The English Seminar

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents a surprise panel “Cultures of Thought at Presidency", a panel featuring Prof. Jayati Gupta (Retd. Professor of English, West Bengal State University, Presidency College), Prof. Kaveri Chatterjee (Retd. Professor, Department of English, Scottish Church College Kolkata), Prof. Purna Banerjee (Associate Professor, Department of English, Presidency University), and Prof. Debanjana Nayek (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Presidency University).

The panel is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 22nd April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Staging The Text”, a talk by Dr. Ananda Lal, the renowned theatre critic and Professor of English (retd.) of Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 21st April, 2026 at 5 pm.

Meet at our special Seagull book corner and get your copies signed by the author himself!

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Once Upon A Bengal”: Folklores and Myths of Bengal a panel featuring Dr. Md. Intaj Ali (Assistant Professor of English, School of Humanities, Netaji Subhas Open University), Dr. Debolina Guha Thakurta (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Shri Shikshayatan College) with Dr. Mousumi Mandal (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Presidency University) as the moderator.

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 21st April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Wounded Archives”: Gender, Testimony, and the Politics of Memory in Times of Atrocity, a panel featuring Dr. Navras Jaat Aafreedi (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Presidency University), Dr. Antara Ghatak (Assistant Professor, Department of English) St. Xavier’s University), and Bhaswati Bhattacharjee (Senior Researcher, Department of English, Dr. Harisingh Gour University).

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 20th April, 2026 at 5 pm.

As part of our literature festival, Presidency LitCon 2026, The English Seminar of Presidency University proudly presents “Lokāyata”: Materialism and the Question of Science in the Context of the Indian Knowledge Systems, a discussion featuring Dr. Anirban Das (Associate Professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta), in conversation with Dr. Kalyan Kumar Das (Assistant Professor, Department of English, Presidency University).

The lecture is open to all, at the A.K. Basak Auditorium, Presidency University, on 20th April, 2026 at 3.30 pm.

Our Seagull collection is waiting for you at a flat 40% off on ALL books at PresiLitCon'26. Come meet us at Presidency University Kolkata from 20th to 22nd April, 2026.

All the information, forms, and links related to Presi LitCon '26 can now be found on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/the-english-seminar/presi-litcon26