• Ph.D. in English from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata | Thesis Title: God, Child, and Society in Tagore’s The Crescent Moon | 2020

• Ph.D. Course Work | 2013

• Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) | 2012

• M.Phil. in English from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata  | Thesis Title: God, Child, and Society: A Study of Selected Verses from Tagore’s The Crescent Moon | Awarded Grade ‘A’ | 2011

• MA in English from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata | 2008

• BA in English from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata | 2006

• ISC in Humanities from Calcutta Girls’ High School, Kolkata | 2003

•  ICSE from Calcutta Girls’ High School|  2001

• Assistant Professor (Department of English) at The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata

• College Whole Time Lecturer (Department of English) at The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata (since 1st January 2015)

• Worked as a part-time lecturer (Department of English) in Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata (From August 2010- December 2014)

• Worked as a Guest lecturer (Department of English) at Savitri Girls’ College, Kolkata (from January 2011- March 2010)

• Worked as a full-time Lecturer (contractual basis) at Savitri Girls’ College, Kolkata (from November 2009- May 2010)

• Worked as a part-time lecturer at Savitri Girls’ College, Kolkata (from March 2009- October 2009)

• Tagore Studies 

• Elizabethan and Jacobean Literature

• 18th and 19th century British Literature

• Indian Classical Dance | Literature and Performance 

• Tagore Dance | Literature and Performance

Undergraduate level: 

• • Old English Literature

  • Elizabethan Sonnets

  • Metaphysical Poetry

  • American Novel

  • 17th -18th century British Mock Epic Poetry

  • Pre-romantic British Poetry

  • British Romantic Poetry

  • Victorian Poetry and Novel

  • Women’s Writings

  • 20th century British Drama

  • Modern Indian Writing in English Translation

Post-graduate level:

• • British Literature from the End of the Victorian Age- to 1945 (Poetry and Novel) 

  • Tagore Literature

  • Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama

  • British Romantic Poetry

  • Literary Theory and Criticism

• • ISO Coordinator for PG Department of English, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata

  • Administrative Assistant for PG Coordinator, Department of English, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata

  • Member of NAAC working committee, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata

• • Examiner and Scrutineer for BA English, The University of Calcutta, Kolkata (2016- 2013) 

  • Examiner for MA English, The University of Calcutta, Kolkata (2023)

  • Examiner for MA English, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (2022, 2023)

  • External Examiner for the Department of Dance, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (2017, 2018, 2022)

• • Organized a General Attribute Development Programme (G.A.D.P.) soft skills development program launched by the Board of Practical Training (B.O.P.T.) under the Ministry of Education for the Department of English, BESC from the 30th of August 2021 to the 6th of September 2021.

• • Convenor of Re-thinking Romanticism – A year-long project undertaken by the Department of English, BESC, in association with The Indo- British Scholars Association, IBSA ( 2019- 2020)

• • Joint Collaborating Convenor for a Two Day National Seminar on Child Sexual Abuse: An Integrative Cross-Functional Approach Organised by Loreto College, Kolkata. (March 2019)

• • Organized Special Lecture. Speaker: Jawahar Sircar on the Heritage of Kolkata (BESC, 2019)

• • Convenor of The International Shakespeare Festival– A three-day seminar cum workshop organized by the Department of English, BESC, in association with The Indo- British Scholars Association, IBSA ( 2015)

• • Souraja spoke on 'Tagore's relevance in China' at The Tongji University, Shanghai, China. She was a participant in the China-India cultural exchange. (15 April 2024)

  • Souraja visited the Jinyuan Senior High School, Shanghai, China where she participated in cultural exchange talks and demonstrations with teachers and students on 'Tagore's Poetry and its Expressions'. (15 April 2024)

  • Souraja presented a paper on 'Tagore and his Relevance in Modern Times' at the Symposium Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of  Rabindranath Tagore's visit to China at Shenzhen University. The event was organized by Shenzhen University's Office of International Cooperation and Exchange, School of Humanities, and Centre for Indian Studies, Shenzhen University. The event was hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Consulate General of China in Kolkata, Shenzhen University, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, Peking University's Center for Indian Studies, and Lanzhou University's Center for Indian Studies. (13 April 2024) 

  • Souraja delivered a lecture on 'Tagore's relationship with China' in a seminar on the 100th Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's visit to China at Peking University, Beijing, China.  Peking University's Democracy Building hosted the event. (12 April 2024)

