RITU TYAGI Associate Professor

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  • Department of French
  • School of Humanities
  • ritutyagi123@gmail.com

Academic Activity

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Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)

S.No Degree Subject/Title of thesis University/Board Year of Passing
1 PhD Ananda Devis Narrative Strategies and Subversions Louisiana State University, USA 2009
2 M.A French and Francophone Literature University of California, Irvine, USA 2003
3 B.A French and Francophone Literature Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India 1999

Area of Specializaion

French and Francophone Literature, Women Writing, Feminist Narratology, Autobiography and Autofiction, Narrative Studies, Diaspora Literature, Migrant Literature

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 Asem Duo Fellowship INTERNATIONAL Asem Duo 2020 3500 euros
2 Best Teacher STATE Pondicherry University 2019 certificate
3 Best Teacher STATE Pondicherry University 2014 certificate

Teaching Experience

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1 Assistant Professor Department of French Pondicherry University
2 Assistant Professor Germanic and Romance Studies Delhi University
3 instructor Department of french Louisiana State University, USA

Research Experience

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Industry Experience

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Contribution towards Innovation

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Patent Details

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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 Narration and Rewriting in Marguerite Duras’s The Lover Ritu Tyagi Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science 2456-5571. 2017 15
2 Colonial and Post-colonial Francophone Texts in relation with Negritude,” Ritu Tyagi Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science Special Issue no. 4 on Recent Trends in English Literature, 4 2017 15

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 Post-Indenture Indian Diaspora and Gender: Rewriting History by Women Writers”, Ritu Tyagi International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, Vol 9, Issue 10.2, October 2020 2020 15
2 The Container and Itinerant Identity in Amal Sewtohul’s Made in Mauritius” 2020. Ritu Tyagi PoCo Pages by Presse Universiataires de la Mediterannee, published in PoCo Pages by Presse Universiataires de la Mediterannee, 2020 15
3 “La femme migrante et l’identite transnationale dans Inch’Allah Dimanche de Yamina Benguigui” in Des Indes a l’Inde: perceptions transcultu Ritu Tyagi Synergie, Inde No 8, 2019. 2019 15
4 “Narration and Feminism in Bama’s Works,” , ISSN 0975-1815. Ritu Tyagi Muse India, The Literary e journal, Special Issue on Indian Feminism, Issue 78 (Mar-Apr 2018) 2018 15
5 Ecrire et réécrire: lintergénéricité et lintertextualité dans Paradis Blues Ritu Tyagi TrOPICS 2271-3131, 155-168. 2017 15
6 Colonial and Post-colonial Francophone Texts in relation with Negritude Ritu Tyagi Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science Special Issue no. 4 November 2017, ISSN 2456-5571 2017 15
7 Narration and Rewriting in Marguerite Duras’s The Lover”, Ritu Tyagi Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science Special Issue no. 4 on English Language, Literature and Linguistics, July 2017 • « 2017 15
8 La poétique de l’errance et l’identité-relation dans les œuvres d’Ananda Devi » Ritu Tyagi Espaces, mémoires et savoirs dans la fiction d’Ananda Devi, Revue Mosaïques no 3 & 3 and 4 november 2016 2016 15
9 “Les identifications polymorphes et l’alterite dans les oeuvres d’Ananda Devi et Nathacha Appanah Mouriquand” , n° 28, nov.-déc. 2015 : Écr Ritu Tyagi Interculturel Francophonies november -december issue 2016 2016 15
10 « La poétique de l’errance et l’identité-relation dans les œuvres d’Ananda Devi » Ritu Tyagi Espaces, mémoires et savoirs dans la fiction d’Ananda Devi, Revue Mosaïques no 3 & 4 november 2016. 3 and 4 2016 15
11 Le Narrateur comme le lieu de survivance d’une créolité théorique Ritu Tyagi Réflexions Numéro 1 (2014) : 56-66. ISSN : 2320-0677 2014 15
12 Understanding Postcolonial Feminism in relation with Postcolonial and Feminist Theories.” Ritu Tyagi International Journal of Language and Linguistics Vol. 1. No. 2 (December 2014): 45-50. ISSN: 2374-8850 2014 10
13 “Feminine Desire in Ananda Devi’s Works.” Ritu Tyagi Dalhousie French Studies. ISSN: 0711-8813 94 (Spring 2011): 65-76 2011 15

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 Le cinéma beur et l’apprentissage du français au niveau master 2 Ritu Tyagi in Language Teaching : problems encountered solutions proposed. Conference Proceeding, Department of Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit and French Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, TN September 7th and 8th 2016, 978-81-930475-9-0 234-237 2016

Books

S.No Title of the Book Name of the Authors as per the order in Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 Ananda Devi: Feminism, Narration and Polyphony Ritu Tyagi Rodopi/Brill 2013 978-90-420-3745-8

Chapters in Books

S.No Title of the Chapters Name of the Authors Title of the Book Publisher Year ISBN No.
1 “Connected Histories and Literatures across Kala pani: An Indian Perspective” in Ritu Tyagi Edited Volume Kalapani Crossings : Revisiting 19th century Migrations from India’s Perspective edited by Judith Misrahi-Barak and Ashutosh Bharadwaj Routledge 2022 ISBN: 978-2-296-54211-2.
2 “La place d’Ananda Devi dans la litterature de l’ocean Indien”, Ritu Tyagi Shifting Grounds Gender, Community, culture and Development m 2017 9789385267406
3 Reimagining India in the Diasporic Mauritian Francophone Ficition Ritu Tyagi Multiple Perspectives on Society, Literature and Politics vergal 2017 978-93-85109-97-3
4 Plotlessness et le desir de communiquer dans les œuvres d’Ananda Devi” Ritu Tyagi in Les francophonies postcoloniales: textes et contextes, ed. Kusum Aggarwal, Langers 2016 978-93-85478-06-2
5 L’acte d’écriture comme l’art de résistance dans Pardis Blues de Shenaz Patel Ritu Tyagi Marginalisation et Resistance: Repenser la Femme Langers 2016 ISBN : 978-93-85478-43-7
6 Dislocation, Displacement and Shifting Identities in Mauritian Fiction” , 2015. Ritu Tyagi in Enquiries in Literature and Translation. Sushant Mishra and Awadesh Kumar Mishra, eds. Delhi: Lakshi Publishers 2015 ISBN 9789382120711
7 “Toward Timelessness: Pluritemporality in Ananda Devi’s L’arbre fouet.” Ritu Tyagi Ecritures mauriciennes au féminin: penser l'altérité. Veronique Bragard and Srilata Ravi, Eds. L’Harmattan: Paris, 2011. 133-150. 2011 ISBN: 978-2-296-54211-2.
8 “Rethinking Identity and Belonging: ‘Mauritianness’ in Ananda Devi’s Works” . Ritu Tyagi Islanded Identities: Constructions of Postcolonial Cultural Insularity. Maeve McCusker, Anthony Soares, Eds Cross/Cultures 139 Rodopi: Amsterdam, New-York, 2011. 91-108 2011 978-90-420-3406-8.
9 “The Theme of ‘Voyage’ in the Works of Jacques Poulin: Case Study of Volkswagen Blues.” Ritu Tyagi Discovering French Canada. Romey Borges and K.R.G Nair, Eds. Allied Publishers: New Delhi, 2002. 153-158. 2002 81-7023-299-5.

Edited Books

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Ongoing Projects

S.No Title of the Project Sponsored By Period Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) Year
1 A Study of the Relationship Between Women and Hinduism within the Shifting Socio-Politics of Post-indenture Indian Diaspora Indian Council of Social Science Research 2019-2020 4, 80, 000/ 2019

Ongoing Consultancy Works

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Completed Projects

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Completed Consultancy Works

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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

List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,

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Research Guidance - PG

S.No Year Degree No. of Students Awarded Department/Centre
1 2020 M.A. 9 Department of French PU
2 2019 M.A. 9 Department of French PU
3 2018 M.A. 9 Department of French PU
4 2017 M.A. 8 Department of French, PU
5 2015 M.A. 9 Department of French, PU
6 2014 M.A. 9 Department of French, PU
7 2013 M.A. 4 Department of French, PU

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 Narender Kumar 19-08-2016 1600113002 Title of thesis " La représentation du handicap dan la littérature française contemporaine ( XXeme et XXe Siècles) NO NO
2 NARENDRA SINGH 26-08-2016 1600113003 Audiovisual Translation NO NO
3 Ambikaa R 02-09-2014 1400113001 The notion of Identity in Leila Sebbar NO NO
4 Vidjealatchoumy V.R. 04-09-2014 1400113004 crisis of identity in Ying chen NO NO
5 Anandan Richard R 19-10-2015 20151113001 India in Catherine Clement Works NO NO
6 Antoinette Daniel 22-08-2016 20163113006 Autofiction in contemporary French and Francophone Writers 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 Resistance, Resilience, Reactualisation University of Mauritius 70,000 Mauritius 11-07-2019 13-07-2019 2019
2 International Conference Ecotones 4: Borders and Partitions organised at CSSS, Calcutta, 13-15 December 2018. CSSS Calcutta 10,000 Kolkatta 13-12-2018 15-12-2018 2018

