Dr. Narinder K. Sharma

Contact Info
Dr. Narinder K. Sharma
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Assistant Professor, Department of English, School of Languages, Literature and Culture, Transit Hostel Building, Ground Floor, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401
Dr. Narinder K. Sharma

Assistant Professor 
Department of English
School of Languages, Literature and Culture

Qualification

PhD (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

Experience
Teaching Experience 

19 Years 

Research Area

Literature

Research Interests
  • South Asian Literature 
  • Phenomenology and Existentialism
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Partition Literature 
  • Critical and Cultural Theory

 

Courses Taught

PhD

  • Contemporary Cultural and Literary Theories
  • Partition Literature of South Asia

PG Level

  • Critical and Cultural Theory 
  • Indian English Literature
  • Discourse Analysis
  • British Fiction
  • Entrepreneurship 
Professional Affiliation
  • English Language Teachers’ Association of India
  • Association for English Studies of India 
  • Deluze and Guattari Studies in India Collective 
Publications
Papers
  1. “Signification of Duality in Anita Desai’s Voices in the City,” published in The IUP Journal of English Studies, Hyderabad (ISSN: 0973-3728), Vol. V, Nos. 1 & 2, 2010, pp. 50-57. [Indexed in Scopus].
  2. “Duality of Illusion and Reality in Desai’s In Custody,” published in CLCWeb: Comparative Literature & Culture of Purdue University Press, USA, Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2012, ISSN: 1481-4374, pp. 1-9. [Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science].
  3. “The Duality of the Diasporic Identity in Anita Desai’s Bye-Bye Blackbird,” published in Literary Voice: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 2277-4521), Number 13, Volume 1, March 2021, pp. 181-187. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  4. “Subversion of Stereotypical and Supremacist Structures in Gurdial Singh Parsa,” published in Literary Voice: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 2277-4521), Number 17, Volume 1, March 2022, pp. 99-106. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  5. (With Niharika). “Breaking Boundaries: Remapping Gendered Spaces through Resistance and Subversion in Shashi Deshpande's A Matter of Time,” published in Literary Voice: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 2277-4521), Number 23, Volume 1, September 2024, pp. 343-351. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  6. (With Hanna Binoy). “Freedom in Fragments: An Existential Reading of Jeet Thayil’s Narcopolis,” published in Literary Voice: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 2277-4521), Volume 25, Issue 1, September 2025, pp. 167-174. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  7. (With Raman). “From Anthropocene to Novacene: Reimagining Gaia and AI in Claire Buss's The Gaia Solution,” published in Literary Voice: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 2277-4521), Number 26, Vol. 1, March 2026 issue, pp. 10-16. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  8. (With Raman). “A Multidisciplinary Systematic Review of Gaia: From Mythical Earth Goddess to a Scientific Concept,” published in Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN: 2069-1025), Vol. 16, Issue 2, Fall Issue, 2025, pp. 115-125. [Indexed in Web of Science].
  9. (With Baljinder Singh Bal and Kanwaljeet Singh). “Equality, Equity, and Inclusion: Transgender Athletes’ Participation in Competitive Sports: A New Era,” published in Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research (ISSN: 2081-2221) by Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland, Vol. XLIX, 2010, pp. 85-88. [Indexed in Scopus].
  10. (With Raman). “Unleashing Gaia's Wrath: Phantasmagorical Reckonings in Claire Buss's The Gaia Project," published in Humanities and Social Sciences: A Multidisciplinary Approach, Ed. India: Taylor and Francis, 2026, ISBN: 978-1-041-29925-7, pp. 250-255. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003771937. [Indexed in Scopus].
  11. (With Niharika). “Sexual Politics and Textual Praxis: Deconstructing Ruskin Bond’s The Sensualist: A Cautionary Tale,” published in Annals of the Bhadarkar Oriental Research Institute (ISSN: 0378-1143), Volume C1, Issue-4, 2024, pp. 167-172. [A UGC Care-Listed Group I Journal].
  12. “Polemics of Assertion: Unraveling the Dynamics of Contestation and Self-Creation in Dalip Kaur Tiwana's Air Wair Mildian (Twilight),” published in Indian Literature: Sahitya Akademi's Journal (ISSN: 0019-5804), Jan-Feb 2025 (345), pp. 137-145. [A UGC Care-Listed Journal].
  13. “Rethinking Nature, Solitude, and Entanglement: Barad's Agential Realism in Anita Desai's Fire on the Mountain," published in the 11th volume (New Series) of Research and Criticism (ISSN: 2229-3639), Sep. 2025, pp. 36-44 (Banaras Hindu University Publication). [A UGC Care-Listed Journal]
  14. (With Raman). “The Gaia Awakening: A Literary Reading of Nature's Call to Action in Claire Buss's The Gaia Effect,” accepted for publication in the forthcoming issue of Literature and Aesthetics (ISSN 2278-523X). [A UGC Care-Listed Journal].
  15. (With Raman). “Stories of Living Earth – In Conversation with Claire Buss.” Muse India: The Literary e-Journal, Issue 127, May–June 2026. Interview with Claire Buss.
  16. “Signification of Desire in Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting,” published in The Pragati’s English Journal, Jalandhar, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2007, ISSN: 0975-4091, pp. 21-36.
  17. “Thematics of East-West Encounter in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s A Backward Place,” published in The Pragati’s English Journal, Jalandhar, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2008, pp. 63-71.
  18. “Cross-cultural Codes in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s A Backward Place,” published in The Pragati’s English Journal, Jalandhar, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 63-71, December 2008.
  19. “Dialectics of Desire in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock,” published in Creative Writing & Criticism: An International Journal of English Studies, Sikandrabad (Uttar Pradesh, India), Vol. No. VI, No. 1, 2008, pp. 118-123.
  20. (With Loveleen Kaur). “Interplay of Negation & Affirmation in Saul Bellow’s Dangling Man,” published in Reflections (ISSN 0973-046X), Vol. VII, No. 1&2, 2008, pp. 113-125.
  21. (With Binod Mishra). “Signification of Cultural Crosscurrents in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Heat and Dust,” published in Seva Bharti Journal of English Studies: A Refereed Journal, Medinipur (West Bengal). Vol. V, 2009, pp. 79-89.
  22. “Rainbow Redemption: New Bearings in Indian English: A Review,” published in Punjab Journal of English Studies (ISSN: 0973-2482), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Vol. XXIII, 2009, pp. 120-122.
  23. (With Binod Mishra). “Self-Assertion and Affirmation in Saul Bellow’s The Victim,” published in The ICFAI University Journal of American Literature, Hyderabad (ISSN: 0974-6579), Vol. III, Nos. 1&2, 2010, pp. 49-55.
  24. (With Shikha Sharma). “Dialectics of Negation and Affirmation in Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day,” published in Contemporary Discourse: An International Journal, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Jan. 2011, ISSN: 0976-3686, pp. 261-265.
  25. “Interpreting the Dialectics of Duality in Anita Desai’s Clear Light of the Day,” published in The Labyrinth, Vol. 2 No. 2, April 2011, ISSN: 0976-0814, pp. 16-25.
  26. (With Rohit Phutela). “Neocolonial and Ecocritical Poetics in Margaret Atwood’s Surfacing,” published in Contemporary Discourse, Vol. 2, Issue 2, July 2011, ISSN: 0976-3686, pp. 302-306.
  27. “Iconoclasm of Decolonization: Wole Soyinka’s A Dance of Forests and Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Petals of Blood,” published in The Pragati’s English Journal, Vol. ix, no. ii, December 2011, ISSN: 0975-4091, pp. 58-64.
  28. “The Dialectics of Postmodernism in Hari Kunzru’s The Impressionist,” published in Research Drops, Vol. 1, Issue 1, March 2011, ISSN: 02231-105X, pp. 242-255.
  29. “T. S. Eliot’s The Cocktail Party: A Case of Alienation in the Union of Marriage,” published in Reflections, Vol. X, Jan-July 2011, ISSN: 0973-046X, pp. 167-174.
  30. “Post-colonial Preoccupations in Ngugi’s Narrative: A Study of Petals of Blood and Matigari,” published in Creative Writing and Criticism, Vol. ix, No. 1, October 2011, ISSN: 0975-2390, pp. 83-91.
  31. “Creative Writing as a Tool for Teaching Effective Writing Skills,” published in JELL: A Refereed Journal, Vol. VI No. 1, June 2012, ISSN: 0975-6930, pp. 81-88.
  32. “Reframing the Motif of Social Initiation in Desai’s Where Shall We Go This Summer?” published in Counterview: A Peer-Reviewed International Research Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 2, Part III, 2012, ISSN: 2277-775X, pp. 63-69.
  33. “Interpreting the Dialectics of Duality in Anita Desai’s Clear Light of the Day,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 3 No. III, September 2012, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 1-9.
  34. “Dialectics of Lack & Desire & Signification of Cultural Codes in Anita Desai’s Fasting, Feasting,” published in Aesthetica, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, ISSN: 2278-2990, pp. 118-130.
  35. “Decoding Alienation in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock,” published in Ambrosia, Vol. 2, 2012, ISSN: 2249:4499, pp. 27-31.
  36. “Signification of Diasporic Realities in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss,” published in Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature across the World, Vol. 3 NO.1, Jan-June 2013, ISSN: 2229-4600, pp. 101-112.
  37. “Buddhist Motifs in the Poetry of Som P. Ranchan,” published in Yashashri: An International Journal of English Language & Literature, Vol. VI, Issue 1, April-June 2013, ISSN: 2319-5851, pp. 90-97.
  38. “Decoding the Feminist Patterns in Shashi Deshpande’s The Binding Vine,” published in The Langlit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2014, ISSN: 2349-5189, pp. 442-447.
  39. “Alone on My Boat on Sea: Re-reading the Problematics of the Imprisoned Self and the Existentialist Ambivalence in Anita Desai’s Fire on the Mountain,” published in Indraprasth (ISSN 2278-7208), Volume 3 No. III, 2014, pp. 117-128.
  40. “Problematics of Hostland & Homeland: Interrogating the Diasporic Space,” published in The Literati: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English Language & Literature, Vol. Special Issue, June 2016, ISSN: 2248:9576, pp. 160-168.
  41. “Duality of Hostland (Routes) and Homeland (Roots) in Anita Desai’s Bye-Bye Blackbird,” published in The Indian Journal of English Studies, Vol. LIV, 2017, ISSN-0537-1988, pp. 224-238.
  42. “Postcolonial Reconstruction of the Ambivalent Diasporic Space: An Assessment,” published in The Pragati’s English Journal, Vol. 17, no. 1, June 2017, ISSN: 0975-4091, pp. 43-52.
  43. (With Srishti). “Ideological Intersections in the Black Panther Party and the Indian Dalit Panthers,” published in The Scholastic Forum: A Refereed Research Journal, Vol. 3 No. 1&2, March & September 2017, ISSN: 2395-0889, pp. 148-155.
  44. (With Srishti). “My People Are Rising: Through a Critical Lens,” published in The Literati: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Devoted to English Language & Literature, Volume 7 (Summer & Winter), 2017, ISSN 2248-9576, pp. 9-13.
  45. (With Kiran Deep Singh). “Anti-orient Equation in Gurdial Singh’s The Last Flicker,” published in The Literati: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Devoted to English Language & Literature, Volume 7 (Summer & Winter), 2017, ISSN 2248-9576, pp. 42-49.
  46. “Interpreting the Duality of the Self and the Other in Anita Desai’s Where Shall We Go This Summer?” published in The Literati: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Devoted to English Language & Literature, Volume 7 (Summer & Winter), 2017, ISSN 2248-9576, pp. 116-136.
  47. “Decoding the Duality of the Self and the Other in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 8, Issue-II, April 2017, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 257-277.
  48. “Problematics of Hostland (Routes) and Homeland (Roots): Interrogating the Diasporic Space,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 8, Issue-III, June 2017, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 896-906.
