dr mohit k ray

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Qualification : M.A. (English), Ph. D. (English).

Title of Thesis : Literary Criticism of T.S. Eliot : A Study in Theory and Practice.

Education : Suri Benimadhab Institution

: Suri Vidyasagar College ,C.U.

: Presidency College , C.U.

: University of Reading , U.K.

Languages Known : English, Bengali, Hindi, French, German, Latin , Sanskrit and Arabic.

Teaching Experience : About 42 years' experience of teaching English in undergraduate and postgraduate classes.

Full professor since 1 st March 1982 .

 

Academic Recognition : 

• Acted as an expert referee for The Grove: Working Papers on English Studies , (17) 2010: Universidad de Jaen, Jaen, Spain.

•  The D.Litt (honoris causa) was conferred by Tirupati Central University (Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth) in its 13 th Annual Convocation, held on 1 February 2010, held at Tirupati.

•  Felicitated by ELLA (English Language Lovers' Association), West Bengal, with Nakul Chandra Roy Memorial Award, on 27 June 2010, at its Annual General Meeting, held at Instiut de Chandernagore, Chandannagar.

• National Sanskrit University, Tirupati awarded the title of VACHASPATI and the degree of D.Litt.(honoris causa) in its Convocation held on 1st February 2010.

• Acted as an expert referee for The Grove: Working Papers on English Studies , (17) 2010: Universidad de Jaen, Jaen, Spain

 

•  Indexed in :

International Who's Who of Intellectuals (IBC, Cambridge )

Outstanding People of the 20 th Century (IBC, Cambridge )

International Book of Honour ( ABI , USA )

Dictionary of International Biography (IBC, Cambridge )

  •  Nominated Member, Research Board of Advisors by ABI , USA

Nominated International Man of the year for 1997/98 by IBC, Cambridge

Nominated for the 2000 Millennium Medal of Honour by ABI , USA

Nominated for the Twentieth Century Award for Achievement by IBC, Cambridge

•  Participated as invited participant in many International and National Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia.

•  Chaired sessions in many International and National Conferences/Seminars/Symposia).

•  Invited to present paper, chair session , and give Plenary Talk, Valedictory Address, Inaugural Speech, Keynote Address, Theme Lecture in Seminars/ Symposia etc.

•  Acted as Resource Person for the Refresher Course in English at Saurashtra University , Banaras Hindu Unviersity , North Eastern Hill University , Utkal University , Calcutta University , Rabindra-Bharati University , Burdwan University etc.

•  Acted as Chancellor's Nominee/Vice-Chancellor's Nominee on the Selection Committees for the posts of Professors/ Readers/ Lecturers in different Universities : Karnataka , Berhampur, Manipur, Tripura, North Bengal , etc.

•  Actively associated with UGC , UPSC and Sahitya Akademi in different capacities.

•  Gave talk on the B.B.C. London in 1984 and 1998. Give talks on the AIR, Calcutta for the University Programmes.

•  Have evaluated and continue to evaluate theses submitted to different Universities.

•  Many eminent scholars have acknowledged their debt to me. Professor Asit Bandyopadhyay, the great historian of modern Bengali literature, for example, writes in “The Author's Note” to his book , History of Modern Bengali Literature ( Calcutta 1986): “ The scholar to whom I am most indebted in bringing out this book is my young friend, Professor Mohit Kumar Ray, Head of the Department of English, University of Burdwan . His advice and suggestion have been a continuous source of inspiration.”

•  Selected for C. V. Kapur Education Foundation Distinguished Teacher Award for the year 2000.

•  Offered the post of Visiting Professor of English at Hodeidah University , Republic of Yemen in October, 2000.

•  Also edited research journals :

•  Journal of the Department of English . Burdwan University .

•  The Atlantic Critical Review. New Delhi .

•  Journal of the English Studies Association , Burdwan

•  Guest – editor of Revaluations , Bhubaneswar , for the special No. on Modern Bengali Literature (Summer 1997)

•  Edited Sahityika , (originally launched by Tagore)

 

 

 

ii) Some Contributions to Pedagogic Orientation :

Introduced:

•  Comparative Literature – poetry, drama, fiction – and Literary Theories in P.G. Teaching.

•  Application of various critical theories to specific texts.

•  Practical demonstration of phono-aesthetic approach to study literary texts, particularly poetry.

•  Poster display (with the help of the British Council) to familiarise the students with contemporary English writing all over the world.

•  Prepared study-materials for the Directorate of Correspondence Courses, Burdwan University.

•  Liberalised and rationalised evaluation.

 

 

iii) Organised:

•  Conference on Contemporary Literary Criticism, Burdwan University , 25 Nov - 6 Dec 1985.

•  National conference on English Fiction, 1987, Burdwan Univeristy.

•  Summer Institute for Teaching English, Burdwan University , 1987.

•  2 nd Refresher Course in English, Burdwan University , Jan 1994.

•  E.S.A Seminar on Keats's Bi-Centenary, Calcutta , 1996.

•  E.S.A Seminar on Elizabethan Renaissance: Texts, Contexts, Issues, in March 1999.

•  E.S.A. seminar on Translation Studies and Creation in March, 2000

•  E.S.A. seminar on Post-Fifties British Fiction in February, 2001.

 

 

iv) Project Undertaken:

Research project on Comparative Poetics was completed in March, 2005, as UGC-approved Major Research Project.

 

 

•  Editor of The Atlantic Critical Review , New Delhi.

•  My c.v. is available in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the Commonwealth International Book of Honour etc.

•  Nominated International Man of the Year 1997 by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge.

•  Received the C.V.Kapoor Education Foundation Distinguished Teacher Award in 2000.

•  Acted as UGC observer for NET at various centres in various states of India over the years.

•  Acted as UGC observer of NET in Sambalpur University , Orissa on 23 December 2001 .

•  Acted as a member of the Peer Team of NAAC in September, 2002.

•  Nominated for the prestigious title MAN OF THE YEAR 2002 by American Biographical Institute, Inc. North Carolina.

•  Awarded the ' International Man of the Year 2003' title by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge.

•  Felicitated by the Lions' Club, Burdwan as Distinguished Professor of English on 5 September 2003.

•  Acted as a member of the Peer Team of NAAC in February-March 2004.

•  Editor. Atlantic Critical Review . New Delhi.

•  Editor[Former]. Journal of the Department of English . Burdwan University.

•  Member. Editorial Advisory Board. Atlantic Literary Review . New Delhi.

•  Member. Editorial Advisory Board.Literary Society of India , Calcutta.

•  Consulting Editor, The Contemporary Who's Who , American Biographical Institute.

•  Felicitated by former colleagues and students on 31 July 2005 , at Burdwan, on the occasion of the release of my festschrift Widening Horizons: Essays in Honour of Professor Mohit K.Ray (ed. Rama Kundu, et al , New Delhi : Sarup & Sons, 2005).

•  Felicitated at Durg (Chhatishgarh) on 22 October 2005 , on the occasion of the official release of the festschrift Widening Horizons: Essays in Honour of Professor Mohit K.Ray (ed. Rama Kundu, et al , New Delhi : Sarup & Sons, 2005) at the UGC-sponsored National Seminar , held at Govt. Arts & Science College, Durg from 21-22 October 2005.

•  Member of the Scientific Board for The Grove: Working Papers in English Studies (Vol.13), 2006. University of Jaen , Spain.

•  Acted as Member of the Expert Committee [English], IGNOU, Delhi ; attended meeting of the same at the IGNOU office, Delhi on 15 and 16 January 2007.