Tag: University of Calcutta
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NIRF ranking 2019: IIT Madras on top; Calcutta University beats Jadavpur
The parameters on which the NIRF rankings are based are - teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity and perception.
April 9, 2019 -
Calcutta University declares BA, B.Sc. semester-I results at wbresults.nic.in, direct link here
Calcutta University results: The candidates can check their results from the official website-www.wbresults.nic.in
February 22, 2019 -
Neglected anthropologist~II
He wrote two books on his elder brother, one in English and the other in Bengali.
January 11, 2019 -
St Xavier’s Kolkata holds 11th convocation
The 11th convocation and valedictory of S. Xavier’s College was held today at 11 a.m. in the college ground which witnessed distribution of medals to students while teachers who have completed their PhD were honoured. Several renowned personalities graced the occasion. Lt General Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commander- in-Chief (GOC-in- C), Eastern Command of the …
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January 18, 2018 -
Conferred with D Litt degree, Mamata says intolerance rising in India, history being distorted
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said “intolerance” was “rising” in the country while there was an attempt to distort history. Speaking at the University of Calcutta after being decorated with a higher doctorate degree (D. Litt) during its convocation ceremony, Banerjee said: “Intolerance is rising in the country. History should not be …
January 11, 2018 -
Anthropology at 100~I
The teaching of Anthropology in universities as a holistic study of humankind began in Europe and America late in the nineteenth century. In India the first department of anthropology was established at the University of Calcutta in 1921. Anthropology was introduced in the university in 1918 as part of the curriculum of Ancient history and …
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January 10, 2018 -
The wrong side of goodbye
The sun does not illumine that, nor the moon nor the fire. That is My supreme abode from which those who reach it never return. (Translated from Sloka VI of The Tree of Life in the Bhagavadgita, edited by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan) Dr Santanu Majumdar, professor and former head, department of English, University of Calcutta, passed away …
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February 4, 2017 -
A memorable production
The saga of Shailajaranjan Majumder, a first class first in chemistry from the University of Calcutta, who had to do law at his father&’s behest and had a lawyer&’s job waiting in Netrakona of undivided Bengal but ultimately emerged as a Sangeetacharya at Tagore&’s Santiniketan makes interesting history. Destiny took him there as a professor …
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September 2, 2016