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1 Vol. XXXVII October 2015 AESI Newsletter (Association for English Studies in India) Svetlana Alexievich declared winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015 Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian writer whose oral histories have recorded thousands of individual voices to map the implosion of the Soviet Union, has won the Nobel Prize for literature. For 2015, the Swedish Academy had received 259 proposals, resulting in 198 nominated persons. Among them, 36 were first time nominees. The Academy while announcing her win, praised Alexievich’s “polyphonic writings”, describing them as a “monument to suffering and courage in our time”. The 14 th woman to win the Nobel Prize, Alexievich said that the award left her with a “complicated” feeling. She said, “It immediately evokes such great names as [Ivan] Bunin, [Boris] Pasternak,” referring to Russian writers who have won the pr ize. “On the one hand, it’s such a fantastic feeling, but it’s also a bit disturbing. The Academy called her while she was at home, “doing the ironing,” she said, adding that the 8m Swedish krona (£775,000) prize would “buy her freedom”. Born on 31 May 1948 in the Ukrainian town of Ivano-Frankovsk, Svetlana Alexievich’s father is Belarusian and her mother is Ukrainian. Though unknown to many English readers, Alexievich has given voice to survivors of conflict and disaster all over the former Soviet Union through her writings namely, War’s Unwomanly Face (1985), Zinky Boys: The Record of a Lost Soviet Generation (1992), Enchanted with Death (1993), Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (2006),Second-hand Time (2013) etc. Most of her writings have been translated into German, French and Swedish. Jamaican author Marlon James wins the Man Booker Prize 2015 The 44-year-old Jamaican author Marlon James has been declared the winner of Man Booker Prize 2015 for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. The chair of the judges, Michael Wood, described A Brief History of Seven Killings as the "most exciting" book on the shortlist. James is the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize. Set across three decades, the novel uses the true story of the attempt on the life of reggae star, Marley, to explore the turbulent world of Jamaican gangs and politics. This year's Man Booker shortlist featured two authors from the UK, two from the US, and one each from Jamaica and Nigeria. Apart from A Brief History of Seven Killings, other five shortlisted books on the list were Tom McCarthy’s Satin Island, Chigozie Obioma’s The Fishermen, Sunjeev Sahota’s The Year of the Runaways, Anne Tyler’s A Spool of Blue Thread, Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life. Marlon James, the winner of Booker Prize, currently lives in Minneapolis, US, while receiving the award remarked that a major portion of the novel was inspired by reggae music. Report of 59 th AIETC, Department of English, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, (19-21 December 2014)
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Vol. XXXVII October 2015 AESI Newsletter
(Association for English Studies in India) Svetlana Alexievich declared winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
2015
Svetlana Alexievich, the Belarusian writer whose oral histories have recorded thousands of
individual voices to map the implosion of the Soviet Union, has won the Nobel Prize for
literature. For 2015, the Swedish Academy had received 259 proposals, resulting in 198
nominated persons. Among them, 36 were first time nominees. The Academy while announcing
her win, praised Alexievich’s “polyphonic writings”, describing them as a “monument to
suffering and courage in our time”. The 14th
woman to win the Nobel Prize, Alexievich said that
the award left her with a “complicated” feeling. She said, “It immediately evokes such great
names as [Ivan] Bunin, [Boris] Pasternak,” referring to Russian writers who have won the prize.
“On the one hand, it’s such a fantastic feeling, but it’s also a bit disturbing. The Academy called
her while she was at home, “doing the ironing,” she said, adding that the 8m Swedish krona
(£775,000) prize would “buy her freedom”. Born on 31 May 1948 in the Ukrainian town of
Ivano-Frankovsk, Svetlana Alexievich’s father is Belarusian and her mother is Ukrainian.
Though unknown to many English readers, Alexievich has given voice to survivors of conflict
and disaster all over the former Soviet Union through her writings namely, War’s Unwomanly
Face (1985), Zinky Boys: The Record of a Lost Soviet Generation (1992), Enchanted with Death
(1993), Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (2006),Second-hand
Time (2013) etc. Most of her writings have been translated into German, French and Swedish.
Jamaican author Marlon James wins the Man Booker Prize 2015
The 44-year-old Jamaican author Marlon James has been declared the winner of Man Booker
Prize 2015 for his novel A Brief History of Seven Killings. The chair of the judges, Michael
Wood, described A Brief History of Seven Killings as the "most exciting" book on the shortlist.
James is the first Jamaican author to win the Man Booker Prize. Set across three decades, the
novel uses the true story of the attempt on the life of reggae star, Marley, to explore the turbulent
world of Jamaican gangs and politics. This year's Man Booker shortlist featured two authors
from the UK, two from the US, and one each from Jamaica and Nigeria. Apart from A Brief
History of Seven Killings, other five shortlisted books on the list were Tom McCarthy’s Satin
Island, Chigozie Obioma’s The Fishermen, Sunjeev Sahota’s The Year of the Runaways, Anne
Tyler’s A Spool of Blue Thread, Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life. Marlon James, the winner of
Booker Prize, currently lives in Minneapolis, US, while receiving the award remarked that a
major portion of the novel was inspired by reggae music.
Report of 59th
AIETC, Department of English, Rajasthan Technical
University, Kota, (19-21 December 2014)
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The three-day long “59
th All India English Teachers’ Conference” organized under the joint
aegis of Rajasthan Technical University, Kota (Rajasthan) and the Association for English
Studies of India was inaugurated on Friday, 19 December 2014 at 10:30 by Prof. Hari Mohan
Prasad, President of the Conference. Prof. N.S. Vyas, Hon’ble Vice- Chancellor of Rajasthan
Technical University and Chairman of the inaugural session, welcomed the delegates. Around
350 participants from all over India had registered themselves for attending this gala gathering.
The conference was inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp before the idol of Maa Saraswati,
the goddess of learning. Prof. Rajesh K. Lidiya, Organizing Secretary of the Conference,
introduced the theme of the conference, ‘World Literatures,’ and read out the detailed schedule
of the three- day event.
Giving the key note address at the inaugural session, Prof. Avadhesh Kumar Singh, Director,
School for Translation Studies, IGNOU, underlined that the Hindi word ‘Vishva’ bears a more
comprehensive connotation vis-à-vis the English word ‘World.’ Hence, World Literature is like a
pious temple that is being steadily built by the individual contributors and by the literati of
various countries. Only those works that stand the test of time remain while the rest are washed
away. He was elaborating on the topic, ‘Where India Stands in World Literature?’
Chairing the inaugural session, Prof. N.S. Vyas, Vice-Chancellor of the University stressed the
significance of English in professional education. Prof. Rajul Bhargava, Guest of Honour and
former HOD, Department of English, University of Rajasthan mentioned that while earlier only
British Literature was taught in the syllabi of English literature, but now the literatures written in
English, or translated into English, have also been incorporated.
After the tea break, two plenary and eight technical sessions were held at various venues of the
auditorium and RTU campus.
The Conference president, Prof. Hari Mohan Prasad, in his address said that today the non-
European countries were speaking English while Britain was listening. English is doing a
yeoman’s service by dispelling the darkness of misconceptions about the so-called backwardness
of African countries and the Indian sub-continent. Prof. Parmanand Jha, Chairman, Association
for English Studies of India, said that the term ‘literature’ is singular. It refers to the treasure of
knowledge collected down the ages whereas the plural term ‘literatures’, refers to the
contemporary literature written in English or translated into English in African, Asian, Australian
or other non-European countries across the globe besides Britain. Hence, the Englishes of the
writers of these countries are bound to differ from Standard English.
Prof. N.P Kaushik, Pro Vice-Chancellor, RTU added that the students of today nurture a fear of
English. The Hindi medium students think that the language is too difficult. It is a clarion call for
the teachers of English to help students getting rid of this unwarranted fear. Another attraction of
the first day of the conference was the release of the 52nd
edition of the Indian Journal of
English Studies by the dignitaries on the dais. All the members on the dais appreciated the efforts
of the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Binod Mishra.
On the second day, some 70 research papers were read by various scholars in eight technical
sessions. Prof. Pashupati Jha, Professor and Former Head, Department of Humanities and Social
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Sciences, IIT Roorkee, said that several Indian authors have penned worth reckoning literature in
English. Besides, translations of works in diverse Indian languages too, are available. They
should be given their due place in the syllabi of English literature. Advocating tribal and folk
literature, Prof. Hemendra Chandalia of Haryana Central University, said that fundamental
human instincts find expression in such literature. The roles of such people in the Indian freedom
struggle have been wonderfully depicted in their literature. Prof. Neerja A. Gupta deliberated on
the literature written by the authors of the third world. It gives a realistic picture of the underdogs
and marginalized sections of the society. On the second day, the elections for the various
positions of Association for English Studies of India were held and the new executive body was
formally announced. The third and last day of the conference also had plenary sessions and
some 60 delegates presented their papers in eight technical sessions during the pre-lunch
sessions.
The Valedictory session was held in the post-lunch session. Prof. J.S. Hudda, Professor,
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana) was the Chief Guest in the valedictory
session. He expressed his concern at the dwindling reading habit of the youth of today. The
credit goes to the popular literary figures like Shobha De and Chetan Bhagat to rediscover the
youth’s interest in literature. Although we do not deem the works of such popular writers to be
serious literature, yet we should abstain from brushing them aside. They too, should be given due
recognition considering their wide popularity. Prof. Hudda was pained to describe the sorry
situation of the sub-standard level of the TV serials that depict nothing but a glamorized world.
Only money talks in such serials. Money has legalized all the evils and sins of society. One who
trades in education is a hero. One who is successful in the professional world is a hero.
Prof. Pashupati Jha of Roorkee said that teachers of today, too, are imparting only examination
oriented education. Instead of spreading the light of knowledge and wisdom, they are dumping
merely information. ‘Vidya dadati vinayam’ (knowledge makes one modest) had been our
epigrammatic message, but this purpose is not fulfilled anywhere. Presiding over the valedictory
session, Prof. Rajeev Gupta, Director, University College of Engineering, appealed to the
students to attain proficiency in the language by speaking and reading more and more the
standard works of the English language.
Sanjay Chawla, media in-charge, read out the detailed report of the three day conference. Giving
his feedback Dr. Premchandran Keezoth of Kerala said that we feel as if we had been celebrating
English for three days. Dr. Kishor Kr. Das of Delhi University and Dr. Binod Mishra of IIT
(Patna) also described the conference to be a grand success. At the end, Prof. Rajesh K. Lidiya,
Local Secretary of the Conference, gave his vote of thanks to all participants and all those who
had lent their valuable support in making the three-day event a huge success.
