Curriculum Vitae
Name: Dr Anand
Mahanand
Professor
Dept. of Materials Development
School of English Language Education,
The English and
Foreign Languages University
Hyderabad – 500
007
Phone: (Off) 040-
27098131-9544, (Res): 040-27090980, Mob:0-8106043168
Emails: ananda991@rediffmail.com/anand@efluniversity.ac.in
Date of Birth : 1st
April 1968, Date of Joining Service:
01.03.1999.
Education: M.A
(JNU), M. Phil, Ph. D. (
PG
Diploma in Value Education and Spirituality (Annamalai)
Research interests:
Language through Literature, Syllabus and Materials
Development, English for Specific Purposes, English in Multilingual Contexts,
Folk and Tribal Literature
Courses Taught:
Ph. D
Academic Reading and Writing (ARW)
Curriculum, Syllabus and Instructional Materials(CSIM)
PGDTE
Effective Practices in ESP
M.A.
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
Language through Literature
Member of
Professional Associations:
1. English Language Teachers’
Association of
2. Forum on Contemporary Theory
3. Indian
Association for Canadian Studies
4. Advisory
and Editorial Board, Global Journal of English
Language and Literature.
5. Executive Editor, Lokaratna, Peer Reviewed E-
Journal of Folklore Foundation,
Bhubaneswar
6. Member, Board of Editors, Studies in ELT.A Peer reviewed
International Journal.
7. External Member, Department
Council, Dept. of English, Univ. of Hyderabad 2008-10
8. Member, BOS, Dept. of English , Osmania University, Hyderabad,
2012-2014.
9. Member, Advisory
Committee, OUCIP 2015-2017
10. Member, BOS, GITAM
University, Hyderabad 2018-20
11. Member, BOS, School of Languages, KIIT,
Bhubaneswar 2017-19
12. Member , BOS, Centre for
English Language Education, UoH 2021-23
13. IIIT, Kurnool (2022-)
14. Dept. of English , B.R. Ambedkar Open
University. Hyderabad. 2022-
15. Dept.
of English and Foreign Languages, Tezpur University, Tezpur
16.
Member, Editorial Board. Sri Lankan
Journal of South Asian Studies. Faculty of Arts. University of Jaffna.
Administrative positions:
All India
Coordinator, District Centre Scheme, EFLU (2013-2017)
Deputy
Coordinator, Placement Cell 2015-18, EFLU
Placement
Officer (2025-
Dean, Foreign Students, EFLU-Hyderabad (2017-2020)
Director,
CCLT (2022-
UGC Minor Research Projects
1. Using Folktales for English language Education (
2002-2004)
2. A Course in English for Academic Purposes. (2007-2008)
Supervision of
Research Projects
Ph. D (Awarded)
1.
“City as a Nightmare: A Study of
Hard Boiled Detective Fiction.” Student: K.B.S Krishna
2. “ Performative Traditions of the
Methors of
3. “Developing Speaking Skills of
Lambada Learners through Collaborative Learning at the Intermediate Level.”
Bhukhya Veeranna
4. “Writing to Mould their Mind:
Indian Women Writing for Children.” Student: Archana Murthy Awarded
5. “The Hermeunitics of
Suspicion: A Study of the Select Writings of Edward Said.” Ravi S. Kambhar
6.“ Developing Reading Skills of
Linguistic Minority Language Learners. “ Sadananda Meher
7. “ Developing Narrative
Strategies of Tribal Learners in ERM Schools.” Suchismita Barik.
8. “Enhancing Academic Writing Skills through
Collaborative Learning.” Amit Kumar
9. “ Developing Essay Writing Skills of high School Students through TBLT Approach”
B. Sudeepthi.
10. “Developing Higher Order Thinking Skills
of High School Students.”Subhashish
Nanda
11. “Developing English Language Skills through CLIL” D.
Sunil
12. “The Teaching of English at
the Primary level: A Study of Materials and Methods” Koteswara Rao Mala
13. “Creativity
in Teaching Writing: Impact of an intervention Programme on the Beliefs and practices of ESL Secondary School
Teachers.” Sharoon Sunny
14. “Using
Podcasts with Metacognitive Instruction to Improve Listening Comprehension of
Ethiopian Undergraduate Learners.” Adanech Zemede Woldemariam
15 “Understanding
Communication Strategies Used By Undergraduate Engineering Students in
Telangana.” Tharaa Shaar
16. Timee Ronra Shimray.“ Developing Critical Thinking Skills through Naga
Folktales”
Ongoing (Ph.D)
1. Mohammed Shabbir
.“The Efficacy of
Mobile-Assisted Spaced Repetition in Vocabulary Learning”
2.Jashobanta Nayak “Enhancing
Development of Speaking Skills of
Pre-Service Teachers through TBLT
Approach.”
3. Mahender “ Using Parallel Texts to Teach Writing. “
4. Luvlu Hera Mandal. “Dogme
Theory and Materials Development”
5. Abhipsa Bharadwaj. “ Using
AI in Academic Writing”
6. Jasmine Grover. “
Multilingual Assessment”
7. Rahul Anand. “Using
AI in Teaching of Grammar”
M. Phil (Awarded)
1.
“Ecological Concerns in Amitabh Ghosh’s Hungry Tide.” Student: Pramod Das
2.
“Developing Speaking Skills of Intermediate Students in A.P.”Student: Sandip
Patil
3. “Developing
Vocabulary of Class IX Students ” Student: Pavani
4. “Oral Narratives of the Lambadas: A Study
of Folktales.” Deepa Jyothi
5. “An Evaluation of +3 English Syllabus of
6. “Using Home Language as a Support for English language Education.”
Sandananda Meher.
7.”
Developing Emotional Literacy with Inference Skills of High School
Students.” Prathyusha
8.
“Developing Study Skills of Intermediate Students of
9.
“Needs Analysis of M.B.A Students.
Naveen Sarimalla
10.
“ Developing Writing Skills: A Bilingual Approach through Folktales”
Karunashree
11.
“ Text Length as A Factor in Reading.” Student: Subhashis Nanda
12.
“Developing Study Skills of High School
Students of Bihar Board.” Amit Kumar
13.
“Developing Writing Skills through a Process Approach.” Student: Isha Adyasha
14.
