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Monish R. Chatterjee received the B.Tech. (Hons) degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from I.I.T., Kharagpur, India, in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, in 1981 and 1985, respectively. Dr. Chatterjee was a faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at SUNY Binghamton from 1986 through 2002. Dr. Chatterjee is currently with the ECE department at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Chatterjee, who specializes in applied optics, has contributed more than 100 papers to technical conferences, and has published more than 70 papers in archival journals and conference proceedings, in addition to numerous reference articles on science. Dr. Chatterjee's most recent literary essays appear in Rabindranath Tagore: Universality and Tradition, published by FDU Press (2004); Celebrating Tagore, published by Allied Publishers (2009); and Tagore: A Timeless Mind by ICCR and the London Tagore Society (2012). He is the author of four books of translation (Kamalakanta, Profiles in Faith, Balika Badhu and Seasons of Life) from his native Bengali. In 2000, Dr. Chatterjee received the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2005, Dr. Chatterjee received a Humanities Fellows award from the University of Dayton to conduct research on scientific language. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, OSA, and SPIE and a member of ASEE and Sigma Xi.

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Sunday, May 14, 2023
Harry- My Heart is Down, Lost in Kingstontown: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Harry-My-Heart-is-Down-L-Activism-Anti-War_Activist_Calypso_Harry-Belafonte-230514-105.html #ActivismAnti-War #Activist #Calypso #HarryBelafonte #Justice #NegroSpiritual #Poe

Sunday, May 14, 2023
Harry- My Heart is Down, Lost in Kingstontown: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Harry-My-Heart-is-Down-L-Activism-Anti-War_Activist_Calypso_Harry-Belafonte-230514-105.html #ActivismAnti-War #Activist #Calypso #HarryBelafonte #Justice #NegroSpiritual #Poe

Sunday, May 14, 2023
Harry- My Heart is Down, Lost in Kingstontown: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Harry-My-Heart-is-Down-L-Activism-Anti-War_Activist_Calypso_Harry-Belafonte-230514-105.html #ActivismAnti-War #Activist #Calypso #HarryBelafonte #Justice #NegroSpiritual #Poe

Saturday, March 18, 2023
In anticipation of the impending overdue indictment of the Orange Menace: https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-anticipation-of-the-imp-Capitol-Insurrection-Jan-6_Fascism_Fascism-Cant-Happen-Here_Indictments-230317-214.html

Thursday, September 1, 2022
One fairly obvious and overlooked reason for the MAGA Chief's theft of classified national documents: https://www.opednews.com/articles/One-fairly-obvious-and-ove-Maga_National-Archives_National-Security_National-Security-Archive-220830-290.html #Maga #Na

Friday, March 25, 2022
To Mahatma-ji (Tribute poem by Sukanta Bhattacharya, early 1940s, to Mahatma Gandhi): https://www.opednews.com/articles/To-Mahatma-ji--Tribute-po-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Freedom_Gandhi_Leftist_Mahatma-Gandhi-220325-617.html #Freedom #Gandhi #Leftist #Mahatm

Monday, November 1, 2021
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother's Face: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Divided-Rivers--Twin-Tear-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Dividing-Rivers_Mothers_Music_Nostalgia-211030-850.html #DividingRivers #Mothers #Music #Nostalgia #Partition #Reality #Re

Monday, November 1, 2021
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother's Face: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Divided-Rivers--Twin-Tear-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Dividing-Rivers_Mothers_Music_Nostalgia-211030-850.html #DividingRivers #Mothers #Music #Nostalgia #Partition #Reality #Re

Monday, November 1, 2021
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother's Face: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Divided-Rivers--Twin-Tear-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Dividing-Rivers_Mothers_Music_Nostalgia-211030-850.html #DividingRivers #Mothers #Music #Nostalgia #Partition #Reality #Re

