About
University Department of Gujarati was established on 1st September, 1970. It is located on the First Floor, Room No.153, Ranade Bhavan, Vidyanagari Campus, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Santacruz (East), Mumbai- 400 098. At present Department offers three Post Graduate Courses M.A. (Part – I), M.A.(Part-II) and M.Phil & Ph.D. The main objective of the Department is to promote the learning and teaching of Gujarati Language and Literature.
Facilities
Library
The Dept. has a library with more than 1500 Books.
The Dept. has a library with more than 1500 Books.
Post Graduate
| M.A. (Part-I) | |
| Paper I | Study of Modern Texts |
| Paper III | Details Studies of the two Authors |
| Paper V | Indian & Western Literary Theory & Criticism |
| Paper VII | A Study of Literary Forms M.A. (Part-II) |
| Paper II | Comparative Literature (Literature and Politics) |
| Paper IV | Philology, Linguistics and Gujarati Grammer |
| Paper VI | Study of Medeival Texts |
| Paper VIII | Journalism and Research Methodology & M.PHIL:(Dureation One & Half years) |
| Paper I | Research Methodology |
| Paper II | Approches of Literary  criticism |
| Paper III | Modern – Post Modern Gujarati Poetry & Dissertation with the Guidence 0f the Teacher |
| Ph.D. : Thesis with the Guidence of the Teacher
Admission Procedure : As per University Rules and written Test for the Faculty Change other than the Faculty of Arts |
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| Fees | As per University Rules |
| Research Projects | NIL |
| Working Papers/Research Paper | NIL |
Teaching Staff
| Name: | Dr. Abhay I. Doshi |
| Designation: | Head & Associate Professor |
| Qualification: | B.A.,M.A.,NET, PH.D. |
| Areas of interest: | |
| Tel.No.(office): | 2652 60 91, ext. 344, 469 |
| Profile | |
| Name: | Dr. Ratilal I. Rohit |
| Designation: | Lecturer |
| Qualification: | M.A. , NET & Ph.D. (Gujarati) |
| Areas of interest: | Linguistics, Medeival Textual Studies, Forms of Literature |
| Tel.No.(office): | 2652 60 91, ext. 344, 469 |
| Name: | Dr. Urvashi M. Pandya |
| Designation: | Sr. Lecturer |
| Qualification: | M.A. , NET & Ph.D. (Gujarati) |
| Areas of interest: | Comparative Literature, Feminism, History of Literature, Liguistics |
| Tel.No.(office): | 2652 60 91, ext. 344, 469 |
Non Teaching Staff
| Name: | Mrs. Aarti A. Dongarkar |
| Designation: | Jr.TY. Clerk |
| Name: | Shri Madhukar N. Tamboli |
| Designation: | Peon |
Annual Report of Last Academic year
Annual Report of Last Academic Year : YEAR 2004-2005
(Period : 1st April, 2004 to 31st March, 2005)
| Name of the University Department & Year of Establishment | DEPARTMENT OF GUJARATI, 1st September, 1970 |
| Name of the Head of the Department along with her Academic Qualifications | Dr. Ratilal I Rohit, M.A., Ph.D. (Gujarati) |
| Teaching & Research Staff as on 31st March, 2005 | Two Lecturer (Full-Time) |
| Sanctioned Staff | Staff in Possition | |||
| Professor | Full – Time | Part-Time | Full-Time | Part-Time |
| Reader | – | – | – | – |
| Lecturer | 01 | – | Vacant | – |
| Research | 02 | – | 02 | – |
| Associate | – | – | – | – |
| Others | – | – | – | – |
| Number of teachers belonging to SC,ST,DT & NT as on 31st March, 2005 | ||||||||
| Scheduled Castes | Scheduled Tribes | Denotified & Nomadic Tribes | ||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |||
| Professor | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Reader | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Lecturer | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Research | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Associate | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Others | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| Students Enrollment (Please give : the Number of students who were enrolled during the academic year 2004-2005.) | |||
| Courses | Male | Female | Total |
| M.A. Part-I | 02 | 10 | 12 |
| M.A. Part-II | 01 | 05 | 06 |
| M.Sc. Part-I | – | – | – |
| M.Sc. Part-II | – | – | – |
| Master’s Degree(By Research) | – | – | – |
| M.Phill. | – | – | – |
| Ph.D. | 01 | 03 | 04 |
| Others | – | – | – |
| Total | 04 | 18 | 22 |
| Number of students belonging to : SC, ST, DT & NT(Please give the number of Students belonging to backward Classes during the Academic year 2002-2003.) | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| Scheduled Castes | – | – | |
| Schedules Tribes | 01 | 01 | |
| Denotified Tribes & Nomadic Tribes | – | – | |
| No. of students qualified for (Please mention number only) (By Research) | Master’s Degree | M.Phill | Ph.D. |
| – | – | – | – |
| Book/Research Papers of Articles : Published by Teachers | |
