Jadavpur University’s Comparative Literature department remembered former head of the department and pro-vice chancellor of the university, Samantak Das, on his first death anniversary with a book launch, songs and sharing of memories. Das died on July 20, 2022
All images of the memorial meet by Sayantan Dasgupta
The Jadavpur University Press has published the book ‘Literature and Other Arts’, co-edited by Samantak Das, Debashree Dattaray and Epsita Halder. The book is a collection of writings by contributors from academia and outside. Abhijit Gupta, the director of Jadavpur University Press, an old friend of Das’s and his junior in the Jadavpur University English department, got emotional while recollecting his time with Das
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The programme, a joint collaboration between the students of the Comparative Literature department and the faculty members of the university, was organised at the Buddhadeva Bose Sabhaghar on the Jadavpur University campus. Students sang songs like ‘Tambourine Man’ as they paid homage to their teacher
Malabika Roy, dean of the Faculty of Arts at JU, inaugurated the programme and shared her memories with Das. Kunal Chattopadhyay of Comparative Literature, spoke about his experiences with Das and fondly remembered how the latter would take up responsibilities of non-academic work like grant documents and other paperwork and do them meticulously