“Teaching Speaking to the Intermediate Students
with Task Bask Approach.” Student: Swagatika Panigrahi
15.”
Teachers Belief in Using Authentic Materials” Student: Muktamala
Seminars/Conferences/Courses
Coordinated
1.
Professional Development Course for Resource Persons January 2017
2.
XV Theory Praxis Course 2-29 July 2017.
3. IGNOU
Writing from the Margins
(Units18-21,31&32)
a.
Tribal World View
b.
Historical Background to Tribal Literature
c.Tribal
Discourse
d.Tribal
Thoughts
e.
Kocherethi
4.BRAOU
a.
How to write a CV: Unit. 18. Writing. Block.III and IV.English Foundation
Course,2017.
b.
writing an Essay Unit.19. English Foundation Course. Block III and IV.
Foundation Course,2017
c.
Writing a Summary. Unit 23. English Foundation Course. Block IIIand IV.
Foundation ,2017.Course,2017
d.
Unit-7: Writing an Article for Publication. B.A. Sem-IV. Academic Writing.
Foundation Course, 2019.
Publications
- Books,
Materials, Translation
Published
1.
Study-Skills (with Ajit Kumar and Meera Srinivas). CIEFL-
District Centre Scheme,2005.
2.
Tribal
Literature in
3.
Tribal
Folktales from Orissa.
4.
Real English. Book 4. With
5. English through Folktales. With Lalita
Goswami.
6.
Maa-Maatira
Gita (Songs of the Soil).
7.
Voices of the Forest- Tribal Folktales of
Southern Orissa. Baroda: Bhasha
Research and Publication Centre, 2011.
8. Imagining the Other: Representations of Tribal India in Fiction.
Lambert Academic Publishers,2011.
9. English for Academic and Professional Skills.
Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill,1012.
10.
English Language Teaching:
Perspectives from the Periphery. Jaipur: Avishkar Publishers ,2012.
11.
Lo(k)cal Knowledge:
Perspectives on Dalit, Tribal and Folk
Literature.
Delhi: Authors Press, 2012.
12.
Outbursts: A Collection of Poems. Delhi: Authors Press, 2013.
13.
Echoes of the Oppressed: Stories of the Marginals (With Ramesh C. Malik). Bhubaneswar: Page
Maker Publications, 2012.
14. Riddles for the English Classroom. Bhubaneswar: Page Maker Publications, 2014.
15.Beeja-mantra and Other Stories
by Pratibha Ray. Trans. Anand Mahanand and Pramod K. Das Ed. Jayashree Mohanraj. Delhi: Authors
Press, 2014.
16. The Whispering Groves: A Collection of Poems. Amazon.in.2014.
17.Learning to Learn: Study Skills in English. (with Amit Kumar).
Delhi: Viva Books, 2015.
18. Mastaka Mani. Bhubaneswar: Page Maker
Publications, 2012.
19.Diversity: Tales for the Multilingual
Classroom.(With Subhasis Nanda).Delhi: Authors Press,2016 ISBN
978-93-5207-189-0
20. Literature for Language Skills. Chennai:
Yes Dee Publishing Private Limited (in Press)
21. Multilingual Education in India: A Case for English. Delhi: Viva
books, 2016
22. Folktales from around the World. Ed. S. Mohanraj & Anand
Mahanand. Delhi: Authors Press, 2016.
23. Tales of Wisdom: Folktales Retold. Eds. S. Mohanraj & Anand
Mahanand. Delhi: Viva books, 2016.
24. Dusk. Saraswati Mohanti.
Trans. Supreeya Subhadarshini Behera. Ed. Anand Mahanand
Bhubaneswar: Amadeus Press, 2016.
25. Chhata
Upara Ghara. (Room on the Roof)
Ruskin Bond-. Trans. Anand Mahanand and Lalita Goswami.
Bhubaneswar: Page Maker Publications, 2017.
26. Tribal Literature in India.
Second Edition. Hyderabad: EFLU, 2018.
ISBN: 978-81-906869-5-2
27. Oral Traditions of the
Indian Tribes. Delhi: Authors press, 2018. ISBN:978-93-87281-32-5
28. Classroom Tasks in English:
A Resource Book for Multilingual
Teaching. Eds. Mahanand, Anand, Amit
Kumar and Subhasis Nanda. Delhi: Viva Books, 2018.
29. Viva Connect. Eds. Mahanand, Anand. S.
Sreetilak, Monica Abhijit, Heha Sharma, Anjali Sharma, Sangeeta Gupta. Delhi:
Viva Books, 2018. ISBN,
9789389662078
30. Corals. Eds. Mahanand,
Anand. S. Sreetilak, Monica Abhijit, Heha Sharma, Anjali Sharma, Sangeeta
Gupta.Delhi: Viva books, 2018. 978-93—87486-40-9
31. Folktales for Pleasure Reading. Hyderabad: EFLU,2022..ISBN:978-81-906869-8-3
32.Teaching English through Folktales. Eds. Anand Mahanand and Subbhasis
Nanda.Chennai: Yesdee Publishing Pvt. Ltd, 2022.
33. Methods of Teaching English. Eds.
Anand Mahanand, Amit Kumar and Subhasis Nanda. Delhi: Viva books, 2023.ISBN:978-93-93329-98-1
34. English in Multilingual
Classroom. Eds. Anand Mahanand and V.K. Karthika. Orient Blackswan. (
Accepted).
b. Papers in Journals
1.“Re-visioning History: A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s Aranyer
Adhikar” Kakatiya Journal of English Studies.18.1998.
2. “Translating the Other: Ethnographic and Fictional
Representation of the Tribals”. Journal of English and Foreign Languages.
June, 2001.
3. “The World of
Oral Poetry: Songs of the Bhils” NEW Quest. 148. (April-June 2002)
4. “The Use of
Folktales in the Teaching of English.” JEFL June 2003.
5. “ Imaging the
Adivasis: The Tribal in Indian Films. “ JEFL. June 2005.
6. “ Using Previous Knowledge in Teaching
Language through Literature. “ JELT.
July-August 2005.
ISSN. 0973-5208.
13-16.
7.
“Painted Words: An Anthology of Tribal
Literature” Points of View 9.2. 2002.
8. “Fantasy:
A Collection of Short Stories edited by
V.Sasikumar” JEFL. June 2004.
