Talk:Jadavpur University

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Hindi Name Spelling Changed

The Hindi name of Jadavpur University (bn: যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) should be "यादवपुर विश्वविद्यालय" as per the practise and this also is supported by the Hindi name visible in the university logo. So जादवपुर is replaced by यादवपुर. --অরিত্র মুখার্জী, কলকাতা (Aritra Mukherjee, Kolkata) 10:01, 7 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiAritra (talk • contribs)

Propaganda

This page has been subject to vandalism before, notably by editing alumni lists, presumably as pranks.

The latest improper use of the page is propaganda. Continued usage of such kind can lead to blocking of IP and banning of username.

128.2.179.205 23:05, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

Authoress?

While authoress might be lexically correct as designating a female author, but it is generally considered impolite and politically incorrect usage nowadays. I have replaced authoress with author in context of Nabaneeta Dev Sen (and not Navaneeta, as originally given). Please comment. Priyatu 04:22, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Wrong Info

Is jadavpur university just 34 acres in area as stated in the profile? i dont think so. please check. actually it has two campusses of 58 acres and 26 acres making it an 84 acre campus. i edited accordingly.

Cleanup and additions

Hello, I've tried to clean up some infelicities in the original article and add information that isn't available on the official website. Some references would be a good idea. Does anyone have the history of the NCE? I think that's the missing text by Haridas Mukherjee. Will try and track it down on Monday. Rimi 20:03, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

deleted non notable A7

Deleted Ayan Roy Chowdhury from distinguished alumni. This person is a graduate student at the University of Maryland College Park, is not yet a Ph.D. and has been publishing since 2003. Probably too early for him to be on this list. He gets 21 hits in Google Scholar (a very unreliable resource, though, I have to admit) but most of these are trivial. Talk to me if I'm wrong. Rimi 20:00, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Information overdose

I am removing these huuge, clunky lists of schools, departments and student clubs which make the article difficult to read. Also trying to NPOV the article. Whoever added these probably did it with good intentions, but the article is in a proper mess right now. ray 15:39, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

Done. I have kept the factual additions, though. I will go through the history of the article to check if other facts were deleted, and incorporate them. And check on reverse links for possible updates to the article. The alum list probably needs some edits. We probably need one more photograph - for student activities / Sanskriti. And do any photos exist of ISIJU ? ray 18:08, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

What about T.C. Sinha?

Shouldn't the connection between his institute and Jadavpur University be mentioned?

Austerlitz -- 88.75.73.103 (talk) 15:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

Comparative Literature

The department of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University was established in 1956 by Buddhadeb Basu. Till date, it is the only full-fledged department of Comparative Literature in Bengal.

A

Amiya Dev

B

Buddhadeb Basu

D

David McCutchion

M

Manabendra Bandyopadhyay

N

Nabaneeta Dev Sen

S

Sudhindranath Dutta

Ian Cairns (talk) 22:04, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

unsourced sections

I removed the following unsourced sections, which are immaterial to the subject, from the page. Feel free to reinstate it with sources.

Notable faculty

• Amartya Sen (Economics) - previously Master of Trinity College, Cambridge & The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel awardee
• Buddhadeb Basu (Comparative Literature) - Bengali poet, playwright, novelist, translator and essayist, founder of the Department of Comparative Literature (the first of its kind in Asia, and the only full-fledged one in India), winner of Sahitya Academy award, Rabindra Puraskar and Padma Bhushan
• David McCutchion (Comparative Literature) - Professor and then Reader in Comparative Literature, pioneer in study of Indian writing in English.
• Sudhindranath Dutta (Comparative Literature) - Eminent Bengali poet, translator and scholar
• Shankha Ghosh (Bengali) - Bengali poet, winner of Sahitya Academy award (twice), Rabindra Puraskar and Desikottama.
• Nabaneeta Dev Sen (Comparative Literature) - author of travelogues, short stories and poems, Sahitya Akademi and Padma Shree awardee
• Sukanta Chaudhuri (English) - Noted Renaissance scholar, translator of Tagore
• Supriya Chaudhuri (English) - Noted Renaissance scholar, translator of Tagore
• Swapan Chakravorty (English) - Director, the National Library of India
• Ananda Lal (English) - translator of Tagore and theatre critic
• Rimi B. Chatterjee (English) - novelist and translator, shortlisted for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award 2007.
• Sankar Chatterjee (Geology) - Palaeontologist and Bengali geoscientist who has ignited a debate around the world about an Indian link to the end of the dinosaur age.

Notable alumni

• Subir Raha legendary business leader who made a mark in the Indian oil sector in particular and public sector in general and was the former Chairman and MD of ONGC.
• Kabir Suman (formerly Suman Chattopadhyay) Path-breaking Bengali singer-song writer, ex-Trinamool Congress MP in the Lok Sabha.
• Rituparno Ghosh, Multiple national award winning film director, dialogue and screenplay-writer.
• Moushumi Bhowmik, Bengali singer-song writer and ethno-musicologist.
• Kunal Basu, Novelist and Professor at the Said Business School.
• Payal Sarkar Bengali actress, Dept of History, Jadavpur University.

--Muhandes (talk) 12:26, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Added content: Jadavpur University Press

According to the news report of Times Of India <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata-/JU-to-launch-publication-house/articleshow/6811889.cms> this section has been added to the main article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiAritra (talk • contribs) 15:58, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

It's borderline WP:CRYSTAL, as such things may take years, and many times fall before completion. But I removed the speculation (where does it say "very soon"?) and added dates so I think it's valid to mentions the plans.--Muhandes (talk) 23:16, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Placement

this section has been modified according to the university placement page. Statements without citations are removed (e.g. "placement is one of the best after IITs", JU placement is good but we don't have any rankings based on placements among the universities from any reliable source) — Preceding unsigned comment added by WikiAritra (talk • contribs) 20:54, 15 December 2010 (UTC)