Dr. Subham Ganguly

Associate Professor

Basic Science and Humanities

subham.ganguly@hetc.ac.in

Teaching Experience :

14 Years

Research Experience :

08 Years

Research Interest:

Semilogy of Advertisements , Post-Independence Indian Theatre , Contemporary Indian Fiction in English

Teaching Interest:

Technical Communication, Soft Skills and Interpersonal Communication , Modern English Literature

Research Publications:

  1. “Staging Re(action) to Middle-Class Ethos in Badal Sircar’s Select Plays”, NIU International Journal of Human Rights, Vol. 8(XI) 2021, pp. 46-50, ISSN: 2934 – 0298.
  2. “A Close Reading of Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines: Problematizing the Concept of Home & Nation”, International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), Vol.2, Issue 3, pp. 486-488, July-Sept. 2015, ISSN: 2349-9451 (online), ISSN (print): 2395-2628.
  3. “Evolution of Print Advertisements in Pre-Independent India”, The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Volume V, Issue VI, pp. 286-302, December 2014, ISSN: 0976-8165.
  4. “Revolutionary Insurgency and its Aftermath: A Close Reading of Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland”, International Journal of English Language, Literature & Humanities, Volume II, Issue VII, pp. 197-203, November 2014, ISSN: 2321-7065.
  5. “Bhooter Bhabhisyat: Satire and Society”, International Journal of English Language, Literature & Humanities, Volume II, Issue I, pp. 281-283, April 2014, ISSN: 2321-7065.
  6. “An Ode to My Confusions”, The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Volume V, Issue I, pp. 390-91, February 2014, ISSN: 0976-8165.
  7. “Changing Trends in Indian Print Advertising”, International Journal of English Language, Literature & Humanities, Volume I, Issue IV, pp. 137-150, December 2013, ISSN: 2321-7065.

Paper Presentations & Lectures in Seminars and Conferences:

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Life in the Age of AI: Reflections in Contemporary Indian Literature” at the International Conference on Indian Literatures and Cultures: Theories and Reflections, organized by the Department of English, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia.
  2. Presented a paper entitled “Vernacularism in Badal Sircar’s Theatre: Bridging the Gap between Stage and Society” at the One-Day International Seminar on Politics of Language: Vernacularism and Nationalism in Colonial and Postcolonial Times, organized by the Department of English, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, West Bengal, on December 23, 2023.
  3. Delivered a lecture as a guest speaker at the Lecture-cum-Workshop on “Mastering Communication Skills”, organized by Bejoy Narayan Mahavidyalaya, Itachuna, Hooghly, on November 7, 2023.
  4. Presented a paper entitled “Staging Response and Egalitarian Performance in Badal Sircar’s Plays” at the Three-Day International Conference on In Search of Creative Commons: Crisis, Catastrophe and Responsive Literature in India, funded by the ICSSR and jointly organized by Abid Ali Khan Centre for Digital Archive and Translation of Cultures (AAKCDATC), Gour Mahavidyalaya, Malda, and the Department of English, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, West Bengal, during August 31 – September 2, 2023.
  5. Presented a paper entitled “Status-quo-ism and Armchair Activism of the Middle-Class in Badal Sircar’s Select Plays” at the International Webinar on South Asian Literature: Emerging Trends & Global Perspectives, organized by the Department of English & Centre for Endangered Languages, SKB University, in collaboration with Language Centre, Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, held on June 3-5, 2022.
  6. Presented a paper entitled “Alternative Protest and Theatrical Resistance in Badal Sircar’s Select Plays” at the One-day National Webinar on Literature as Activism: (Re)reading Texts of Resistance, organized by the Department of English, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, in collaboration with IQAC, Dr. Meghnad Saha College, on June 30, 2021.
  7. Delivered a lecture on “Evolution of Language under the All-Persuasive Influence of Social Media” at the 2nd Departmental Seminar of the Basic Science & Humanities Department, Hooghly Engineering & Technology College, in December 2016.
  8. Presented a paper entitled “Threats to Ethnic Identity in the Era of Globalization” at an ICSSR-funded National Seminar at the University of Burdwan on March 17-18, 2016.
  9. Presented a paper entitled “Indian English Fiction in the Era of Globalization: An Overview” at a UGC-sponsored National Seminar at Hooghly Mohsin College, on January 8-9, 2016.
  10. Delivered a lecture on “Decoding Print Advertisements in the Indian Context” at the 1st Departmental Seminar of the Basic Science & Humanities Department, Hooghly Engineering & Technology College, on March 29, 2014.

BOOK AUTHORSHIP :

1. Sesh Bikel-er Collage, an anthology (ISBN:9789390830992) of Bengali Poetry, published by Saptarshi Prakashan Publication, Kolkata in May 2022