9. “ Sarojini Naidu in Course Books” ELT Quarterly. ISSN.
0975-0258 2009.Vol.8. PP 11-12.
10. “ Local Knowledge: A Study of C.K. Janu and Bama.” The New Quest. Dec.2008
11. “
Negotiating Culture in Translating Tribal Folktales” Translation Today. 2010
12. “ Autobiography as History.” Creative
Forum.
13. “ Using Indigenous Oral Narratives as Scaffolding in L2
Learning.” Languaging. 2010
14. “Folktales in the Study of Literature.” ELT
Vistas 2009.
15. “ Folktales as
Instructional Material.” Lokashruti
Vol.1. 2010
16. “Wisdom and
Indigeneity: Lessons from Folktales” Lokaratna.Vol.3. December 2010
17. “Using Non-Conventional Materials in the English
Classroom.” ELT Quarterly.
Vil.12.2.Setember 2010
18. “ More Space for
Indian English Writers in Course books” ELT
Quarterly.ISSN0975-0258. June 2011.
19. “English among
the Underprivileged: A Case Study of the Linguistic Minority Learners in West
Odisha.” Language in India. May 2011 Volume 11 : 5 May 2011
ISSN 1930-2940
20. “The Poetics of
Protest: The Poetry of Vasudev Sunani.”Contemporary Discourse. July 2011.
21. “ (English
Language) Education for All and Teacher Development.” English Language Teachers’ Interactive Forum. ISSN2230-7710 Vol.1.4
December 2010.
22. “ Localizing Materials : Using Folklore for English
Language Education.” English Teaching
Professional. 2011.
23. “Developing Strategies to Cope with Academic
Disparities.” Theory and Practice in
Language Studies. ISSN 1799-2591. Sept. 2011.
24.”Nature and the Adivasi
Belief Systems.”(with Pramod K. Das). Muse India. August 2011. ISSN 0975-1815
25. “Developing emotional literacy along with language
skills” Journal of ELTIF. 2.2
(April-June 2011)8-12
26. “Ecological Concerns in the Adivasi Poetry of Jharkhand” Lokaratna. December 2011.
27. “ELT in
Multilingual Contexts” The English Teacher.
May-July, 2012.
28.”The Poetics of Philosophy: Literary Writings of Dr R.C.
Pradhan” The Philosophical Thoughts of Dr
Pradhan. Ed. Ranjan K. Panda. Delhi: Overseas Publications,2015
29. “From Standardized Test to Multiple Assessments” ELT Quarterly.
30. “Using Proverbs in ELT” ELT Weekly. 2013.
31. “Indigenizing ELE Materials” . Liberating
Learning. Conference Proceeding- Special Issue, Sansodhan E-Journal.2013.
ISSN 0975-4245
32.” A Conversation with Professor B.N. Patnaik” Lokaratna.Vol. V and VI. August 2013.
33. “Bridging
Cultures through Dialogue” Lokaratna.
July 2014.
34. “Integrating Culture with English Language Teaching.” ELT Weekly. 1-7 August 2013
35. “Converging Genres: The Guide in the English Classroom.”
Research Scholar. May 2014.
36. “ Folklore as History: A Study of Myths of the Gondas of
Western Odisha.” Dalit literature and
Historiography. Ed. Saroj Mahananda.
Delhi: Pragati Publications. isbn: 9788173071492.9Da7897881730714928173071492
37. “ Blending the Oral with the Digital: Using
Technology as a Pre-reading strategy for the Junanga (Tribal) Learners to Teach
English” (with Harichandan Kar ). www.ijells.com ISSN 22780742.Vol.3 Special Issue I April 2014
38. “ From Mother Tongue to Many Tongues: Designing
Tasks for the English Classroom .” GJELLS.
August 2014.ISSN 2320-4397
39. “From An Unlettered Audience to a Literate
Reader: Translating Tribal Folktales.” Tribals
in Transition: Conflict over Identiy:Resources and Development.Ed. Ivy Hansdak.
Forthcoming.
40. “Challenges in ESL/EFL Teaching Environment:
Role of College Teachers” International
Research Journal for Intellectual Science and Management. ISSN:2320-656X
(print). June 2014.(With KVG
Purnachandra Rao.
41. “Need Based English in the Context of Setting Curriculum
for Undergraduate Engineering Courses in
India: Some Observations and Suggestions.” IJMEIT.
Vol.2, Issue 5. May 2014. PP.227-2229. ISSN:2348-196x (with KVG Purnachandra
Rao)
42. “ Diversity is our heritage, let us celebrate it.” English Education Journal . June 2014.
43. “Between Silence and Scream: A Study of Violence against Women in Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out”
with Bhavesh Kumar.
Contemporary Women’s Writing in India. Eds. Gulhati and Mythili Anoop. Lanham:
Lexington Books, 2014. 97-106.
44. “Fact, Fiction and Plight of the Child: A Study of Mulk Raj Anand’s
Coolie. Research Scholar. ISSN
232—6101 .3.1 February 2015. 181-183.
45. Vygotsky’s Theories of Learning and Their Experiment in
English Language Education.” ELTIF. ISSN
223—7710. Dec 2015. 3-4.
46. “Performing Ritual, Performing Identity: The Karma
Festival of the Binjhals.”Research
Scholar. May,2015.
47. “Aspects of Odia Culture in Jayanta Mahapatra’s
Poetry.” Spring Magazine on English Literature 1.1 December 2015.
48. “Nature, Poetics and Pedagogy: A Study of Rabindranath
Tagore’s Writings. ELTIF. . ISSN 223—7710. . ISSN 223—7710.
49. “ Law, Legacy and the Stigmatized: The Plight of the
De-Notified Tribes in India.” Research Scholar. March 2016. ISSN 232—6101
50. “Contextualizing English Language Education.” IJELLS. ISSN 22780742.January
2016.
51. “ Stories of Success: Strategies Adopted by High
Achievers” IJELLS. ISSN 22780742 April 2016.
52.
“Spiritual and the Material: Insights from Sarala’s Mahabharata.” Research Scholar . ISSN 232—6101 January 2017.
53. “ The Jara of Sarala’s Mahabharata.” IJELLS. January 2017. ISSN 22780742.
