UJJWAL JANA (ON EOL) Professor
- Department of English
- School of Humanities
- ujjwaljn@gmail.com,ujjwal.eng@pondiuni.edu.in
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ph.D. | Indian Poetics and Indian Writing in English | Dept of HSS, IIT, Kharagpur | 2008 |
| 2 | M.A. | English Language & Literature | Calcutta University | 1999 |
| 3 | B.A. | English Language and Literature | Calcutta University | 1997 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
| S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bilateral State scholarship in Hungary for 2022- 2023 : Post Doctoral Research in ELTE Department of English Studies, Etovos Lorand University, Hungary | INTERNATIONAL | Tempus Public Foundation of Government of Hungary | 2023 | NA |
| 2 | Bilateral State scholarship in Hungary for 2021- 2022 : Post Doctoral Research in the Institute of English and American Studies, Debrecen University, Hungary | INTERNATIONAL | Tempus Public Foundation of Government of Hungary | 2022 | NA |
| 3 | Faculty Mobility Award (Wait listed) | INTERNATIONAL | Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and Ministry of Human Resource Development | 2020 | NA |
| 4 | Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration (SPARC) project on Digital Humanities with Western Sydney University, Australia. | INTERNATIONAL | MHRD -GOVT OF INDIA | 2019 | NA |
| 5 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Department of English, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. ICSSR (India) -NIHSS (South Africa) Joint Research Project in Social Sciences | INTERNATIONAL | ICSSR | 2016 | NA |
| 6 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Dept. of English, University of Leipzig, Germany, ICSSR (India) – DFG(Germany) Joint Research Project in Social Sciences 2013 | INTERNATIONAL | ICSSR | 2014 | NA |
| 7 | Sahitya Akademy Travel Grant Award | NATIONAL | Sahitya Akademy | 2013 | NA |
| 8 | Fulbright Visiting Faculty | INTERNATIONAL | USIEF | 2007 | NA |
| 9 | Jindal Scholarship | NATIONAL | Jindal Group | 1993 | NA |
| 10 | Merit Scholarship | STATE | Govt. of West Bengal | 1992 | NA |
Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Associate Professor | English | Pondicherry University |
| 2 | Assistant Professor | English | West Bengal State University, Kolkata |
| 3 | Assistant Professor | English | Bajkul Milani Mahavidyalaya (affiliated to Vidyasagar University, WB) |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Research Scholar | Humanities and Social Sciences | Indian Institute of Technology,Kharagpur | Indian Poetics and Indian Writing in English |
| 2 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship | Department of English, Leipzig University, Germany | Leipzig University, Germany | Literature and Religion |
| 3 | Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship | Department of English | University of Johannesburg,South africa | Dalit and Apartheid literature |
Industry Experience
| S.No | Designation | Company/Corporate | Nature of Work |
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Contribution towards Innovation
| S.No | Name of the Work/Contribution | Specialization | Remarks |
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Patent Details
| S.No | Title | Status | Patent Number | Year of Award | Type | Commercialized Status |
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Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Review of Critical Disaster Studies. By Jacob A.C. Remes and Andy Horowitz. | S. Sethulakshmi, Dr. Ujjwal Jana | Interdisciplinary Literary Studies | Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 463-466 | 2022 | NA |
| 2 | MAPPING THE ROLE OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR LEARNING ONLINE IN INDIA: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY | Dr. Ujjwal Jana & Ms. Pooja Smrity B | Towards Excellence | June, 2021. VOL.13. ISSUE NO. 2, 770-784 | 2021 | 5-10 |
| 3 | Text as a Cultural Archive: A Close Reading of Madan Vasishta’s Deaf in Delhi: A Memoir | Mohaiminul Islam, Ujjwal Jana | Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies | Volume 15, Issue 2, 2021 pp. 203-218 | 2021 | 5-10 |
| 4 | Digital Storytelling and Digital Social Reading in Social Media: A Case Study Of Instagram And Wattpad | Ujjwal Jana, Nivedya Chandrasekar | Panjab University Research Journal Social Sciences | Volume 27 Issue 1,2,3,216-234 | 2020 | 5-10 |
| 5 | Appropriating Baul Tradition: Tagore and his creative Experimentation | Ujjwal Jana | Dibrugarh University Journal of English Studies | Vol 26: 82-86 http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2542344 | 2018 | 5-10 |
| 6 | In search of an Indian Theory of Translation: Some reflections from Indian Poetics | Ujjwal Jana | Litscape: Journal of VUETEC,Midnapur India | Vol.10.No1 | 2018 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 7 | Text as an archive of Community: A reading of Aravind Malagatti’s Dalit autobiography Government Brahmana | Ujjwal Jana, Vinutha Kunderi | Middle Flight | (Vol. 6.No.1):82-91 | 2017 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 8 | Scope of Santa Rasa in Indian Context: Some Observations | Ujjwal Jana | Literary Miscellany | Vol 6,No.1 :77-87 | 2017 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 9 | “Translating the Peripheral Voice: A comparative study of the Translation/s of Mahasweta Devi’s select stories” | Ujjwal Jana | Dibrugarh University Journal of English Studies | Vol.23,: 12-21 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1itv9vdNQ2tS6xKUhusQY7XT7IyVohgZh/view | 2014 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 10 | “Blistering aboriginal voice: An overview of Ali Cobby Eckermann’s Select Poems” | Ujjwal Jana | Middle Flight | (2.1): 89-95 ISSN 2319-7684 | 2013 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 11 | Diasporic Dilemmas: A Study of Displacement, Memory in Select Poems of Meena Alexander” | Ujjwal Jana | Dibrugarh University Journal of English Studies | Vol No 20,. : 94-100 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_52IiMeVTW6WIWK6VE9EVCzkAHVM-LEr/view | 2011 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 12 | “Theatrical Performance and aesthetic enjoyment in the Indian context: a study in Rasa theory of Indian Poetics”,. | Ujjwal Jana | Aperception | Vol 4,pages-116-129 | 2009 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 13 | “The struggle to annihilate caste will be victorious”: Meena Kandasamy in Conversation” | Ujjwal Jana | Postcolonial Text | Vol.4.No. 4 https://www.postcolonial.org/index.php/pct/article/view/909 | 2008 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 14 | Locating Space, Identity: A study of R.K.Narayan’s The Guide” | Ujjwal Jana | The Atlantic Critical Review Quarterly | 6.2:97-100.(ISSN-0972-6373) | 2007 | 5-10 |
| 15 | Rasas, their Number and their Interrelationship: Some Reflections” | Ujjwal Jana | Muse India | http://museindia.com/MuseIndiaClient/MuseIndiaUI/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=focus&issid=15&menuid= | 2007 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 16 | Riders to the Sea in the light of Indian Aesthetic Tradition | Ujjwal Jana | Litscape: Journal of VUETEC,Midnapur India | Vol.2.No1 | 2005 | Between 5 and 10 |
Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Text as an Archive: A Critical Reading of Estherine Kire's When the River Sleeps | Ujjwal Jana, Tanushree Dutta | Skase Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies | Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 61- 69 | 2022 | NA |
| 2 | “Memory, Culture and Identity: A cultural reading of The Legends of Pensam” | l Jana, Ujjwal & and Tanushree Dutta | Ostrava journal of English Philology | vol.13, no. 1, 2021 p.51-60 (ISSN 1803-8174 (print) | 2021 | 5-10 |
| 3 | Memory, Culture and Identity: A Cultural Reading of The Legends of Pensam | Ujjwal Jana, Tanushree Dutta | Ostrava Journal of English Philology | Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 51-60 | 2021 | NA |
| 4 | Revisiting Baul Philosophy: A study of the Baul Songs of Bengal | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | Kakatiya Journal of English Studies. | 34, 134-142 | 2015 | 5-10 |
