Subodh Chandra Sengupta

Subodh Chandra Sengupta
Born27 June 1903
Banari, Dhaka, Bengal Province, British India
Died3 December 1998
Kolkata West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)Academic
Scholar
Writer
Years active1929–1998
Known forShakesperean literature
Parents
  • Hemchandra Sengupta (father)
  • Mrinalini Debi (mother)
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Subodh Chandra Sengupta (27 June 1903 – 3 December 1998) was an Indian scholar, academic and critic of English literature,[1] known for his scholarship on Shakespearean works.[2] His books on William Shakespeare, which included Aspects of Shakespearian Tragedy,[3] Shakespearian Comedy[4] and Shakespeare's Historical Plays[5] are critically acclaimed for scholarship and academic rigor.[6] He was a professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Presidency College (now Presidency University), Calcutta, and after retirement from Presidency College, became Professor of English Language and Literature at Jadavpur University, Calcutta,[7] as well as a professor of English literature at Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, an autonomous college in Greater Calcutta under the University of Calcutta.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1983, for his contributions to literature and education.[9]

  1. ^ Somesh (November 2000). "Shyam Prasad – A Hindutva British Stooge". People's March. 1 (9).
  2. ^ "Pedagogy: the academic Shakespeare". Internet Shakespeare Editions. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ S. C. Sengupta (1972). Aspects of Shakespearian Tragedy. Oxford University Press. p. 176. ISBN 9780195602920. OCLC 832557.
  4. ^ S. C. Sengupta (1950). Shakespearian Comedy. Oxford University Press. p. 287. OCLC 6476690.
  5. ^ Subodh Chandra SenGupta (1966). Shakespeare's Historical Plays. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198116219.
  6. ^ Subodh Chandra Sen Gupta (1 January 2003). Portraits and memories. Thema. ISBN 978-81-86017-40-1.
  7. ^ "Department of English Language & Literature". Jadavpur University, Calcutta. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ^ "English". Ramakrishna Mission Residential College. 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.