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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