Department of Philosophy
(Turku Hansda Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalay)
About the College:
Our college under the Green Canopy of Shal & Mahuya forest, named after the two great tribal leaders of Birbhum, Turku Hansda & Lapsa Hembram. THLH Mahavidyalay was established on 1st August, 2006 with a view to catering higher education to the aspiring students of a wide area surrounding Mallarpur, Birbhum. THLH Mahavidyalay of Birbhum District in West Bengal is situated in a plot of 5 acre land on the Raniganj-Suri-Moregram National Highway 60 and is well- connected with the District Head Quarter Suri and nearest Sub-Divisional Town Rampurhat. The college is linked by road & rail with the rest of the state and the country.
The small rural town Mallarpur is located on Howrah-Burdwan- Sahibganj loop line (ER) railway route. The college is located at a distance of 3 Km from both Mallarpur Railway Station (MLV) and Bus Stop (Bahina More) and about 17 Km from Rampurhat and 33Km from Suri by National Highway-60. At the west of it flows the irrigation Canal adjacent to the green of the Shal and Mahuya of Gonpur Forest.
Twin villages-Madian and Mehednagar-exist at the south of the college and along the northern boundary of it runs 60 National Highway from Panagar to Moregram. The east is open towards the horizon with the sometime green and sometime golden crops of the villagers.
About the Department of Philosophy:
The Department of Philosophy is one of the initial departments of Turku Hansda Lapsa Hemram Mahavidyalay which was established in 2011 when Philosophy was taught as a General subject in B.A. Pass Course. Philosophy as an Honours subject began its journey in 2017. The Department of Philosophy tries to provide its students a wide variety of interesting courses that address moral issues to attain social good and moral values. Philosophy being the most practical course of study, the department tries to impart skills that will be useful not only in any career but also in personal life. The study of Philosophy will enable one to think carefully, critically and with clarity, take a logical approach to address challenging questions and examining hard issues, reason well and evaluate the reasoning of others and discuss sensibly. The teachers guide their students towards developing their talent in various fields by involving them in debates, seminars and discussions in class. Students are encouraged to maintain Departmental Wall-Magazine and participate in extension activities like NSS , drill and march past, recitation, singing, dancing etc. and similar other activities. A good number of students go for their higher studies in the University of Burdwan & others University. Our motto is to enrich the knowledge of the students of Philosophy with special emphasis on the spiritual, moral and ethical values and to create a calm, peaceful and noble atmosphere amongst the students, so that they can enable themselves to be a good moral citizen in future. Philosophy is a natural deep study. It is a romantic subject and undoubtedly it is as valuable as gold though may not be as useful as coal. Now-a day in the turmoil, troublesome and violent society philosophy can be one of the ways for peace and harmony. Studying and practicing philosophy can help in this field.