54. “Translation for Human Understanding: The Importance of
Translation of Tribal Narratives”. Contemporary Discourse.Vol.8, Issue, 2,
July- 2017.ISSN 0976-3686
55. Lo(k)calizing the Epic: Integration of the Folk As a Device in Sarala’s Mahabharata.”Spring Magazine of English Literature.
Vol.2, No.2, 2016. ISSN: 2455-4715.
56. “ Towards an Inclusive Syllabus in English.” ELTIF.
Vo.IX.2 (April-June 2018)1-9 ISSN 2230-7710
57.
“ “Lok(c)al izing the humanities
syllabi: Integrating the Folk to Expand the Contour” Journal of the Faculty of
Arts. Aligarh Muslim University. Bicentennial Volume. 10.1 (2018) 65-80. ISSN2348-9871.
58.
“Towards Developing an Inclusive Syllabus.” ELTIF. Vol.IX.2
(April-June2018)1-10. ISSN:2230-7710.
59.
“ From an Unlettered Audience to a Middle Class Reader: Translating oral
narratives.” Juhar journal. August
2020.
60.
“ The Role of Traditional Stories in
English language Education.” FORETELL. ISBN:
2394-92441 January 2021
61.
“Using Parallel Texts to Teach Literary
Appreciation and Academic Writing Skills
of MA Students” Rupkatha Journal
on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (ISSN 0975-2935) Indexed by Web
of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, ERIHPLUS Vol. 12, No. 6, December, 2020. 1-11.
62. Migrants’
Memories : Migrant Labourers in Abhimanyu Anat’s Novel Lal Pasina or Red Sweat (1977)
Migration and
Diasporas: An Interdisciplinary Journal. January 2021. ISSN No: 25819437.
63.”Gopinath Mohanty’s
Harijan: A Text for Multiple interpretation” ELTIF April 2022.
64. “ The Jara of Sarala’s
Mahabharata”.Margins, Marginality and
Marginalization:Alternative
Ambedkarite Perspectives. Ed. Raju Naik. Delhi: Book Enclave, 2022. 1-9.
ISBN: 978-81-8152-559-8
65.”Gopinath Mohanty’s Novel Harijan: Text for Multiple Interpretation.” Journal of English Language Teaching
interactive Forum. Vol. XIII.1.(January- March 2022). ISSN 22230-7710. 3
66. “ Bhima Bhoi: The Subaltern
Saint Poet of Odisha” Rupkatha Journal, Vol. 14, Issue 2, April-June, 2022, Pages https://doi.org/10.21659/rupkatha.v14n2.15 ORCID id: 0000-0003-0372-2482.
67. “Towards a Multilingual
Approach in Teaching English to Tribal
Learners.”Language and Language Teaching. 12 (23) January 2023.
ISSN2277-307X. 24-33. UGC Care listed.
68. “Gandhi, Ambedkar and Martin
Luther King Jr: Three Pilgrims of Non-Violence.” Rock Pebbles. March 2022.
ISSN :0975-0509.
69.
Getting
teachers ready for a major transformation
in
the assessment practice: Perceptions of
teachers on alternative forms of assessment
ELTIFVol.XIV.1
(Jan.–March 2023) ISSN
2230-7710,pp.3-5
70.“Recasting the
Grand Narrative: The Case of Gangadhar Meher’s Indumati” Rock
Pebbles. December 2023. Vol.XVVII, Bi, IV ISSN:0975-0509.
71. “Traditional Stories, Modern Issues, and Ethical
Answers. Anekant:A Journal of Polysemic
Thought. ISSN: 2320-6195, Autumn
201-22.109-115.
Papers as Book
Chapters
1.“The Multicultural World of Sujata Bhatt” Modern Indian Poetry in English. Eds. Nila Shah and
Pramod K. Nayar.
2.“Translation as Manipulation: A Study of Nilakanth Das’
‘Dasa Naeka’ and Tennyson’s’“Enoch Arden.’Translating Alien Culture.
Eds. Amrit Mehta and Lakshmi Haribandi.
3. “Ethnography As
Travel: Verrier Elwin’s Indian Journey.” Travel Writing and the Empire.
Ed. Sachidananda Mohanty.
4.“ Representations
of Princely India in Indian English
Novels”. Indian English Novels: Critical Perceptions.Ed. N.D.R.Chandra. Delhi: Sarup and
Sons.2007.
5. “ Myths of the
Bondas : A Survey.” Indigeinity: Culture
and Interpretation. Ed. G. N. Devy.
6. “ Problems of Students in
Understanding University Lectures.”(with Suchismita Barik). English and Spoken English. Ed. Murali
Manohar . Delhi: Atlantic, 2012.
7. “Representation of
women in Tribal Literature.” Indigenous Literature. Ed. KBS Krishna. Delhi: Authors Press, 2017.
8. “ Foreword” . in Literary Culture Across the World:
Eco-critical Studies. Ed. Manoj
Singh. Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers
and Distributors,2018. ISBN: 978-81-84-350602-1
9. “ How to Write an
Assignment?” English Language Teaching: Perspectives from the Periphery. Jaipur:
Aavishkar Publishers.
10. “ Performative Traditions of the Gondas of
Proceedings
1. “The Role of Literature in English Language Education.” Conference
Papers. UGC National Conference on New Directions for Language and
Literature Studies.28-29 November 2003.
2. “ Localizing the Epic: The Case of Sarala Mahabharata”
Seminar Proceedings. Centre
of Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad. 24-26 August 2016. Accepted
3. “ Two
Path Finders: James Fennimore Cooper and Gopinath Mohanty” an International Webinar
on The Saga of native American Indian Resistance through the Prism of Literature.
7-9 July 2020 Proceedings.
4.
International e-Conference on Migration,
Diaspora and Sustainable Development: Perspectives Policies, Opportunities and
Challenges. IGNOU. 3-5 November 2020.
Paper: A
Immigrant’s Journey Towards Excellence:
A Study of Kenneth K. Lalla’s “ I
am a Dream for my Village.
Seminars/Conferences/Invited
Talks
1 National Seminar on Children’s
Literature. Dhvanyaloka
2. International Seminar-cum-workshop on Translating Alien Cultures. CIEFL, 16-20
March 1998.
3. National Seminar on Travel
Writing and the Empire.
4.UGC National Seminar on The World of Subalterns in Mahasweta Devi’s Writings.
