Basabi Pal (''née'' Ghosh; born October 1958), also known as Smt Basabi Pal, is an Indian academic currently serving as Head of the Department of French at

Chandernagore Government College Chandernagore Government College, (French: Collège gouvernemental de Chandernagor) is a government college in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest colleges in Hooghly district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, ...

. Born in the Royal Family of

Sheoraphuli Sheoraphuli (also called Seoraphuli) is a neighbourhood of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is on West side of river hooghly. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Geogra ...

she resides in the heritage town of

Chandernagore Chandannagar french: Chandernagor ), also known by its former name Chandernagore and French name Chandernagor, is a city in the Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is headquarter of the Chandannagore subdivision and is part ...

with her family. Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler has conferred the insignia of Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (

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) on Basabi Pal for her "outstanding contribution" towards the promotion of French language in her three decades of service.

Education

After passing the Indian School Certificate Exam in 1st division from St. Joseph's Convent, Chandernagore in 1974 she got into Institut De Chandernagor to study French and was awarded 1st Class first in all the four consecutive exams. After completing her bachelor's degree in French from

University of Burdwan The University of Burdwan (also known as Burdwan University or B. U.) is a public university in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. It was established by the West Bengal Government as a teaching and affiliating university on 15 June 1960 with ...

as a gold medalist she also got her

Diplôme d'études en langue française The ''Diplôme d'études en langue française'' (English: Diploma in French Language Studies) or ''DELF'' for short, is a certification of French-language abilities for non-native speakers of French administered by France Education International ( ...

from

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in 1979 with Très honorable avec félicitations. In 1981 she completed her master's degree in French from

Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a public major research university located in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university is known for leading faculties and r ...

and was awarded French Government scholarship in the year 1982–83 to complete her Diplôme de Professeur de Français à l’Étranger, Université Paris III,

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Nouvelle, Paris.

Career

Post her education she joined Chandernagore Govt. College as part-time teacher in French and currently is the Associate Professor and Head of the Department of French. Pal seeks to preserve the heritage of Chandernagore and promote French language at the school level in Bengal. She is also the President of

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, Sheoraphuli.

References

External links

Academic Palms conferred on Basabi Pal
France in India, French Embassy in New Delhi {{DEFAULTSORT:Pal, Basabi 1958 births Living people Scholars from Kolkata Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Indian women academics Language teachers