  49. (With Srishti). “Gender Dynamics: Struggle of Women in the Black Panther Party,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 8, Issue III, June 2017, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 907-916.
  50. (With Kiran Deep Singh). “Anti-orient Equation in Gurdial Singh’s The Last Flicker,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 8, Issue-IV, August 2017, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 052-059.
  51. (With Dr. Manoj Kumar). “Strategies to Unlock and Reopen Schools and Colleges in India Amidst the Pandemic: An Appraisal,” published in University News: A Weekly Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 58, No. 40, 2020, ISSN: 0566:2257, pp. 9-11.
  52. “De-sexualising Identities: Codes of Resistance in Tanuja Desai Hildier's Born Confused,” published in Litcult: A Journal of Literary and Cultural Discourse (ISSN 3049-1266), Vol. 1, No. 2, 2024, pp. 13-21.
  53. “Fragmentation and Fluidity: A Study of Diasporic Space in Amitav Ghosh's The Circle of Reason,” published in The Langlit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal (ISSN: 2349-5189), Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2025, pp. 88-93.
  54. (With Srishti). “Mapping Revolutionary Consciousness: A Study of Reginald Major's A Panther in a Black Cat,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 16, Issue-2, April 2025, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 953-963.
  55. (With Niharika). “Afrocentricity, Pan-Africanism, and Creole Identity in the Poetry of E.W. Brathwaite,” published in The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 16, Issue-2, April 2025, ISSN: 0976-8165, pp. 1071-1082.
  56. (With Raman). “From Ancient Myth to Modern Message: The Timeless Relevance of Gaia in Imogen Greenberg's Gaia: Goddess of Earth,” published in New Literaria: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (ISSN: 2582-7375), Vol. 6, No. 1, 2025, pp. 10-17.
  57. “Decoding the Interplay of Speculation and Materialism in Jhumpa Lahiri's Narratives,” published in Cultural Landscapes of the Diaspora: Identity, Integration, and Influence, Ed. India: National Press Associates, 2024. ISBN: 978-81-19674-37-4, pp.1-6.
  58. “Roots and Resonance: The African Paradigm of Afrocentricism,” published in International Journal of Literature and Social Sciences (ISSN: 2456-7620), Vol. 10, No. 1, 2025, pp. 153-158.
  59. “Decoding the Echoes of Indenture: The Intersection of Biopower and Diaspora in Satendera Nandan's Poetry,” published in Literary Herald (ISSN: 2454:3365), Vol. 10, Issue 5, Feb. 2025, pp. 250-257.
  60. “The Politics of Gendered Identities: Reassessing Hegemonic Masculinity,” published in Re-markings: A Biannual Refereed International Journal of English Letters (0972-611X), Vol. 24, No. 2, September 2025, pp. 82-90.
  61. (With Hanna Binoy). “Becoming Authentic: A Sartrean Reading of Anjum Hasan's The Cosmopolitans,” International Journal of Literature and Social Sciences (ISSN: 2456-7620), Vol. 10, No. 3, 2025, pp. 236-241.
  62. (With Niharika). “Echoes of Africa: Negritude, Afrocentricity, and Identity in Derek Walcott's Poetry,” published in Creative Flight Journal (ISSN 2582-6158), Vol. 6, No. 2 (April 2025), pp. 114-125.
  63. “Being-for-Others: Sartre's Ontology of Self, Other, and the Look,” published in Research Journal of English (ISSN 2456-2696), Vol. 10, Issue 2 (June 2025), pp. 498-505. DOI: 10.36993/RJOE.2025.10.2.505
  64. “Mapping Ideology and Hegemony in Marxist, Althusserian, and Gramscian Thought,” published in New Academia Journal (ISSN 2347-2073), Vol. XIV, Issue II, April 2025, pp. 11-17.
  65. “Power, Resistance, and Subjectivity: A Foucauldian Perspective,” published in Literary Cognizance: An International Peer-Reviewed Journal (ISSN: 2395-7522), Vol. 5, Issue 4, 2025, pp. 36-42.
  66. (With Raman). “Literary Symbiosis: Shared Foundations of Indian Knowledge Systems and Western Literary Concepts,” published in Indian Knowledge System and Contemporary Social Order (ISBN: 978-93-6729-086-6), Ed. India: Indu Book Services Pvt. Ltd., 2025.
  67. (With Srishti). “Revolutionary Suicide: Huey P. Newton's Vision of Black Liberation”, published in Litcult: A Journal of Literary and Cultural Discourse (ISSN 3049-1266), Vol. 2, No. 1, 2025, pp. 13-24.
  68. “Trauma, Fragmentation, and the Child’s Psyche in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things,” published in The Creative Launcher (ISSN: 2455-6580), Vol. 10, Issue 3, June 2025, pp. 55-63. [Indexed in Routledge ERA and MLA].
  69. “Witnessing Partition: Trauma, Memory, and History in Khushwant Singh’s Fiction”, published in Shanlax International Journal of English (E-ISSN: 2582-3531), Vol. 13, Issue 4, September 2025, pp. 1-10. [Indexed in MLA, Ulrichsweb, and ERIHPLUS].
  70. (With Ajmal Musharaf). “Toxic Entanglements and Posthuman Ethics: A Baradian Reading of Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People”, published in Shanlax International Journal of English (E-ISSN: 2582-3531), Vol. 13, Issue 4, September 2025, pp. 63-69. [Indexed in MLA, Ulrichsweb, and ERIHPLUS].
  71. “Urban Fiction and the Criminaloid Imagination in Contemporary Indian English Fiction”, published in Bridging Literature and Social Sciences: A Critical Overview, Ed. India: National Press Associates, October 2025. ISBN: 978-93-7343-526-8.
  72. “Enhancing English Language Learning through Digital Tools at the Graduate Level”, published in Cornucopia: A Peer-reviewed Journal of Language and Literature (ISSN 2395-079X), Vol. 9, 2025, pp. 15-21.
  73. “Narrating Resistance: Postcolonial Power, Discourse, and Subaltern Agency in Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance and Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger” published in transcript: An e-Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies (e-ISSN Online: 2582-9858), Vol. 5, Issue 2, December 2025, pp. 67-82.
  74. (With Raman). “Myth, AI, and the Digital Kalyuga: The Portrayal of Virtual Kali and Predictive Algorithms in the Web Series Asur”, published in The Global Research Mosaic, Ed. India: Research Beacon Publication, 2025. ISBN: 978-81-992843-3-3.
  75. (With Medha Nigam). “Remembering Partition: Literature Across Testimony, Oral Histories, and Postmemory”, published in Creative Saplings (ISSN 0974-536X), Vol. 4, No. 12, 2025, pp. 1-13.

