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Philosophy

Year of establishment : 1901
Location : New Arts Building
E mail : [email protected]

History :
The Department of Philosophy, Cotton College is one among the few departments with which Cotton College started functioning in the year 1901. Prof. Indu Bhusan Brahmachary was the first teacher of the Department who taught logic besides his own subjects - Mathematics. This Department has the distinction of being one among the first six Departments of Cotton College that offered Honours (now called 'Major') course in the B.A. Classes from the session 1913-14 under Calcutta University. The Department attained Post-Graduate status from the session 1992-93 under Gauhati University.

Courses offered :
HS Course
Three year Degree Course (B.A.)
Two year (four Semester) Post-Graduate Course (M.A.)
 
6 months long Certificate Course in Montessori Teachers Training (Self-financing)

Number of Seats : B.A. 20
M.A. 35

Specialization offered in M.A. :
Logic

Faculty Members :

Name Designation Educational
Qualification
Area of
Specialization :
Contact
Number
Email
Dr. (Ms.) Geeta Goswami Head & Selection Grade Lecturer M.A., Ph.D. Western & Indian Philosophy 9435043834, 2621076 (Res) [email protected]
Sri Pradip Khataniar Selection Grade Lecturer M.A. Contemporary Philosophy 9954206263, 2519389 (Res) [email protected]
Dr. Jagadish Patgiri Selection Grade Lecturer M.A., Ph.D. Western Philosophy 9435048146, 2223146 (Res) [email protected]
Ms. Sagarika Goswami Selection Grade Lecturer M.A., M.Phil. Logic 9435408345 [email protected]
Ms. Basanti Medhi Senior Lecturer M.A. Logic 9435408348 [email protected]
Dr. (Ms.) Sabitri Devi Senior Lecturer M.A., Ph.D. Analytic Philosophy 9435549686 [email protected]

Office Staff Member :

1. Sri Dwarakeswar Sarma

Former Faculty Members :

Name Service Period
Indu Bhusan Brahmachary 1901-1905

R. Ahmed

 

P.C. Bhattacharya

 
Vanamali Chakravarti, Vedantatirtha 1908
S.C. Dutta 1910-1939
P.C. Sannyal 1917-1918

S.J. Choudhury

 
R.R. Thomas 1918-1946

Bhabananda Dutta

 
Abdul Hye 1939-1947

S.Z. Choudhury

 
Kanak Lal Das 

1940-1963

Gopal Ch. Sarma Baruah

1940-1949

Abdul Jalil 1943-1974
Prafulla Pran Changkakaty 1950-1959

S. Islam

 
Dr. (Ms.) Jyotsna Bhattacharjee 1960-1992
Animesh Medhi

1966-1990

Ms. Nilima Sarma

1966-1969

Ms. Mamata Barua 1969-1993
Ms. Rumi Goswami

1973-1974

Ms. Minoti Barthakur 1974-2006
Girish Sarma 1975-1977
Ms. Deepanwita Das Gupta

1993-2000

Ms. Junuka Barua 1994-1999

Facilities :

The Department has one Seminar Library with 318 books. It has got 1 computer having round the clock internet connectivity.

Activities :

Guest Lectures, Talks etc. are organized in the Department on a regular basis. Several talks on topics of philosophical importance have been organized by the Department. The Department conducted two fifteen-day long Refresher Courses for the subject teachers of Logic and Philosophy in the HS Schools and Junior Colleges in the years 1999 and 2000 in collaboration with AHSEC. Philosophy Department, under the banner of the 'Philosophical Forum' brings out a wall magazine entitled "Darsan Jyoti" annually.

Ongoing Minor Research Projects :

Title of the Project Funding Agency Principal Investigator
Philosophical traditions of Assam UGC Dr. Jagadish Patgiri

Recognized Ph. D. Guides of the Department :


Name of the Teacher Recognizing University
Dr. Jagadish Patgiri Gauhati University

 

 
     
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