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Department of Philosophy: Faculty

Dr. Gambhir Dhoj Subba

Dr. Gambhir Dhoj Subba

Assistant Professor in Philosophy (WBES)

Highest Qualification: Ph.D
(Thesis title: “Kant’s Concept of Imperative: a Critical Analysis” from the University of North Bengal)

Contact details:

Teaching experience in years, months: 8 Years (From August 2014).

Date of joining to this institution: 11th August 2014

Date of joining to to this service: 11th August 2014

Previous position held: Assistant Professor

Additional charges:

Co-ordinator IGNOU (LSC -2811 Darjeeling Government College)

Courses taught:

Indian Philosophy, Logic, Ethics, Psychology, Critical Thinking, Philosophical Counseling.

Research area/interest: Western Ethics

Jannat Alom Miah

Jannat Alom Miah

Assistant Professor in Philosophy (WBES)

Highest Qualification:

M.A. in Philosophy

Contact details:

Teaching experience in years, months: 7 Years and 10 Months (From August 2014).

Date of joining to this institution: 13th August 2014

Date of joining to to this service: 13th August 2014

Fellowships, Awards and Honors: UGC JRF

Courses taught:

Western Philosophy, Logic, Social & Political Philosophy,

Research area/interest: Western Ethics

Dr. Jadab Roy

Dr. Jadab Roy

 

Assistant Professor in Philosophy (WBES)

Highest Qualification: Ph.D
(Thesis title: “Socio-Philosophical Understanding of Untouchability: Past and Present” from the University of North Bengal)

Contact details:

Teaching experience in years, months: : 6 Years and 7 Months (From December 2015)

Date of joining to this institution: 04th December 2015

Date of joining to to this service: 04th December 2015

Fellowships, Awards and Honors:

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship, UGC.

Courses taught:

Indian Philosophy, Logic, Ethics, Psychology, Critical Thinking, Philosophy of Mind, Contemporary Indian Philosophy.

Research area/interest: Contemporary Indian Philosophy

List of Publications:

Peer reviewed journals:

Presentations / attended in Conferences:

  1. Presented a paper entitled “Untochability and the Present society” , in the National Level Research Scholar’s Seminar on “Epistemology, Ethics & Religion” organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of Calcutta, under (UGC) SAP DRS Phase-1 programme, held on 17th -19th February, 2010.
  2. Presented a paper entitled “ Untouchability: A Crisis of Humanism with Special Reference to B.R. Ambedkar”, in The Indian Philosophical Congress on “Philosophy for Social Integration” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Guwahati University, Programme of 85th Session, held on 26th - 29th October, 2010.
  3. Presented a paper entitled “Social Impact of Untouchability” , in the National Seminar organized by the Center for Ambedkar Study affiliated to the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, India, held on 9th – 10th December, 2010.
  4. Presented a paper entitled “Division of Varna and Varna Vyabastha: A comparative Study”,(in Bengali) in a two-day seminar on “Annihilation of Csate by B.R. Ambedkar” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, held on 9th – 10th September 2011.
  5. Presented a paper entitled “The Trio-Concepts(Varna, Caste, Untouchability) of Hinduism with Special Reference to B.R. Ambedkar”, in the 10th International Conference of the International Congress of Social Philosophy (ICSP) on “Democracy, Civil Society and Good Governance” organized by the Department of Philosophy, Jagannath University, held on 2nd -4th December, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2011.
  6. Participated in the Second National Seminar on “Buddhism and World Peace”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, on 9th -10th February, 2007.
  7. Participated in the ICPR- Sponsored National Seminar on on “Values Embedded in Indian Culture and their importance at Present Time”, at International Seminar on Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: Culture organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, on 3rd - 4th February, 2009.
  8. Participated in the 7th International Conference on “Citizenship and Governance Challenges for Social Inclusion”, jointly organized by PRIA and DACEEFO, University of North Bengal, on 19th -20th February, 2009.
  9. Participated in the National Seminar on “Language and Culture”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, under SAP, UGC on 16th -17th March, 2009.
  10. Participated in the ICPR- Sponsored National Seminar on “Skepticism”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, on 3rd- 4th February, 2010.
  11. Participated in the UGC Sponsored one day Seminar on “Contemporary Issues in Ethics”, organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, held on 20th August, 2010.
  12. Participated in the National Seminar on “Phenomenology and Meaning”, sponsored by the Special Assistance Programme (SAP) organized by the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, held on 7th - 8th March, 2011.

Workshops:

  1. Participated in the Workshop on “Technology Innovations in Open and Distance Learning: Best Practices”, sponsored by the Distance Education Council, New Delhi, organized by the Directorate of Distance Education, University of North Bengal, held on 16th - 17th December, 2011.
  2. Participated in the National Workshop on “Navya Nyāya Language”, organized by the Department of Philosophy Under UGC Special Assistance Programme, University of North Bengal held on 12th - 14th March, 2011.
  3. Participated in the Workshop on “Open Educational Resources for Distance Mode of Learning”, sponsored by the Distance Education Council, New Delhi, organized by the Directorate of Distance Education, University of North Bengal, held on 11th - 12th March, 2011.