| 5 | Writing Trauma, Retrieving Memory and Casting Self: A study of Harold Pinter’s Ashes to Ashes | Ujjwal Jana | The Mysore Literary Review | (1.2): 58-66 | 2013 | 5-10 |
| 6 | Mapping out Gendered space: A Study in R. K. Narayan’s The Guide | Ujjwal Jana | Indian Journal of World Literature and Culture | Vol 3 & 4 :70-74 | 2009 | 5-10 |
| 7 | Journey as a post-colonial metaphor in Amitav Ghosh’s Hungry Tide | Ujjwal Jana | Pragati English Journal | 8.1 : 16-21. | 2008 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 8 | Nativizing Stylistic Equivalence in Translation: A study in Indian poetics perspective | Ujjwal Jana | Translation Watch Quarterly | Vol.4.No1 pages-80-87 | 2008 | Between 5 and 10 |
| 9 | Rasa in performance: Contextualizing Indian Classical Drama | Ujjwal Jana | Journal of Drama Studies | (2.1): 42-53 | 2008 | 5-10 |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Details of Conference Publication | Page Nos. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Influences on the origin and growth of Bengali Drama from 1795-1850 | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | National Seminar on Indian Aesthetics: Convergences and divergences, Organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Kharagpur in collaboration with Indian council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, February 26-28,2010 | 00 | 2010 |
| 2 | Dalit poetics in contemporary Inian Context’ | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | ‘Dalit poetics in contemporary Inian Context’ at the UGC sponsored Regional Level Seminar on ‘Nation and Narration’ organized by the Dept. Of English ,Sitananda College,West Bengal,January 21-22,2009. | 00 | 2009 |
| 3 | ‘Rasa Theory and The Serpent and the Rope’ | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | ‘Rasa Theory and The Serpent and the Rope’ at the Raja Rao Birth Centenary International Conference in Bangalore, organized by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, November 8-10,2008. | 00 | 2008 |
| 4 | ‘ Perspectivising advertising English: A study in functional mode of language’ | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | ‘ Perspectivising advertising English: A study in functional mode of language’ at the International Symposium on Grammar and Meaning held during organized by the Department of English,Acharya Nagarguna University,Andhra Pradesh, January 29-31, 2007. | 00 | 2007 |
| 5 | Contextualising Equivalence in Translation: A Study in Indian Perspective’ | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | ‘ Contextualising Equivalence in Translation: A Study in Indian Perspective’ at the 28th All India Conference of Linguists, organized by the Department of Linguistics, Banaras Hindu University, India, November 02-04,2006. | 00 | 2006 |
Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English I I (Applied Phonetics) | Ujjwal Jana | Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University | 2016 | NA |
| 2 | English I (Communication Skills & Grammar) | Ujjwal Jana | Directorate of Distance Education, Pondicherry University | 2015 | NA |
Chapters in Books
| S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Land by Amit Mukhopadhyay | Ujjwal Jana | The Bleeding Border Stories of Bengal Partition | Niyogi Books | 2022 | 978-93-91125-01-1 |
| 2 | Forgiving Three Times | Ujjwal Jana | Indian Folk Narratives | Sahitya Akademi | 2022 | 978-93-5548-1122-2 |
| 3 | From Imitation to Ingenuity: Bengali Theatre from 1795-1857 | Ujjwal Jana | Indian Aesthetics: Convergences and Divergences | DK Printworld | 2022 | 978-81-246-1143-2 |
| 4 | Text as Socio-cultural Archive: A reading of Binodini Dasi’s My Story and My Life as an Actress | Dr. Ujjwal Jana | Ahead of their Times Essays on Women Autobiography in India | Kalpaz Publications | 2019 | ISBN 9789353240301 |
| 5 | Abhinavagupta and his exposition of Santa rasa: A critical Appraisal | Ujjwal Jana | Acarya Abhinavagupta Cultural,Literary and Philosophical study | Jammu KashmirStudy Centre,New Delhi | 2018 | 978-81-934808-3-0 |
| 6 | Abhinavagupta and his key contribution to Rasa theory of Indian Poetics: A critical appraisal | Ujjwal Jana | Sanskrit Kavyasastra: contemporary essays | vidyanidhiprakashan,New Delhi,India | 2017 | 978-93-855-39- 48-0 |
| 7 | Theatre and Drama in India: a brief historical Survey | Ujjwal Jana | Essays on Text and Performance | Book Age Publications ,New Delhi | 2017 | 9789383281701 |
| 8 | Arun Joshi’s Last Labyrinth: An interface of Existentialism and Indian Philosophy | Ujjwal Jana | Sahitya Akademi Award-winning English Collections: Critical Overviews and Insights | Authorspress, New Delhi, | 2014 | 8172737289 |
| 9 | Eco-centric literary studies and criticism from the Indian and western perspective: A comparative formulation | Ujjwal Jana | Sahitya Bichare Paribeshkendrik Dristinbhangi | Mitram, Kolkata,India | 2012 | 978-81-88171-93-4 |
| 10 | A new voice I heard. It’s a voice to tell of my own people”: an interview with Manohar Mouli Biswas | Ujjwal Jana | Dalits and Social Marginalisation | Aavishkar ,Jaipur | 2012 | 9788179103951 |
| 11 | Exile,Memory and Diaspora:Transculturality in Sujata Bhatt’s poems | Ujjwal Jana | Inter-Readings:Text,Context,Significance | Department of English,Pondicherry University | 2012 | 81-87300-52-3 |
| 12 | Representation of Nature in Ancient Indian Literature: Some Reflections | Ujjwal Jana | Ecological Criticism for our Times: Literature, Nature and Critical inquiry | Authors Press,New Delhi | 2011 | 978-81-7273-588-3 |
| 13 | Articulating Silences: a reading of select Indian English women poets | Ujjwal Jana | Indian English women writing | Creative Books: New Delhi | 2009 | 81-8043-063-4 |
| 14 | Perspectivising Rasa theory of Indian Poetics in postcolonial context | Ujjwal Jana | Presentations of Postcolonialism in English: New Orientations | Authorspress, | 2007 | 81-7273-383-6 |
Edited Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Culture in Humanities Contemporary Trends | Ujjwal Jana | ABS Books | 2023 | 978-93-94424-30-2 |
| 2 | Natun Prithibi | Ujjwal Jana(translator) | Sahitya Akademi | 2021 | 978-93-90866-83-0 |
| 3 | Subaltern Vision: A Study in Postcolonial Indian English Text | Aparajita De, Amrita Ghosh ,Ujjwal Jana | Cambridge Scholars Publishing | 2012 | 1-4438-3665-6 |
| 4 | Green Symphony: Studies in Ecocriticism | V. Rajakrishnan, Ujjwal Jana | Sarup & Sons,New Delhi | 2011 | 978-81-7625-5 |
| 5 | Ecological Criticism for our Times: Literature, Nature and Critical inquiry | Murali Sivaramakrishnan,Ujjwal Jana | Authorspress, | 2011 | 978-81-7273-588-3 |
Ongoing Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Humanities in the Indian Rim | MHRD, Govt. of India | 2019-21 | 63,14,398 | 2019 |
Ongoing Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|
Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dalit Literature in Bangla: A historical study and Literary analysis of select Texts | UGC | 2012-2014 | Rs.3,80,800/- | 2016 |
| 2 | Influence of various Philosophical schools of India on Rasa theory of Indian Poetics | ICPR | 2012-2014 | Rs.1,00,000/- | 2016 |
Completed Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|
Career Guidance Offered to students
| S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMPUS PLACEMENT DRIVE: | 20 | CAMPUS PLACEMENT DRIVE: | 08 | 08 |
List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
| S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remedial Coaching | 01-01-2019 | 50 | Equal Opportunity Cell,Pondicherry University |
Research Guidance - PG
| S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2022 | M.A. | 04 | English |
| 2 | 2021 | M.A. | 02 | English |
| 3 | 2020 | M.A. | 05 | English |
| 4 | 2019 | M.A. | 04 | Department of English |
| 5 | 2018 | M.A. | 07 | English |
| 6 | 2017 | M.A. | 03 | English |
| 7 | 2016 | M.A. | 08 | English |
| 8 | 2015 | M.A. | 04 | English |
| 9 | 2014 | M.A. | 03 | English |
| 10 | 2013 | M.A. | 03 | English |
| 11 | 2012 | M.A. | 06 | English |
| 12 | 2011 | M.A. | 04 | English |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