Books

  1. Sharma, Narinder K., and Pankaj Bhambri, editors. The Algorithmic Canon: AI, Datafication, and the Future of Literary and Cultural Studies. Forthcoming with Routledge (Taylor & Francis).
  2. Sharma, Narinder K., ed. Fiction: Memory, Mobility, and Posthuman Imagination. Forthcoming with Pencraft International, New Delhi.
  3. Authored a Book titled The Novels of Anita Desai: A Duality Perspective, published by Pencraft International, New Delhi, 2018. ISBN: 978-93-82178-24-8.
  4. Authored a Book titled Signification of Desire: A Study of Selected Novels of Anita Desai, published by Lambert, Germany, 2012. ISBN: 978-3-659-26006-3.
  5. Co-edited (with Binod Mishra) a book titled Renaissance of Nativity: Contemporary Indian Literature in English, published by Adhyanan Publishers, New Delhi, 2019. ISBN: 978-93-88804-11-0.
  6. Edited a Book titled Contemporary Literary Conflations: A Compendium of Literary Essays, published by Between Lines Publishers, Patiala, 2014. ISBN: 978-81-926564-1-0.
  7. Edited a Book titled Proceedings of a National Seminar on Communication and Soft Skills: The Emerging Paradigms, published by Excel Publishers, New Delhi, 2010. ISBN 978-81-926564-1-0.
Research Guidance

PhD Awarded/Submitted

  1. Seema Bansal Somani. The Discourse of Transgression: A Comparative Study of the Selected Novels of Anita Nair, Manju Kapur and Tanuja Desai Hidier. Registration No. 1321001. Faculty of English. IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala.
  2. Srishti. Autobiographical Narratives of Black Panthers: The Representation of Counterculture in America. Registration No. 1421001. Faculty of English, IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala.
  3. Raman. Literary and Cinematic Representations of Gaia in the 21st Century: Comparative Critique of Claire Buss’s The Gaia Collection and R. Rathindran Prasad’s Boomika. Registration No. 2121002. Faculty of Social & Human Sciences, IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. (Submitted)

PhD (In Progress)

S. No. Name of the Scholar Reg. Number Topic 
1.  Medha Nigam 25phdeng02 Yet to be finalised.
2. Avani 25phdeng03 Yet to be finalised.
3. Vishu 25phdeng04 Yet to be finalised.

