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My Publications

Book Publications

• "Socio-political Realities of India in Select Novels of Manohar Malgonkar, Khushwant Singh and Rohinton Mistry: A Study" published by GRIN Verlag: Germany, ISSN: 9783346290373 in November 2020.
• Rohinton Mistry’s India: A Socio-Political View published by Lambert Academic Publishing: Germany, ISSN: 978-3-659-12007-7, dt.21-11-2012.

Book Chapters

• “Toni Morrison’s Sula: A Postmodern Woman” in Commonwealth Literature: A Critical Reorientation, eds. J Samuel Kirubahar, R. Suriya Prakash Narayanan, Publisher:VHNSN College(Autonomous), Virudhunagar, Feb 2015, pp:6-14, ISBN: 978-93-81723-33-3.
• “Political Consciousness in Dina Mehta’s And Some a Lover and Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice-Candy-Man (Cracking India)” in Women’s Literature: Exploring Gender & Inequality, ed.Thummapudi Bharathi, Mark Publishers, Jaipur, 2014, pp:58-69, ISBN: 978-93-82159-54-4.

Conferences, Webinars & FDPs/Workshops attended

• The 5th Annual Future of English Language Teaching Online Conference organised by Trinity College London & Regent’s University London on 17 October 2020.
• Academic English Conference organised by Cambridge University Press during 27-29 October 2020.
• Conference on Research into Practice: Evidence-based decision-making in international education organised by Cambridge Assessment English on 18 November 2020
• Completed the course Speaking Effectively and stood topper of top 1% with a score of 96% during January-March 2019 (8 week course), an NPTEL Online Certification (Funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India).
• Completed the course Teaching English for Engineers and stood topper of top 1% with a score of 91% during July-September 2019 (8 week course), an NPTEL Online Certification.
• NPTEL Online Certification (Funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India) for passing the course Effective Writing with score 97% during January- February 2020.
• Completed Business English: Marketing and Sales(Part of Coursera’s Business English Specialization) an online course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 85.82% on 14 June 2020.
• Completed Teach English Now! Foundational Principles(Part -1 of Coursera's TESOL Certificate)an online course authorized by Arizona State University and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 93.35% on 12 July 2020.
• Completed Artificial Intelligence for Everyonean online course authorized by deeplearning.ai and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 96.38% on 30 July 2020.
• Completed Write Professional Emails in English(Part of Coursera’s Improve Your English Communication Skills Specialization)an online course authorized by Georgia Institute of Technology and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 100% on 11 August 2020.
• Completed Speak English Professionally: In Person, Online & On the Phone (Part of Coursera’s Improve Your English Communication Skills Specialization) an online course authorized by Georgia Institute of Technology and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 95.56% on 24 August 2020.
• Completed Consonants of American English Pronunciation an online course authorized by University of California, Irvine and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 92.50% on 4 September 2020.
• Completed The Music of American English Pronunciation an online course authorized by University of California, Irvine and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 93.75% on 5 September 2020.
• Completed Learning to Teach Online an online course authorized by University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 97.83% on 16 September 2020.
• Completed University Teaching an online course authorized by University of Hong Kong and offered through Coursera by achieving grade 98.61% on 22 September 2020.
• Completed the Online Professional English Network, (OPEN) Fall 2020 TESOL Methodology Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), facilitated by University of Maryland, Baltimore County OPEN is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, with funding provided by the U.S. government with 99.4% on 9 November 2020.
• Completed the Online Professional English Network, (OPEN) Fall 2020 Professional Development for Teacher Trainers Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), facilitated by Arizona State University with 100% on 9 November 2020.
• “Psyche of Mother and Daughter: A Study of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and A Mercy” Dr.S.Shanmuga Priya1 , Ms.M.Parvathi2, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Trends in Science, Engineering and Management (ICITSEM-17), Paper Id: 1003, Pp:9-14, ISBN: 978-93-86171-27-6. YMCA, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 07 January 2017.
• “The Theme of Humour and Irony in R. K. Narayan’s Short Stories” (Ms.M.Parvathi, Dr.S.Shanmuga Priya), International Conference on Innovative Research in Science, Technology and Management (ICIRSTM-17), Paper Id: 1020, Pp:92-97, ISBN: 978-93-86171-20-7, Modi Institute of Management & Technology, Dadabari, Kota, Rajasthan, 22-23 January 2017.
• “Ecocriticism of Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger”, a Two Day 13th International Conference on Recent trends in Engineering Science and Management (ICRTESM-18), Paper Id: 271, Pp: 401-405, ISBN: 978-93-86171-93-1, Vedant College of Engineering & Technology, Bundi, Rajasthan, 21st-22nd January 2018.
• “Marginalised Voice in Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters”, International Conference & Academic Excellence Award on Recent Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, Pp:212-216, ISBN: 978-81-943584-4-2 on 07 December 2019.
• “Use of History in the Select Novels of Manohar Malgonkar” presented at a Two Day National Seminar on Narrative Literature in English and Sanskrit, pp.138-143, ISBN: 978-93-83934-80-5, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, 2014.
• “Man-Woman Relationship in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things” Indian Diaspora, ed. A Tara Lakshmi, Department of English, Visvodaya Government Degree College, Venkatagiri, pp.76-79, ISBN: 978-15-08587-21-7, Createspace-Amazon Publications, North Charleston, USA, 2015.
• Three Day Faculty Developments Programme on Teaching Towards Excellence organized by the department of English & Foreign Languages, MITS, Madanapalle during 26-28 October 2016.
• A Two-week Teacher Training Program conducted by APSCHE & British Council from 11 - 15 July 2017 & 24-28 July 2017.
• A One-Day BEC Workshop for the Faculty of the Department of English & Foreign Languages organised by MITS, Madanapalle on 16 August 2018.
• NPTEL-AICTE FDP of one week (Funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India) for successfully completing the course Teaching English for Engineers with a score of 91% during July-September 2019.
