Krishna, Puthiyavila, Pattoli Market P.O., Alappuzha-690531

UGC MINOR RESEARCH PROJECT (UGC XII Plan)
Topic - Implementing a learner software for the enhancement of Vocabulary Acquisition among degree level students.

Memberships in literary organizations:

• LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF INDIA (LSI) - 372014
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (ELTAI)- 30002886
• The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World (MELOW)
• Association of English Studies in India- (AESI)- 1338
• COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (CLAI)

Research Experience

• UGC MINOR RESEARCH PROJECT (Amount: Rs. 140,000)
• Topic - Implementing a learner software for the enhancement of Vocabulary Acquisition among degree level students. (UGC XII Plan)
• Ph.D. in English Language & Literature
  Title: Conceptualizing the Quest, Ethics and Individuation in Contemporary Multiculturalism: A Comparative Study of the Select Novels of Caryl Phillips, Doris Lessing, J.M.Coetzee and Zadie Smith. (Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.)
• M.Ed. Thesis : Effectiveness of Computer Assisted Instruction (C A I) in Teaching English Poetry at Higher Secondary Level. (School of Pedagogical Sciences, M.G. Uty, Kottayam. Period of study 2007-2008.)
• M.Phil. Thesis:  Journey towards Survival: A study on Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing, The Good Terrorist and The Fifth Child. (The American College, M.K. University., Madurai, Tamil Nadu- 2006-2007.)

Responsibilities undertaken:

• Served as Programme Officer of National Service Scheme (N.S.S.) for the year 2013-2014 at S.V.R. N.S.S. COLLEGE, VAZHOOR affiliated to M.G.University.
• Served as Additional Superintendent for conducting University Level Examinations for the year 2016-2017 and 2021-2022.
• Designated as the Convenor of Translation Centre-“VIVARTHAN: Journey through translations”
• Designated as the Co-Ordinator of “Divyangjan: The Naturals”since 2022.
• Designated as the NEP Co-Ordinator since 2024.

Courses and Workshops

• Orientation course in English (12-06-13 to 09-07-13) – BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, Coimbatore.
• NSS Orientation Programme - (21-27 AUGUST, 2013) – Rajagiri Institute, Kalamassery.
• Refresher programme in English (03-09-2014 to 23-09-2014)BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY, Coimbatore.
• FLAIR     Induction    training     in    (3-4    SEPTEMBER     2015)-MARIA   RANI TRAINING CENTRE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM)
• ICT FDP IN IT TOOLS FOR ACADEMICS (MOODLE) - LBS INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-26-27 NOVEMBER 2015)
• Refresher programme in English (07-12-2018 to 27-12-2018)- UNIVERSITY of HYDERABAD, TELANGANA.
• Translation and Research-A Contemporary Perspective (15-05-2020 to 21- 05-2020) – Sri Vasavi College, Erode.
• Zeitgeist 0.1 – A National level web Lecture Series (26-05-2020 to 3005- 2020) – Dnyanprassarak Mandal’s College & Research Centre, Goa.
• Contemporary Critical Trends in Literature (22-06-2020 to 28-06-2020) – PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, Pondicherry.
• Emerging Trends of Pedagogy in Language, Literature and Social Sciences (13-07-2020 to 19-07-2020) – MHRD – TEACHING LEARNING CENTRE, RAMANUJAN COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
• Refresher programme in    Languages  (16-11-2020   to   28-11-2020)  – PUNJABI UNIVERSITY, PATIALA
• Refresher programme in English Language & Literature Languages (13- 09-2023 to 26-09-2023) –UNIVERSITY of Kerala, Kariavattom campus, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Two-day National Workshop- Diversity, Inclusion and Equity: Reforms In Pedagogy as envisioned in NEP 2020, UGC HRDC & University of Kerala, NSS College, Pandalam (January 20 & 21, 2024.)
• Five-day FDP - Tech Teach : Elevating teaching with Digital Proficiency (19-02-24 to 23-02-24) – HRD Cell, IQAC, NSS College, Pandalam.
  
• NEP 2020 ORIENTATION & SESITIZATION PROGRAMME ( 10-07-24 TO 19-07-24) organized by UGC MMTTC- UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH.