5. National Workshop on Nationalism
and Narrative Discourse”
*6.National Seminar on The Compulsions and Possibilities of General English: National Policy
and Classroom Practice.
7. International Conference on Postcolonialism and the Discourse of
Marginality. Gopalpur on Sea 18-19 December 1998.
8. International Seminar on Interdisciplinary
Crossings:The Question of Modernity.
9. Seminar on Translating
Life. Centre for Translation and Interpretation. CIEFL, 25-28 October 1999.
10. International Conference on Theory at the End of the
Millennium, Vidya Bhawan Rural
Institute,
11. National Workshop on the
Politics of Representation: Visual and Verbal. M.S. Univeristiy ,
12.International Conference of MELUS-India Chapter.
Indo-American Centre for International Studies,
13. International Conference: The Future of Tradition. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Marathwada University.
14. National Symposium on New directions in English Studies in
15. National Seminar on Tribal
Languages in
16. Translating a
Nation: An Indo-Russian Saga International Seminar on Translation. CiEFL,
17. The III MELUS Conference-India Chapter 3-5th
Indo- Amerian Centre for International Studies January,2002.
18. National Seminar on Exploring Anglo-indian Fiction qua
History 1-32 March 2002, Dept. of English
19. UGC Refresher Course in English IACIS,
20.
National Seminar on Teaching of English at the Primary Level. 3-4
,February,2003.CIEFL, Hyderabad.
21. UGC National
Conference on New Direction for Language and Literature Studies.
Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. 28-29 Nov.2003.
22. MELUS-India, IV International Conference. IACIS,
23.All India Seminar on English Language and the Young
Learner.”Regional Institute of English, SI, Bangalore 19-21July 2004.
24.Nation and Imagination: ACLALS International Conference.
25.*International
Seminar on Effective Language Management
in SAARC Countries. 14-15 October 2004.
26.National Workshop on
Human Sciences in the Age of Technology.”
27. National Seminar on Mass Media and the
Challenges of 21st Century. CIEFL, North East Campus. 21-22 February2005.
28. Language, Literature and Pedagogy.
Dept. of English. University of
Hyderabad. 1-3 November 2006.
29. National Seminar on English
through Satellites. Regional Institute of English.
30. Symposium on Importance of
English in the Context of Globalization . English
Teachers Forum. 29-09-2007. EFL –U,
31. Second International and 38th Annual ELTAI Conference, Chennai. 9-10
February 2007.
32. International Workshop on Academic Publishing
in ESL, EFLU, Hyderabad. 2-5 January 2008.
33. International conference on
Indigenous Peoples in the Post-Colonial
World.” 2-5 January 2008
34. International conference on
Comparative Literature.
35. National Seminar on Indian
Writing in English. Dept. of English.
University of Pune. 25-27 January 2009
36. National Seminar on ELT
Methods and Materials:
How can We Make Them Interesting?”UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD 3-4 March 2009.
37. National Seminar on Phonetics
and Spoken English. Dept. of English.
Universi ty of Hyderabad- 500
605. 30-31st October 2009
38. National Seminar on Bridging
the Gap between Teaching and Learning,
School of English Language Education. EFL University, Hyderabad. November 2009.
39. International Conference on Challenges of s
of Ethnicity: The Local and the Global. OUCIP,
40. National Conference of IACLALS on Connecting Global with the Local. DDCE,
Paper: “From Gonda Baja to
Sambalpuri Album: A Story of Internal Colonization.”
41. National Seminar
on Approaches to Translation: Indian and South Asian Perspectives. Dept. of
English,
Paper:” Performative
Traditions of the Gondas of
42. National Seminar
on Re-Reading Sri Aurobindo. Dept. of English,
Paper: Sri
Aurobindo’s Savitri: A Symbol of the
Search for the Soul.”
43. National Seminar
on Translation. Dept. of English.
44. National Workshop for Leaders for Strengthening
ELTAI Chapters. 18-19 April 2010.
45. 5th International and 41st Annual
ELTAI Conference.5-7th August 2010
46. National
Conference on the Folk in Literature. IGNOU,
47. 4th
Conference on Convergence of Science and
Spirituality for World Renewal.”
Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya.
49. International
Conference on Global Translation.
50. Understanding
Social Exclusions.
51. Three Day International Conference on English in the Dalit Contexts. Department of English .
Paper: “English
Language Education in Dalit Contexts: A
Case of the Gonda Learners.”
52. International Conference on Teachers’
Development. 22-24 January 2011.
Workshop:
“Lo(k)calizing Materials: Folklore for English Language Education.”
53. Two Day National
Workshop on Materials Production for the Teaching of English to Disadvantaged
Students. Dept. of
Paper: “Developing Strategies to Cope with Academic
Disparities.”
54. Teaching English
in the Twenty-First Century: Challenges and Directions. Regional Seminar, G. Narayanamma Institute of Technology. Hyderabad.27-28
February 2011.
Paper:
“ Developing
Emotional Intelligence of Learners along
with Language Skills”
55. 6th
International and 42nd Annual ELTAI Conference. 16-18 June 2011.
Featured Paper: “
English (Language ) Education for All and Teacher Development.”
56. International
Workshop on “Tasks Development in the Climate of Constraints” 8th
November 2011. Dept. of materials
Development EFL University Hyderabad.
57. Fourteenth International Conference on
Transcending Disciplinary Decadence, Exploring Challenges of Teaching,
Scholarship, and Research in the Humanities and the Social Sciences. IIS
University, Mansarovar, Jaipur 18-21 December 2011.
Paper: “Folklore and
Critical Thinking.”
58. Chotro
International Conference on Imagining the Intangible: Languages, Literature and
Visuals Arts of the Indigenous 6-8January 2012. Bhasha Research and Publication
Centre, Baroda.
Paper “ Situating
English Language Education in Indigenous Contexts: Problems of Tribal Learners
in Learning English.”
59. National Seminar
on English Language Education in India:
Theory and Practice. University of Hyderabad. 23-25 January 2012.
60. National Seminar
on Interrogating the New Worlds of
English: English Language Education in the 21st Century. Maharaja
Ganga Singh University, Bikaner. 24-25th February 2012.
61. “Folklore in
English Studies” A talk for Refresher Course in English. Academic Staff
College, University of Hyderabad. 2March 2012.
