Munshi Mahammad Saiful Ahamed

Assistant Professor

MA (Visva-Bharati) PhD (Visva-Bharati)

Modern Bengali Fiction and Narratology

Department of Bengali
Gauhati University, Guwahati, 781014
Phone: 9477432945
Email: saiful[at]gauhati[dot]ac[dot]in

Dr. MUNSHI MAHAMMAD SAIFUL AHAMED

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,

DEPARTMENT OF BENGALI,

GAUHATI UNIVERSITY,

GUWAHATI-14,  ASSAM

 

Bio: 

  1. Date of Birth - 30/10/1985
  2. Father`s Name - Late Munshi Mahammad Abdus Salam
  3. Current Address - Teachers Quarter No-1, Unit 12, Street 4, Gauhati University, Guwahati-781014. Assam.
  4. Permanent Address - Vill – Bosepara, P.o. + P.s. - Pandua, Dist – Hooghly, Pin – 712149
  1. Mob no. - +91 9477432945
  2. E-mail - saifulphd@gmail.com
  3. Nationality - Indian
  4. Caste - General (Minority)
  5. Religion - Islam
  6. Marital Status- Married
  7. Passport No.-  N3673871

 

 Strength:

·        Self-confidence and Self-Respect.

·        Fast Learning and ability to work consistently.

·        Ability to work in a group as a leader & being leaded.

·        Effective Oral Communication skills.

·        Can Teach – Bengali language & literature.

 

Language Proficiency

 

Language

Speak

Read

Write

Bengali

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hindi

yes

yes

 

Assamese

yes

yes

 

English

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

 

Type of Teaching College/Institution From To
Part time teacher

BEJOY NARAYAN MAHAVIDYALAYA

(University of Burdwan)		 01/08/2010 31/03/2011
PhD Scholar

Department of Bengali,

VISVA-BHARATI		 01.07.2012

30.12.2016
Guest teacher

Katwa college

(University of Burdwan)		 28/07/2017 04/09/2017
Guest Teacher FAKIR CHAND COLLEGE  (CU) 22/08/2017

31/12/2019
SACT (State Aided College Teacher) FAKIR CHAND COLLEGE  (CU) 01/01/2020 09/10/2022
Assistant Professor Gauhati University 10.08.2022 Till the date
  1. Award of Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) For Minority Students to pursue PhD Degree (JRF & SRF) from UGC. 

          (Award No. F1-17.1/2011/MANF-MUS-WES-5701 /(SA-III/ Website)

 

  1. Award of GOBESHOK SAMMANANA-2019, for PhD from KOLIKATA LITTLE MAGAZIN LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER.
  1. Lifetime Member of The Itihas Academy Dhaka, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh . (Member No – B 96)
  2. Lifetime Member of The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park, Kolkata – 700029, India. (Card No. 15151977LL)
  3. Lifetime Member of Joykrishna Public Library , Uttarpara, Hooghly, West Bengal.  ( Card No. 18929)
  4. Lifetime Member of Paschimbangla Itihas Samsad , 1,Woodburn Park, Kolkata-700020.  (No.  1420 )
  5. Lifetime Member of Kolikata Little Magazine Library and Research Center,18/M Tamar Lane, Kolkata-700009, India. (Card No. 2149)
  1. Awarded PhD (20/08/2018) from the Department of Bengali, Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, with eligibility of UGC-NET (December 2010), with this subject entitled—“An assessment of fiction of Sadhan Chattopadhayay in view of socio-economic and political changes in West Bengal (1970-2000)” under the supervision of Professor Mrinal Kanti Mandal.
CBCS Bengali MA syllabus of Gauhati University
Semester Subject and Topic Nature of Course

Semester I


 

 1. Social, Cultural, Political History of Bengal, Bengali Literature and Historiography (Old, Medieval Era, Nineteenth and Twentieth Century)

Core Course
2. Mass Media and Mass Communication

Value Added

Semester II

 1. Modern Bengali Prose and Fiction

Core Course
Semester III


 1. Generic Characteristics and Types of Literature

Core Course
2. Folklore and Folk Literature

Elective Course
3. Post-Independence Bengali Literature

Elective Course
Semester IV

 1. Language (Historical Linguistics)

Core Course
2. Neighboring Literature and Bengali Literature of the North-East India

Elective Course

Workshop:- 

 

  1. Participated in the 7 days Workshop on ‘Bengali Language & Literature : A Methodological Approach to Research’ Organized by Swami Vivekananda Research Center (Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandir) during 27 August 2016 to 3 September 2016.

 

  1. Participated in the “Folkloristic Education & Research Institute” organized in the three day Workshop on the subject NOVEL-STUDY on 15– 17th January 2016 .

 

  1. Participated in the discussion during the SIX-DAY WORKSHOP ON “MANUSCRIPTOLOGY AND PALEOGRAPHY” organized by The Asiatic Society (24.02.2014 – 01.03.2014).

 

  1. Participated in the three day Workshop on “Application of Sciences in Archaeology” organized by Indian Museum, Kolkata from 6-8, August,2013.

 

  1. Participated in the tow day Workshop on “PROBLEMS IN BENGALI SPELLING & PROBABLE SOLUTIONS” held in the Department of Bengali, Visva-Bharati.( 13 – 14 September, 2011).

 

 

Seminar:-

 

  1. Participated in the one day Seminar on “Rabindranath o Annyo Bhashar Sahitya” held in the Department of Bengali, Visva-Bharati, on 16th February, 2012.

 

  1. Participated in the UGC conducted National Seminar “Bangle Kobitay Protibad” organized by Bidhannagar Govt. college. And presented a research paper entitled “ Anakraman chuktivanga, fasibad- birodhita ebong Arun Mitrar ‘Kashaker Dak : 1942”.(20-21 September, 2013).

 

  1. Participated in the programmer titled “ Footsteps Of Foote”(Sir Robert Bruce Foot Memorial Seminar) on Stone Tool Making organized by Indian Museum, Kolkata on 11, September, 2013.

 

  1. Participated in the National Seminar on “The Legacy of Radhakrishnan : Represnting India in the New Global Order” organized by Vinaya Bhavana, Visva-Bharati (5-6 September,2013).

 

  1. Participated in the two day International seminar on “Shatabarsher Aloi Gitanjali o Nobel-Prapti” organized by the Department of Bengali, University of Calcutta, on 7th& 8th august, 2013.

 

  1. Participated in the tow day (30-31 march, 2013) National Seminar on “The Philosophy of Sri Chaitanya and Indian Culture” organized by the Department of Philosophy and Comparative Religion,Visva-Bharati. And Presented a Research Paper entitled – “Chaitanya Jibonikavye Protifolito Chitanya Darshan o Bangali Jibon”.

 

  1. Participated/Presented paper in the two day National Seminar held in the Department of Bengali, Sreerampur College in association with Gaur Mahavidyaloaya. from 26th to 27th September 2013. And presented a paper entitled “Banglar Adibasi sangskriti o bangle sahitya”.

 

  1. Participated/Presented paper in the two day National Seminar held in the Department of Bengali, Visva-Bharati in association with Bankim Charcha Centre, R.B.U. from 20th to 21st January 2014. And presented a paper entitled “Samprotik Bangla Upanyas : Paribesh Bhabna”.

 

  1. Participated and Presented Paper in the UGC sponsored International Seminar in the subject “Bangla Kathasahitya : Unish-Bish” on 15.03.2016 & 16.03.2016 Organized by RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY.

 

  1. Participated in The Two-day International Seminar on “Literature, Border and Identity” organized by the Department of English and Other Modern European Languages, Visva-bharati, Santiniketan, on 29 February and 1 March, 2016

 

  1. Participated and presented paper (Nakshal Andolon o Sadhan Chattopadhyayer Prothom Porber Chotogolpo) in the two day International seminar held in the Department of Bengali, North Bengal University, from 25th to 26th February 2016.

 

  1. Participated and presented paper (Sadhan Chattopadhyayer Patak ebong nimnabarner Gajon: chotogolper loukik anusandhan) in the two day International seminar held in the Department of Bengali, Calcutta University, and organized by BANGLACHARCHA,  on 21th February 2016.

 

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Sukumar Roy`s Nonsense Nandantatya”, in the two day International Seminar held in  the Department of Bengali, Visva-Bharati on 19th and 20th September, 2016.

 

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Bangla gitikobitar dharay mohila kobi Kamibni Ray-er kobitai gitikabyakik murchona”, in the one day International Seminar held in the Department of Bengali, Alia University on 23th January, 2017.

 

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Narayana Gangapadhyayer chotogolpo: cha Srmiker jIbon-jontrona”, in the one day national Seminar held in  the Department of Bengali, Kalyani University on 23th  February 2018.

 

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Samprotik poribes vabna o Sukanti Duttar akhyan ”, in the two day international Seminar held in  the Department of Bengali, Kalyani University on 14-15  decembar 2018.

 

  1. Participated/Presented paper in the one day International Seminar held in the PUBNA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Bubna, Bangladesh in association with PRABAHAMAN BANGLA CHARCHA on 24. 01. 018. And presented a paper entitled “Biswayaner Patabhumi o Protikriyai Sadhan Chattopadhyayer golpo”.

 

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Atyanusandhan O Islam: prasanga Baul”, in the one day national Seminar held in  the Department of Bengali, Visva-Bharati, 20  march 2018.

 

  1. Participated/Presented paper in the two day International Seminar held in the GAUR BANGA UNIVERSITY  in association with PRABAHAMAN BANGLA CHARCHA and Center for Folklore Studies from 25th to 26th January 2020. And presented a paper entitled “Anakraman chukti-vanga, Fasibad birodhita ebong Arun mitrer ‘Kashaker dak: 1942.”

 

  1. Participated in the one day International seminar held at The Department of Bengali, Ramananda Centenary College in collaboration with IQAC on 11.2022 and Presented a paper titled as “Bratya basur natoke  silporuper notunattya.”

 

  1. Participated in the one day International seminar held at Sripat Sing College on 01.2024 and Presented a paper titled as “Madhusudan dutter ‘Birangana kabya’-e unobingsho satabdir bangali purusher prokritri.”

 

  1. Participated in the one day International seminar held at The Department of Bengali, Ramananda Centenary College in collaboration with IQAC on 12.2023 and Presented a paper titled as “Samaresh Basur golpo Swikarokti: ekti Bisleshanaktok path.”

 

Conference:-

 

  1. Participated in the International Conference on “A MAN OF LETTERS : RABINDRANATH TAGORE AND HIS EPISTLES” ORGANIZED BY Rabindra-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati on 14 & 15 March, 2013.

 

  1. Participated in XXX Annual Conference of the Paschimbangla Itihas Samsad held from 24th to 26th January 2014.

 

  1. Attended the Twelfth International Conference of History & Heritage 2016 organized by Itihas Academy Held on 19 February 2016 , Dhaka and presented a paper entitle “Muktiyuddher Drohi Manchitre Rudra Muhammad Sahidullah”.

 

  1. Attended the Second Annual National Level Conference in History organized by the Paschimbangla Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra in collaboration with Dept. of History, Surendranath college and Institute of Landscape Ecology and Ekistics on 02.04.2016 & 03.04.2016 and presented a paper entitled “Nakshal Andoloner Prekkhapot-e Sadhan Chattapadhyayer Chotogolpo”.

 

 

 

  Orientation Programme :-

 

  1. Participated One-Day UGC–DEB Sponsored Orientation Programme on PG Bengali Counseling IN ODL System organized by School of Humanities, Netaji Subhas Open University at Seminar Hall, NSOU on 19th March, 2016.

 

  1. Participated in an Orientation Programme on “The Myriad Ideas of Rabindranath Tagore” organized by Tagore Studies Unit, Visva-Bharati at Lipika Auditorium, Santiniketan on 18th and 27th March, 2016.

 

 

Webinar :-

 

  1. Webiner on “First Training Program on Fundamentals of Python Language” from 02.2022 to 03.03.2022 (16 days), organized by West Bengal State Council of Higher Education in Collaboration with MAULANA ABUL KALAM AZAD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, WEST BENGAL.

 

 

 

Faculty Development Program:- 

 

1.     Participated in the one week online National Level Faculty Development Program on “NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING” organized by Gokul Global University, Gujarat in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development (NLD) from 20 May to 26 May 2024. 

 

2.     Participated in the one week online National Level Faculty Development Program on “NARRATIVES AND REALITIES: EXPLORING LITERARY THEORIES AND DISCOURESE” organized by Gokul Global University, Gujarat in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development (NLD) from 7 to 13 June 2024.

 

3.     Participated in the one week online National Level Faculty Development Program on “A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF TEACHING ENGLISH GLOCALLY” organized by Gokul Global University, Gujarat in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development (NLD) from 27 May to 2 june 2024. 

 

 

Book: 1. Edited Book, ‘Prasanga : kamalkumar majumder’, ISBN 978-93-83200-71-2, Ural Katha and Patabahar (kolkata), January, 2020 Chapter In Book: 1. ‘SADHAN CHATTOPADHAYER CHOTOGOLPER SILPORUPE SOMOYER MATRA’, EK AKASHE ONEK ALO (SILPANAGARI PUBLICATION), ISBN 978-93-84383-26-8, 2015 2. ‘BANGLA ADIBASI MOUKHIK PARAMPARA O BANGLA SAHITYA’, MOUKHIK PARAMPARA O BANGLA SAHITYA (SREERAMPUR COLLAGE O IMPRINT), ISBN 978-81-923902-5-3, 2014 3. ‘SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAYER ‘PATAK’ EBONG NIMNABARNER GAJAN : CHOTOGOLPER LOUKIK ANUSANDHYAN’, ABOHOMAN KALER BANGLA SAHITYA (BANGLACHARCHA), ISBN 978-93-82094-93-7, 2016 4. ‘NAKSHAL ANDOLAN O SADHAN CHATTAPADHYAYER CHOTOGOLPO’, ITIHAS O SANGSKRITI (Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra), ISSN 2394-5737, ISBN 978-81-926316-4-6, 2016 5. 'BANGLA GITIKOBITAR DHARAY MOHILA KOBI KAMINI ROY-ER KOBITAR GITIKABYIK MURCHONA', PROBAHAMAN BANGLACHARCHA, (Edited By SANAT KUMAR NASKAR), ISBN 978-93-82094-05-0, 2017 6. ‘BISWAYANER PATOVUMI O PROTRIKRIYAY SADHAN CHATTOPADHYAYER GOLPO’, Prabhaman Banglacharcha (2), ISBN : 978-93-5281-453-4, 2018 7. ‘Chilekothar Sepia Uponyase Muslimm jibon’, CHILEKOTHAR SEPAI: SATANTRA PATH, ISBN: 978-93-80869-48-3, 2018 8. ‘SAPNOMOY CHAKRABORTIR ‘KANTAKOBI’ UPONNYAS: KOBICHETONAR ABINASWAR SONGSKRITIR PORICHOY’, SWAPNOMOY CHAKRABORTIR KOTHASELAI: PATHOKER NOKSIKOTHA, edit. By sudeshna maitra o protima saha, som publiketion, ISBN: 978-93-87751-28-6, 2019 9. 'Manabendra Bhattacharjee-er ‘Kakyo rachana’ o Purnendu Bhattacharjee-er ‘Alta’, Prabhaman Banglacharcha (6), Second Phase, ISBN: 978-93-5777-181-8, 2022 Journal Publication: 1. ‘PITAMAHADER KAHINI O SAYED WALLIULLAHER CHOTOGOLPO’, SOMOY TOMAKE, ISSN- 2231-5802, 2011 2. ‘KATHAR ISARAY PRITTHIS SAHA’, DEEPAN, ISSN- 0975-4237, 2012 3. ‘ABOL TABOL BICHAR O SUKUMARER NONSENCE NANDANTATTO’, URAL KATHA, ISSN 2350-143X, 2012 4. ‘MUKTIYUDDHER DROHI MANCHITRE RUDRA MUHAMMAD SAHIDULLAH’ , ITIHAS PRABANDHAMALA, (ITIHAS ACADEMY DHAKA), ISSN 1995-1000, 2017 5. ‘SADHAN CHOTTOPADHYAYER KOTHASAHITYA: KHOMOTA-SAMPARKER SUTOI NIMNOBARGA’, SOMOY TOMAKE, Edited by sankari Das, ISSN 2231-5802, 2020

Editor of a Half Yearly Bengali Literary Magazine – URAL KATHA  (ISSN 2350-143X) from 2007, 

based on Bengali literature and Research.

Special Issue :           

1) Kobita songkhya (December, 2014)

2) Kathasahitya songkhya (October 2015)

 3) Kamalkumar Majumder (January 2017)

Examination Year

Board/

University		 Institution

Stream/

Subject		 Obtained Marks

Percentage

%

Class/

division
Ph.D. 2018 VISVA-BHARATI BHASHA-BHAVANA Bengali ... ... AWARDED
M.A. 2010

VISVA-BHARATI

BHASHA-BHAVANA

 BENGALI (Specialization: Binsha Shatabdir Bangla Katha Sahitya) 480 60 1st 

B.A.

(Hones)		 2007 UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN B.N. Mahavidyalaya BENGALI (Hones) 480 60 1st 
H.S. 2004 W.B.C.H.S.E. P.S.S.High School Arts 587 58.7 2nd 
M.P. 2002 W.B.B.S.E. P.S.S.High School Lang, Arts, Scienece 553 69.12 1st 

Examination

Institution

Subject

Year

Result

NET ( National Eligibility Test for Lectureship )

University Grants Commission

 ( UGC)

Bengali

Dec, 2010

Qualified

RET ( Research Eligibility Test )

Bhasha-Bhavana,

VISVA-BHARATI

 

Bengali

2011

Qualified

 

Computer Skill:

Examination name

Institution

Subject

Year

Result

Certificate course of Computer Application

IBM ( conducted by Government of West Bengal)

The Computer Literacy Program

2003-04

Grade A with 88% Marks.

 

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