Faculty Member

Mrinal Kanti Sarkar 
Assitant Professor 
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Department 
Silpa Sadana

   
Date of Birth       11.12.1964
Date of Joining  13.05.2007

Qualification:
B. Fine Arts from Visva-Bharati University, 1989

Contact Address: 
Office
Department of Silpa Sadana, PSV (Textile Section) 
Visva-Bharati, Sriniketan, Birbhum 
West Bengal, Pin-731236 

Residence 
17/D Raja K.L. Goswami Street, P.S.-Serampore, Dist.-Hooghly, PIN- 712201 (W.B.)

Email:
mrinalartist@gmail.com

Phone/FAX numbers: 
03463-264725 (Office) 033-32463535 (Residence) 9836751066 
Fax: 03463–264725.

Research areas of Interest: 
• To create different style of printing and Designing in textile.

Teaching Experience: 
• About 8 years (May 1998 to May 2006) as a guest faculty of NIFT Kolkata 
• 6 years as a Lecturer in the department at Silpa Sadana (V.B.) 
• As a part time Lecturer in Calcutta University (Rani Birla Girls College) from (28.05.2011 to 30.10.2011) six months.

Research projects: 
• An Interior design on Ocean World 2008-2009 
• Scarf weaving and Marketing process 2008 – 2009 
• Visual Translation of Architectural trends of Santiniketan in Furnishing textiles My Experience 2010-11 
• Value addition on traditional Handloom Fabric 2010-11. 
• The surrealistic world of Rabindranath Tagore 2011-12 
• Saptaparni a language of humanity 2011-12 
• (ONGOING) Epiton of rejuvenation – Abanindranath Thakur

Conference/Seminar/Symposia/Academic or consultancy Programmes Attended: 
• Attended the works shop of Orissa Patachitra 18 – 21 April, 2012 at EZCC, Santiniketan 
• Attend the National Workshop and Seminar on Vegetable dye and its application on textiles at Silpa Sadana, Visva-Bharati, December 2 – 4, 2011 
• Attend the seminar of Adhyapaka Sabha, Visva-Bharati on Rabindra Bichitra, March 2012 
• Attend the seminar on Textile Design and Marketing at Serampore Textile College, Serampore, Hooghly in 2010

Publications:
• Seminar proceedings / Visual Translation of Architectural Trends of Santiniketan in Furnishing-Textiles: My Experience, December 2010.

Membership of Professional Bodies: 
• Life member of Swastha Bhavana Welfare Society (Kolkata) 
• Life member of Bandana Kunj Dance School (Kolkata) 
• Executive Member of Visva-Bharati SC/ST/OBC Welfare Society 
• Life member of Photography Charcha (Kolkata)