62.International
Conference of Teacher Education. EFL University, Hyderabad. 2-5th
March 2012.
Paper: “From
Standardized Test to Multiple Assessments”
63. 7th
International and 43rd Annual ELTAI
Conference on The English Classroom: Experiments and Experiences.
Velamal Engineering College Chennai. 19-21st July 2012.
Paper: “How to Write
an Assignment?”
64.A One Day
Workshop on “Prescribed Text and the Teacher: Problems and Possibilities.”
G.Narayanamma Institute of Technology
and Science for Women. Shaikhpet, Hyderabad
1st
September 2012.
65.XV International
Conference on Media and Utopia:
Imagination, History , Technology. Allahabad University, Allahabad. 16-19 December
2012.
Paper: Using
Proverbs as a resource for Skills development in Multilingual Classrooms.
66. Regional Seminar
on English Language Education in Recent Times. GNITS, Shaikhpet, Hyderabad .
2-3 March 2013.
67.International
Teacher Educators Conference on English Language Teacher Education in a Diverse
Environment. 16-18 March 2013.
Hyderabad.
Paper: “Towards
Multilingual Methods and Materials.”
68. International
Conference on Liberating Learning. Gujurat Vidyapeeth. Ahmedabad. 7-9 June 2013.
Paper: “
Indigenizing ELE Materials.”
69. 8thInternational
and 44th Annual ELTAI Conference on 21st Century
Learners’-Learning Styles and Stragegies.SRM University.18-20th July
2013.
Workshop: “From
Mother tongue to Many Tongues: English Language Education in Multilingual
Contexts.”
70. 2- Day Workshop on “Joining the Conversation:
Writing for International Publications” 14-15th September, 2013.
GNITS. Hyderabad.
71. Celebratory Colloquium in ELT. EFL University,
Hyderabad 19 November 2013.
72. XIX International Conference on Translation.
Dept. of Mysore and Forum on Contemporary Theory. 15-18 December 2013.
73. International Conference of Dalit Literature and
Historiography. Dept. of English Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi.
19-21 December 2013.
74. National Seminar on Making the English Classroom More Inclusive. Dept. of English,
Nizam’s College, Hyderabad. 06-07 January 2014.
Paper: “ Blending the Oral with the Digital: Using
Technology as a Pre-reading strategy for the Junanga (Tribal) Learners to Teach
English” (with Harichandan Kar )
75.
International Teachers Educators Conference on Innovation in English
Language Education. Convention Centre, Navotel , Hyderabad 00007
February 21 to 23 , 2014.
77.
“From an Unlettered Audience to a Literate Learners:
Translating Tribal Folktales” Panel Discussion. International Conference of
Tribes in Transition. Santiniketan 12-13 March 2014.
78. “ A Translator’s Dilemma: Translating Tribal
Folktales.” 3 Day National Seminar on
Translating Oral/Folk Texts from Indian Languages into English” EFL University,
Hyderabad-500007.24-26 March 2014.
79.
A Symposium on ELT Research in India.
EFL University, Hyderabad-500007. 11
September 2014.
80.
Two-Day Need Based Course in Study
Skills. District Centre for English, Jajpur, Odisha 1-3 November 2014.
81.
International Seminar on “Which Way The Human Rights?: Treatment of Children,
Women , and Old People in Indian English and American Literatures.” 17-19
December, 2014.
Paper: “Fact. Fiction and Reality of Children’s
Plight: A Study of Mulk Raj Anand’s Coolie.”
International Seminar on Which Way the
Human Rights?: Treatment of Children, Women and Old People in Indian English
and American Literatures.” December 17-19, 2014, OUCIP, Hyderabad.
82.
XVII International Conference on Re-Imagining Theory: Towards New Horizons in
the Humanities and the Social Sciences. 21-24 December 2014. International
Centre, Goa.
Paper:
“ Vygotsky’s Theories of Learning g and Their Application in English
Language Education.”
83.Fifth
International Teacher Educator Conference 2015: Ensuring Quality in English
Language Education . Hyderabad, India. 27 February-01 Marh 2015.
Paper:
“The Stories of Success: Learning Strategies Used by High Achievers.”
84.
Two Day National Seminar on Tribal Narratives.27-28 March 2015. Dept. of
English. Central University Central University of Karnataka. Kalaburagi
(Gulbarga).
Paper:
“ Performing Rituals, Performing Identity: The Karma Festival of the Binjhals.”
85.International
Conference on English Language and Literature: Readings and Reflections. Dept.
of English, GITAM University, Hyderabad. 7-8 August 2015.
Chaired
a Session on Technology and English language
Education
86.
“English in Multilingual Contexts” A Talk Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. 8
October 2015. Invited lecture.
87.
“Folk Traditions of India.” ITP-51. EFLU, Hyderabad. 30 October 2015.
Invited lecture.
88.
“Law, Legacy and Hegemony: The Plight of the Denotified Criminal Tribes”
International Seminar on The Enigma of Law” EFL University, Hyderabad. 2-4
November 2015.
89. 11 International Conference on Language and
Development. 18-20 November. Hotel The
lalit . New Delhi
Paper:”
Contextualizing English Language Education”.
90.
International Conference on Words Words
Words: The Future of Literary Writing. 25-27. Dept. of English Literature,
EFLU, Hyderabad.
Chaired: Plenary
session –Words or World: Literary Writing in the Era of Globalization. Azim Siddiqui.
Creative Writing and the Classroom.
91.
XVIII International Conference on the Wider Significance of Nature. Forum on Contemporary Theory and Revenshaw
University, Cuttack , Odisha. 20-23 December 2015.
Paper:
“Nature, Poetics and Pedagogy: A Study of Rabindranath Tagore’s Writings.”
92.
Two Day international Seminar on Literature, Border and Identity. Dept. of
English and OMEL, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan 29February and 1 March , 2016.
Paper:”
Modernity, Identity and (Dis)Integration: A Study of Gopinath Mohanty’s Fiction
on the Tribals.”
93.
Five Day Workshop on Continuing Professional Development for English Language
Teachers.
School
of English Language Education 1-5 February 2016.
94.
National Conference on Epic in India organized by Centre of Comparative
Literature, University of Hyderabad. 24-26 August 2016.
Paper:
“Localizing the Epic: Integration of the Folk as a Device in Sarala’s
Mahabharata.”