• Caryl Phillips’ Foreigners as a Historical Narrative// SREE SANKARACHARYA UNIVERSITY OF SANSKRIT, KALADY- 28, FEBRUARY 2013
• Social constructivism in the Indian Context//International conference of Linguistic Society of India, DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS, Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram-4 December 2014
• Ethical Resistance in a Multicultural Condition: J.M.Coetzee’s Age of Iron// MMNSS COLLEGE, KOTTIYAM-13 FEBRUARY 2015
• Resistance in Contemporary Literature: Shadows of Multiculturalism// EGS PILLAY ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE, NAGAPATINAM-13 MARCH 2015
• Nuances of Multiculturalism: A Strategic Response to Postcolonial Hegemony // THE MADURA COLLEGE, MADURAI-20 MARCH 2015
• LOST IN TRANSLATION: EMERGENCE OF A NOVEL TEXT//University college, Thiruvananthapuram, 16 DECEMBER 2015
• SENSE OF BELONGING: PANGS WITHIN - DORIS LESSING’S THE GRASS IS SINGING// THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2018
• Revisiting the shores of Artistry. Sri Ramakrishna College for Women, Coimbatore, Date: 04-12-2020, TIME: 10- 11.30 am (Webinar)
• Teaching of Poetry: A journey through the world of words. Maharajas College, Ernakulam. Date: 07-12-2020 , Time : 7 pm (Webinar)
• A Walk in the Trodden Path: Facets of Translation. Sourashtra College, Madurai, Date: 20-04-2021, Time : 10.30 am (Webinar)
• Comparative Studies & Translation in the Contemporary Scenario. Mahathma Phule Mahavidyalaya, Kingaon, Latur, Maharashtra. Date: 08-05-2021, Time: 11 am (Webinar)
• Process and Product: Decoding the Art of Translation. Department  of  English,  Assam  University,  Diphu  Campus, Date: 15-05-21, Time :11 am (Webinar) 
• The Self and the Other- Who’s Voice in Global Life. KMG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE, GUDIYATTAM, Vellore, Tamilnadu, Date: 05-08- 2021, Time: 12:00PM (Webinar)
  
• Understanding Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. MMNSS College, Kottiyam, Date: 26-09-21, Time: 11 am (Webinar) 
• Hope in the Hours of Distress: Literature and its significance Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science & Higher Education, Coimbatore, Date: 29-11-2021, Time :2 pm (Webinar)
• Human Stage of Musical Noises: The Waste Land as a Rhyme of Shambolic Modernity. 22nd Annual MELOW Conference on One Hundred Years of T.S. ELIOT’S THE WASTE LAND, GOA, Date : 24 SEPTEMBER 2022
• Poetry in the hours of Distress: NEP and its significance of optimism in the Emerging India - Envisioning New Bharat: Educational Reforms and Indigenous Systems -Two Day National Seminar conducted by ABRSM, New Delhi at Coimbatore. Date- June 8,2024.

• The Stride in Global English-Oriented Research Journal: June 2015 - Volume 1, Issue 1, www.researchenglish.com. Page 115.
• Published a Poetry collection titled Call from the Dark : Ruminations, Partridge India, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4828-8728-0
• Five Poems - Adieu, Intuition, The Dry Race, Fear, Bharatha in Nine Contemporary Poets of Kerala, Paridhi Publications, 2019. Pages 47-52, ISBN 881909730-3
• The Newer Shores in Online Competition Conducted by SETHU Journal, June 2020, https://youtu.be/nyOL8xzJ5i0
• Unwanted? in Efflorescence: A Florilegium of Humanity, Nature and Peace, Notion Press; July 2022. ISBN-13 : 979-8887497310

Publications/Books/ Chapters /Journals

• Beyond teaching: Experiencing language learning and apprehension in the multicultural situation; 2013. (Research Ruminations: ISBN- 978-93-82569-28-2)
• Ethical Resistance in a Multicultural Condition: J.M.Coetzee’s Age of Iron; 2014. (HIND LITT: ISSN 2348-7003)
• Social constructivism in the Indian Context; 2015. (Text & Context: June 2015 Volume 2, No: 3, ISSN 2395-6828)
• Nuances of Multiculturalism: A Strategic Response to Postcolonial Hegemony; 2016. (IJELLH- International Journal for English Language, Literature & Humanities:  Vol.iv, Issue v, ISSN-2321- 7065)
• Caryl Phillips’ Foreigners as a Historical Narrative; 2016. (RJELAL- Research Journal of English Language and Literature, Vol.4, Issue 2, APRIL- JUNE 2016, ISSN-2395-2636)
• Sense of Belonging: Pangs within Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing. (IJELLH- International Journal for English Language, Literature & Humanities: Vol.iv,  Issue v, ISSN-2321-7065) Vol. 7, Issue 5, May 2019.
• Displacement in Newer Grounds: Caryl Phillips’ A Distant Shore as a novel of Belonging and Discrimination. (Psychosocial Perspectives in Literature, Media and Culture, January 2021, ISBN- 978-93-90588-67-1)
• Caught between the Troubled Streams: Lament of the Native in Chandrakanta Murasingh’s Poems (Voices: A National Research anthology on NorthEast Indian English Poetry, January 2021, ISBN- 978-81-948248-0-0)
• Resistance in Contemporary Literature: Shadows of Multiculturalism; 2022. (Journal of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Vol.47. ISSN:0972-0766)
• Changing Classrooms: Language Learning in the Globalised World, Shodh-Prabha-A refereed & Peer Reviewed Quarterly Research Journal, January 2022, ISSN: 0974-8946
• Veenapoovu (The Fallen Bloom), Linguistic Kaleidoscope: Celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Sarv Bhasha Trust JUNE 2022, ISBN 978- 93-93605-96-2
• Teaching of English and the New Education Policy, Third Concept-An International Journal of Ideas, Vol. 36. No. 425 JULY 2022, ISSN 0970-7247