The Department of Comparative Literature (Comp. Lit.) was started in the year 1956 and enjoys the reputation of a distinguished department to offer a subject which is distinct not only in India, but also in Asia. For the last two decades, the department has widened its sphere of learning to all-important Indian languages for comparative studies. It also exerts special emphases on African, Latin American and Australian Literature that are otherwise neglected in the taught programmes of the major departments of the Indian Universities.
The Department of Comp. Lit. is renowned for its originality nationwide and serves as an exemplary model for other Universities as well. It seeks to incorporate a wide range of subjects and issues under its purview, an approach which is highly conducive for a multi- lingual, pluri-religious country like India.
The faculty members of this department has had the presence of such personalities like Buddhadev Bose, Sudhindranath Dutta, Naresh Guha, Alokeranjan DasGupta, Pranabandhu DasGupta, Manabendra Bandyopadhyay, Amiya Dev, Subir Roychowdhury and Nabaneeta DevSen. The department attracted educationists from abroad like Father Robert Antoine, Father Pierre Fallon of the Society of the Jesuits and David J. McCutchion, who have proved themselves as prolific Bengali scholars. The department has widened its area of interest to include African Literature, Latin American Literature, Canadian Literature and Literature of Bangladesh.
The Department of Comp. Lit. is renowned for its originality nationwide and serves as an exemplary model for other Universities as well. It seeks to incorporate a wide range of subjects and issues under its purview, an approach which is highly conducive for a multi- lingual, pluri-religious country like India.
The faculty members of this department has had the presence of such personalities like Buddhadev Bose, Sudhindranath Dutta, Naresh Guha, Alokeranjan DasGupta, Pranabandhu DasGupta, Manabendra Bandyopadhyay, Amiya Dev, Subir Roychowdhury and Nabaneeta DevSen. The department attracted educationists from abroad like Father Robert Antoine, Father Pierre Fallon of the Society of the Jesuits and David J. McCutchion, who have proved themselves as prolific Bengali scholars. The department has widened its area of interest to include African Literature, Latin American Literature, Canadian Literature and Literature of Bangladesh.
Head Of The Department : Dr. Debashree Dattaray
Web Address
Jadavpur Journal of Comparative Literature (JJCL)
- Dept. of Comparative literature - http://complitju.org
- CAS in Comparative Literature - https://www.cas-cl.org
- Centre for Canadian Studies - http://ccs.complitju.org
| Syllabus M.A |
| Syllabus B.A |
| JJCL 4 |
| JJCL 3 |
| JJCL 2 |
| JJCL 1 |
| Jadavpur Journal of Comparative Literature |
| JadavpurUniversity- University of St Andrews collaboration under UGC-UKIERI thematic partnership |
| No. of teachers with Ph.D / D.Sc. as the highest qualification | 6 |
| No. of teachers with First class Master Degree as the highest qualification | 2 |
| Professors | |||
| Photo | Name / Qualification | Telephone No. / Email ID | Specialization |
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Kunal Chattopadhyay Ph.D. |
kunal.chattopadhyay@jadavpuruniversity.in / kunal.chattopadhyay@gmail.com |
European Socialist Movements/ Russian and Soviet Studies/ Radical Politics in India/ Social History of Science and Technology/ Gender Studies
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Sucheta Bhattacharya Ph.D. |
09831123613 sucheta.bhattacharya@jadavpuruniversity.in / sucheta.bhattacharya@gmail.com |
Victorian literature
translation studies 19th century Bangla literature |
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Suchorita Chattopadhyay Ph.D. |
919831205770 suchorita.chattopadhyay@jadavpuruniversity.in / suchoritachattopadhyay@yahoo.com |
Canadian Literature, Diasporic Literature, Southeast Asian Literature, Translation Studies, European Literature |
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| Associate Professor | |||
| Photo | Name / Qualification | Telephone No. / Email ID | Specialization |
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Debashree Dattaray Ph.D. |
debashree.dattaray@jadavpuruniversity.in / debashreedattaray@gmail.com |
Comparative Literature Methodology, Canadian Studies, Indigenous studies, Oratures |
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Epsita Halder |
epsita.halder@jadavpuruniversity.in / epsita.halder@gmail.com |
Narratology, Performance Studies, Cultural Studies |
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Parthasarathi Bhaumik Ph.D. |
parthasarathi.bhaumik@jadavpuruniversity.in / bhaumikps@gmail.com |
English Literature, South Asian Literature and Culture, Border Studies, Archiving |
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Sayantan Dasgupta Ph.D. |
9831191181 sayantan.dasgupta@jadavpuruniversity.in / dasgupta.sayantan@gmail.com |
Comparative Literature, Translation Studies, Modern South Asian Literature and Culture |
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Sujit Kumar Mandal M.A. |
9432661243 sujitk.mandal@jadavpuruniversity.in / sujitkumar.mandal@gmail.com |
Tagore and Translation, Oratures, European Literatures, Performance Studies |
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| Assistant Professor | |||
| Photo | Name / Qualification | Telephone No. / Email ID | Specialization |
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Aveek Majumdar (on Lien) M.A. |
aveek.majumdar@jadavpuruniversity.in / aveekmster@gmail.com |
Bangla Sahitya, Translation Studies, Indian Aesthetics, Kabita, Literatures of the Third World |
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| Degrees Offered/Intake | |||
| Degrees Offered | Intake Capacity | ||
 | B.A. | 50 | |
| M.A. (Day) | 65 | |
| MPhil | 15 | |
| Ph.D - Vacancy to be declare at the time of admission | ||
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| Syllabus & Curriculum For UG Level | |||
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (Extra Departmental Course) | ||
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| Syllabus & Curriculum For PG Level | |||
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| Research Activities | |||
| The manuscript of Annotated Bibliography of Epics in Ancient India | ||
| The project on the compilation of core texts on Historiography, Genology, and Thematology | ||
| Project on Bibliography of Historics of Indian Literature | ||
| Project on the annotated bibliography of different forms of Katha and akhyayika in early Indian literature. | ||
| Project on the Oral History of the IPTA | ||
| Project on the Reception of Bangla Literature in Assam | ||
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| Thrust Area | |||
| Indian literatures | ||
| Inter-Indian Translation | ||
| Preparation of Course material | ||
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| library | |||
| No. of books: 7776 + gift books 1635 = 9411 | ||
| Journals-National:6 | ||
| International:5 | ||
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| Departmental Site | |||
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complitju.org | ||
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www.cas-cl.org | ||
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ccs.complitju.org | ||
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| Paper Published | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2017 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 1 | ||
| 1998 | 1 | ||
| 1997-98 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | 2 | ||
| 1996-97 | 1 | ||
| 1996 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | 1 | ||
| 1990 | 3 | ||
| 1989-90 | 1 | ||
| 1988 | 2 | ||
| 1987-88 | 1 | ||
| 1987 | 1 | ||
| 1986-87 | 1 | ||
| 1985 | 1 | ||
| 1984 | 2 | ||
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| Book Published | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2014 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 5 | ||
| 2004 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 2 | ||
| 1993 | 1 | ||
| 1989 | 1 | ||
| 1988 | 1 | ||
| 1987 | 2 | ||
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| Awards and Honours | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2020 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 2 | ||
| 1982 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | 1 | ||
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| PHD Thesis Completed | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2013 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 4 | ||
| 2007 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 2 | ||
| 1997 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | 1 | ||
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| Collaborative Programs | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2020 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 1 | ||
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| Seminars Organized | |||
| Year | Number | ||
| 2014 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | 1 | ||
| 1990 | 1 | ||
| 1986 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 1 | ||
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