Dwijen Bhattacharjya

Professor Bhattacharjya is honestly one of the nicest and most understanding professors you'll ever come across here at Columbia. He super friendly and loves chatting with his students. I would only recommend people to take this class if you're a native/heritage speaker or are willing to put some extra effort because bengali as a language can be a little tough to learn if you've never heard it being spoken around you growing up, in which case you will feel like the class is moving a little fast.

Dwijen is probably the nicest professor I've encountered at Columbia. Class goes fast and will probably be a problem for non-native speakers. For native speakers though, class is a trip. Dwijen consistently provides offbeat, hilarious (sometimes offensive) commentary. By the end of the semester, however, you'll be surprised at just how much you learned. I recommend this class and professor very highly.

n/a 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2023 Course: BENGUN2101_001_2023_3-INTERMEDIATEBENGALII : BENGUN2101_001_2023_3 - INTERMEDIATE BENGALI I Instructor: Dwijen Bhattacharjya

Bhattacharjya is a great person. The pace of the class varies tremendously depending on the skill level of the students in it, and as another reviewer said--without background in Bengali, it will be really hard to follow even at Intro I. While his grading system is sometimes confusing, he is such a nice person that he never wants his students to ultimately do badly. He is willing to help you find a tutor, provide you additional extra credit work. He is also a great source for information on South Asian politics and culture. The class is always fun, and you never doubt that Bhattacharjya really cares about his students and wants themto do well.

He is very nice, and if you are a native speaker its a hilarious class because of all his comments. However if you are not, find someone who is and sit next to that person because this professor doesnt always answer questions or explain what is on the board. Getting a tutor is also a good idea if for some reason you are getting bad grades (which is highly unlikely because this guy is a very generous grader). Also he buys dinner for the entire class at some point in the semester from local Indian restaurants.

This is one of the lightest workloads you will ever encounter. Dr. Bhattacharjya is extremely nice and will rarely assign homework. However his grading system is more confusing than the tax code. He rarely answers questions in class and only gives A's to certain people. If you want to take learn the language and get an A, this is not the class for you.

I would only recommend this course to heritage speakers 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2022 Course: BENGUN1101_001_2022_3-ELEMENTARYBENGALII : BENGUN1101_001_2022_3 - ELEMENTARY BENGALI I Instructor: Dwijen Bhattacharjya

I loved this course. If anyone who speaks Bangla wants to learn how to read and write Bangla, this course is definitely for you! I can't say the same for non-Bangla speakers, but the professor is super helpful and understanding. It seemed like he made the course easy for non-heritage speakers as well. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2021 Course: BENGUN1101_001_2021_3-ELEMENTARYBENGALII : BENGUN1101_001_2021_3 - ELEMENTARY BENGALI I Instructor: Dwijen Bhattacharjya