NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE presents
OBSERVATION OF WORLD POETRY DAY 2024
ORGANIZED BY DEPT. OF ENGLISH, NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF IQAC, NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
INVITED SPEAKER: POET ARPITA KUNDU
TITLE – POETRY: IN CONCEPT AND IN PRACTICE
DATE: 22ND MARCH 2024
TIME: 1:30 PM
VENUE: SMART AUDITORIUM
About the Speaker:
Arpita Kundu has been writing since childhood and got her work formally
published in 2008. From 2012 onwards her poet ry appeared in leading
magazines such as Desh, Krittibas, Kobitirtho and Kobisammelan. She has
also penned several essays on poetry in various webzines. Her first
anthology ‘Gangeya Jamunar Tirey’ was published in 2017 and received
the Paschim Banga Bangla Akademi’s Shakti Chattopadhyay Smarak
Samman and the Krittibas Purashkar in 2019. Her second collection of
poems - ‘Parijayi ... Pratnatatwik’ - was published in 2021.
বিশ্ব কবিতা বিিস ২০২৪
উদযাপনে - োড়ান াল রা কনল
আন া ক – ইংনরজ জিভাগ, োড়ান াল রা কনল
তত্ত্বািধানে – অভযন্তরীণ মূ লযমাে জেজিতকরণ অেু ষদ, োড়ান াল রা কনল
অবতবি িক্তা: কবি অবপি তা কুন্ডু
জিষ – বিাধ ও চযযা কজিতা
তাজরখ: ২২ বে মাচয ২০২৪
সম : দুপু র ১ :৩০ টা
স্থাে: স্মাটয অজিনটাজর াম
অজপযতা কুন্ডুর বলখানলজখর শুরু জকনোর ি স বেনক। জকন্তু প্রেম বসই অনেয কজিতা প্রকাজেত হ ২০০৮ সানল।
জে জমত কজিতা প্রকাে পা ২০১২ বেনক। বদে, কৃজিিাস, কজিতীেয, কজিসনেলে প্রভৃজত জিজভন্ন পজিকা ও োো
ওন ি মযাগাজ নে জে জমত প্রকাজেত হ কজিতা। জলনখনেে কজিতা সংক্রান্ত একাজধক প্রিন্ধও। প্রেম কািযগ্রন্থ
'গানে যমুোর তীনর' প্রকাজেত হ ২০১৭-বত। এই কািযগ্রনন্থর েয ২০১৯ সানল বপন নেে পজিমিে িাংলা
আকানদজম েজি চনটাপাধযা স্মারক সোে ও কৃজিিাস পু রস্কার। কজির জিতী কািযগ্রন্থ 'পজরযা ী...প্রত্নতাজত্ত্বক'
প্রকাে পা ২০২১ সানল।
NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
presents
OBSERVATION OF WORLD POETRY DAY 2024
Organized by Dept. of English, Narajole Raj College
Under the guidance of IQAC, Narajole Raj College
Schedule:
1:30 – 1:35 – Introductory Remarks by Pragna Paramita Mondal
1:35 – 1:40 – Selection of President & Felicitation of Guests
1:40 – 1:45 – President’s Address by Dr. Basudev Mandal, Principal, Narajole Raj College
1:45 – 2:25 – Invited Talk & Poetry Reading by Poet Arpita Kundu
2:25 – 3:10 – Poetry Collage Competition
3:10 – 3:20 – Prize Distribution Ceremony & Vote of Thanks
NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
OBSERVATION OF WORLD POETRY DAY 2024
POETRY COLLAGE COMPETITION
ORGANIZED BY DEPT. OF ENGLISH, NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF IQAC, NARAJOLE RAJ COLLEGE
DATE: 22 ND MARCH 2024 TIME: 1:30 PM VENUE: SMART AUDITORIUM
Summary Report of Workshop on World Poetry Day
Rationale:
World Poetry Day is held each year on March 21 to celebrate “the unique ability of poetry to
capture the creative spirit of the human mind.” It was founded in 1999 by UNESCO in the
hopes of promoting poetry as a way to communicate across borders and cultural differences.
This workshop aimed to appreciate the sentiment that poetry can create and deliberate on how
poetry can help us form meaningful relationships and enable us to expand our minds about
history and cultures. It sought to highlight the value of self-expression and cross-cultural
communication through language and words.
Schedule of the workshop:
Narajole Raj College observed the World Poetry Day today on 22nd March 2024 in a
fascinating manner.
The workshop was organized by the Dept. of English of the college and contained two
sessions. The first session hosted an invited lecture by Poet Arpita Kundu on "Poetry: In
Concept and In Practice".
In keeping with the mode of a workshop students were encouraged to participate in the
proceedings. The second session thus contained a Poetry Collage Competition on the theme
of 'War and Peace" for students from all departments of the college.
Participants:
The workshop was attended by students and faculty members of the college. The total
number of participants was 105.
The workshop was convened by Pragna Paramita Mondal, Head, Dept. of English of Narajole
Raj College. The members of the workshop committee included:
Prof. Soma Debray, Associate Professor, Dept. of English, Narajole Raj College
Milan Mondal, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Narajole Raj College
Samir Kuilya, SACT, Dept. of English, Narajole Raj College
Manas Barik, SACT, Dept. of English, Narajole Raj College
The workshop was inaugurated and presided over by Dr. Basudev Mandal, Prncipal,
Narajole Raj College.
Brief bio of speaker:
Arpita Kundu is the recipient of the Paschim Banga Bangla Akademi's Shakti Chattopadhyay
Smarak Samman and the Krittibas Purashkar. She has been writing since childhood and got
her work formally published in 2008. From 2012 onwards her poetry appeared in leading
magazines such as Desh, Krittibas, Kobitirtho and Kobisammelan. She has also penned
several essays on poetry in various webzines. Her first anthology ‘Gangeya Jamunar Tirey’
was published in 2017 and received the Paschim Banga Bangla Akademi’s Shakti
Chattopadhyay Smarak Samman and the Krittibas Purashkar in 2019. Her second collection
of poems - ‘Parijayi ... Pratnatatwik’ - was published in 2021.
Themes addressed:
Arpita Kundu spoke lucidly on poetic consciousness, artistic conscience, poetic practice,
emotional integrity and aspects of imagination and psychological interconnections among
poets and readers across ages and cultures. She discussed how poetic sensibilities are formed
and how language functions as the vehicle of expressing profound thoughts and ideas. She
selected examples from British, American and Bangla poetry making special references to
poets such as Emily Dickinson, Jibanananda Das, Sunil Gangopadhyay to name a few. Her
deliberations were infused with wonderful readings of select poetic pieces and a curated
representation of her own works.
Outcome:
The diversity, depth and simplicity of her presentation touched our audience. It was really
illuminating for the students and reconnected all of us with the sheer beauty of poetry.
The second session contained a Poetry Collage Competition on the theme of 'War and Peace"
for students from all departments of the college. This novel format of poetic expression and
creative articulation excited our students and several of them participated in the competition.
Winners were given prizes and certificates at the end of the programme and all contestants
were awarded participation certificates.
