UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA (Established under West Bengal Act XXVI of 2007) N.H.-34 (Near Rabindra Bhawan), P.O.: Mokdumpur, Dist.: Malda - 732 103. BIO-DATA OF: DR. AMIT BHATTACHARYA 1. Name : AMIT BHATTACHARYA 2. Father's Name : UTPALENDU BHATTACHARJEE 3. Date of Birth : 02-02-1973 4. Present Address (for correspondence) : Office (O) : DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA N.H. 34, NEAR RABINDRA BHAWAN P.O. MOKDUMPUR, MALDA. PIN: 732103 Residence (R) : SARAT KIRAN, 1 ST FLOOR A.J.C. BOSE ROAD BY LANE NEAR THAKUR GOPAL BHAWAN SUBHAS PALLY, SILIGURI. PIN: 734001 Telephone (Optional): 09434327525 Fax (Optional) E-Mail Website : NIL : amitbhattacharya.in@gmail.com : www.amitbhattacharya.net 6. Present Status/ Designation : LECTURER, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNIVERSITY OF GOUR BANGA 7. Fields of Specialization : AMERICAN LITERATURE
GREEK DRAMA IN TRANSLATION POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE WOMEN S WRITING 8. Academic Qualifications : Degree Ph D Name of the University University of North Bengal Year of Passing Division/Class /Grade Merit obtained Percentage of Marks Remarks 2008 --- --- --- M Phil --- --- --- --- --- M A/ M Sc/ M Com etc. B A/ B Sc/ B Com etc. University of North Bengal University of North Bengal 1996 I --- 1st Class 1st 1994 II --- --- 9. Research Experience : Research Title of the Thesis University Year Ph D THE POETICS OF RESISTANCE: A STUDY OF MARGINAL VOICES IN THE POETRY OF KAMALA DAS University of North Bengal 2008 M Phil --- --- --- Other Research Projects : Junior Research Fellow of the UGC, University of North Bengal (from 13.08.1999 to 11.12. 2000) Topic: The Art of Life: A Study of Five English Bildungsroman 10. Positions held : SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED, ANNEX: 1 Position(s) Academic Positions Period
Position(s) Administrative Positions Period 11. Academic Honours and Awards : SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED, ANNEX: 2 12. Membership of Academic/ Professional Bodies: SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED, ANNEX: 3 13. Research Projects Supervised : Ph D Thesis: NIL M Phil Thesis: NIL Sl. No. Name of Candidate Topic of Ph D/ M Phil Thesis Year of Award 14. Research Projects Adjudicated : Ph D Thesis : NIL M Phil Thesis : NIL 15. Publications (ISBN & ISSN Desirable) : SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED, ANNEX: 4
16. Participation in Seminars/ Conferences : SEPARATE SHEET ATTACHED, ANNEX: 5.. Signature of the Person
ANNEX: 1 DETAILS OF ACADEMIC POSITIONS 1. Junior Research Fellow of the UGC, University of North Bengal (from 13.08.1999 to 11.12. 2000). 2. Lecturer in English, Siliguri College (from 11.12.2000 to 10.12.2008) 3. Lecturer in English, University of Gour Banga, Malda, (from 11.12.2008 till date) 4. Visiting Lecturer, Directorate of Distance Education, University of North Bengal (from 2004 to 2008) 5. Counsellor, Netaji Subhash Open University (from 2001 to 2008) 6. Counsellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (2001-2002) 7. A Seeting Member. P.G. Board of Studies, English. University of Gour Banga. 8. A Seeting Member. U.G. Board of Studies, English. University of Gour Banga.
ANNEX: 2 ACADEMIC HONOURS AND AWARDS 1. Abanindra Nath Memorial Prize, 1st Class 1st in M.A. in English, University of North Bengal, 1996. 2. Bangiyo Sahitya Parishad, Siliguri, 1996. 3. Cable Combined Network Private Limited. Siliguri, 2001. MEDIA EXPOSURE 1. The Statesman, 18 August 2000, Interviewed by Abu Mounir 2. The Telegraph, 17 July 2002, Interviewed by Reza Pradhan 3. The Anandabazar Patrika, 29 January 2003, Interviewed by Anindya Jana. BROADCAST OF RADIO/TV PROFILES 1. All India Radio, Siliguri, 19 April 1998, 2. All India Radio, Siliguri, 17 July 2001, 3. ATN World, 26 August 2003,
ANNEX: 3 MEMBERSHIP OF ACADEMIC/ PROFESSIONAL BODIES 1. Literary Society of India, Kolkata 2. Shakespeare Society of Eastern India, Kolkata 3. The Centre for the Differently Abled, University of North Bengal 4. The North Bengal University Alumni Association
ANNEX: 4 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN CRITICAL ANTHOLOGIES/ JOURNALS WITH ISBN/ISSN 1. Constrictive Culture/Constructive Identity: The Dialogic of Kamala Das s Poetry. In Ketaki Datta (Ed.) Indo-Anglian Literature: Past to Present. Kolkata: Books Way, 2008. pp. 188-211. ISBN: 81-89293-35-4. 2. The Poetics of Resistance: A New Perspective on the Poetry of Kamala Das, Critical Practice. Vol. XV. Special Issue on Indian Women Poets. 2008. pp. 18-45. ISSN: 0972-4230. 3. Poetry as Autogynography: A (Con)Textual Study of Kamala Das s An Introduction. Pallet. Vol. 2, No. 1. March, 2009. pp. 18-29. 4. Eternal Spirit of the Chainless Mind: A Reading of The Old Man and the Sea. The Atlantic Literary Review, Vol. 3, Issue 2. January-March, 2009. pp. 33-45. ISSN: 0972-3269. 5. Re-Membering Selves: Being and Writing in R.K. Narayan s My Days. The Atlantic Critical Review. Vol. 8, No. 3. July-September, 2009. pp. 50-65. ISSN: 0972-6373. 6. Only Our Fathers Lunacy Speaking: Re-Reading Kamala Das s Poetic Negotiations with Religious Fanaticism. Appropriations. Vol. V. December, 2009. pp. 11-18. ISSN: 0975-1521. 7. A Certain Defect in the Blood: Re-Reading Kamala Das s Colombo Chronicles. In Anisur Rahman and Amina Kazi Ansari (Eds.) Indian English Women Poets. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2009. pp. 194-218. ISBN: 81-8043-063-4. 8. A Displaced Generation: Re-Reading Kamala Das s Treatment of Old Age. In Arvind Nawale (Ed.) Critical Essays on Indian English Poetry and Drama: Texts and Contexts. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2010. pp. 120-143. ISBN: 978-81-7273-562-3.
9. "Re-Deeming the Female: Spirituality, Sexuality and Sub-Version in The Lady of Shallot and Goblin Market ". Salesian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. Special Issue on Spirituality in Victorian Poetry. Vol. 1, No. 1. May, 2010. pp. 31-59. ISSN: 0976-1861. 10. Others Talk Through My Mouth Today: Re-Reading the Dalit Issue in Kamala Das s Poetry. Wesleyan Journal of Research. Vol. 1, No. 1. June, 2010. pp. 88-95. ISSN: 0975-1386. 11. Im(mense) Possibilities: Questioning the Concept of Return in Lorraine Hansberry s A Raisin in the Sun. In Ketaki Datta (Ed.) New Literatures in English: Fresh Perspectives. Kolkata: The Book World, 2011. pp. 209-219. ISBN: 978-81-909991-6- 8. 12. I m Here : Shadowing Celie from Isolation to Integration in Alice Walker s Color Purple. In Ketaki Datta (Ed.) New Literatures in English: Fresh Perspectives. Kolkata: The Book World, 2011. pp. 220-232. ISBN: 978-81-909991-6-8.
ANNEX: 5 LIST OF SEMINAR PARTICIPATIONS/PRESENTATIONS 1. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on "Twentieth Century: Text, Context and Theory". Department of English. University of North Bengal. 3rd - 5th October 2001. 2. International Symposium for Shakespeare and Postcoloniality. Shakespeare Society of India. 14th January 2002. 3. USEFI Sponsored International Seminar on "Indian English Literature 1780- Present: Changing Perspectives". Department of English. University of North Bengal. 18th 19th March 2004. 4. The Problem of Translating Symbols: A Case Study of Two Poems. "KRITTIVAS: Poetry Translation Workshop". Siliguri College. 28th November 2004. 5. "The Poetics of Resistance: A Study of Kamala Das's Colombo Poems". Presented on 29 th March 2005. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on "Indian Writing in English: Themes, Issues, Backgrounds". Kalimpong College. 28 th to 29 th March 2005. 6. "Constrictive Culture/Constructive Identity: The Dialogic of Kamala Das's Poetry". Presented on 20th November 2005. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on "Culture, Identity, Environment: Interdisciplinary Concerns". Darjeeling Govt. College. l9th-20th November 2005. 7. "Indian Cultures/Indian Identities: The Shifting Binaries of Kamala Das's Poetry". Presented on 19 th December 2005. UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on "Indianness in Indian Writing in English". Coochbehar BT and Evening College. 19 th to 20th December 2005. 8. "Its a Postmodern Poetics: Re-Reading Elizabeth Bishop's Negotiations with Scene, Sense and Sensibility". Presented on 3rd April 2007. USEFI Sponsored Regional Seminar on "Postmodernism in American Literature and Culture". Kalimpong College. 3rd April 2007.
9. "The Fair World: Marginality and the Anguish of Colour in the Poetry of Kamala Das". Presented on 15th December 2007. UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on "Post- Independence Indian Writing in English". Cluni College. 14th -15th December 2007. 10. "Only Our Fathers' Lunacy Speaking: Re-Reading Kamala Das Poetic Negotiations with Religious Fanaticism". Presented on 16th December 2007. West Bengal Political Science Association. 10th Annual Conference and Members' General Body Meeting. Siliguri College. 15-16th December 2007. 11. Re-Deeming the Female: Spirituality, Sexuality and Sub-Version in The Lady of Shallot and Goblin Market ". Presented on 31st July 2008. UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar on "Spirituality in Victorian Poetry". Salesian College. 31st July 2008. 12. Aesthetics of Egality: Re-Reading Kamala Das s Poetic Negotiations with Subalternity. Presented on 8 th November 2009. UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on Post Colonialism in Indian Perspectives. West Goalpara College, Assam. 7 & 8 November, 2009. 13. Pre and Re Voicing: Intra-lingual Translation and the Lure of the Standard. Presented on 31 st July 2010. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on The Literary and Linguistic Terrain of Translation. Salesian College. 30 th -31 st July 2010. 14. To Point to Nothing: Re- Reading Nightwood as a Modernist s Trysts with Time and Identity. Presented on 23 rd December 2010. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Re- Locating Literatures Between the Wars and Beyond: An Odyssey from Phases of High Modernism to a Post-Modernist Milieu. Gour Maha Vidyalaya. 23 rd -24 th December 2010.