Department of Hindi

Dr. Priyanka Kumari Singh

M.A., M.Phil., PhD Lecturer Department of Hindi Loreto College, Kolkata

Email:

ps2803434@gmail.com

Qualifications:

M.A., M.Phil., PhD

Awards and Recognition:

Teaching Experience:

Administrative Experience:

Research Interests:

Hindi Literary Criticism and Theory, History and Politics of Hindi Language, Translation Studies, Dalit and Marginal Literature, Comparative Literature: Hindi and Bengali

Orientation / Refresher Courses:

Presentations:

  • A. International Seminars

    1. Title: Khadi Boli Hindi tatha Kshetriya Hindi Bhashaon ke Sahitya ka Antarsambandh: Aitihaasik-Sanskritik Pariprekshya
    Event: Two-day International Seminar on Hindi Sahitya ka Itihas: Naye Prashn, Vartman Sandarbh
    Organizer: Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh
    Date: 1st–2nd March, 2022


    2. Title: Hindi ka Jatiya Swaroop aur Kabir ki Bhasha
    Event: International Interdisciplinary Conference on Kabir: Social, Culture & Literary Perspective
    Organizers: Bharat Adhyayan Kendra, Department of Vocal Music (Faculty of Performing Arts), Banaras Hindu University, Vyanjana Art and Culture Society, Prayagraj, and Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Agra
    Date: 30th–31st March, 2022


    3. Title: Sanskritik Sampreshan ki Aawashyakata aur isme Sahityik Anuvad ki Bhoomika
    Event: One-day International Seminar on Sahityik Kriti aur Anuvad: Vartman Sthiti aur Sambhavanayen
    Organizer: Department of Hindi, Presidency University, Kolkata
    Date: 25th January, 2024





    B. National Seminars

    1. Title: Boli, Bhasha, Sahitya aur Sanskriti mein Antarsambandh
    Event: National Seminar on Dialect and Identity Crisis
    Organizer: Department of Hindi, Presidency University, Kolkata & Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore (MHRD, Government of India)
    Date: 24th and 25th February, 2015


    2. Title: Premchand ki Katha-Bhasha: Rachnatmak Uplabdhi ke Buniyadi Karanon ki Pahachan
    Event: National Seminar on Premchand: Vimarshon ke Beech Pul
    Organizer: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Sanskritik Punarnirman Mission, Kolkata
    Date: 30th July, 2022


    3. Title: Rashtriyata ki Avadharana aur Premchand
    Event: National Seminar on Rashtriya Jagaran aur Premchand
    Organizer: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Sanskritik Punarnirman Mission, Kolkata
    Date: 30th July, 2023


    4. Title: Chhayawad ka Punarmulyankan aur Kavi Pantt ki Aalochana-drishti
    Event: National Seminar on Chhayawad: Pantt ki Mahatta
    Organizer: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Sanskritik Punarnirman Mission, Kolkata
    Date: 25th May, 2024


    5. Title: Bharatiya Aadhunikata aur Mohan Rakesh ka Rang-Chintan
    Event: National Seminar on Aadhunikatawadi Aandolan aur Mohan Rakesh ke Naatak
    Organizer: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Sanskritik Punarnirman Mission, Kolkata
    Date: 24th May, 2025





    C. Invited Lectures & Talks

    1. Topic: Poetry of Uday Prakash
    Session: Yuva Samvad in LITERARIA-2022
    Organizer: Nilamber, Kolkata
    Date: 19th November, 2022


    2. Topic: Rashtriyata ki Avadharana aur Premchand
    Event: National Seminar on Rashtriya Jagaran aur Premchand
    Organizer: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad and Sanskritik Punarnirman Mission, Kolkata
    Date: 30th July, 2023





    D. Workshops & Training (With Presentations/Participation)

    1. Event: ICSSR-ERC sponsored 7-day Online International Interdisciplinary Workshop
    Title: Her Story: Past, Present and Future
    Organizer: Women’s Studies Centre, Lady Brabourne College in collaboration with NGO Swayam
    Role: Paper Presentation
    Date: 9th–15th September, 2022


    2. Event: One-Day Workshop on Indian Knowledge System
    Organizer: IQAC, Loreto College, Kolkata
    Date: 6th May, 2025
    Role: Participant


    3. Workshop: 7-Days English to Hindi Translation Workshop – Decoding Words: Emerging Trends in Understanding Translation Studies
    Organizer: Centre for Language and Communication Studies, St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata
    Date: 16th–22nd June, 2025
    Role: Resource Person
    Session Title: Addressing Various Types of Translation


    4. Training Workshop: Testing and Evaluation and Question Item Writing in Hindi
    Organizer: National Testing Service-India, CIIL, Mysore
    Mode: Online
    Date: 17th–21st August, 2020
    Role: Participant


    5. Workshop: Eighth Early Hindi & Brajbhasha Workshop
    Organizer: Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford
    Mode: Online
    Date: 12th–24th July, 2021
    Role: Participant

Publications:

  • Books:

    Bhasha Aur Hindi Aalochana: Antarsambhandh (2024), Pralek Prakashan, Mumbai. ISBN: 978-93-5869-96-47.


    Book Chapters:

    Stri-Dwesh ki Pahachaan and Thoda Kaha Hai, Jyada Samajhana in Kissago: Pankaj Mitra (Ed. Mrityunjay Pandey), Pralek Prakashan, 2023. ISBN: 978-9355006400.


    Articles in Journals and Magazines:

    “Purush Biradari Ka Kathaghara” in India Inside Hindi Sahitya Warshiki, 2016.

    “Sahityik Anuvad: Samvedansheelata evam Bhavna ke Star Par” in Bhasha-Bimonthly (May-June 2019), ISSN: 0523-1418.

    “Bhasha, Gadya aur Sabhyata ka Vikaas” in Samagam (March 2022), ISSN: 2231-0479.

  • Article "Film ke Bahaane Stree Anubhav par Kuchh Baatein: ’girls will be girls’ Par Ek Charcha" published in ’Sankriti Sangam-Traimasik’ (Peer-reviewed), August-October 2025.