Name of the Activity: The Department of History conducted a special lecture on “Films of Ray, Ghatak and Sen: Post Independence Bengali Cinema as National Cinema”.
Type of Activity: Special Lecture
Date/Duration of Activity: The special lecture was conducted on 14th December from 2 pm till 4 pm.
Time: The special lecture was conducted from 2 pm till 4 pm.
Details of Resource Person: Professor Arup Ratan Samajdar
No. of Participants: 41 participants including 29 faculty
Objective of the Event: The special lecture was organised as a part of students SEC course of Semester 3. It was conducted with an intent at understanding the intricacies of Popular Cultural Traditions of Bengal.
Brief Description of the Event: The lecture commenced with an understanding of Post Independent Indian State’s encouragement of New Age Cinema. It explored the expansive oeuvre of 3 filmmakers and their deep legacy in understanding the popular traditions of Bengal. The lecture was conducted through snippets of films- demonstrating the importance of the visual archive. It focussed on a paradigm of using cinema as a historiographical method to describe cultural processes of Bengal. The lecture commenced with a vote of thanks by Head of the Department, Professor Piu Chatterjee.
Outcome of the Event: The outcome of the event was successful with the Qand A session focussing on gender dynamics of cinema and a discussion on music as a source.
On 22nd November, we had a workshop on “Self-Defence” for girls from 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM. Self Defence is very important for girls in this world where danger lurks around every corner of her surroundings. This session was conducted by a well known Karate trainer Mr. Shantanu Chandra, assisted by two students of college …
The Department of Political Science organised a field trip to Netaji Bhawan for the students of Semester IV on 5th April, 2023. A total of 55 students accompanied by 5 teachers visited the ancestral house of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that has been converted into a museum under the aegis of the Netaji Research Bureau …
The Department of Commerce & Humanities of the Bhawanipur Education Society College organized a workshop on ‘The Implementation of New Syllabus for Humanities & Commerce as envisaged by Calcutta University against the backdrop of NEP 23’. The workshop began at 11.00 am on 17 August 2023 in the presence of Prof. Dilip Shah, Dean of …
“Entrepreneurs are simply those who understand that there is little difference between obstacle and opportunity and are able to turn both to their advantage.” – Niccolo Machiavelli The Bhawanipur Education Society College in collaboration with IIT Kharagpur and NSHM Knowledge Campus organized Entrepreneurship Awareness Drive (EAD) on 11th October, 2023 from 2:00 pm. to 7:00 …
Special Lecture on “Films of Ray, Ghatak and Sen: Post Independence Bengali Cinema as National Cinema” by the History Department
Name of the Activity: The Department of History conducted a special lecture on “Films of Ray, Ghatak and Sen: Post Independence Bengali Cinema as National Cinema”.
Type of Activity: Special Lecture
Date/Duration of Activity: The special lecture was conducted on 14th December from 2 pm till 4 pm.
Time: The special lecture was conducted from 2 pm till 4 pm.
Details of Resource Person: Professor Arup Ratan Samajdar
No. of Participants: 41 participants including 29 faculty
Objective of the Event: The special lecture was organised as a part of students SEC course of Semester 3. It was conducted with an intent at understanding the intricacies of Popular Cultural Traditions of Bengal.
Brief Description of the Event: The lecture commenced with an understanding of Post Independent Indian State’s encouragement of New Age Cinema. It explored the expansive oeuvre of 3 filmmakers and their deep legacy in understanding the popular traditions of Bengal. The lecture was conducted through snippets of films- demonstrating the importance of the visual archive. It focussed on a paradigm of using cinema as a historiographical method to describe cultural processes of Bengal. The lecture commenced with a vote of thanks by Head of the Department, Professor Piu Chatterjee.
Outcome of the Event: The outcome of the event was successful with the Qand A session focussing on gender dynamics of cinema and a discussion on music as a source.
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