A Note about the President of 60
th All India English Teachers’ Conference
Dr Anant Mutalik Desai, a native of North Karnataka, a graduate of Poona, Karnatak, Indiana
(USA) and Agra universities, he has been on the teaching faculty of Sir Parashurambhau
College, Poona, Indiana University's regional campuses at Fort Wayne and Indi-anapolis,
Fairfield University (Connecticut), IIT, Bombay, Yemen's universities at Hodieda and Thamar.
His Master's thesis and doctoral dissertation have been on aspects of Norman Mailer's life and
work. His publications have been mainly on modern English and American Literature. As
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member of the Aldous Huxley Society (Muenster, Germany), he has attended international
symposia on Huxley at Singapore, Riga (Latvia), Los Angeles and Oxford, leading to publication
of the papers, the latest, from Oxford, being "Enemies of Freedom: Aldous Huxley's Views,
1932-1958." Also published is his book-length study, Aldous Huxley: Novelist & Thinker (1910).
As office bearer of the Indian Association for American Studies, he has edited five volumes of
its conference papers. To his credit are two volumes of translations from Kannada into English.
Keynote Speaker of 60th
All India English Teachers’ Conference
Prof T.Nageswara Rao, Dean, Department of English Literature and World Literatures, English
and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad has consented to deliver Keynote address.
60th
All India English Teachers’ Conference
18 to 20 December 2015
Venue :
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya Unversity
Ballari, Karnataka -583104
in association with
Association for English Studies of India (AESI)
Chief Patron
Prof. M.S.Subhas
Vice-Chancellor
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ballari.
President of the Conference Local Secretary
Prof A.A.Mutalik Desai Dr.N.Shantha Naik , Chairman, Department of
Former Professor,I.I.T,Mumbai English, V.S.K.U, Ballary, Karnataka.
Office Bearers of AESI Chairman : Prof. Mukesh RanjanVarma
Vice-Chairman : Prof. Ashok K.Bachchan &
Dr.T Sai Chandra Mouli
General Secretary : Dr. A.K.Singh
Joint Secretary :Dr. M. S.Wankhede &
Dr Mithilesh K. Pandey
Treasurer : Dr. Shivkumar Yadav
Editor-in-Chief : Dr. Binod Mishra
Cultural Secretary : Dr. Indira Jha
Welcome to Bellary
Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU) is a State University established by
the Government of Karnataka under the Karnataka State Universities Act 2000.It has 100
affiliated colleges offering both undergraduate and post graduate programmes. The university
covers the districts of Bellary and Koppal. The region under the jurisdiction of the university is
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considered economically and educationally backward relatively. Hence the university
endeavours to embark on innovative means of imparting higher education to make it both
qualitative and affordable. VSKU has two post graduate campuses. The main campus, "Jnana
Sagara" is located at Vinayaka Nagar, Bellary. The campus is spread over an area of about 100
acres, houses all the key administrative departments of the university as well as 14 post graduate
departments. The second campus "Jnana Sarovara" is located at Nandihalli in Sandur Taluka of
Bellary District. This lush green campus has 10 post graduate courses with adequate hostel
facilities both for boys and girls as well as accommodation to faculty.
About English Department:
Department of English is a young wing of VSKUB. It offers PhD programme and Masters
programme in English Language and literature which is designed to equip the students to
undertake academic assignments as well as taking up other works such as translation, journalism
etc. Several National Seminars/Conferences have been conducted to encourage research work
and exposure to illuminating academic discussions with rewarding results. The English
Department coordinates activities to generate a healthy, research oriented environment in
institutions in Bellary and around.
About Bellary:
Bellary town is the district headquarters. There are several stories in circulation regarding the
origin of its name. As per one such story, it is believed that the name is connected with the defeat
and death of a demon king by name Bala who was harassing devakanyas and was slain by Indra.
This place came to be known as‘Bala-hari’ which, in due course of time, came to be known as ‘B
allari’ and spelt ‘Bellary’ or ’Ballari.’ This is a border town where a significant number of people
speak Telugu. There are 46 villages on the border of Andhra Pradesh.
The Govt. of India, at the time of formation of Andhra state, announced that with the exception
of Bellary taluk, all other taluks viz., Harpanahalli, Hadagali, Hospet, Kudligi, Sandur and
Siruguppa, which had large number of Kannada speaking people, should form part of the Mysore
state. However, it was only after Mr. Justice Lakshmi Shankar
Misra’s visit to Bellary and on his recommendations to the Governmen that
Bellary taluk had been merged with the then Mysore state.There is perfect harmony between Kan
nada and Telugu speaking people.
Connectivity:
The nearest railway station is Bellary and Guntakal. The nearest airports are Hubli, Hyderabad,
and Bengaluru. Many luxury buses are run between Ballari and other major cities of Karnataka.
Climate:
Ballari in December will be pleasant. Moderate warm clothing is advised.
Places of Tourist Interest in & around Bellary:
Ballari Fort:
Upper Fort has a citadel on the peak at a height of 1,976 feet secured by three exterior lines of
fortification. This upper part is a polygon that doesn’t have arrangements for a garrison. There is
only one way to reach the upper fort, which is by the rocky, zigzag path through the boulders.
Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary: Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located just 15 km from Hampi and is spread over 5,587.30
hectares. This sanctuary was mainly created for the preservation of sloth bears. It is estimated
that about 120 Sloth Bears are living in this sanctuary, apart from Leopards, Hyenas, Jackals,
Wild Boars, Porcupines, Pangolins, Star Tortoise, Monitor Lizards, Mongoose, Pea Fowls,
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Partridges, Painted Spur Hen, and Quails etc. Nearly 90 species of birds
and 27 species of Butterflies are also there.
Hampi: Hampi (Hampe in kannada) is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. Hampi is located
at a distance of 75 km from Bellary, 13 km from Hospet and 353 km from Bangalore. Hampi is
located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, once the flourishing capital of the Vijayanagar Empire,
where precious stones and diamonds were sold like vegetables in the streets. Hampi is also called
"The City of Ruins." The group of monuments among the ruins makes Hampi, a UNESCO Worl
d Heritage Site, worth visiting.
Other main attractions of Hampi are the temple complex of Lord Virupaksha, Ugra Narasimha,
Matanga Hill, Achyutharaya Temple, Mahanavami Dibba, Kodanda Rama Temple,
Yantrodharaka Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Chakrathirtha, Hazaara Rama Temple and the Vittal
Temple complex.
The annual Hampi Festival or Hampe Utsava, organized by the Government of Karnataka is
held on 3rd, 4th
and 5th
of November every year.
Hospet:
Hospet (Hosapete in Kannada meaning "New Town") is located at a distance of 61 km from
Bellary. Hospet was the main gate of entrance to the city of Vijayanagar. Hospet is also
known as 'Steel City' due to the location of many iron and steel industries in this belt.
Tungabhadra Dam:
Tungabhadra Dam is located just 6 km from Hospet. The dam is built across river Tungabhadra.
This dam is considered a multipurpose dam or project.It has become a picnic or tourist spot over
the years.
Ramanadurga Hill Station:
Ramanadurga Hill Station is located at a distance of 16 km from Sandur. The hill station is
situated at a height of 3256 feet above sea level. There is a fort in this village built by Prince
Kumara Rama of Kampli. Ramadeva temple is rebuilt out the remains of an ancient temple there.
Accommodation:
Arrangements will be made to only to those delegates who register by 10-10-2015 and request
for accommodation. Kindly avoid last minute pressure in the interest of all the concerned. Those
who wish to stay on their own may contact the Local Secretary for guidance, if needed.
AESI Membership:
The Conference is open to all members of Association for English Studies in India (AESI)
whether they hold annual membership or life membership, and also open to English teachers at
the tertiary level who may not be members. Those with annual membership need to renew their
membership, and non-members can get enrolled as members by paying Rs200/- in cash as the
annual membership fee to the Treasurer, AESI, at the venue. Members will get a free copy of
the Indian Journal of English Studies, as well as the newsletter of the Association. Each
accompanying spouse/guest/s will be required to pay both the AESI membership fee and the
conference registration fee as stipulated. Spouse/guest/ may attend the conference as observers.
Life members of AESI/ IAES are required to bring receipts issued to them. It would be possible
to enroll as a Life Member by paying Rs2,000/- as fee to the Treasurer, AESI at the conference.
Registration Fee Particulars:
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Status of Delegate on or before 10-10-2015 Spot registration
Research Scholars and Local Delegates: Rs. 2000/- Rs 2500/-
Out Station Delegate (With Accommodation): Rs.2,500/- Rs3000/-
Out Station Delegate (Without Accommodation): Rs 2000/- Rs2500/-
Each accompanying person: Rs 2000/- Rs2000/-
Student participants without accommodation Rs 1000/- Rs1500/-
The Registration fee may be sent in the form of D.D. in favour of the Local Secretary,(60th
AESI), Department of English,VSK University, Ballari on CANARA BANK payable at
Ballari on or before 31-10-2015. Only Registered Delegates will be permitted to present papers.
Cheques are not accepted.
T.A. and Hospitality: The participants are requested to obtain T.A from their parent institutions.
Accommodation is arranged by the organizers on the request of the participant for those who
register on or before 15-11-2015.Meals provided to all registered delegates on 18-20 December
2015.Those who arrive early or return later may have to take care of themselves. Local
Secretary may be approached for guidance.
Main theme: English Language and Literature in Twenty First Century: Emerging Trends
Dr A.P.J.Abdul Kalam rightly observed that the future belongs to all those societies which have
augmented knowledge in diverse areas in varying degrees. Once it was might which made way to
trade and ensuing economic power that shaped the hegemonic hierarchies in the world.
Communicative competence through linguistic and cultural components aided by cutting edge
technological progress extends identity, dominance and ultimate supremacy now. Today in the
second decade of Twenty first century, the picture is quite rosy as thousands of teachers and
lakhs of learners enjoy learning English language in a changed context, adapting themselves
admirably. In a way, linguistic competence is integral to communicative competence.
Literary studies in Twenty First century encompass a variety of alluring, inspiring areas like
quest for identity, gender discrimination and women studies, LGBT studies, ethnicity and
emancipation, transculturalism, eco-culture studies, literatures in translation and subaltern
studies. A finely evolving era beckons all lovers of literature, especially those who love Indian
English Literature.
