Tapan Kumar Biswas

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{{Short description|Indian academic}}

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Tapan Kumar Biswas{{cite web |title=Tapan Kumar Biswas |url=https://harichandguruchanduniversity.com/vice-chancellor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927115245/https://harichandguruchanduniversity.com/vice-chancellor/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=3 May 2024}} (born 13 September 1964, West Bengal) is an Indian academic. His publications delve into various facets of Bengali folk culture, language, and literature.

Education

Biswas earned a Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Letters.{{Cite web |title=Tapan Kumar Biswas |url=https://klyuniv.ac.in/professors/tapan-kumar-biswas/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=University of Kalyani}}

Career

Biswas began his teaching career at Asutosh College, where he joined as an assistant professor in 1996. He later joined the Department of Folklore at the University of Kalyani in 2000 and has been continuing here since then.{{Failed verification|date=August 2024}}

Dr. Biswas’s leadership extends beyond the classroom. He assumed various administrative roles, including Dean of the PG Faculty of Arts & Commerce at the University of Kalyani from 2017 to 2020.

Biswas also served as the vice-chancellor (officiating) at the University of Kalyani for a brief period in 2017. He also served as vice chancellor at Harichand Guruchand University from 30 January 2021 to 29 January 2023 and again from 9 March 2023 to 8 June 2023.{{fact|date=March 2025}}

Publications

Biswas has published 15 books. Three books published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing in many languages (Portuguese, French, Italian Edition)

Notable works include:

  1. {{Cite book |title=Ethno-Mathematics and Folk Science: A Study on Folkloristics and Sociological Perspective |publisher=Lambert Academic Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-620-7-45500-3}}
  2. {{Cite book |title=Folk Research Methodology: A New Perspective and Dimension |publisher=Lambert Academic Publishing |year=2023 |isbn=978-620-7-45325-2}}
  3. {{Cite book |url= |title=Education and Social Movement of Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur: Its Impact on Matua & Back-Retained People's Life of Bengal |publisher=Lambert Academic Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-6-207-45569-0}}
  4. {{Cite book |title=Methodik der Volksforschung: Eine neue Sichtweise und Dimension |publisher=Verlag Unser Wissen Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-06272-0}} Language : German
  5. {{Cite book |title=Mthodologie de la recherche folklorique |publisher=Editions Notre Savoir Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-06273-7}} Language : French
  6. {{Cite book |title=Metodologia di ricerca popolare |publisher=Edizioni Sapienza Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-06274-4}} Language : Italian
  7. {{Cite book |title=ducation et mouvement social de Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur |publisher=Editions Notre Savoir Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-28013-1}} Language : French
  8. {{Cite book |title=Educao e movimento social de Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur |publisher=Edicoes Nosso Conhecimento Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-28019-3}} Language : Portuguese
  9. {{Cite book |title=Educazione e movimento sociale di Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur |publisher=Edizioni Sapienza Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-28014-8}} Language : Italian
  10. {{Cite book |title=Bildung und soziale Bewegung von Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur |publisher=Verlag Unser Wissen Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-28010-0}} Language : German
  11. {{Cite book |title=Educación y movimiento social de Shree Shree Guruchand Thakur |publisher=Ediciones Nuestro Conocimiento Publishing |year=2024 |isbn=978-620-7-28012-4}} Language : Spanish

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