Sunday, October 31, 2021
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother's Face: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Divided-Rivers--Twin-Tear-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Dividing-Rivers_Mothers_Music_Nostalgia-211030-850.html #DividingRivers #Mothers #Music #Nostalgia #Partition #Reality #Re

Sunday, October 31, 2021
Divided Rivers: Twin Teardrops upon Mother's Face: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Divided-Rivers--Twin-Tear-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Dividing-Rivers_Mothers_Music_Nostalgia-211030-850.html

Monday, August 9, 2021
Vidyasagar and the Emergent Bengal Renaissance- Part II:: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Vidyasagar-and-the-Emergen-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Colonialism_Colonialism_Education_Integrity-210809-109.html #Colonialism #Education #Integrity #Reformation #Renais

Saturday, July 17, 2021
Vidyasagar and the Emergent Bengal Renaissance: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Vidyasagar-and-the-Emergen-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Character-And-Values_Colonialism_Colonialism_Education-210717-334.html #CharacterAndValues #Colonialism #Colonialism #Educati

Saturday, July 17, 2021
Vidyasagar and the Emergent Bengal Renaissance: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Vidyasagar-and-the-Emergen-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Character-And-Values_Colonialism_Colonialism_Education-210717-334.html #CharacterAndValues #Colonialism #Colonialism #Educati

Sunday, June 20, 2021
Poverty Porn Masquerading as Tribute for Humanist, Author, Filmmaker Satyajit Ray's on His Centennial: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Not-the-Tribute-Essay-I-wo-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Author_Celebration_Culture_Essay-210620-5.html #Author #Celebration #R

Sunday, February 14, 2021
The Duopolic Dysfunction on Display in the Senate Verdict on Career Criminal Trump: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Duopolic-Dysfunction-o-by-Monish-Chatterjee-CRIMINAL-CONSPIRACY_Criminal-Prosecution_Criminally-Complict_Duopoly-210214-914.html #Duo

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Rumblings of the Resurgent Confederacy and the Criminal Antics of the Mafia Don: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Rumblings-of-the-Resurgent-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Anti-democratic_Assault_CRIMINAL-CONSPIRACY_Collaborators-210105-942.html #Anti-democratic #

Sunday, January 3, 2021
Campaign to revive the Confederacy; watch the next few days: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Campaign-to-revive-the-Con-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Cockroach_Drone_Fools_Forum-210103-889.html #Cockroach #Drone #Fools #Integrity #Kucinich #Millionaires #Money #

Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka- (Tagore's unabridged original Anthem translated): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Jana-Gana-Mana-Adhinayaka-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Bigotry_Compassion_Diversity_History-201229-104.html #Compassion #Diversity #Intolerance #Mother

Sunday, December 6, 2020
A Bolivarian Soccer Rebel- Brief remembrance of Diego Maradona: https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Bolivarian-Soccer-Rebel-by-Monish-Chatterjee-America_Apartheid_Football_Racism-201206-735.html #America #Apartheid #Football #Racism #Remembrance #Soccer #

Sunday, December 6, 2020
A Bolivarian Soccer Rebel- Brief remembrance of Diego Maradona: https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Bolivarian-Soccer-Rebel-by-Monish-Chatterjee-America_Apartheid_Football_Racism-201206-735.html

Sunday, December 6, 2020
A Bolivarian Soccer Rebel- Brief remembrance of Diego Maradona: https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Bolivarian-Soccer-Rebel-by-Monish-Chatterjee-America_Apartheid_Football_Racism-201206-735.html

Sunday, November 29, 2020
Apu, Ekshan, Ikebana and being Bengali - Renaissance, uninterrupted - Remembering Soumitra Chatterjee: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Apu-Ekshan-Ikebana-and-b-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Artistic_Covid-19_Culture_ECHELON-201130-251.html

Sunday, November 8, 2020
Biden and Harris could have at least thanked Bernie Sanders, but it would be politically incorrect: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Biden-and-Harris-could-hav-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Bernie-Sanders_Bernie-Sanders-Presidential-Campaign_Bernie-Sanders-Suppor