| S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Hemant Kumar Golapalli | 12-09-2013 | PU/CE/E9/PHD/2013-2014/844 | The Semiotics of a Disordered World-A select study of Robert Anton Wilson | YES | 2019 | YES | 17-11-2022 |
| 2 | Mr. Aditya Ghosh | 19-10-2015 | 20151109013 | Contemporary Indian Fiction in English | YES | 19-03-2021 | YES | 07-11-2022 |
| 3 | Mr. Soumya Kanti Mandal | 15-09-2014 | PU/CE/E9/PHD/2014-2015/1048 | Marginality, Aesthetics and Gender: A select study of Bengali Dalit Short Stories in Translation | YES | 22-07-2020 | YES | 10-08-2021 |
| 4 | Ms. Chandreie Mukherjee | 04-09-2013 | PU/CE/E9/PHD/2013-2014/845 | Navigating the Detective World of Satyajit Ray– A Critical Study | YES | 31-10-2017 | YES | 10-08-2018 |
| 5 | Ms. Meera Mathews | 20-09-2013 | PU/CE/E9/PHD/2013-2014/843 | EXPERIMENTATION IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIAN DRAMA: A STUDY OF THE SELECT PLAYS OF HABIB TANVIR, K.N. PANIKKAR, AND RATAN THIYAM | YES | 10-11-2017 | YES | 04-05-2018 |
| 6 | Ms. Anusree B | 21-09-2015 | 20151109009 | Anthology and the Canon: Astudy of Select Indian English Poetry Anthologies | YES | 01-02-2022 | NO | |
| 7 | Ms. Anju O.K | 14-09-2016 | 201611090002 | Text as an Archive: A select study of Colonial images in Post –Independence Indian Fiction | YES | 16-03-2022 | NO | |
| 8 | Mohaiminul Islam | 13-11-2018 | 1800109001 | Disability in Indian Regional Literatures: A Literary and Cultural Study of Select Narratives | YES | 07-09-2022 | NO | |
| 9 | Arijit Mondal | 30-12-2019 | 1900109007 | Text as an Archive: A Study of Select South African Indian Writings | NO | NO |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
| S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
|---|
Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
| S.No | Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided | Professional body for which membership fee is provided | Amount of Support | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6th International Conference of the English Dept, Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade | NA | 70,000 | Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade | 30-05-2019 | 01-06-2019 | 2019 |
E-Lecture Details
| S.No | E-Lecture Title | Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering | Member of Editorial Bodies | Reviewer/Referee of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content/Module Title | Institution/Platform | Year | Weblink | ||||
Details of Online Education Conducted
| S.No | Nature of Online Course | No. of Sessions | Target Group | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEVEN DAY INTERNATIONAL E-WORKSHOP | 14 | Students, Scholars, f/aculty Members | 28-06-2020 |
Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communication in the Digital Era | National Conference on Empowering Employability with English communication | Department of English, The Quaide Milleth College for Men, Chennai | National | 08-02-2020 | 08-02-2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | Gandhi and his impact on Indian Literature | One day Seminnar on Gandhian principlesof Ahimsa and its Relevance Today | Centre for Gandhian Studies, Pondicherry University | University Level | 02-10-2019 | 02-10-2020 | 2019 |
| 3 | Linguistics and Phonetics | Special Lecture | Department of English, Garhbeta College , Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal | College Level | 05-01-2019 | 05-01-2019 | 2019 |
| 4 | digital humanities in India | Refresher Course | Academic Staff College, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Viswavidyalaya,Sagar,Madhya Pradesh | National | 08-11-2019 | 08-11-2019 | 2019 |
| 5 | How to read a Literary Text: Contemporary approaches | Invited talk | Siddhinath Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal | College Level | 21-08-2019 | 22-08-2019 | 2019 |
| 6 | Philosophical Speculations of Gandhian Ideas: Some Reflections | ICPR Sponsored National Seminar on Gandhian principlesof Ahimsa and its Relevance Today | Department of Philosophy and English,Panchanan Barma University | National | 08-04-2019 | 10-04-2019 | 2019 |