PG Guidance

S. No. Name of the Student Batch Topic Status
1. Gopika A. S.
(23MAENGS49)		 2023–25 Reframing Gendered Hegemony toward Counter-Hegemony: A Study of Dalip Kaur Tiwana’s Twilight and K. R. Meera’s Hangwoman Completed
2. Hanna Binoy
(23MAENGS37)		 2023–25 Absurdity, Freedom, and the Quest for Authenticity in Jeet Thayil’s and Anjum Hasan’s Selected Works Completed
3. Ajmal Musharaf
(23MAENGS09)		 2023–25 Materiality and Agency in Contemporary Eco-Fiction: Reading Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Latitudes of Longing Completed
4. Anushruti Gorai
(23MAENGS30)		 2023–25 Negotiating Identity and Belonging: A Comparative Analysis of Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and Veena Rao’s Purple Lotus Completed
5. Shradhashree Behera
(24MAENGS13)		 2024–26 Surveillance Capitalism and Commodifying the Subconscious: A Study of Dave Eggers’s The Circle and Laila Lalami’s The Dream Hotel Completed
6. Irfan Ali Ahammed E.
(24MAENGS25)		 2024–26 Intra-active Ontologies: A Baradian Study of Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide and Gun Island Completed
7. Sharda Kumari
(24MAENGS30)		 2024–26 Life-Writing as Resistance: A Study of Vasant Moon’s Growing Up as an Untouchable in India and Balbir Madhopuri’s Changiya Rukh Completed
8. Jashvant M. S.
(24MAENGS31)		 2024–26 Affective Economies of Neoliberal Desire and Disillusionment beyond Class/Caste in the Fiction of Preti Taneja and Mohsin Hamid Completed
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
Conference/Seminar Attended (Presentations)
  1. “Dialectics of Shifting Paradigms in Interpreting the Relational Implications of Women & Technology” at an International Conference on Social Sciences & Humanities organised by IEDRC, Singapore, on Feb. 26-28, 2011.
  2. “A Postcolonial Reading of Anita Desai’s A Zigzag Way” at a National Seminar on ‘Postcolonial Literatures and Theories After 1990’ held at Punjabi University Patiala, Deptt. of English, February 26-27, 2007.
  3. “Tracing the Inter-relationship between Media & Common Man” at an International Seminar on “Media: A Social Perspective” held at Punjabi University Patiala, March 11-13, 2007.
  4. “Re-reading Swami Vivekananda’s East-West Synthesis Limning in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s A Backward Place” at an International Conference on Arise, Awake and Stop Not: Reflections on Swami Vivekananda’s Global Thought, organised by Rayat-Bahra Institute of Engineering & Nanotechnology, Hoshiarpur, on February 6-7, 2015.
  5. “Interpreting Dualistic Hyphenation in Anita Desai’s In Custody” at an International Conference on English Language & Literary Studies organised by HMV, Jalandhar, on March 9-10, 2012.
  6. “Personality Theories: An Overview” at a National Conference on Health, Sports and Society organised by the Indian Association of Health & Fitness on December 3-4, 2011, at Jalandhar.
  7. “Duality in the fiction of Anita Desai: Cry, the Peacock and Voices in the City” at a UGC-sponsored seminar on Postcolonialism and Indian Literatures organised by A S College Khanna on Nov. 18-19, 2010.
  8. “Sociological Issues in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock” at an International Conference on Sociology of Law organised by Central University of H.P. on Sep. 10-12, 2011.
  9. “Fragmentation of Woman’s Experience in Desai’s Where Shall We Go This Summer?” at a UGC-sponsored seminar on Postmodern World Fiction organized by LKC for Women, Jalandhar, on Feb. 28-29, 2012.
  10. “Issues in Communication Theory” at a National Seminar on Problems in Communication organised by GNE Ludhiana on March 20, 2009.
  11. “Interpreting the Dialectics of Environment and Society” at an International Conference on Environmental Challenges: A Global Concern, organised by KMV Jalandhar on Oct. 15-16, 2010.
  12. “Skilling Creative Writing” at the UGC Sponsored National Conference organised by SDSPM College for Women Rayya on Sep. 18th, 2010.
  13. “A Psychoanalytical Reading of Desai’s Fire on the Mountain” at the UGC Sponsored National Conference on Voice & Vision of Women Writers in Indian English Literature, organised by SD College Jalandhar on April 4, 2015.
  14. “Quality Management in Technical Education” at the 3rd National Conference-2007 on “Managing Change for Organisational Excellence” on December 1, 2007, organised by Gian Jyoti Institute of Mgt. & Technology, Mohali.
  15. “Role of Technology in Language Proficiency” at an International Conference on Future and Challenges of Computational and Integrated Sciences organised by HMV Jalandhar on Nov. 7-8, 2014.
  16. “Role of Women in Technology-Enabled Society” at a National Conference on Innovative Developments in Engineering Applications organised by Bhai Gurdas Institute of Engineering & Technology, Sangrur, on March 2-3, 2007.
  17. “Decoding Strategies for Sustainable Development” at a National Conference on Technical Education in a Globalised Environment” organised by SBBSIET, Jalandhar, on Feb. 25-26, 2005.
  18. “Interpreting the Relational Dynamics of Technology & Environment” at a National Conference on “Challenges & Opportunities in Information Technology” held at RIMT-Institute of Engineering & Technology, Punjab, March 23rd, 2007.