  • Souraja delivered a talk on 'Zhu Zhendan: The Man Who Embodied Spiritual Freedom' at the International Conference commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore‘s visit to China. This program was organised by the Editorial Department of South Asian Studies, Centre for South Asian Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The event was sponsored by the National Institute of International Strategy (NIIS), the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the Bureau of International Cooperation, CASS, and the Chinese Association for South Asian Studies(CASS), Beijing, China. (11 April, 2024)

  • Souraja was invited as a speaker by Cheena Bhavana,Vishwa-Bharati, Shantiniketan to participate in their two-day International Conference "Commemorating the Centenary of Rabindranath Tagore's visit to China" organised by Cheena Bhavana, Vishwa-Bharati and Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, Kolkata on 1st and 2nd April 2024. Souraja shared her thoughts on 'Zhu-Zhendan: The Man Who Embodied Spiritual Freedom’(2 April 2024)

  • Souraja was invited to deliver four special lectures by Kolkata Police, Jorabagan Traffic Guard for a Gender Sensitization Programme titled " This Car Respects Women" (Jan- March 2024)

  • Souraja was invited by Daakghar, a premier Rabindra-sangeet institute in Kolkata, to deliver a lecture on 'Tagore and Spirituality' on the occasion of 'Krishto Utsav' at the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. (24 December 2023)

  • Souraja was invited by Daakghar, a premier Rabindra-sangeet institute in Kolkata, to deliver a lecture on 'Tagore and Christ' on the occasion of 'Krishto Utsav' at the Jorasanko Thakur Bari. (24 December 2022)

  • Presented an audio-visual talk on Readings from the diary of Vaslav Nijinsky, titled " I am the one who dies when he is not loved...I am Nijinsky" in the International Online Reading session entitled 'Writing in Confinement' organized by the Department of English, The Bhawanipur Education Society College. (28th July 2020)

  • Presented a Talk on Tagore and Indian Dance at the International Conference and Cultural Exchange Programme on A Dialogue of Traditional Dancers between India and China at the Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, China. ( 21 Nov 2019)

  • Delivered a talk on Tracing the Mother-Child relationship in Tagore’s The Crescent Moon (SSEI, 2019)

  • Delivered a talk on Realising Gurudev: Reviewing Tagore’s Essays in ‘Sadhana’ through some popular Rabindra Sangeet (SSEI, 2018)

  • Delivered a talk On Reading Rabindranath Tagore’s Translation of The Crescent Moon, (SSEI, 2014)

  • Delivered a talk on Tagore’s Nationalism: An assessment of Tagore’s translated essay with ‘Tagore dance’ through a modern perspective. (National Education Summit, Gujarat, 2014)

  • Delivered a talk on A Contemporary Reflection on Rabindranath Tagore and the Aesthetics of Dance (St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, 2014)

  • Delivered a talk on Performing Shakespeare Through Kathak: Pandit Birju Maharaj and Saswati Sen’s Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. (SSEI, 2013)

  • Delivered a talk on Realizing Gurudev: A revisiting of Tagore’s essays in Sadhana with language and dance, the dual modes of communication. (Amity University, (2013)

• • Imagined Spaces and the Politics of Deception: A Comparative Study of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and Tagore’s Tasher Desh in Theatre International: East-West Perspectives on Theatre, Vol.6, Amitava Roy, R.N.Rai, Subir Dhar, Tapu Biswas eds. ISSN NO: 2278-2036 TI

• • Performing Shakespeare Through Kathak; Pandit Birju Maharaj and Saswati Sen's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet in GJECS - Literary Confluence- A Global Journal of English and Cultural Studies. Monsoon Issue Vol 1, July-December 2014. Edited by Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee. Published by Authors Press. ISSN 2349-6509

• • On Reading Rabindranath Tagore's Translation of The Crescent Moon in International Journal of Culture Studies and Social Sciences. Vol 1, No IV. Edited by Amitava Roy, Subir Dhar, Bryan Reynolds, Antony Johae and Tapu Biswas. Published by Avantgarde Press. ISSN 2347-4777

• • A Dancer’s Reflection on Rabindranath Tagore and the Freedom of Dance in International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Science, Vol-IV, No-VII., Amitava Roy Antony Johae, Ronan Paterson, Bryan Reynolds, Subir Dhar eds. ISSN NO: 2347-4777

• • Nataraja – A Symbol of Harmony and Beauty in Nature in Colloquium, Journal of the Arts Section, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Volume II, Dr. Suchandra Chakravarty, Prof. Ananya Banerjee eds. ISSN:2350-1251

• • Tracing the Mother-Child relationship in Tagore’s The Crescent Moon in International Journal of Cultural Studies and Social Science, (UGC approved Multi-Disciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal Sl.No. 49228) Vol-VI, No-IX. Amitava Roy, Ronan Paterson, Antony Johae, Subir Dhar eds.

• • Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Nationalism: An assessment of Tagore’s translated essays through a modern perspective in International Journal of English Literature and Language Studies (IJELLS). Vol 4, Issue 1, April 2015. ISSN 2278-0742. http://www.ijells.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/April2015.pdf

• • Co-editor of the journal titled: Literary Confluence: A Global Journal of English and Cultural Studies. ISSN 2349-6509

• • Participated in an Induction/Orientation Programme for "Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education" organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India & Ramanujan College, New Delhi from 4 June-1 July 2020

• • Participated in a Faculty Development Programme – The Deep and Sweeping Vistas of Literature organized by PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore from 1st - 4th July 2020

• • Participated in a Faculty Development Programme on "ADVANCED CONCEPTS FOR DEVELOPING MOOCS" organized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India & Ramanujan College, New Delhi from 2nd -17th July 2020

• • Participated in a SHORT TERM PROGRAMME ON “Leadership Development in Academics” organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, University of Hyderabad from 3rd - 8th August 2020.

• • Participated in a Workshop on Mentoring Techniques for Teachers organized by The Internal Quality Assurance Cell, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, on 9 September 2019

• • Participated in the National Seminar entitled STILL I RISE WOMAN EMPOWERMENT IN A PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY organized by The Department of Political Science, Women's Cell and Internal Complaints Committee, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, on 13 August 2019

Dr. Souraja Tagore is a classical Bharatanatyam dancer having over 30 years of professional performance experience. Through her discipleship and years of rigorous training under her Guru, Shri Abhoy Pal, Souraja has mastered the nuances and subtleties of artistic expression and the crucially demanding necessities of creative and intuitive movements in Bharatanatyam performance practice. She is also trained in the 108 Karanas. 

For several years, Souraja studied the works of her illustrious ancestor, Rabindranath Tagore, as part of her doctoral research dissertation. Immensely moved by his writings on literature, thought, and the artistic traditions of India, she has aimed to integrate Tagore’s unique approach to dance within her training in a classical repertoire, thus reimagining Tagore Dance (Rabindra Nritya) for a contemporary audience.  

Currently, Souraja is the cultural director and trainer at Koothambalam Cultural Association, a registered classical dance institute founded, directed, and mentored by Guru Sri Abhoy Pal.

For more information visit: www.sourajatagore.com 

• • Conducted a one-day workshop titled Elem Notun Deshe based on Tagore's 'Tasher Desh' in collaboration with  Daakghar, Kolkata (27 January 2023)

• • Conducted a two-day  'Online Tagore Dance Workshop' organized by Musicmeleti. The workshop was an artistic-academic program, exploring Tagore Dance, Tagore Literature, and Philosophy held on the 26th & 27th of June 2021

• • Conducted a two-day  'Online Tagore Dance Workshop,’ a program exploring Tagore Dance, Tagore Literature, and Philosophy on 15th & 22nd May 2021

• • Participated in  a 3-day workshop on ‘ Improved Communication in English,’ organized by The Institute of English, Kolkata (2015)

• Empanelled artist of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi (ICCR)

• Empanelled artist of Sangeet Natak Academi, New Delhi (SNA)

• Empanelled artist of Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata (EZCC)

• Graded artist for Doordarshan Kendra Kolkata

• Member of West Bengal Dance Group Federation, Kolkata (WBDGF)

• National Scholarship awarded by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT), New Delhi

• First in the competition organized by the West Bengal State Music Academy.

• Gold Medallist at the All-Bengal Music Conference.

• Souraja was awarded the best upcoming dancer by the Folk and Entertainment Section, Government of West Bengal (Lok Ranjan Sakha).

• Souraja was awarded the “Vivekananda Yuva Shakti Leadership Excellence Award.”

• Awarded the Gold Medal for the most outstanding performance at the All-Bengal Music Conference

• • Judged the Eastern Dance in Xavrang23, an inter-college cultural fest organized by St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (April 2023)

  • Judged the Eastern Dance for  Youthopia, an inter-school cultural fest organized by The Heritage School, Kolkata (April 2023)

  • Judged the English Creative Writing Competition in Youthopia, an inter-school cultural fest organized by The Heritage School, Kolkata (April 2023)

  • Judged the Group Dance- Tarang, an event of the Eastern Cultural Society of the Annual Inter-Collegiate Fest Samagam, Loreto College, Kolkata (March 2023)

  • Dance Bangla Dance – A dance reality show (Zee Bangla) (2022 | 2023)