaar Vaar and Riwayat in Satrang organized by
Rakshanda Iqbal of UG B.A. Part III won the First Prize in Face Painting in Satrang organized by SPArC.
Rakshanda Iqbal of UG B.A. Part III Second Prize in Collage Competition in Satrang organized by Society for Promotion of Art & Culture (SPArC).
Shreesti Kumari and Jashama Afroz of A. Semester III represented Kolhan University in the Inter-University Youth Festival at Ranchi in May 2019 in Debate and Western Solo respectively.
Jashama Afroz bagged the second position in Western Solo in the Inter-University Youth Festival at Ranchi in May 2019
Ashutosh Kumar of UG Part III was elected as the Logistic Secretary of SPArC, 2018-19.
Rakshanda Iqbal of UG Part III and Shreesti Kumari of Semester III were appointed as members of the Literary Club of SPArC.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester III of the department was appointed as member of Music Club of SPArC.
Rifsha Hasan and Aaliya Nausheen of UG Semester III were appointed as members of SPArC Forum for Discussion & Designing respectively.
Kajal Kumari and Aman Singh of UG Part III were appointed as members of the HR Forum & Logistics of
Tanveer Qaisar of UG Part III was appointed as member of the Media Management Forum of SPArC.
Rakshanda Iqbal of UG Part III was appointed as the Chief Editor for SPArC’s annual magazine Sparkling Span.
Shreeshti Kumari of UG Semester III was appointed as student member of the Women’s
Ekta Dogra of UG Semester I won the Second Prize in the Poetry Competition organized in the Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Rooheen Khan of UG Semester I won the Second Prize in the Painting Competition organized in the Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Rooheen Khan of UG Semester I won the First Prize in Spot Photography in Satrang organized SPArC.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester III won the Second Prize in Collage Competition organized during Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester III won the first prize in Patriotic Song Competition organized during Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester III won the First Prize in Collage Competition in Satrang by SPArC.
Jashama Afroz of UG Semester III won the First Prize in Solo Singing Western and Second Prize in Solo Singing (Filmy) in Satrang by SPArC
Saranjeet Kaur of UG Semester III won the Second Prize in the Collage Competition organized in the Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Rifsha Hasan of UG Semester III and Priti Singh of UG Semester I won the Second Prize in the Mehndi Competition organized in the Communal Harmony Week by NSS.
Afreen Talat of UG Part III won the Second Prize both in the Essay Competition and in the Traditional Walk Competition during the Communal Harmony Week by
Arnav Ghosh and Sameera Sadaf of UG Semester III won the Third Prize in the Traditional Walk Competition organized in the Communal Harmony Week by
Shahbaz Ejaz of UG Semester III won the Second Prize in the Essay Competition organized by the college on the occasion of Founder’s Day, 2019.
Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester III won the First Prize while Shahbaz Ejaz of UG Semester III and Ekta Dogra of UG Semester I won the Second Prize in the Debate Competition organized by the college on the occasion of Founder’s Day,
Ekta Dogra of UG Semester I presented her short story in Ravi, an event of annual story reading organized by SPArC.
Shahbaz Ejaz of UG Semester III and Ekta Dogra of UG Semester I won the First Prize in Vichaar Vaar in Satrang organized by SPArC.
Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester III won the First Prize while Shreya Guha of UG Semester I won the Second Prize in Qalamkaar organized by SPArC.
Shreesti Kumari of UG Semester III won the Second Prize in Vichaar Vaar and Riwayat in Satrang organized by S
Rakshanda Iqbal of B.A. Part III won the First Prize in Face Painting and Second Prize in Collage Competition in Satrang organized by SPArC.