  19. “Re-reading the Trajectories of Dalit Experience: A Study of Kamble’s The Prions We Broke” at a National Conference on Institutionalising Dalit Studies in India organised by SD Arya Mahila College Dinanagar on Sep. 27, 2016.
  20. “Entrepreneurship Development: A Perspective” at a National Seminar on “Entrepreneurship Development: A Perspective & Management Skills” organized by LKC for Women Jalandhar on Sep. 27, 2014.
  21. “Contextualising Diaspora: An Assessment” at an International Conference on Diaspora Studies organised by HMV College, Jalandhar, on January 27-28, 2017.
  22. “From Input to Outcome-Based Education: A Necessity to Build New Competencies” at a National Seminar on Higher Education for Development & Role of Teachers organised by Bhartiya Shikshan Mandal (Regd.) in collaboration with GSSDGS Khalsa College, Patiala, on July 16, 2017.
  23. "Fragmented Homes and Fluid Identities: A Study of Diasporic Consciousness in Amitav Ghosh's The Circle of Reason" at a National Conference on Indian Ethos in Indian Writings, organised in blended mode by the School of Languages, Central University of Kashmir, on October 24-25, 2024.
  24. "Enhancing English Language Learning through Digital Tools at the Graduate Level" at an ICSSR-sponsored National Seminar on Artificial Intelligence and the English Language Learning Landscape in Punjab organised by SD College for Women on March 22, 2025.
  25. (With Raman). "Literary Symbiosis: Shared Foundations of Indian Knowledge Systems and Western Literary Concepts" at the International Conference on Indian Knowledge System: From Glorious Past to Bright Future, organised by IKG PTU, Kapurthala, on April 4, 2025.
  26. (With Raman). "Unleashing Gaia's Wrath: Phantasmagorical Reckonings in Claire Buss’s The Gaia Project" at the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approach to Humanities and Social Sciences (MDAHSS 2025), organised by Noida International University, UP, on June 17–18, 2025.
  27. (With Raman). "Waste and Non-Human Resilience in a Futuristic World: An Ecocritical Reading of The Gaia Collection" during the 1st International Conference on Transforming the Anthropocene World through New Humanities: Culture, Identity, Sustainability and Law, organised by the University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, on September 6-7, 2025.
  28. (With Raman). "Myth, AI, and the Digital Kaliyuga: The Portrayal of Virtual Kali and Predictive Algorithms in the Web Series Asur", during the 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Multidisciplinary Research 2025 (ICROM 4.0 2025), organised by Eudoxia Research University, USA, and Eudoxia Research Centre, Bangalore, on September 27-28, 2025.
  29. Best Paper Award for “Fragmented Selves and Diasporic Routes in Amitav Ghosh’s Selected Fiction” at the 5th International Conference on Contemporary Perspectives in English Language, Literature, and Cultural Studies, organised by Chandigarh University, Punjab, in collaboration with Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, on September 26-27, 2025.
  30. (With Raman). “Villain or Vigilante? Deconstructing Dark Feminism and Cinematic Violence in the film Maargan” at the International Seminar on Gender and Society: A Global Perspective, organised by Noida International University, Greater Noida, on September 30, 2025.
  31. (With Raman). “Ecological Hamartia: Interpreting the Film Boomika as an Eco-tragedy” at the International Multidisciplinary Conference on Global Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Education & Environmental Sustainability, organised by SPNKS Government PG College Dausa Rajasthan, on November 24-25, 2025.
  32. (With Medha Nigam). “Postmemory as Feminist Praxis: Negotiating Patriarchal Inheritances in South Asian Women’s Narratives of Nation and Partition” at the International Conference on Plural Pasts, Shared Futures: Global Literary Interconnections, organised by Osmania University Hyderabad, on November 26-27, 2025.
  33. (With Raman). “Nature Abandoned, Nature Remembered: Locating Ecological Diaspora in Claire Buss’s The Gaia Collection” at the ICSSR Sponsored International Conference on Disaster and Its Afterlife, organised by Dhupguri Girls’ College West Bengal, on December 1-4, 2025.
  34. “Partition, Polyphony and Protest: A Dialogic-Affective Reading of Saadat Hasan Manto’s Toba Tek Singh” at the Planet Langlit 2026, hosted by Green University, Bangladesh, on January 15-16, 2026.
  35. (With Raman). “Gaia’s Gaze: A Cinematic Representation of Earth as Myth and Science in Eco-Fable Boomika” at the Planet Langlit 2026, hosted by Green University, Bangladesh, on January 15-16, 2026.
  36. (With Raman). “Fungal Minds and Planetary Codes: Critical Reading of Jaco Bouwer’s Gaia as an Algorithmic Text” at the 2nd South Asian Exchanges International Conference on Arts and Culture in South Asia held from January 23 to 25, 2026.
  37. (With Avani). “Tidal Entanglements: Oceanic Matter, Memory, and Meaning in Posthuman Ecocriticism” at the International Conference on The Ocean Speaks Back: Ecological Resistance and Cultural Crisis in the South Asian Anthropocene, organised by Akal University, on February 19-20, 2026.
  38. “Remembering the unrecorded” at the International Conference on Decolonising English Literary Studies: Indigenous Epistemologies, Counter-narratives, and Knowledge Futures, organised by the Central University of Haryana, on April 30 to May 1, 2026.

