Kumar Nagendra
Areas of Interest
- South Asian Literature, Modern Literature,Contemporary Fiction and Critical Theories, Indian Writing, Soft Skills, Communication Skills, Indian Diaspora, Dalit Studies, Postcolonial Literature
Professional Background
| From | Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-04 | Ongoing | Professor | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2008-04-15 | 5 years 11 months 19 days | Associate Professor | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2004-01-21 | 4 years 2 months 24 days | Assistant Professor | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2002-03-06 | 1 year 10 months 14 days | Lecturer | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 1999-09-30 | 2 years 5 months 2 days | Lecturer in English | Arunachal University, Itanagar (A.P) |
| 1996-11-18 | 2 years 10 months 9 days | Lecturer in English | Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara, Bihar |
Multiple Posts
| From | Period | Position | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 | 3 years | Head of Department | Department of Humanities & Soc. Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2019-01-01 | Ongoing | President, Mandir Management Committee | Shri Saraswati Mandir, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2020-11-01 | Ongoing | Chairman, Institute Medical Emergency Fund Committee | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2014-01-01 | 5 years | Chairman, Rajbhasha (Hindi) Cell | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2009-01-01 | 3 years 3 days | Treasurer, Faculty Forum | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2008-01-01 | 6 years | In-charge, Rajbhasha (Hindi) Cell | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2010-05-10 | 4 years 1 month 20 days | Chief Warden (Radhakrishnan Bhawan) | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2019-09-30 | 2 years | Member (Institute Information Dissemination Committee) | Indian Institute OF Technology Roorkee |
| 2008-01-01 | 1 year | Chief Purchasing Officer | Coordination Committee of Bhawans, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2009-01-01 | 4 years | Staff Advisor (Literary Section) | Cultural Council, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2008-01-01 | 11 years | Editor, Manthan (The Annual Magazine of IIT Roorkee) | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2009-01-01 | 4 years | Staff Advisor (Cricket) | Sports Council, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2006-01-01 | 3 years 11 months 30 days | Warden (Rajendra Bhawan) | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| 2003-01-01 | 7 years | Officer in Charge (Language Lab) | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
Honors and Awards
| Award | Institute | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Member, Senate | IIT (BHU) Varanasi | 2019 |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | IIT Roorkee | 2015 |
| Fellow of Salzburg Seminar Session 434 | Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria | 2006 |
| Teachers Research Grant | American Studies Research Center,Hyd | 1996 |
| BHU Research Scholarship | BHU Varanasi | 1995 |
| Merit Scholarship | Govt of India | 1992 |
| B.H.U Prize for securing First Rank in English at B.A.Honours Level. | BHU, Varanasi | 1992 |
Educational Details
| Degree | Subject | University | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Diaspora Literature | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India | 1998 |
| M.A. | English Literature | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India | 1994 |
| B.A.(Hons) | English Literature | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India | 1992 |
Participation in seminars
| Name | Place | Sponsored By | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Arts and Humanities Conference | Denmark | Copenhagen | 2019-01 |
| Art of Communication Interdisciplinary Humanities Conference | Warsaw, Poland | Interdisciplinary Research Foundation | 2017-01 |
| International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities | Prague, Czeck Republic | ICSS | 2017-01 |
| International Conference on Interpersonal Communication & Social Interaction, ICSI-2013 | Lugano, Switzerland | ICSI | 2013-01 |
| Fourth International Shaw Society Conference | University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | International Shaw Society | 2011-01 |
| ”, International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH 2009) | NTU, Singapore | ICSSH | 2009-01 |
| International Conference on “Orientations: Language, Learning and Translation | Sohar University, Sohar, Oman | Ministry of Education, Oman | 2008-01 |
| Salzburg Seminar | Salzburg, Austria | Salzburg Global Seminar | 2006-01 |
Memberships
- All India English Teachers' Association, Life Member
- Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria, Fellow
- International Shaw Society, Member
- MELUS_MELOW, Member
Teaching Engagements
| Title | Course Code | Class Name | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology in Language & Literature | HSN 001 | Pre-PhD Course | Spring |
| Communicative English Skills (Basic & Advance) | HSN - 01/02 | B. Tech First Year | Autumn |
| Technical Communication | HS501 | P.G.(including Pre Phd Course) | Spring |
| Preparatory English | HS002 | U.G. | Spring |
| Art of Fiction | HSN 003 | Pre- PhD Coursework | Spring |
| The Fiction of Indian Diaspora | IHS14 | U.G. | Spring |
PHDs Supervised
| Topic | Scholar Name | Status of PHD | Registration Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Translation Studies | Kamal Barman | O | 2019-01 |
| ELT | Amal Tom | O | 2019-01 |
| Cultural Studies | Himangi Priya | O | 2019-01 |
| Critical Theory | Vishal Raj | O | 2019-01 |
| Indian Writing | Swapnit Pradhan | O | 2019-01 |
| Contemporary Literature | Khusboo Verma | O | 2019-01 |
| Digital Humanities | Priyadarshini Mishra | O | 2019-01 |
| Literature and Toxicity | Rahul V | O | 2019-01 |
| Postmodern Monomyth: An Archetypal Reading of Kurt Vonnegut's Select Novels | Ankit Raj | O | 2019-01 |
| Petro-Literature | Radhika Sharma | O | 2019-01 |
| Deconstructing Mythology: A Feminist Revisionist Analysis of Kavita Kane's Select Novels | Meenakshi | O | 2017-01 |
| Humanizing History: A Study of JG Farrell's Empire Trilogy | Prashant Maurya | O | 2017-01 |
| Understanding the 'Animal': A Study of Jim Corbett's Narratives | Parul Rani | A | 2015-01 |
| Queer Space:A Study of Select South Asian Narratives | Meera Singh | O | 2014-01 |
| "Mapping the Subaltern Standpoint: A Reading of Select Dalit Female Narratives | Ms. Yogisha | A | 2014-01 |
| “ The Dialectics of Modernity: The Novels of Amit Chaudhuri" | Sovan Chakraborty | A | 2013-01 |
| “Decolonizing English: An Analysis of Select Indian English Novels” | Devendra Kr. Sharma | A | 2013-01 |
| “Partition of India: A Literary-Historical Perspective” | Santosh Kr. Yadav | A | 2011-01 |
| “Multiculturalism and Diaspora: Short Stories of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri” | Mr. Yarra Jaipaul | A | 2010-01 |
| Marginal Space as Site of Resistance: A Study of the Novels of Gloria Naylor | Mr. Anurag kumar | A | 2009-01 |
| " The Depiction of Lotus in Mughal Architecture: A Critical Study" | Ms. Manu | A | 2008-01 |
| Myths and Their Significance in the Novels of Bharati Mukherjee | Ms. Sumati | A | 2003-01 |
| From Tradition to Modernity: Women in the Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya and Shobha De | Ms. Sangeeta Yadav | A | 2001-01 |
Invitations
| Topic | Organistaion | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FDP on Research Writing, Publishing, and Presentation | IIT BHU Varanasi | 2020-01 |
| Invited to deliver Plenary talk on the topic "Culture and Communication: An Overview" at National Seminar on English Studies in India: Changes and Challenges, organised by The Department of English, BHU, Varanasi. | BHU, Varanasi | 2016-01 |
| International Webinar on Advanced Professional Writing | MMM University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India | 2020-01 |
| Bhasha Awam Pradyogiki | CBRI, Roorkee | 2010-01 |
| International Literature & Arts Festival (Valley of Words) | Dehradun | 2017-01 |
Special Lectures Delivered
| Title | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|
| International Management Conclave on Revisiting Ancient Indian Scriptures for Investigating Sublime | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology | 2020-01 |
| One Week FDP on Development of Career in Higher Education India in the 21st century | St John’s College, Agra and SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi University from | 2020-01 |
| Five day TEQIP Workshop on “Soft Skills and Effective Classroom Management” | SMVDU, Katra, Jammu | 2019-01 |
| FDP on “An Understanding about Elements of Classroom Teaching and Course Assessment” | University of Petroleum and Energy Studies from | 2019-01 |
| Two Day TEQIP Sponsored Workshop on “Innovative Methods of English Language Teaching and Learning” | PSG College of Engineering, Coimbatore | 2019-01 |
| Two Day TEQIP Sponsored Workshop on “Strengthening Career Prospects with Communication & Presentatio | IIT ISM Dhanbad | 2019-01 |
| TEQIP-III Workshop on “Soft Skills: Importance in the Technical World” | College of Engineering Roorkee, Roorkee | 2019-01 |
| Linkages between Communication and Culture: An Overview | BHU, Varanasi | 2016-01 |
| Problematics of Intercultural Communication | Central University Tezpur, Tezpur, Assam | 2015-01 |
Books Authored
- Dr Nagendra Kumar, The Fiction of Bharati Mukherjee: A Cross Cultural Perspective, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2001.
Refereed Journal Papers
- 2021. Finding "Bluebeard" in Kurt Vonnegut's Bluebeard. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews (with Ankit Raj) https://doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2021.1872361
- 2021. Disability, Disease, and the Deceased: Reading Health and Justice in Animal's People. Media Watch, vol 12, no. 1, pp. 58-66 (with Rahul V) https://doi.org/10.15655/mw/2021/v12i1/205458
- 2020. Victorian Medical Debates in J.G.Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. Southeast Asian Review of English, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 53-73 (with Prashant Maurya) https://sare.um.edu.my/article/view/27654
- 2020. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and its topicality. South Asian Popular Culture, vol. 18, no. 3 (with Prashant Maurya) https://doi.org/10.1080/14746689.2020.1815452
- 2020. The Member of ‘Quality’ and the ‘Other’: Colonial fallacy and othering in James G. Farrell’s Troubles. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 28, no. 1 (with Prashant Maurya) http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH
- 2020. The Hero at a Thousand Places: Kurt Vonnegut’s SlaughterhouseFive as Anti-Monomyth. Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction (With Ankit Raj) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00111619.2020.1800583
- 2020. Techniques to Improve English Communication for Enhancing Employability of Non-Native Speakers. Literary Voice, Vol. 12, Issue 1 (with Asha Kaushik) http://www.literaryvoice.in/LV%20March%202020.pdf
- 2020. Stepping Out of the Difference: Discerning the Dalit Female Standpoint in Bama’s Sangati, Contemporary Voice of Dalit, (with Yogisha) https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X19898454
- 2020. A Theatre Called Spectacle: Phantasmagorical Urban Space and A Strange and Sublime Address, South Asian Review, (with Sovan Chakraborty) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02759527.2020.1740421
- 2020. Jim Corbett’s My India: A Study of Ideological Otherness, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol.12, Issue 1 (with Parul Rani) http://rupkatha.com/V12/n1/v12n136/
- 2019. Demystifying the Non-human Animal: Analyzing Animal Agency through the Select Narratives of Jim Corbett, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 11, Issue 3 (with Parul Rani) https://rupkatha.com/v11n307/
- 2019. Writing Drought Then and Now: A Comparative Assessment of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s ‘The Drought’ and Anita Agnihotri’s ‘Remembering’, Caesura: Journal of Philological & Humanistic Studies, Vol. 6, Issue 1 (with Prashant Maurya) https://www.emanuel.ro/caesura
- 2017. Resistance and Recuperation: Developing a Dalit Feminist Standpoint in Baby Kamble's The Prisons We Broke., Contemporary Voice of Dalit, Vol. 9, Issue 2 (with Yogisha) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2455328X17722683
- 2017. Foregrounding the Animal Stance: A Critical Study of Man-Eating Leopard of Rudraprayag. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 9, Issue 3 (with Parul Rani) http://rupkatha.com/v9n316/
- 2017. Man-Eaters of Kumaon: a Critique of Modernity Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 9, Issue 1 (with Parul Rani) http://rupkatha.com/V9/n1/v9n121.pdf
- 2017. Linguistic Dialogism in The God of Small Things. The Indian Journal of English Studies, Vol.55 (with Devendra Kumar Sharma & Binod Mishra) http://www.aes-india.org/webjournals/j_2018.pdf
- 2016. ‘Seeing Double’: Exploring the Flâneur’s Gaze in Amit Chaudhuri’s A New World, Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol. 8, Issue 3 (with Sovan Chakraborty) http://rupkatha.com/amit-chaudhuris-a-new-world/
- 2014. The White Tiger: A Socio-pragmatic Response, Journal of English Language and Literature, Vol.1, Issue 2, (with Devendra Kumar) http://www.jellonline.com/index.php/jell/article/view/1200000020
- 2011. Shaking the Roots of Western Science in Amitav Ghosh’s The Calcutta Chromosome, ASIATIC, Vol.5, Issue 1 (with Sanjit Mishra) https://journals.iium.edu.my/asiatic/index.php/AJELL/article/view/538
- 2010. Images of women in Hindi Dalit and African American Literature: A Cross-Cultural Study”, The IUP Journal of English Studies Vol. 5, Issue 4 (with Anurag Kumar) https://www.iupindia.in/searchResult.asp