| 7 | Research Methodology for Huminaties | Workshop | Department of English, Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai | University Level | 09-02-2019 | 09-02-2019 | 2019 |
| 8 | Indian Literary Theory: Critical Evaluation | Refresher Course | Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University, Puducherry | National | 10-09-2018 | 10-09-2018 | 2018 |
| 9 | Impact of Social movements on Indian Literature | National Seminar | Dept of Tamil.English, and History ERK Arts & Science College | National | 27-07-2018 | 27-07-2018 | 2018 |
| 10 | Theory of Emotions in Sanskrit Drama | National Seminar | Karnataka Sanskrit University in collaboration with Indian Council of Philosophical Research,New del | National | 27-03-2018 | 28-03-2018 | 2018 |
| 11 | Gender Representation in Indian Literature | National Seminar | AVS College of Arts and Science, Salem, Tamilnadu | National | 05-03-2018 | 05-03-2018 | 2018 |
| 12 | Dalit Literature in India: Grwth, origin and Development | One day Symposium | Department of English, University of Johannesburg | International | 18-05-2017 | 18-05-2017 | 2017 |
| 13 | Dhvani Theory of Indian poetics: a Linguistic study | Workshop | Department of English, Panskura Banamali College,Purba Medinipur | National | 06-01-2017 | 06-01-2017 | 2017 |
| 14 | Translation in Pre-colonial India: problems in constructing Theoretical Framework | National Semnar | Department of English,Annamalai University | National | 04-04-2016 | 05-04-2016 | 2016 |
| 15 | Indian Aesthetics and Literary Theory | Invited Lecture | Department of Philosophy and English,Panchanan Barma University | University Level | 21-09-2015 | 22-09-2015 | 2015 |
| 16 | Two Lectures – one on Romantic Poetry and the other on American Poetry- | Invited Lecture | Department of English, Dumdum Motijheel College (Postgraduate) | College Level | 05-04-2011 | 05-04-2011 | 2011 |
| 17 | Delivered two Lectures on ‘English Consonants and Vowels’, | Training Program | Department of English, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, | University Level | 12-06-2011 | 12-06-2011 | 2011 |
| 18 | Lecture on “Reading of Diphthongs” | Workshop | Staff Training Centre, Directorate of School Education, Government of Puducherry | Regional | 07-02-2011 | 09-02-2011 | 2011 |
| 19 | Two Lectures on ‘Indian Aesthetics’ | Refresher Course | Academic Staff College, Dr. Hari Singh Gour Viswavidyalaya,Sagar,Madhya Pradesh | National | 28-07-2011 | 29-07-2011 | 2011 |
| 20 | Two Lectures on ‘Ecocriticism: some thoughts on its emergence, concepts and interdisciplinary re | Refresher Course | Academic Staff College, Sambalpur University, Orissa, | National | 08-09-2010 | 09-09-2010 | 2010 |
| 21 | A special Lecture on “Wyatt’s I find No Peace”. | One day Symposium | Dept of English,Seva Bharati Mahavidyalaya, Jhargram, West Bengal, | College Level | 28-11-2006 | 28-11-2006 | 2006 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandhi and his Contribution to the making of Indian Regional Literatures | Sahitya Akademi In collaboration with Pondicherry University | The Department of English, Pondicherry University, Puducherry,Monday, 9 September 2019 | National | 09-09-2019 | 09-09-2019 | 2019 |
| 2 | MHRD SPARC SPONSORED ONE DAY SEMINAR ON: DIGITAL HUMANITIES: THEORY AND PRAXIS | THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY PUDUCHERRY-605014 in collaboration with DEPARTMENT | Seminar Hall I, School Of Human,September 18th, 2019ities Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605014 | National | 19-09-2019 | 19-09-2019 | 2019 |
| 3 | National Seminar on science Fiction | Dept of English, Pondicherry University | Dept of English, Pondicherry University September 22-23,2016 | National | 22-09-2016 | 23-09-2016 | 2016 |
| 4 | National Conference on Tagore in Indian Languages and Literatures | Dept of English, Pondicherry University | Dept of English, Pondicherry University March 22-23,2012 | National | 22-03-2012 | 23-03-2012 | 2012 |
Workshop Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TWO DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON DIGITAL HUMANITIES | MHRD, GOVT OF INDIA SPARC SPONSORED PROJECT | Department of English, School of Humanities,Pondicherry University | National | 09-03-2020 | 10-03-2020 | 2020 |
| 2 | TWO WEEKS INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON DIGITAL HUMANITIES RESEARCH METHODS | MHRD- SPARC SPONSORED PROJECT | Department of English, School of Humanities,Pondicherry University | International | 23-09-2019 | 11-10-2019 | 2019 |
| 3 | TWO LECTURE CUM WORKSHOP O N DIGITAL HUMANITIES | MHRD, GOVT OF INDIA SPARC SPONSORED PROJECT | Department of English, School of Humanities,Pondicherry University | National | 20-09-2019 | 21-09-2019 | 2019 |
| 4 | Three Day National Workshop on Documentation,Digitization & Archiving of Endangered Languages | Pondicherry University | Department of English, School of Humanities,Pondicherry University | National | 06-03-2020 | 07-03-2019 | 2019 |
Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
| S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctoral Committee Member for Ms Ann Christina Pereira | Vellore Institute of Technology | 2020-2024 | Monitoring progress of Research work, Providing advice for qualitative improvement f the work |
| 2 | Doctoral Committee Member for Ms Sritama Maitra | Vellore Institute of Technology | 2018-2020 | Monitoring progress of Research work, Providing advice for qualitative improvement f the work |
| 3 | Doctoral Committee Member for Ms. Vasundhara | Vellore Institute of Technology | 2019-2023 | Monitoring progress of Research work, Providing advice for qualitative improvement f the work |
| 4 | Doctoral Committee Member for Mr. Kathik | Vellore Institute of Technology | 2019-2023 | Monitoring progress of Research work, Providing advice for qualitative improvement f the work |
| 5 | Member of the Board of studies, | Tamil Nadu Open University,Chennai | 2020-2023 | Providing guidance and feedback for the qualitative improvement of the Department of English |
| 6 | Member of Advisory Commmittee | Avvaiyar Govt College for Women,Puducherry | 2019-2022 | Providing guidance and feedback for the qualitative improvement of the Department of English |
| 7 | External Subject Expert for Doctoral Research Committee, Faculty of Arts, English, Amity University, | Amity University, Chhattisgarh | 2023-2025 | Monitoring progress of Research work, Providing advice for qualitative improvement of the work |
Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
| S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daath Voyage: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in English | Review Board Editor | 2017 |
| 2 | Anuranan: An International Journal Of Humanities & Social Sciences | Advisory Board member | 2015 |
| 3 | Indian Journal of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies | Editorial Board member | 2014 |
| 4 | Comparative Literature Association of India | Member | 2012 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
| S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doctoral Committe Member,VIT UNIVERSITY, VELLORE | 2015- , 2018--- | Approving Research proposal,Prescribing Course work.Monitoring Progress of the work |
| 2 | Coordinator, UGC NET English | 2017 | Corcordinating the program in the Department of English |
| 3 | Convener of two national seminars in the Department of English | 2012 & 2016 | Organizing Seminars |
| 4 | ICSSR-Sponsored Visiting Professor Program (Coordinator) | 2017 | Organising Special Invited Talks in the Dept of English |
| 5 | Faculty ad visor, Post graduate students in the department of English | 2011-2018 | Academic coordination, Research Feesback |
| 6 | Doctoral Committe Member,Department of English, History, Sanskrit,Media Studies | 2015,2017,2018 | Approving Research proposal,Prescribing Course work.Monitoring Progress of the work |
| 7 | Content Writer, Study Materials for DDE,Pondicherry University | 2014-2015 | Writing Modules for BA Hindi and Sanskrit |
