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Faculty of Arts - Comparative Literature The department of Comparative Literature was started in the year 1956 and enjoys the reputation of a distinguished department to offer a subject which is distinct not only in India, but also in Asia. For the last two decades, the department has widened its sphere of learning to all-important Indian languages for comparative studies. It also exerts special emphases on African, Latin American and Australian Literature that are otherwise neglected in the taught programmes of the major departments of the Indian Universities. The department of Comp. Lit. is renowned for its originality nationwide and serves as an exemplary model for other Universities as well. It seeks to incorporate a wide range of subjects and issues under its purview, an approach which is highly conducive for a multi- lingual, pluri-religious country like India. The faculty members of this department has had the presence of
such personalities like Buddhadev Bose, Sudhindranath Dutta, Naresh
Guha, Alokeranjan DasGupta, Pranabandhu DasGupta, Manabendra Bandyopadhyay,
Amiya Dev, Subir Roychowdhury and Nabaneeta DevSen. The department
attracted educationists from abroad like Father Robert Antoine,
Father Pierre Fallon of the Society of the Jesuits and David J.
McCutchion, who have proved themselves as prolific Bengali scholars.
The department has widened its area of interest to include African
Literature, Latin American Literature, Canadian Literature and Literature
of Bangladesh. Contact
Head of the department : __________________________________________________________
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The Area Studies courses have been designed to enable students to acquire specialized knowledge of the literatures and cultural politics of a specific area of the world, and develop a sound foundation in this area for critical comparative studies. The courses concentrate on twentieth and twenty first century texts, but also include analytical perspectives on the historical, cultural and literary background of the respective area. Two semester courses will be offered in each area - students will
have to take both courses offered in the area of their choice. The
four areas are: __________________________________________________________
For B.A - 50% aggregate, 55% in English and Bangla + pass in entrance exam For M.A - Hons in B.A (any subject) + pass in entrance exam
May / June
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