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. Born in the Royal Family of
Sheoraphuli she resides in the heritage town of
Chandernagore with her family. Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler has conferred the insignia of Knight of the Order of Academic Palms (
Ordre des Palmes Académiques) 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 as a gold medalist she also got her
Diplôme d'études en langue française from
Alliance Française,
Paris in 1979 with
Très honorable avec félicitations
''Très honorable avec félicitations du jury'', meaning "Very Honorable, with Committee Praise", was the highest academic distinction awarded in the French academic
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) ...
. In 1981 she completed her master's degree in French from
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi 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,
La Sorbonne 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
Sheoraphuli Raj Debuttar Estate, Sheoraphuli.
References
External links
Academic Palms conferred on Basabi Pal France in India, French Embassy in New Delhi
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1958 births
Living people
Scholars from Kolkata
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Indian women academics
Language teachers