| 8 | Course Writer for Comparative Literature,Tamilnadu Open University | 2018 | Writing Modules for MA Comparative Literature |
| 9 | Coordinator & Judge, Bengali, Matribhasa Diwas,2018 | 2018 | Corcordinating & Conducting the program in the University |
| 10 | Judge, English poems | 2018 | Selection of Poems |
| 11 | Judge for Children Day | 2018 | Assessing performance of the children |
| 12 | Translator, | 2015-2018 | Translating Sahitya Akademy Award Winning Novel |
| 13 | Adjudicator of MPhil and PhD thesis of Mysore University, EFL University, Osmania University, Dibrug | 2013,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 | Evaluation of Thesis |
| 14 | Question paper Setter for Pondicherry, Calicut Universty | 2016,2017,2018 | setting question paper |
| 15 | Observer for CBSE NET, NEET Exam | 2015,2016,2017,2018 | Conduct of smooth Examination |
| 16 | Reviewer for Journals | 2015,2016,2017 | Blind Reviewing of Journal papers |
Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
| S.No | Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warden | Since 19/06/2015 | Managing and Supervising Bharathidasan Hostel |
| 2 | Observer for Students Election | 2013, 2016 | Conducting Election Smoothly |
| 3 | Subject Coordinator for UGC NET | 2016-2017 | Coordinating for Smooth Run of the Program |
| 4 | Resource person for awareness program | 2013 | Judge for the Awareness Competition |
| 5 | Member, Admission Committee,Department of English,PU | 2015 | Conducting PG Admission |
| 6 | Stock verification committee Member | 2013 | Responsibility includes physical stock of belongings in the dept. |
| 7 | Purchase committee Member | 2013,2014 | Approval of purchase propposal |
| 8 | Merit Scholarship Committee Member | 2014 | Selecting Candidates for the Award |
| 9 | Member, Advisory Committee, Equal Opportunity Cell | 2018 | Giving Feed back and Suggestions for better management |
| 10 | Resource Person forpersonal Contact Program, DDE | 21.04.2018 & 13.05.2018 | Briefing and Clarifying Doubts in English |
Collaboration with Institution/Industry
| S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | From Date | To Date | |||||||
| 1 | Dr. Sikhumbuzo R. Mngadi | Associate Professor | University of Johannesburg,South africa | INTERNATIONAL | Colaborative | 01-01-2016 | 30-12-2017 | 13-05-2017 | 13-07-2017 | Both the Collaborators made Exchange visits to the respective Departments ICSSR (India) – NIHSS(South Africa) under Joint Research Project in Social Sciences 2016-2018 |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Elmar Schenkel, | Professor | Leipzig University, Germany | INTERNATIONAL | Collaborative | 01-04-2014 | 31-12-2015 | 04-06-2014 | 30-08-2014 | Both the Collaborators made Exchange visits to the respective Departments ICSSR (India) – DFG(Germany) under Joint Research Project in Social Sciences 2014-2015 |
Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
| S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Refresher Course on '20th C Theory and Praxis' | Academic Staff College, Calcutta University | Calcutta University | 3 weeks | 03-12-2012 | 22-12-2012 | 2012 |
| 2 | Orientation Programme | Academic Staff College, Pondicherry University | Pondicherry University | 4 weeks | 16-02-2011 | 15-03-2011 | 2011 |
| 3 | Refresher Course on 'Romanticism' | Academic Staff College, Jadavpur University | Jadavpur University | 3 weeks | 13-02-2006 | 04-03-2006 | 2006 |
Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
| S.No | Name of the Programme | No. of Participants | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year | Revenue Generated |
|---|
Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
| S.No | IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Online Conference on ‘Emerging Trends in Healthcare Technology in Post-COVID-19 Era’ | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, | 08-08-2020 | 09-08-2020 | 2020 |
Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
| S.No | Name of the Programme | Period of the Programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | ||