Sounak Das

Background

About Sounak Das

I am presently working as a German Teacher at Calcutta International School, Kolkata. I have done my schooling from St. Joseph's College, Kolkata from where I passed my final ISC Board exam in the field of Science with 96 percent marks. Thereafter, I undertook a Bachelor's of Engineering Degree (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering at Jadavpur University, and graduated with a CGPA of 8.76 in 2013. I left my job in January, 2015 with the hope and intent of re-configuring my life according to the person I wished to become. My engagement with literature, the art of the novel to be specific, bore the fruit of the writings at this period which would eventually be published as the book "Snowflakes from a Summertown" by Sahitya Akademi, 2019. I joined the Master of Arts program in Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University in 2015 and graduated with University Medal for securing the highest marks in my batch with a CGPA of 9.94. I qualified for NET-JRF in Comparative Literature in January 2015. From November 2017 till November 2022 I undertook my PhD at the Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University under the supervision of Dr. Kunal Chattopadhyay and submitted my thesis titled "Towards an Understanding of Worldliness: Readings in Proust and Musil" At Goethe Institute, Kolkata I had learnt German from A1 till B2 Niveau, following which I had received a fully-funded 8 weeks C1 course at Goethe Institute, Berlin. Thereafter, I have completed my C2 course at Goethe Institute, Kolkata with 88 percent marks. Have participated actively at seminars, conferences and translation workshops. Have published academic papers at several international and national peer-reviewed journals.