.”Using
Stories in the Language Classroom.” Dept. of English, Bharatiar University, Coimbatore. 4 October 2016.
95.XIX International Conference on Materiality: Objects, Matter, Things, Doon
University, Dehra Dun.
18-21
December 2016.
Paper:”
Spiritual and the Material: Insights from Sarala’s Mahabharata.”
96.
Symposium on Unwritten Languages of
India. Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.26 February
2017.
Paper:
“Oral Traditions in Unwritten languages in the Face of Technology”
97. National
Seminar on Tribes in Transition. Dept. of English. Jamia Milia
University. New Delhi. 27-28 February 2017.
Paper:
“Issues in Translating Oral Traditions.”
98. A Course in Research Methodology and Thesis
Writing. NIT, Kurukshetra. 11-12 March
2017.
Presentation:
“ Writing and Publishing a Research
paper.”
99.
National Seminar on Translation in Multilingual India. Dept. of English Osmani
University, Hyderabad. 20 March 2017.
100. National Seminar on Translating Cultures.
Dept of English. Osmania University, Hyderabad. 21 March2017.
101.
Two Day Workshop on Research Method and Academic Writing. OP Jindal Global
University, Sonepat. 28-29 July 2017.
Session:
“Writing a Research Paper.”
102.
FCT International Conference on The
Humanities Across Cultures. Hotel Palm Beach Resort Gopalpur on Sea 17-20
December 2017.
Paper:
“ Lo(c )kalizing the Humanities Syllabi: Integrating the Folk to Expand the Contour.”
103.
International Conference on Indian Literature as World Literature: Past, Present and Future.
Dept. of Indian and World Literature.
EFL University, Hyderabad. 18-20 January 2018.
Chaired
a Session
104.International
Conference on Modernity and Tradition in
Epic Narrative: Recasting of the Mahabharata in Medieval and Modern Indian
Literature . Gandhi Nagar. April 15-16, 2018.
Paper:
“ Localizing the Epic: The Case of Sarala Mahabharata. “
105.
XXI International Conference on Revisiting Cosmoplolitanism at Hotel Chariot,
Puri 18-21 December 2018.
Paper
“ The Home and the World Dichotomy: Reading Tagore’s The Home and the World
as a Site of Cosmopolitanism.”
Chaired
a session
106.
Refresher Course in English. HRDC,
University of Hyderabad. 24
December 2018.
Topic: “ Teaching language through Literature.”
107.
Refresher Course in English. HRDC, Sambalpur University 24 January 2019.
Topic: “ Understanding Representation”
108. Refresher Course in English HRDC, Sambalpur
University 24 January 2019.
Topic:
“ Understanding Racial Stereotypes”
109.
Refresher Course in English, HRDC, Sambalpur university, 25 January 2019
Topic: “Racial Relationship in The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn.”
110. Refresher Course in English, HRDC, Sambalpur
University 25 January 2019
Topic:
“ Representation of Race in Conrad’s Heart
of Darkness.”
111. National Seminar on the Spiritual Teachings
of Swami Vivekananda. GITAM (Deemed University)
Hyderabad.
05 February 2019.
Topic:
“Spirituality in Education: A Scientific perspective.”
112.
National Conference on the unfinished legacies of Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar
organized by Vislavath Memorial Lalu
Naik Trust and OUCIP, Hyderabad 26-27 August 2019.
Paper: “The Jara of Sarala Das’s Mahabharata: Some
Ethical Issues.”
113.
Seminar: Mentoring Teacher
Researchers. British Council and EFL University Hyderabad-500007.
7
September 2019.
114. International Workshop-cum-Conference on
Creativity in Writing. EFL University,
Hyderabad-500007
9-14 December 2019.
116.
XXII International Conference on Global
South Cultural Production and Dialogue.”
Forum on Contemporary Theory,
Baroda. Hotel Minerva Grand, Hyderabad, 19-21 2019.
Paper: The Moving Story: A Study of Abhimanyu
Anat’s Lal Pasina.
115. International Conference on Multilingual
Education organized by EFLU and British Council. EFL University, Hyderabad. 10-12 February 2020.
116. National Webinar Series in ELT. Organized by
Dept. Of English, Hindustan University,
Chennai in association ELTAI, Kancheepuram, Chennai on12 May 2020. Invited Speech. “ Using Traditional Stories
in English Language Education.”
117. International
Webinar on “the Saga of Native American Indian Resistance through the Prism of Literature” organized by Central university of Himachal Pradesh,
Dharamshala. 7-9 July 2020. Invited Speech: “ T(w)o Path Finders: James
Fenimore Cooper and Gopinath Mohanty.”
118. Webinar Talk
organized by Episteme: Forum for
Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. Gorakhpur. Invited talk on “The
Role of Traditional Stories in ELT” 29
September 2020.
119.
International e-Conference on Migration,
Diaspora and Sustainable Development: Perspectives Policies, Opportunities and
Challenges. IGNOU. 3-5 November 2020.
Paper: A
Immigrant’s Journey Towards Excellence:
A Study of Kenneth R. Lalla’s “ I am a Dream for my Village.”
120.
National Webinar in Current Approaches in ELT organized by St. Francis College
for Women, Secunderabad on 6th November 2020. Invited Talk on “ Designing Courses,
Materials and Tasks.”
122.UGC
Refresher Course in ELT organized by JNTU, Hyderabad. Talk “ Integrating
Cultural Content into ELT” 13.11.2020
123.
UGC Refresher Course in ELT organized by JNTU, Hyderabad. Talk “ Using Parallel
Text in the Language Classroom.” 16.11.2020.
124.
UGC Refresher Course in ELT organized by JNTU, Hyderabad. Talk: “Teaching
Language through Literature.”
125.
XVII Annual conference of Rajasthan Association for Studies in English 28-29
November 2020.
Chaired
a Session of Plenary Talk by Professor
Deepa Chakravarty.
126.
An invited Talk on “ Connecting Contents: Exploring Parallel Texts in the Language Classroom.” ELTIF. 13 March 2021.
127.An
invited talk on “ Teaching Language
through Literature.” Sambalpur
University, Sambalpur.5 October 2021.
128.
An invited talk on “ The Role of
Traditional Stories in English Language Education” Dept. of English,
Utkalamani Gopabandhu College, Khamar, Odisha. 9.02.2021
129. An Invited talk on “ Teaching Language through Literature:
Parallel Texts in ELT” English Support
Mission Odisha 5th September
2021.
130.
An invited Talk: “Research in English Language and Literature: Writing and
Publishing a Research Paper.”7th November 2021.
131.
National Seminar on Learning and
Unlearning Tribal Culture” Janaki Devi Mahila College, Delhi University,
Delhi. 9-10 December 2021.
Paper: “Contextualizing English language Education:
Teaching English to the Tribal Learners.”
132.
Invited Talk: “Towards an Alternative
Approach to Assessment.” English Support Mission. 12 December 2021.
133.
An invited talk St Francis College for Women, Begumpet, Hyderabad. 13 December
2021.
Topic:
Materials Development in ELT.
134.Invited
talk: “Making an Effective Presentation” Dept. of English and Social Sciences.
Govt. College of Engineering, Bhabani
patina. Odisha. 28 December 2021.
135.
Invited Talk: “The Role of Traditional
Stories in English language Teaching.” ESM, Odisha. 16 January 2022.
136. International Conference on Teaching and
Research in English Language, SSN institute of Engineering, Chennai. 10-12
February 2022.
Paper: “Teaching English to Tribal Learners : A
multilingual Approach.” Co-author: Panchanan Duria.
137.
International Virtual Conference on Newer Perspectives on LSRW Practices. Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute
of Engineering, Bachupally, Hyderabad.
11-12 February 2022.
Paper:
“Towards an Alternative Approach to
Assessment”
138.
National Conference on SAMANTA CHANDRA SEKHARA AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE PURI, ODISHA
Conference Schedule 5 th and 6th of April, 202.
Plenary Talk: “Points of Comparison: Using Parallel Texts
for Language Development and Literary Appreciation.”
139.
International Online Seminar on “Translation as
Reconstitution Issues of Self, Canon, History and Memory in India.” Dept. of Translation Studies, Hyderabad. 9 th
to 12th May, 2022
140.
National Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in the Post-COVID Era from
Linguistics, Economic, Psychological and Sociological Perspectives. Dr NSAM
First Grade College, Bengalore.27-28 June 2022.
Key
Note: “ New Approach in New
Circumstances: Alternative Approach to Evaluation”
141. Invited Talk Refresher Course in English at HRD Centre,
JNTU, Hyderabad on 13 July 2022.
Topic:
“ Exploring Parallel Texts in ELT”
142.
Invited Talk in the Refresher Course in English Language Teaching at HRD
Centre, JNTU, Hyderabad on 16 July 2022.
Topic: “ Integration of Culture in English Language
Teaching.”
143.
Invited talk in the Faculty Development
programme organizedby Dept. of English and Foreign Languages, SRM University,
Ramapuram, Chennai. 22 August 2022.
Topic:
“ Writing and Publishing a Research
Paper in the humanities and ELT”.
144.
8th International assessment Conference
on Classroom –based Assessment in the New Normal and Beyond: Challenges and Possibilities, Chennai 26-28 October 2022.
Paper:
“ Getting Teachers Ready for a Major
Transformation in the Assessment practice: Perceptions of Teachers on
Alternative Forms of Assessment. “
145. international Conference on Globalizing the Asian
“Regional Literature: Socio-Cultural Perspectives” Centre for Comparative Literature. University of
Hyderabad. 14-16 September 2022.
Paper: “ The Swami and the Social
Reformer: A Study of Bhima Bhoi’s
Poetry.”
146.
International Conference on Waste Lands. Dept. of English Rabindra Bharai
University, Kolkata 15 Marh 2023.
Paper:
“The Reception of T.S. Eliot’s Waste Land in Odia Literature. “
147.Tribal Literature from North East India. Two-Day
National Conference on Indian
Subaltern Aesthetics: Comparative
Readings” Centre for Comparative Literature. 24-25 January 2024
148. “Traditional Stories, Modern issues and Ethical Answers.”
National ; Seminar on Philosophical Semantics and other Human Sciences. IIT
Bombay. December 8-10, 2023.
149.“Writing and Publishing a Research Paper:”
International Workshop on Academic Writing 1and 2 April 2024 Narsee Monjee
Institute of Management Studies., Hyderabad
150. “Assessment According to NEP2020.” NEP Orientation and Teacher Training
Programme UGC_ Malaviya Mission Teacher Training centre, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Gorakhpur University, Gorabkhpur, U.P.
151. XXVI Annual International Conference on Global
Capitalisms, Sterling Lake Palace, Alleppy, Kerala. March 13-15. 2024.
Paper: “ Towards Strengthening Gandhiji’s Swaraj: A
Study of Gangadhar Meher’s Short Poems.”
152.Two-day International Conference on Language education in Multilingual Contexts.
Dept. Of Materials Development, Testing and Evaluation, EFLU, Hyderabad. 26-27
July 2024.
153. Three
Day international Conference on
Whither Integrative Humanities? Paths and Challenges . Dept. of English
Literature. EFLU, Hyderabad. 28-30 July
2024. Chaired a session
154.”Reclaiming Roots: The Adivasi Question and the
Role of Media, Movements, Policy, and Politics in Development.” Ravenshaw University and CARD, Cuttack. 14-17
November 2024.
Paper: “Beyond the Classroom : Learning English By
Yourself”
155. Third HELE Conference, MANUU, Hyderabad. 29-30
January 2025.
Paper: “Mapping the history of English Textbook at the
High School Level in Odisha.”
156. XXVII Annual International FCT Conference on Migrations: Old and
New. Inder Residency, Udaipur. Dec 17-19
2024.
Paper: A View of
the Worksite Schools for Migrant Children.”
157. Two-Day Young Researchers’ Conference 2025
organized by the department of Training
and Development , EFLU, Hyderabad. 06-07 February 2025.
158. International Conference on Graphic narratives and Comics Studies as
World Literature Phenomena 12-14 February 2025. Chaired a session.
159.
National Seminar on English Studies in India: A Paradigm Shift in
Language and Literary Discourse.”
February 28-29, 2024.
Paper:
“Expanding the Contour of English Studies in India.”
160.
International
Conference on "Reinventing Disciplinarity through Indian
Philosophical Ethos" from 19th to 21st February 2025.
Chaired a
session