• One day online Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology: Best Practices organised by Santhiram Engineering College, Nandyal in collaboration with Netaji Subash Institute of Technology, Patna on 7 May 2020.
• Online Faculty Development Programme on Designing e-content for Curriculum Planning and Evaluation using Animation for five days organised by department of Curriculum Planning and Evaluation, Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, Chennai during 21-25 June 2020.
• Seven Day National Faculty Development Programme on Emerging Trends of Pedagogy in Language, Literature and Social Sciences organised by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi and Shyama Prasad Mukherji College For Women, University of Delhi in colloboration with Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, Delhi during 13-19 July 2020.
• A Three-day National Level Faculty Development Programme on Strategies, Methodologies and Creative Spark for Everyone organised by department of English and Foreign Languages, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle during 21-23 July 2020.
• A Three-day National Level Faculty Development Programme on Literature: Trauma, Eco-criticism and Oral Narratives organised by department of English and Foreign Languages, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle during 27-29 July 2020.
• A Three-day National Level Faculty Development Programme on Promoting Critical Thinking and Research Paper Writing for Teachersorganised by department of English and Foreign Languages, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle during 3-5 August 2020.
• A One Day National Online Workshop on Effective Online Teaching-Learning Using Google Forms organised under the aegis of IQAC of Mahanth Madhusudhan College, Patna on 5 August 2020.
• National Level Six Day Faculty Development Programme on Imparting Soft skills and Life Skills for Success organised by the Post Graduate Department of English under the aegis of IQAC of Shantidevi Arya Mahila College, Dinanagar, Punjab during 17 - 22 August 2020.
• AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on Leadership & Excellence at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad during 7-11 September 2020.
• AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on Capacity Building at Dr H. S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) Sagar, M.P. during 5-9 October 2020.
• Three days FDP on Learn, Unlearn and Relearn the collaborative, creative and critical thinking in the classroom organized by GL Bajaj Group of Institutions, Mathura held on 17-19 December 2020.
• AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on Team-building and Coordination at Gandhi Institute Of Technology And Management -GITAM during 1-19 February 2021.
• International Webinar on Communicative English Skills for Engineering Students and Faculty conducted by Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam, Kerala in association with ASAP and TCS during 28-30 June 2020.
• Webinar on Bringing Vocabulary Alive in the English Classroom by Amol Padwad conducted by Oxford University Press on 4 July 2020.
• National Level Webinar on Positivity and Well-being during the Pandemic organised by department of English and Foreign Languages, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle on 13 and 14 July 2020.
• National Level One Day Webinar on The Impact of English on Employment organised by department of English and Foreign Languages, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Science, Madanapalle on 16 July 2020.
• Three Day International Webinar on Gender, Sexuality and Post-colonial Literature: Trends, Issues and Perspectives organised by the department of English in colloboration with IQAC of S.R.Fatepuria College, Beldanga, West Bengal during 23-25 July 2020.
• One Day National Webinar on Online Tools for Building Communication Skills organised by the department of English, Government Degree College for Women, Srikalahasthi on 28 July 2020.
• Two Day National Webinar on Contemporary Concerns of English Studies in India organised by the department of English, Anugrah Memorial College, Gaya, Bihar on 1 & 2 August 2020.
• Webinar on Etiquette for Online Classes organised by the Department of Management, Christ College of Science and Management (Affiliated to Bengaluru North University, Recognized by Govt. of Karnataka) Malur, Karnataka on 19 August 2020.
• Webinar on Soft Skills hosted by Adhiyamaan College of Agriculture & Research, affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agriculture University, Coimbatore in association with SKILLEDGE on 26 August 2020.
• Webinar on Challenging Times Changing Minds:Implications in Industry 4.0 with Recruitment Trends and Associated Skillshosted by Sanathana Research & Training Institute, Mysuru in association with SKILLEDGE on 26 August 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar Series: Experience it, Learn it, Use it – Model Online Lessons with NGL on 30 September 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar: Let’s Get Ready to Pivot on 30 September 2020.
• A Webinar on Significance of Language Documentation and Revitalisation hosted by International Teacher Training College on 03 October 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Constructing Multiple Choice Questions organised by ELT@I English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 04 October 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar: What if? Motivating Learners in All Classrooms on 6 October 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Dynamics of Teaching English Online organised by ELT@I English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 11 October 2020.
• International Webinar on Bloom's Taxonomy and Generation Y organized by the Department of English, Faculty of Humanities and Science, Dr.M.G.R. Educational And Research Institute, Adayalampattu Phase - II campus on 12 October 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar: Maximising Learning in the Synchronous Classroom with Classroom Presentation Tools on 14 October 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar: Making Your Online Language Teaching Positive, Practical, & Personal on 15 October 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Speaking your Way Through organised by ELT@I English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 18 October 2020.
• Webinar on Leadership Skills organized by Indian Youth Development Skill (IYDS), INDIA held on 18 October 2020.
• National Geographic Learning Webinar: Students Love These 7 Tricks on 23 October 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Textual Appreciation: From Stylistics to Critical Stylistics organised by ELT@I -English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 25 October 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Questioning Skills for the Classroom organised by ELT@I -English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 01 November 2020.
• