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WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 74th INDEPENDENCE DAY

WEST BENGAL STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES 74th INDEPENDENCE DAY.

The honorable Vice Chancellor of the university, Peofessor Basab Choudhuri hosted the Indian flag to mark the 74th Independence day of the nation. The tribute was paid by maintaining social distancing during this pandemic. In his address professor Choudhuri said “The rapid development of the university during the last five years is a result of the hardwork, unity and coordination of all the stake holders of the university”. He also said let our independence oath be to protect name and pride of our university. The General Secretary of the students union, Mr. Nojrul Islam said the students will give their best to protect and keep the glory of the university. Students Union president Mr. Ali, NSS Coordinator Dr. Pronam Dhar and university librarian Dr. Sushanta Banerjee were also present at the event. Honorable Vice Chancrllor handed over hand sanitizers to the security personnel who were present at the occassion. The event concluded with the Indian National Anthem.

Report on Webinar of English Department

EMPIRE AND ITS OTHERS
REPORT ON WEBINAR

The International Webinar on “Empire and its Others” organized by the  Department of English and the Center for Studies in Gender,  Culture & Media in collaboration with the IQAC of West Bengal State University was held on 13th August 2020 from 6 pm. The tone of the evening was set by the inaugural address of the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of the University.  The first talk delivered by Dr. Sugata Nandi, Department of History. WBSU explored the colonial perception on Indian magic and its fraught connection with  science,  spirituslism and myth. Samara Ann Cahill from Blinn College,  USA elaborated on  Samuel Johnson’s  views of the Ottoman empire and women. We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the audience. There were 950 registered participants and 1700 viewers on YouTube. The interactive session created a charged atmosphere of academic curiosity. We shall come back with series of web lectures and look forward to your active support.

Zoology Webinar

Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, West Bengal, India in association with IQAC, WBSU, Barasat is organizing an overseas webinar on “Vaccines from Vectors for  Vector-borne Diseases”, 25th August 2020; 5 PM (IST) onwards.

 

Platform: G-suit and YouTube: https://youtu.be/e4QiGuvM5us (Open for all for broader scientific interest).

 

And flyer is attached herewith-

Zoology Overseas Webinar

Two-Day International Webinar on ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates’

The Department of Political Science and IQAC, West Bengal State University organized a Two-Day international Webinar titled ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates‘ in collaboration with Department of Political Science, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai; Loreto College, Kolkata (an IQAC initiative) and Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata on August 27 & 28, 2020 from 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. (IST).

 

All participating institutes are bound by MOUs to share a common commitment to encourage independent thinking and reasoned debate which form the essence of intellectual growth and enrichment. This Webinar was the first of a series of joint academic and research endeavours that the institutes have envisaged to allow the spirit of their collaboration to flourish.

 

The two-day International Webinar was graced by a panel of eminent speakers and erudite scholars from the discipline like Emeritus Prof. James Manor, University of London; Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot, CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS & Kings India Institute, London; Prof. David Schultz, Hamline University, USA;  Prof. Samir Kumar Das, University of Calcutta; Prof. Nivedita Menon, JNU, New Delhi; Dr. Rakhee Bhattacharya, JNU, New Delhi; Dr. Ajay Godavarthy, JNU, New Delhi, and Dr. Manisha Madhava, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.  The Inaugural Session was presided over by Prof. Basab Chaudhuri, Honb’le Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University; Prof. Shashikala Wanjari, Honb’le Vice Chancellor, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai; Sr. Dr. Christine Coutinho, Principal, Loreto College, Kolkata and Ms. Priya Singh, Assistant Director, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata.

 

More than 400 participants from all walks of academia attended the Webinar digitally. An extremely vibrant and academically enriching discussion over the two-days made our Two-Day International Webinar on ‘Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates’ a grand success.

 

Convenors:

Srimanti Sarkar, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, West Bengal State University;

Dr. Manisha Madhava, Associate Professor and H.O.D, Department of Political Science, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai;

Sharmila Mitra Deb, Associate Professor and Academic and Administrative Officer, Loreto College, Kolkata; and Priya Singh, Assistant Director, Asia in Global Affairs, Kolkata.

 

Reading Democracy: Global Perspectives, Contentions and Debates

 

 

Webinar in the Department of Economics, WBSU

The Department of Economics, in collaboration with IQAC, West Bengal State University is organising a Webinar on “Global Economic Challenges of Covid 19” on 11th September , 2020 from 3p.m.( IST) onwards.

 

Platform : Google Meet.

 

The flyer of the programme is attached below –

WBSU Eco Webinar