Sub-themes include but not limited to the following:
1. Quest for Identity in Indian English Literature.
2. Issues of Subaltern, Dalit and Women in Indian English Literature.
3. Language that Changes the World.
4. Emerging Trends in Indian English Literature.
5. Region as Ethos in Indian English Literature.
6. Theories and Theorizing Literature through Indian English Literature.
7. Cultural Stratification and Cultural Life of Dalit and Adivasis.
8. English Language Teaching: Trends and Innovations.
Call for paper presentation: The requirements for the paper presentation sessions are as follows:
A 200 word abstract of the paper along with a brief bio-note must reach the Local Secretary,
Ballari by mail on or before 15th
November 2015. The full paper (2000 to 5000 words) should be
submitted by 15th
November 2015.Font: Times New Roman 12; Spacing: 1.5; MLA/APA Style
format. For submissions Mail ID: [email protected]
For More details contact: 9449021006.
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Invited Talks/Lectures/ Men & Events:
Dr. Binod Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT
Roorkee was invited as a Resource person in a seminar for Engineers and Managers at NSHM,
Durgapur on 10th
October, 2015. He was also invited as a plenary Speaker in National
Conference on “English Language Teaching in the Present Context” organized by the
Department of English & Foreign Languages in SRM University, NCR campus, Modinagar
(Ghaziabad) during 18-19 September 2015. He was also invited as a Resource Person in
Literary Meet-up organized by Cenacle at Santajee Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur on 17th January,
2015.
Dr. Nibir K. Ghosh, HOD English, Agra College, Agra delivered special lecture on “Literature
as a Mirror to Contemporary Society” at the “International Sahitya Samvaad” organized by
Sahitya Akademi, Madhya Pradesh Sanskrit Parishad, Gwalior from 25-26 March 2015. He was
also invited to deliver special lecture at the SADAA Fourth International Conference on “Media,
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Market & Mimesis: Trending Trinity" organized by Society for Analysis, Dialogue, Application
and Action (SADAA) from 27-29 January 2015 at S.S. Jain Subodh PG College, Jaipur. He also
delivered special lecture on “Challenges of Globalism and Literature” at the 3-day International
Research Symposium on “Aaj Ke Sawal or Sahitya” organized by Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj
Nagpur University, Nagpur from 10-12 January, 2015.
Dr. T Sai Chandra Mouli was invited as Chief Guest in the Valedictory function and delivered
valedictory address in the International Conference on Commonwealth Literature in
English conducted by Research Centre in English, Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars’ Senthilkumara
Nadar College, (Autonomous), Virudhunagar [T.N] on 27.2.2015. He was also invited as
Chief Guest and delivered Inaugural address in the National Seminar sponsored by ICSSR on
“Social Perspectives in Indian Writing in English in the Post-Colonial Era” conducted by
Department of English, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College, Sivakasi (T.N) on 31st July & 1st
August,2015.
Dr. M. S. Wankhede completed his UGC sponsored Major Research Project entitled as “Dalit
Writing: Issues and Interpretations” for which he was granted a fund of Rupees 6, 17,500/- (Six
lakh Seventeen thousand and five hundred).
Prof. Ramesh K. Srivastava was honoured by S. R. Group of Institutions, Jhansi, as recipient of
“GARIMA Academic Excellence Award 2015 in appreciation for academic excellence in
research publications during the academic session 2014-15.
Dr. A.K. Singh, the present General Secretary of AESI, was appointed member UP Higher
Education Services Commission on 28/8/2014 by the UP State Chief Minister Hon'ble Akhilesh
Yadav. The Higher Education Service Commission recruits Assistant Professors and Principals
in the affiliated Colleges of UP State.
Dr. Saryug Yadav, Associate Professor of English & Head, DESSH, Regional Institute of
Education, NCERT, Ajmer acted as Coordinator and subject expert in Development of Four Year
Integrated B.A. B.Ed. Syllabus and Revision of Two Year B.Ed. (Secondary) Syllabus in a
workshop held from 18-20 March 2015 at RIE Ajmer. He also attended Management Committee
Meeting for PAC programmes held on 24 February 2015 at RIE Ajmer and contributed as a
special invitee.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy was conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by Indian Institute of
Oriental Heritage, Kolkata on 22nd
February 2015 in 38th Annual International Conference on
Oriental Heritage organised by the institute in New Delhi.
PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES & SEMINARS ABROAD
Conferences/Workshops/Seminars
National Conference on ‘English Language Teaching in the Present Context’
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A National Conference on “English Language Teaching in the Present Context” was organized
by the Department of English & Foreign Languages in SRM University, NCR campus,
Modinagar (Ghaziabad) during 18-19 September 2015. This two-day conference brought
together academicians, teachers and research scholars from various colleges and universities. Dr.
Kumkum Bhardwaj, Head, Department of English & Foreign Languages offered a warm
welcome to all the eminent academicians and researchers present. After that the Souvenir of the
Conference and the e-journal of the Department of English and Foreign Languages were released
by the Chief Guest, the Key-note Speaker and the Plenary Speakers. The Chief Guest, Prof.
Sukhdev Singh, Professor of English and Linguistics, G.N.D.U Amritsar elaborately discussed
systemic functional linguistics and underlined its significance in the teaching of language and
grammar. Prof. Sagar Mal Gupta, Professor of English from Rajasthan, in his key-note address
dealt with the various theories of the teaching of English & Linguistics. He opined that Indian
education system has failed primarily due to teaching in English medium and emphasized on the
advantages of teaching through mother tongue. The plenary session of the first day was
addresses by Dr. Vipin Kumar, Associate Professor of English from EFLU, Lucknow, and Dr.