E-Lecture Details

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Details of Online Education Conducted

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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 Post-Indenture Indian Diaspora and Gender : Rewriting History by Women Writers Conference VIT, Vellore International Virtual Conference on Crossing Borde 10-07-2020 11-07-2020 2020
2 La transgenericite et la metalitterarisation chez les ecrivaines mauriciennes International Conference Resilience, resistance et reactualisation Dalhousie University Canada and University of Mauritius International 11-07-2019 13-07-2019 2019
3 Le cinéma comme outil didactique dans l’enseignement du FLE International Conference on L’enseignement du FLE dans le monde: politiques linguistiques, méthodologies et stratégies pédagogiques. AITF, AIEQ, Department of French, University of Maadras, Chennai International 14-02-2019 15-02-2019 2019
4 Space, Performance and Itinerant Identity in Amal Sewtohul’s Made in Mauritius 14-16 June 2018. International Conference Ecotones 3: Indian Ocean: Ecotones, contact zones and Third Spaces organized by the University of Reunion, St. Denis, Reunion, France, international 14-06-2018 16-06-2018 2018
5 L’identite et l’alterite dans le roman Kimchi d’Ook Chung International Conference L’image de l’autre dans le genre romanesque quebecois Dept of French and foreign Languages, University of Madras, February 2-3, 2018 • International 02-02-2018 03-02-2018 2018
6 Intergenericity and Feminism in Paradis Blues by Shenaz Patel and Migritude by Shailja Patel Feminist and Gender Studies in a Global Prespective, International Conference Namaste Educational Academy Puducherry India, 8-11 February, 2018 International 08-02-2018 11-02-2018 2018
7 Feminism in Dalit Hindi Literature International Conference on Convergence and Divergence: Indian and Canadian Perspectives SICI and Dept of ENGLISH, Pondicherry Univeristy International 30-08-2018 31-08-2018 2018
8 Rewriting Reclaiming Pagli: Ananda Devi’s Poetics of Self translation International Conference on Convergence and Divergence: Indian Writing in a Global Context Department of English Pondicherry Unviersity International 14-03-2018 15-03-2018 2018
9 Space, Performance and Itinerant Identity in Amal Sewtohul’s Made in Mauritius International Conference Ecotones 3: Indian Ocean: Ecotones, contact zones and Third Spaces University of Reunion International 14-06-2018 16-06-2018 2018
10 Autobiography and Dalit Women Literature National Conference on Towards the Subaltern in Knowledge: Literature, Nature, Culture, Society, and Media Department of English, Pondicherry University National 20-09-2018 21-09-2018 2018
11 Boat Journeys from Calcutta to Mauritius in Contemporary Literature. International Conference Ecotones 4: Borders and Partitions organised at CSSS, Calcutta, 13-15 December 2018 International 13-12-2018 15-12-2018 2018
12 Francophone Quebec Literature Short-Term Course on Quebec Literature, Co-ordinated by Dr. Kalpana Rao Department of English, Pondicherry University, September, 2018 international EVENT 26-09-2018 26-09-2018 2018
13 Women In India, a lecture for students at Gothenburg University, Sweden organized by Namaste Educational Academy, international 23-11-2018 23-11-2018 2018
14 in Postcolonial and Global Perspective Department of Social Sciences, VIT, Vellore on 26th October TALK Department of Foreign languages, VIT, VELLORE French REGIONAL 26-10-2018 26-10-2018 2018
15 Les stratégies narratives dans l’horizon de Patrick Modiano » (in absentia) February 10-11, 201 Patrick Modiano et la quête du passe, National Conference Association of Indian teachers of French and Dept of French, Madras University, National 10-02-2017 11-02-2017 2017
16 L’aventure et l’identité dans l’œuvre d’Amal Sewtohul » (in absentia) Récit de voyage dans la littérature française et francophone , International Conference , 23-25 February 201 Dept of French Studies, Banaras Hindu University International 23-02-2017 26-02-2017 2017
17 • Narration and Rewriting in Marguerite Duras’s The Lover, English Language, Literature and Ling International Conference, 26 July 2017 The American College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, International 26-07-2017 26-07-2017 2017
18 Colonial and Post-Colonial Francophone Texts in Relation with Negritude, International Conference International Conference on Recent Trends in English literature, Department of English, Annai Fathim International 05-10-2017 05-09-2017 2017
19 L’ecriture et l’identite dans Je suis un ecrivain japonias de Dany Laferriere India and French Speaking Countries : An Intercultural Dialogue, September14-16, 2017 Department of French & Francophone Studies, EFLU, Hyderabad, National 14-09-2017 16-09-2017 2017
20 Katrina and Women in New Orleans Natural Disaster and Women : A Gendered Perspective, National Conference, Department of Sociology Pondicherry University October 6-7, 2016 National Conference, Department of Sociology Pondicherry University October 6-7, 2016 National 06-10-2016 07-10-2016 2016
21 Le cinéma beur et l’apprentissage du français au niveau master 2 Language Teaching : problems encountered solutions proposed International Conference Department of Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit and French Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, TN September 7th International 07-09-2016 08-09-2016 2016
22 Thinking Beyond Borders : The Poetics of Wandering in Mauritian Fiction » International Conference « Borders : Metaphorical and Physical » Germanic and Romance Studies, Delhi University, New Delhi, 3-5 March, 2016 International 03-03-2016 05-03-2016 2016
23 Rethinking India in Diasporic Mauritian Francophone Literature » International Conference « Multic Conference International Conference on Recent Trends in English literature, Department of English, Annai Fathim International 22-02-2016 23-02-2016 2016
24 Le réalisme magique comme un outil féministe dans Soupir d’Ananda Devi ». (In Absentia)) Nation Conference Department of French, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 6th -7th Feburary 2015. National 06-02-2015 07-02-2015 2015
25 Plotlessness et le désir de communiquer dans les œuvres d’Ananda Devi”. International Conference “Les Francophonies postcoloniales: textes, contextes,” Department of Germanic and Romance Studies. Delhi University, November 7-9 2013 International 07-11-2013 09-11-2013 2013
26 L’interculturalité au service des femmes: l’histoire d’une immigrée dans le film Inch’Alla International conference organized by CIEF “Karay de l'inter/transculturel: heurts et bonheurs” International 09-06-2013 16-06-2013 2013
27 The Uncanny Home: Hybrid Interstitial City Spaces in Ananda Devi’s Works” International conferen Conference `Germanic and Romance Studies, Delhi University, New Delhi, March 2013. International 08-03-2013 10-03-2013 2013
28 La Polyphonie dans Eve de ses décombres d’Ananda Devi” International Conference organized by Conference International Association of Teachers of French, “Le français en Asie Pacifique- la passion et la International 13-02-2013 16-02-2013 2013
29 “La femme migrante et l’identité dans Inch’Allah Dimanche de Yamina Benguigui” Conference International conference organized by Association of Indian Teachers of French, “Etudes espace fra International 14-01-2013 15-02-2013 2013
30 La métalepse narrative dans Soupir d’Ananda Devi” Conference National Conference at Department of French Pondicherry University, “French and Francophone Studi National 15-03-2013 16-03-2013 2013