| Name of the Teacher | BOOK Published |
| Dr. Ratilal I. Rohit | ‘A Dalit Short Stories on overall review’ in Gujarati Literature. Published in ‘ANBHAI’ on July-September, 2004. Page No.65. A Critical appriciation of “DHAD” Short Story by Jayant Khatri. Published in ‘SHABDASHRUSTI’ November, 2004 , Page No.42. “VAKAL NA LOKGITO” (Folk song of Vakal) a research work in Gujarati Folk Literature. Published in “Loksahitya Aapano Sanskrutik Varaso” in January, 2005, page No.170. “A NA BHULASO’ Poem published in ‘Hayati” December, 2004, page No.12. |
| Participation by Teachers in : Seminars/Conferences/Symposia of Regional/National/Internationals Importance and presentation of papers thereat during the period from 1st April, 2004to 31st March, 2005. | ||||
| Name of Teacher | Theme of the Seminar/ Conference/Symposia | Name of the organizer | Date and Place | Title of the paper presented/ |
| Dr. Ratilal Rohit Lecturer & Head | National Seminar | Faculty of Arts,M.S. University of Vadodara Baroda | 25-2-2005 to 28-2-2005 | “A Literary Tribute to Anton Pavlovich Chekhov’s: 1860 – 1904” on the subject of “A Chekhov’s Short Story : A Critical Study” |
| General : The University Department of Gujarati has organized two days Seminar on “Feminism ” on 16th & 17th September, 2004.Ms. Vibhuti Patel, Ms. Rucha Brahambhatt, , Ms. Nootan Damoar’ Mr.Digvijaysingh Gohil , Prof. Vasanti Damale ,Vaibhav Kothari, Shubha Nigam, Dr. Nalini Madgaonkar, Madhuri Chheda, Dr. Bharat Mehta, Prof. Jayant Parekh and eminant Scholar and Major Creative Writer of Gujarati Literature from Gujarat and Maharashtra participated in the said Seminar. | |
| Lectures : Department of Gujarati has organized Special Lectures for the Post – Graduate students. |
| Name of the Speaker | Date | Subject |
| Prof. Jayant Parekh | 13-8-2004 | Suresh Joshi Ni Vartao |
| 16-8-2004 | My dear Jayu | |
| 20-9-2004 | Vartakar R.V. Pathak | |
| Prof. Bharat Mehta | 20-9-2004 | Chaurasir Ni Ma Hazar & Tamas |
| Dr. Rajenara Mehta | 21-9-2004 | Khandkavyo |
| 22-9-2004 | Khandkavyo | |
| 23-9-2004 | Mahim ni khadi | |
| Dr. Raman Soni | 7-10-2004 | Patrakaratav |
| 8-10-2004 | Patrakaratav | |
| 9-10-2004 | – | |
| Prof. Jayant Umrethiya | 4-10-2004 | Loksahitya |
| 5-10-2004 | Sanshodhan Na Prashno | |
| Dr. Arvind Bhandari | 12-10-2004 | Linguistics |
| 14-10-2004 | – | |
| 15-10-2004 | – | |
| 16-10-2004 | – | |
| Dr. Ramesh Ghodasara | 24-11-2004 | Patrakatrav Ni News Papers |
| Dr. Chandrakant Hirani | 24-11-2004 | Patrakarata |
| 25-11-2004 | – | |
| Dr. Pravin Darji | 10-1-2005 | Sonnet Nu Swarup Ane Sonnet No Aaswad |
| Dr. Neeta Bhagat | 10-1-2005 | T.S. Eliot |
| 11-1-2005 | Sushan Langar | |
| 12-1-2005 | – |
| Special Lecture : Dr. Ratilal Rohit , Head, Dept. of Gujarati Deliver a Special Lecture on the subject of “Premchand’s Literature’ .The Hindi Writer in the Department of Hindi, University of Mumbai, on 5th August, 2005. Deliver a Special Lecture on “Gujarati Folk Literature” in Shri M.D. Mahila College of Arts, Malad, S.N.D.T, University, Mumbai, on 18th October, 2004. Dr. Ratilal Rohit, Head, Dept. of Gujarati has done Orientation Course in May, 2004 from Gogate College, Ratnagiri, University of Mumbai. Dr.Mrs. Urvashi M. Pandya, Sr. Lecturer, Department of Gujarati. |
Awards : Ph.D. October, 2004 – Modern Gujarati Fiction in the Special Context of the Elements as such
Ph.D. Thesis has selected as Best Thesis and granted of Rs.10,000′- for the Publication of the thesis by Gujarati Sahitya Akadami, Gandhinagar, in the year of 2004-2005. The Original Poetry collection ‘Yatana” has selected as Best Creative work and it has to be published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad in this year. |
| Student : Kum. Shesh Sanghni ( March,2004) Kum. Geeta P. Varun, ( March, 2005) a student of M.A. (Part-II) received a B.K. Thakore Gold Medal and a ‘Harindra Dave Puraskar’ for securing highest marks in the subject of Gujarati. |
Seminars : Two seminar every year
Endowment Lectures of the Department –
Endowment in Comparative Literature Achievment of the Department : B.K. Thakor Gold Medal  (2002-2004)
Publication of the Department : ‘Varta Sanchay – Edited by – Shri Jayant Parekh & Dr. Shirish Panchal (Collection of Modern Gujarati Short Stories Vol.1) ‘Varta Sanchay -2 – Edited by – Shri Jayant Parekh & Dr. Shirish Panchal (Collection of Modern Gujarati Short Stories Vol.2) ‘Sahitya Na Itihas Ni Abhidharna’ – by Dr. Chandrakant Topiwala New Historicism ‘Sahityik Artha No Koyado’ – by Dr. Suman Shah (The Problem of Literary Meaning) ‘Asyaah Sargavidhau’ – Dr. Prof. Sitanshu Yashaschandra (Collection of Critical Essays) |