Binod Mishra, Associate Professor of English in IIT Roorkee. While Dr. Kumar discussed the
role of mother tongue in language learning, Dr. Mishra spoke on the teaching of English
language through drama. The plenary speaker of the second day, Dr. Javed Akhtar, (Shibli
National PG College, Azamgarh), discussed the role of ICT in ESL writing. While many Indian
participants presented their papers in technical sessions, a Russian Scholar, Ms. Evgeniya
Zharikova presented her talk through Video Conferencing, which was facilitated by the
Organising Secretary, Dr Upendra Gami. A session of Poetry Recitation was also organised in
which delegates and participants read out their poems. In the Valedictory Session, the
valedictory speech was delivered by Dr Jawed Akhtar who presented the major highlights of the
Conference. Towards the end of the programme, Dr. Upendra Gami proposed a vote of thanks to
all the guest speakers and participants. The two-day Conference came to a close with the
distribution of certificates among delegates by Dr. Kumkum Bhardwaj, Dr. Madhurima
Srivastava and Dr. Tribhuwan Kumar.
National Conference on Sustainability and Development: Implications of ELT for
Individual, Society and Ecology
The school of HSS, IIT Patna organized Two-day National Conference on Sustainability and
Development: Implications of ELT for Individual, Society and Ecology on 3rd
and 4th
April,
2015. The conveners of the conference Dr. Binod Mishra and Dr. Smriti Singh welcomed the
guests and participants from different parts of the country. More than hundred participants
presented their papers in various parallel sessions of the conference. The keynote address was
given by Prof. R.K. Singh, ISM Dhanbad while the guest of honour was Prof. J.P. Singh, former
Vice chancellor of L.N.M.U Darbhanga. Other prominent speakers who addressed the
participants included Prof. A.N. Dwivedi, Dr, P.Nimsarkar, Prof. Rajkamal Shiromani, Dr.
Sanjay Parihar, Dr. C.L. Khatri and Prof.Indira Jha. Prof. Shamshad Hussain, the former Vice
Chancellor of Magadh University addressed the participants in the valedictory session and left
an indelible imprint on everyone by his mesmerizing speech.
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Upcoming Conferences: National Seminar on Indigenous Ethnography, EMIC, Perspective and
National Cultural Heritage Seminar , 6th to 7th January 2016, Diphu,Assam,India.
Whttp://anthroseminaraudc.blogspot.in/. Contact person: Somenath Bhattacharjee
First International Conference on Hermeneutics of Symbol, Myth and “Modernity of antiquity”
in Italian literature and the Arts from the Renaissance up to the present day, Milan, Italy, 1st &
2nd
December,2015. Website: http://convegni.unicatt.it/ermeneuticasimbolomitoemodernitadellan
tio. Contact person: Angela Ida Villa . Organized by: Università Cattolica del Sacro
Cuore. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 15th November 2015
2nd International Conference on Language, Education, Humanities and Innovation (ICLEHI)
2015 Conference. 29th to 30th December 2015, Organized by: ICSAI.org, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia Website: http://icsai.org/iclehi, Contact person: ICLEHI Secretariat, Deadline for
abstracts/proposals: 27th November 2015
2016 3rd International Conference on Culture, Knowledge and Society ICCKS Conference, 26th
to 27th January 2016, Pattaya, Thailand.Website: http://www.iccks.org/ Contact person: Jevy
W.J. Zeng
International Conference on Configuring the common Man: Trends and Perspectives in
Contemporary Indian Literature, 6th to 7th January 2016, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India,
Website: http://www.amrita.edu/intconfeng2016, Contact person: Akhil V P. Organized
by: Department of English, Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 16th November 2015
Bangkok 2nd International Conference on “Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities-
BESSH-2016” January 14-15, 2016 Bangkok, Thailand, 14th to 15th January 2016, Bangkok,
Thailand. Website: http://academicfora.com/bessh-bangkok-thailand-january-14-15-
2016/ Contact person: Ani Wahyu. Organized by: academic Fora Deadline for
abstracts/proposals: 8th January 2016
15th MELOW Conference Conference ,12th to 14th February 2016 New Delhi,
India. Website: http://melusmelow.blogspot.in/2015/06/15th-international-melow-conference
feb.html. Contact person: Prof Manju Jaidka
Fourth International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture and Education 2016,30th to
31st January 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Website: http://icsai.org/4icllce. Contact
person: ICLLCE Secretariat. Organized by: ICSAI.org. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 18th
December 2015
3rd International Conference on Language, Innovation, Culture and Education,
Jakarta 2nd International Conference on “ Business, Economics, Social Science & Humanities-
BESSH-2016” January 13-14, 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia, 13th to 14th January 2016
Jakarta, Indonesia, Website: http://academicfora.com/bessh-jakarta-indonesia-january-13-14-
2016/ Contact person: Ani Wahyu. Organized by: academic Fora
Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 6th January 2016
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20th to 21st February 2016, Singapore. Website: http://icsai.org/iclice3. Contact person: ICLICE
Secretariat. Organized by: ICSAI.org. Deadline for abstracts/proposals: 8th January 2016
Psychoanalysis and Politics - Solidarity and Alienation: Social Structures of Hope and Despair
6th to 8th May 2016, Vienna, Austria. Venue: the Sigmund Freud University. The deadline for the call for papers is December 5th 2015. http://www.psa-pol.org
RESEARCH NEWS
Research Completed Manisha Singh, “A Study of the Voice of the Voiceless Gender in the Novels of Shashi
Deshpande”, Bhagwant University, Ajmer, 2015. Supervisor: Dr. Saryug Yadav.
Naqui Ahmad John, “Literary Ventures of APJ Abdul Kalam”, TM Bhagalpur University,
Supervisor: Prof. Satyabrat Singh
Subrat Kumar Samal, "The Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel, A.K.Ramanujan, Kamala Das and Jayanta
Mahapatra: A Postcolonial Approach",, KIIT University,Bhubaneswar,Odisha. Supervisor: Dr
S.P.Swain.
Tulika Sharma, “Against Apartheid: A Selected Study of the Fiction of Nadine Gordimer”,
University of Lucknow, Supervisor- Prof. V.P. Singh.
Abhimanyu Kumar', "The Religion of Blood :A Study in Henry Miller's Major Novels" ,
Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya . Supervisor- Dr.Purnendu Shanker.
Anuradha, “Intertextuality in Select Fiction of J.M. Koetzee”, H.P. University, Shimla.
Supervosir: Dr. Urmil Rawat.
Grishma M. Khobragade: “Resistance to Caste Hegemony and Caste Apartheid in the Selected
Prose Writings of V. T. Rajshekar”, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur.
Supervisor: Dr. M. S. Wankhede.
Darshika Patil: “Self and World in the Novels of Aldous Huxley”, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj
Nagpur University, Nagpur. Supervisor: Dr. M. S. Wankhede.
Indian Institute of Advanced Study in collaboration with Harpur College of Arts and Sciences,
Binghamton University (SUNY) and Distinguished Chair in Migration and Force Migration Studies,
Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata is organizing an International Conference on
Migrations and Citizenship(s) at INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY, SHIMLA, 30 May –
I June 2016. Those interested in participating should send an abstract (500-700 words) of the proposed
paper to following Email ID's: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].
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Sanjay B. Urade: “Treatment of History in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel and Amita
Kanekar’s A Spoke in the Wheel”, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur.
Supervisor: Dr. M. S. Wankhede
Archana Bobde: “Superman in George Bernard Shaw”, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur
University, Nagpur. Supervisor: Dr. M. S. Wankhede.
Gautam Ambhore: “An Evaluation of Socio-Cultural Studies in the Dalit Autobiographies with
Special Reference to An Outsider, The Outcaste, Outcaste: A Memoir, The Branded’ and
Joothan”, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur. Supervisor: Dr. M. S.
Wankhede.
Research/Project in progress Anuja Sinha, "A Critical Study of Kiran Desai as a Literary Artist", Magadh University, Bodh
Gaya, Gaya . Supervisor- Dr.Purnendu Shanker.
Nidhi Chandra "Manju Kapur, the Chronicler of Middle-class Manners: A Critical Study of her
Novels”, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, Gaya . Supervisor: Dr.Purnendu Shanker.
Savya Sachi, “Love and Sex in the Fiction of Gabriel Garcia Marquez”, Department of English
and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow. Supervisor: Prof. V.P. Singh.
Shaifali Saxena, “ A comparative Study of the plays of Arthur Miller and Vijay Tendulkar with
special reference to their Ethical Approach”, M.J.P. Rohilkhand University, Bareilly. Supervisor:
Dr. Sandhya Saxena.
Shubhra Joshi, “Kamala Das, Nawal El Saadawi and Maya Angelou as Cultural Feminists: A
Comparative Study of Womanhood in their Autobiographies. Banasthali University. Supervisor:
Dr. Monali Bhattacharya.
Publications: (Books) Bardhan, Susanta Kumar. Introduction to Stylistics. Kolkata: Joydurga Pub. Ltd. ISBN: ISBN:
9789381680513. 2014.
Chandramlouli, T. Hopping on Hope, Indialog, New Delhi, 2015
Chaubey, Ajay K., ed. V.S.Naipaul: An Anthology of 21st
Century Criticism. New Delhi: Atlantic.
2015, ISBN 978-81-269-1904-8
Jha, Pashupati. Awaiting Eden Again. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2015, Pp.91 (Hard cover),
Rs.195.00, ISBN 978-93-5207-047-3
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G.A. Ghanshyam, Pooja Malhotra and Devasree Chakravarti. Kiran Desai: The Trend Setter.
Jaipur :Yking Press, 2015
Mishra, Binod and Prashant Mishra., eds. Lotus Wine: Critical Responses to Indian Literature
in English. New Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors, 2015, ISBN-978-81-8435-457-7,
Price- 995/-, Pages-288.
Mishra, Prashant. John Keats as a Critic: His Theory and Practice. New Delhi: Bahri
Publications, 2015.
............................ Modality in Hindi and English: A Socio-Semantic Study. New Delhi: Bahri
Publications, 2015.
Mishra,Veerendra K. Modern Novels and Poetics of Self: Reading Modernist Bildungsromane.
New Delhi: Authors Press.2014, ISBN 978-81-7273-911-9.
Mishra, Prashant & Bardhan, S.K., eds. Linguistic Criticism and Literary Studies Theory and
Practice. New Delhi, Adhyayan Publishers and Distributors, 2015.
Mishra, Arun Kumar. Utopia to Negative Utopia: A Critical Study of Some Major Modern
English Novels. New Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers & Distributors, 2015, ISBN 978-81-8435-
461-4, Price Rs. 950.
Nayar, Pramod K. Citizenship and Identity in the Age of Surveillance. New Delhi: Cambridge
University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-107-08058-4
Roy, Vijay Kumar, ed. Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English: New Experimentation. New
Delhi: Alfa Publications, 2015. Print. (pp. xii + 250) (ISBN: 978-93-83292-36-3)
Srivastava, Ramesh K. A Christmas Gift and Other Stories. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2015,
ISBN 978-81-7273-978-2, Price-395, Pages-278.
Literary Journals
Akshara, a research journal of English Studies, is published by Academic Studies and research
Association, Darbhanga. Editor: Dr. Subodh Kumar Sinha: [email protected]
Ars Artium (ISSN: 2319-7889), an International Refereed Research Journal of Humanities and
Social Sciences is published from Paragon International Publishers, New Delhi by Dr. Vijay
Kumar Roy. Articles, poems and book reviews can be mailed to the Editor-in-Chief:
Conjunctions, an International Refereed Journal of Languge, literature and culture, edited by
Ramnita Sharda and Narendra K Sharma, is published from Patiala. Articles may be sent on
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Creative Writing and Criticism, an International bi-annual Journal of English Studies is
published from Sikandrabad, Bulandshahar. Articles can be sent to the editor, Dr. Suresh Nath on
Cyber Literature: A bi-annual Journal of English Studies, Patna (Estd 1997. ISSN 0972-0901). It
is a Refereed Research journal that publishes research papers, short stories, poems and book
reviews. For details contact [email protected]
Dialogue, a bi-annual journal is published from Lucknow. Articles can be sent to the editor on
International Journal of Literature, Language and Theory is peer-reviewed journal, published by
JRE group of institutions, Knowledge Park-IV, Greater Noida, U.P-201308. Articles can be sent
to the editor on [email protected]
The Interiors, a refereed journal published annually, is brought out by Dr. Neeraj Kumar, P.G.
Dept. of English and Research Centre, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya (Bihar). It includes
research papers, book reviews and creative writings. Scholarly papers related to English
Literature and Language can be sent to the editor in e-mail attachment either on
[email protected] or [email protected].
Journal of English Literature and Language (JELL) is published from Jalandhar by Dr.
Ghanshiam Sharma. Articles can be sent on [email protected]
Journal of Odisha Association for English Studies, an annual journal (ISSN 2249-7626), a peer-
reviewed journal edited by Santwana Haldar is published from Balasore, Odisha. Articles can be
sent on ‘[email protected]’.
Literary Insight, a refereed International journal edited by Sudhir Nikam and Madhavi Nikam is
published from Kalyan, India. For details pl. contact [email protected]
Literaria Linguistica: A Journal of Research in Literature, Linguistics and Language Teaching,
is published by Dr. Upendra Gami, S.R.M University, Ghaziabad. For details please contact
[email protected]/[email protected]
Poetcrit, a refereed journal of literary criticism and contemporary poetry completed its twenty
fifth year of publication. Poems, articles and book reviews can be sent to the editor on
Polyphony, an annual refereed journal is published by Association for Literary and Societal
Interaction from Hooghly,West Bengal. Scholarly articles can be sent in soft copies to the editor
Re-Markings, launched in March 2002, completed the fourteenth year of its publication with the
29th
issue launched in September 2015. It has been consistently acclaimed by writers, scholars
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and academics worldwide for its global outreach. www.re-markings.com. For
membership/publication details contact Dr. Nibir K. Ghosh at [email protected]
Reflection, a refereed journal of English literature and language is published from Arunachal
Pradesh by Dr. G.S. Jha. Articles are invited on [email protected]
Thematics, a peer-reviewed International research journal of English Studies is published from
Latur, Maharashtra. Articles can be sent to Dr. S.S. Kanade on
The Challenge, an International Journal of Art, Culture, Language and Literature is published
from Jamshedpur, India. For details, pl. visit www.thechallenge.org.in
The Literati, a peer reviewed journal of language and literature is published from Jalandhar.
Articles can be sent to the editors on [email protected]
Indian Journal of English Studies (IJES), a journal being published since 1940, publishes the
papers presented by AESI members’ in annual conferences held at various places throughout
India. Orders for the copy of the journal may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Binod Mishra by
sending an e-mail on [email protected]
Virtuoso, a refereed Transnational bi-annual Journal of Language and Literature in English is
published from Hyderabad by Dr. T.S.Chandramouli. Articles can be mailed to the editor on
OBITUARY
AESI lost one of its dedicated members, Mr Patibandla Kranthi Kumar, who passed away in June 2015.
He worked in JKC College in the Dept of English. He had been on the Executive Body of our
Association for many years. He also translated some Indian English novels into Telugu language. It is
worthwhile to note that even at the age of 71, he was doing his doctoral degree on the novels Manju
Kapur.
_____________________________________________________________________________ Indian Journal of English Studies (IJES), a journal being published since 1940, publishes the papers presented by
AESI members’ in annual conferences held at various places throughout India. Orders for the copy of the journal
may be sent to the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Binod Mishra by sending an e-mail on [email protected]. AESI
Newsletter can also be read at http://www.aes-india.org
AESI Newsletter compiled and edited by Dr. Binod Mishra, 215/3,
Saraswati Kunj, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand-247667, India.
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