Faculty Development Programmes, Workshops, Training Programmes & Refresher Courses

  1. A five-day FDP on “Research Methods for English Studies” held during 10th–14th June 2024, organised by the Department of Languages, Presidency University, Karnataka.
  2. One-day National Level Workshop on NEP 2020: A Workshop for Educators on 15 March 2024 organised by the Central University of Kashmir, J&K.
  3. AICTE-recognised short-term course of one week duration titled “Preparing SAR for Accreditation” at NITTTR, Chandigarh, from 20.11.2017 to 24.11.2017.
  4. UGC sponsored “Refresher Course” at UGC-HRDC at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, from 26.05.2017 to 15.06.2017, securing Grade A.
  5. 3-Day Workshop on “Quality Initiatives in Technical Education Institutions” organised by Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, from 24.12.2015 to 26.12.2015.
  6. NBA Sponsored One-Day Awareness Workshop on “Outcome-Based Education and Accreditation” jointly organised by NITTTR Chandigarh, IKG PTU Kapurthala, and MRSPTU Bathinda on 21.01.2017.
  7. UGC sponsored “General Orientation Course” at Academic Staff College of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, from 8.5.2010 to 4.6.2010, securing Grade A.
  8. UGC sponsored “Refresher Course” at Academic Staff College of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, from 29.05.2012 to 18.06.2012, securing Grade A.
  9. AICTE/MHRD sponsored “Enhancing Organisational Competitiveness in the Era of Globalisation & Liberalisation” from January 4th, 2010, to January 9th, 2010, organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.
  10. AICTE/MHRD sponsored “Managerial and Communicative Skills in the Era of Globalisation” from July 21st to 31st, 2009, organised by Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal, Distt. Sangrur.
  11. AICTE/MHRD TEQIP sponsored “Organisational & Industrial Communication” from 20th to 30th July 2016, organised by Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Longowal, Distt. Sangrur.
  12. AICTE/MHRD sponsored “Role of Communication Skills & Leadership in Corporate World” from June 26th to July 3rd, 2009, organised by QIP Centre of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
  13. “Effective Quality Upgradation Assistance for Technical Education” from January 6th to 8th, 2009, organised by Equate at DAVIET, Jalandhar.
  14. MHRD sponsored STTP on “Improving Industry-Institute Interaction” from 25.1.2005 to 27.1.2005, organised by NITTTR, Chandigarh.
  15. MHRD-sponsored QIP Programme on “Enhancing Effectiveness of Classroom Teaching through Soft Skills” from 10.06.2013 to 14.06.2013, organised by IIT Roorkee.
  16. Workshop on “Teaching Translated Texts” during the International Story Festival (Katha Utsav), New Delhi, on January 4, 2004.
  17. Webinar on "ELT & AI: The Big Questions," organised by Cambridge University Press and Assessment on March 12, 2024.
  18. Workshop on "Outcome Based Education," organised by IQAC, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, on February 6-7, 2025.
  19. Workshop on "Pedagogy to Promote Design and Entrepreneurship," organised by Dr B R Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar in collaboration with IIITDM, Kancheepuram, on March 24-25, 2025.
  20. National Webinar on "Interdisciplinary Research on Memory Studies," organised by JGND Punjab State Open University, Patiala, on March 26, 2025.
  21. One-day Training Program under the Rashtriya Karmayogi: Large Scale Jan Seva Programme at CUP, Bathinda, on September 2, 2025.
  22. Faculty Induction Programme on Guru Dakshta, conducted by UGC-MMTTC, Central University of Himachal Pradesh, from 28.01.2026 to 24.02.2026, securing Grade A.

ONLINE CERTIFICATIONS

  1. LinkedIn Learning: Being Positive at Work
  2. LinkedIn Learning: Communicating with Charisma
  3. LinkedIn Learning: Creating and Delivering Presentations
  4. LinkedIn Learning: Developing a Learning Mindset
  5. LinkedIn Learning: Focus on the Now
  6. LinkedIn Learning: How to advocate for yourself
  7. LinkedIn Learning: Leadership Mindsets
  8. LinkedIn Learning: Mastering Communications as a leader
  9. LinkedIn Learning: Customer-centric communication
  10. LinkedIn Learning: Interpersonal Communication
  11. LinkedIn Learning: Increasing Productivity and Focus
  12. LinkedIn Learning: Skills to build stronger human relations at work
  13. LinkedIn Learning: Speaking confidently and effectively
  14. LinkedIn Learning: Strategy
  15. LinkedIn Learning: The Key to good communication
  16. LinkedIn Learning: The leap to leader
  17. LinkedIn Learning: Three pillars to Communicating
  18. LinkedIn Learning: Tips for better business communication
  19. LinkedIn Learning: Tips for more inclusive language
  20. LinkedIn Learning: Using questions to foster critical thinking
  21. LinkedIn Learning: Writing e-mails
  22. LinkedIn Learning: Writing formal business letters
  23. LinkedIn Learning: Writing like the masters of persuasion
  24. LinkedIn Learning: Writing with proper punctuation
Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Organised
  1. Organised IKGPTU-sponsored National Seminar on “Communication & Soft Skills” on September 5, 2010, at DAVIET, Jalandhar
  2. Organised an IKGPTU-sponsored FDP titled “Quality Teaching Strategies for Outcome-Based Education” from January 1 to 12, 2017, at DAVIET, Jalandhar
  3. Organised an Online Seminar titled “The Philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre: An Introduction” by Dr Susi Ferrarello, Associate Professor at California State University, USA, on 23 October, 2024
  4. Organised an Online Seminar titled “Identity in Motion: Critiquing Gender(s) in the Diaspora Space” by Dr Inderpal Grewal, Professor at Yale University, USA, on 28 August 2025
Invited Talks/ Resource Person
1. “The Importance of English in the Present World” at Government College, Ajnala, on April 11, 2015.
2. “Cultural Identity and Globalization” at the Adesh Institute of Engineering & Technology, Faridkot, on March 9, 2005.
3. “Role of Audio-visual Aids in Effective Teaching” at Adesh Institute of Engineering & Technology, Faridkot, on March 9, 2005.
4. “The Art of GD” at Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women, Jalandhar, on September 26-27, 2012.
5. “Communicative English: An Overview” at a PTU-sponsored FDP at Malout Institute of Management and Information Technology, Malout, on July 26, 2011.
6. “Reinterpreting Education Paradigm in the 21st Century” at IKG Punjab Technical University Sponsored FDP on Importance of Education & Innovative Methods of Teaching on June 25, 2015, held at CEM College of Engg. & Technology, Kapurthala in collaboration with PITTTR Jalandhar.
7. “How to Celebrate the Festival of Lights” at Prasar Bharti All India Radio at the Jalandhar Centre on 09.11.2012.
8. “Strategies of Effective Pronunciation” at Lyallpur Khalsa College Jalandhar on April 22, 2015.
9. “Personality Development: An Overview” at Lyallpur Khalsa College for Women, Jalandhar, on Oct. 22, 2016.
10. “Basics of English Language” at GSSS Town Hall on January 13, 2017.
11. “English Made Easy: A Perspective” at Ramgarhia College, Phagwara, on January 30, 2017.
12. “Literary Theory: An Introduction” at DAV College Bathinda on April 25, 2017.
13. “English Made Easy” at Ramgharia College, Phagwara, on August 4, 2017.
14. Acted as a Resource Person for Life Skills Course on Communication Skills from 07/02/24 to 09/02/24 at SR Government College, Amritsar.
15. “Mastering Success: The Knowledge-Skill Connection” on 18/07/24 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
16. "Literature and Its Role in Life" on 29/10/24 at Miri Piri Khalsa College, Barnala.
17. "Teaching Beyond the Curriculum: Soft Skills for a Competitive World" delivered on 26/12/24 at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar.
18. "Effective Communication Skills: A Passport to Success" delivered on 14/02/2025 at School of Eminence, Mohali.
19. "Envisioning Viksit Bharat through NEP 2020", delivered on March 23, 2025, at DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jalandhar.
20. Acted as a Resource Person to deliver a lecture on "What is Literature? Foundations, Frameworks, and its Art of Teaching," on June 26, 2025, in a Refresher Course in Languages (Online) conducted by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
21. Acted as a Resource Person to deliver a lecture on "Does Literature Shape Theory, or does theory dominate how we read literature?" on June 27, 2025, in a Refresher Course in Languages (Online) conducted by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
22. Conducted a two-day workshop on "Communicative Competence for Employability" at Ramgharia College, Phagwara, on September 29-30, 2025.
23. Delivered an expert lecture on "The Basics of Research" during the One-Week Workshop on Research Methodology at Punjabi University Guru Kashi Campus on October 31, 2025.
24. Delivered an expert lecture on "The Basics of Research" during the One-Week Workshop on Research Methodology at Punjabi University Regional Centre, Bathinda, on November 13, 2025.
25. Acted as a Session Chair during the 2nd South Asian Exchanges International Conference on Art and Culture of South Asia, held from January 23 to 25, 2026.
26. Acted as a Judge for the event of Debate at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, on February 26, 2026.
27. Conducted a Workshop on “Reading Literature in the Age of AI” at SD College for Women, Jalandhar, on March 5, 2026.
28. Delivered an expert lecture on “Career Opportunities for Students in the Field of Literature & Language” at Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, on March 6, 2026.
Other Significant Achievements

SCHOLARLY & ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

  • Former Certified Language Assessment Professional, IDP Education, Australia
  • Former OET Interlocutor, Occupational English Test (OET), Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment (CBLA), Australia
  • Reviewer, Studies in Travel Writing, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
  • Reviewer, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Springer
  • Reviewer, Journal of Popular Romance Studies (JPRS), USA
  • Associate Editor, Pragati English Journal
  • Chief Editor, The Literati: A Peer-Reviewed Journal of English, published by DAVIET
  • Review Editor, LitCult: A Journal of Literary and Cultural Exploration
  • Reviewer, Journal of South Asian Exchanges
  • Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
  • Coordinator, Placement Activities, Department of English, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Academic and Administrative Committee, Department of English, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Curriculum Development Committee, Department of English, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Hindi, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of Punjabi, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of English, Central University of Punjab
  • Member, Academic Council, Swami Vivekanand Institute of Engineering & Technology (SVIET), Banur, Punjab
  • Member, Board of Studies in English, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKG-PTU)
  • Member, Board of Studies (Foreign Languages), I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKG-PTU)
  • Approved Ph.D. Supervisor, I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKG-PTU)
  • Former Deputy Dean (Academics), DAV Institute of Engineering & Technology (DAVIET), Jalandhar

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION (External Examiner and Other Confidential Assignments)

  • Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
  • Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
  • CT University, Punjab
  • Sardar Patel University, Mandi
  • I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala
  • Khalsa College (Autonomous), Amritsar
  • SSD Girls' College (Autonomous), Bathinda
  • Guru Nanak College (Autonomous), Budhlada