Dr. Safin Pramanik

Safin Pramanik

Assistant Professor in Philosophy (WBES)

Highest Qualification:

Ph. D.

Contact details:

Teaching experience in years, months: 4 Years and 11 Months (From August 2017)

Date of joining to this institution: 20 th January 2020

Date of joining to to this service: 20 th January 2020

Fellowships, Awards and Honors:

Silver Medal for Securing Second Position in M.A.

Courses taught:

Indian Philosophy, Western Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Tarka-Saṁgraha, Phenomenology & Existentialism.

Other Activities:

Online Certificate Course in “Introduction to Philosophy” from the University of Edinburgh, October 2020.

Research area/interest: Classical Indian Epistemology

List of Publications:

Books/ Chapters in books:

  1. Presented a paper entitled If there’s no God then there’ll be no Evil too: Good and Evil after Spinoza”. Book title: Pursuits of Philosophical Thought, Vol-II. Editors: Beg, Siddique Alam and Saikat Bandopadhyay. PAIOLCK, Kolkata. 2019.
  2. Chapter in Edited Book: : “Justice, Moralities and the Fate of Karṇa”. Book title: Moral and Ethical Issues in the Rāmāyaṇa and the Mahābhārata. CBPBU Sanskrit Series: No. 1.Editors: Mandal, Abhijit, Soumyajit Sen & Soham Pain. Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar, Kolkata & Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, Cooch Behar. 2018.
  3. Presented a paper entitled “Social Impact of Untouchability” , in the National Seminar organized by the Center for Ambedkar Study affiliated to the Department of Philosophy, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, India, held on 9th – 10th December, 2010.
  4. “Manifestation of a Better Life through Yoga”, Seminar cum Book Title: International Congress on Global Innovation and Research in Education Sports Sciences and Yoga 2017, Vol. III, Editor in Chief: Sahu, Dr.Deba Prasad, Editor: Pradhan, Dr.Krishnendu, Akinik Publications, Delhi.
  5. Edited Book: Avaidik Darśana (Bengali). Editor: Seikh, Abdul Alim, Co-editor: Safin Pramanik et al. Rohini Nandan, Kolkata. 2020.
  6. Chapter in Edited Book: “Cārvāka O Bouddha Darśaṇe Śabda Pramāṇa Khaṇdaner Punarbiśleṣaṇa” (Bengali). Book title: Avaidik Darśana. Editors: Seikh, Abdul Alim, Safin Pramanik et al. Rohini Nandan, Kolkata. 2020.

Presentations/attended in Conferences/Workshops/Seminars/Symposium:

  1. Presented a paper titled titled “Śabda: is it a Justified True Belief?” on the One Day National Seminar on ‘Knowledge, Metaphysics and Aesthetics’ to observe the World Philosophy Day, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, held on 6th December, 2019.
  2. Presented a paper titled “If there’s no God then there’ll be no Evil too: A Relative Perspective on Good and Evil after Spinoza” at the 5th Indian Social Science and Humanities Congress organized by Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra in collaboration with Department of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, held on 7th & 8th September, 2019.
  3. Presented a paper titled titled “Making Sense of Gandhi’s Spiritual Vision of Human Perfectionism” at Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Gandhian Activism for Human Perfection’, organized by the Department of Philosophy, Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University, held on 8th-10th April, 2019.
  4. Presented a paper titled “Commoditization of Knowledge: An Indian Epistemological Perspective” at the Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored One-day International Seminar on ‘Commoditization of Knowledge and the Role of Discourses of Humanities’ organized by the Department of Philosophy, Vivekananda College, Alipurduar, held on 15th March, 2019.
  5. Presented a paper titled titled “Ancient Greece: The Rise of Humanism” at College Level Seminar on “Rethinking Mythology: Text(s) and Variations”, organized by the Post Graduate Department of English, Malda College, Malda, held on 23rd & 24th June, 2017.
  6. Presented a paper titled “Neo-Buddhism and B. R. Ambedkar” in the Bi Decennial Conference and International Seminar organized by the Association of Third World Studies, South Asia Chapter held at Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University on 27th to 29th November, 2015.

Workshops:

  1. Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored Workshop on “Dhammapada” at ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow, from 16th to 25th April, 2018.
  2. Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored National Workshop on“Rudolf Carnap’s Meaning and Necessity”, at ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow, from 17th to 23rd March, 2018.
  3. Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored National Workshop on“Studies in Consciousness in the Light of Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy (With Special Emphasis on the Upaṇiṣads)”, organized by Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research, Puducherry, held on 19th – 25th July, 2017.
  4. Indian Council of Philosophical Research Sponsored Workshop on “Works of Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morality” at ICPR Academic Centre, Lucknow, from 21st to 30th March, 2017.
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