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 Kala pani Crossings #2: Diaspora and Gender across the Indian and Atlantic Oceans held on 26th and 2 Pondicherry University school of Humanities, Pondicherry University, 2 days International Conference 26-02-2020 27-02-2020 2020

Workshop Organized

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Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies

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Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies

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1 Caraiveti, International Peer Review Hournal Editorial Board 2018
2 Journal of Research and Reviews in Social Sciences Pakistan (JRRSSP) Editorial Board 2018
3 Mirrorview Journal, international refreed journal Editorial Board 2015
4 Association oF French Teachers in India Life member 2013
5 Indian Association of French Teacher Life member 2012
6 Conseil International detudes francophones member 2010
7 International Society for the Study of NARRATIVE membership 2010

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Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)

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1 ICT WORKSHOP Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 4 DAYS 30-07-2020 01-08-2020 2020
2 Refresher Course in French HRDC Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 2 weeks 21-08-2019 03-09-2019 2019
3 Refresher Course in MOOC HRDC Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 3 weeks 22-05-2019 04-06-2019 2019
4 Refresher course in Research Methodology HRDC Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 3 weeks 01-02-2017 21-02-2017 2017
5 Orientation Program HRDC Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 3 weeks 14-06-2012 04-07-2012 2012
6 Orientation Program HRDC Pondicherry University Pondicherry University 3 weeks 14-06-2012 04-07-2012 2012

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