Sunday, September 27, 2020
For Andre Vltchek: Imagining a Different World: https://www.opednews.com/articles/For-Andre-Vltchek--Imagin-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Activist_Andre-Vltchek_Assange_Author-200927-331.html #Activist #AndreVltchek #Assange #Author #Civilization #Columnist #Deat

Monday, September 21, 2020
The Caged Bird and the Free Bird- https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Caged-Bird-and-the-Fre-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Colonialism_Conflict_Forest_Free-Will-200921-764.html #Colonialism #Conflict #Forest #FreeWill #Freedom #FreedomOfExpression #Ideas #Me

Thursday, August 13, 2020
My Alibi - A revolutionary's manifesto by Kazi Nazrul Islam: https://www.opednews.com/articles/My-Alibi--A-revolutionar-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Ahimsa_Beauty_Congress_Death-200813-706.html #Ahimsa #Beauty #Congress #Death #Empire #Famine #Fatwa #Jail #Liter

Friday, July 17, 2020
The Baritone of Our Renaissance: Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (1920-1989) at 100- Part I: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Baritone-of-Our-Renais-by-Monish-Chatterjee-BEAUTY_Grace_Heart_History-200717-843.html #BEAUTY #Grace #Heart #History #Mother #Mothe

Friday, July 17, 2020
The Baritone of Our Renaissance: Hemanta Mukhopadhyay (1920-1989) at 100- Part I: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Baritone-of-Our-Renais-by-Monish-Chatterjee-BEAUTY_Grace_Heart_History-200717-843.html

Sunday, June 28, 2020
Captain, Beware! Kandari Hoonshiar by Kazi Nazrul Islam: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Captain-Beware--Kandari-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Blood_Colonialism_Dawn_Detention-200628-600.html #Blood #Colonialism #Dawn #Detention #Freedom #Freedoms #Idealism #I

Thursday, June 18, 2020
The Caste Hooligans Part II by Kazi Nazrul Islam: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Caste-Hooligans-Part-I-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Brutality_Discrimination_Heaven_Hell-200618-866.html

Saturday, June 6, 2020
The Caste Hooligans (Jater Naame Bajjati Shob) by Kazi Nazrul Islam: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Caste-Hooligans-Jater-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Bigotry_Condemnation_Discrimination_Economy-200606-137.html

Wednesday, June 3, 2020
My Wretched Country (Hey Mor Durbhaga Desh) - Rabindranath Tagore: https://www.opednews.com/articles/My-Wretched-Country-Hey-M-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Bigotry_Brutality_Bullying_Classism-200603-632.html

Thursday, May 7, 2020
Tennyson Redux: COVID-19 in the US Half-a-League Onward, into the Valley of Death, Rode the 300 Million: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Tennyson-Redux--COVID-19-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Change_Citizens_Coronavirus_Covid-19-Scam-200507-485.html

Saturday, February 1, 2020
Unlikely Confluences: Sarah Bernhardt, Nikola Tesla and Swami Vivekananda: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Unlikely-Confluences--Sar-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Einstein_Ideas_Matter_Mystical-200201-226.html #Einstein #Ideas #Matter #Mystical #Philosophy #Ph

Sunday, November 24, 2019
Rabindranath Tagore's Hero Poems Part I: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Rabindranath-Tagore-s-Hero-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Brutality_Civilization_Colonialism_Death-180425-714.html

Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Unique Musical Creations of Kumar Sachin Dev Burman and Their Roots in the Reeds and Soil of Bengal--Part I: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Unique-Musical-Creatio-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Classical_Music_Music_Poet-170206-457.html

Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Unique Musical Creations of Kumar Sachin Dev Burman and Their Roots in the Reeds and Soil of Bengal--Part II: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Unique-Musical-Creatio-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Folk_Heart_Love_Music-170217-888.html

Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Impoverished Gift-: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Impoverished-Gift-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Arrogance_Buddha_Consumption_Empathy-170313-487.html

Sunday, November 17, 2019
Discourses from the Mahabharata: The Dialogue of Karna and Kunti: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Discourses-from-the-Mahabh-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Delusion_Dharma_Ethics_Father-191118-250.html

Friday, August 23, 2019
The Laws of Twenty One: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Laws-of-Twenty-One-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Cartoons_Laws_Poem_Poems-190823-641.html #Cartoons #Laws #Poem #Poems #Renaissance #Satire #Writing

Wednesday, July 24, 2019
A Sampling of 1970s Bengali Songs of Pintu Bhattacharya: an Obscure Star of the Post-Renaissance Musical Age: https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Sampling-of-1970s-Bengal-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Heart_Love_Music_Music-190725-28.html

Sunday, March 31, 2019
Keshta, old manservant of mine (Puratan Bhritya)- a narrative poem by Rabindranath Tagore: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Keshta-old-manservant-of-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Death_Death_Fever_Irony-190331-954.html

Saturday, February 23, 2019
Shivaji-Utsav (Shivaji Festival) - a Hero Poem by Rabindranath Tagore: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Shivaji-Utsav-Shivaji-Fes-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Children_Conflict_Empire_Genocide-190223-373.html

Monday, October 29, 2018
Partition Angst in Annada Shankar Roy's Nursery Rhyme: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Partition-Angst-in-Annada-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Carnage_Devastation_Disruption_Freedom-181029-511.html

Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Epiphany at Dawn: Rabindranath Tagore's Ode to Dawn (Prabhat Utsav): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Epiphany-at-Dawn--Rabindr-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Author_Awakening_BEAUTY_Beauty-170711-724.html

Monday, July 10, 2017
: https://www.opednews.com/articles/ Essay on and translation of Rabindranath Tagore's Prabhat Utsav

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Brief Tribute to El Comandante Fidel http://www.opednews.com/articles/Brief-Tribute-to-El-Comand-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Arrogance_Boots_Courage_Fairness-161128-686.html

Sunday, June 7, 2015
The Revolutionary and Proletariat Poems of Poet-Prodigy Sukanta Bhattacharya and Musical Renditions by Salil Chowdhury: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Revolutionary-and-Prol-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Compassion_Dawn_Discrimination_Dreams-150607-920.html

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The Meaning of Triumph: Remembering Hugo Chavez and Nelson Mandela: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Meaning-of-Triumph--R-by-Monish-Chatterjee-Apartheid_Arrogance_CIVILIZATION_Dignity-140114-858.html

Monday, March 11, 2013
May Venezuela Keep You in Her Soul Forever: Homage to Hugo Chavez- a Leader of Unmatched Courage and Nobility: http://www.opednews.com/articles/May-Venezuela-Keep-You-in-by-Monish-Chatterjee-130311-248.html

Thursday, November 1, 2012
The Meaning of Bijaya (Or, Going Beyond the Good vs. Evil Paradigm): http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Meaning-of-Bijaya-Or-by-Monish-Chatterjee-121031-376.html

Sunday, July 8, 2012
A translation and interpretation of Rabindranath Tagore's poem, Africa: http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-translation-and-interpre-by-Monish-Chatterjee-120706-93.html

Sunday, June 3, 2012
A Poet's Protest: An Address by W.S. Merwin at SUNY, Buffalo, October 1970: http://bit.ly/LX34mA

Sunday, June 3, 2012
A Poet's Protest: An Address by W.S. Merwin at SUNY, Buffalo, October 1970: http://bit.ly/LX34mA

Monday, April 9, 2012
The Grotesque Scourge of Drones- Soulless Meghnads of the Sky: http://bit.ly/HXlxj4

Sunday, October 30, 2011
In The League Of Howard Zinn, Studs Terkel, Kurt Vonnegut, Gore Vidal - America's Vanishing Sentinels: http://bit.ly/uyY5db

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