About Department

 The Department of English is one of the dynamic departments of Shri Shahu Shikshan Sanstha's Shri Shahaji Chhatrapati Mahavidyalaya, Kolhapur. We are a diverse and supportive teaching group committed to the creation of knowledge and the pursuit of academic excellence through transmission, transaction and transformation of knowledge. Our focus remains on a variety of subject areas and we always work towards producing research of vital significance. The department of English strives to promote and disseminate interdisciplinary studies in the key areas of Literature, Language, Linguistics, and Literary and Critical Theories. With our resources, specialist faculty members and efficient supportive staff, the students are exposed to a conducive academic atmosphere that they need to become confident and independent scholars. The department encourages students throughout their programs so as to enable them to progress expeditiously to their degrees and to gain the maximum benefit from their experience. The department combines teaching, research and public engagement to inculcate students with a sense of excellence not only in the aesthetic appreciation of the artistic interpretation of life, and creative practices but also in the theoretically-grounded study of literature. With an emphasis on research-based learning and the creation of knowledge, the department brings all aspects related to its domain under the academic purview. Our thrust areas of research are Film Studies, Applied language Studies, British, Indian, American are translated literature.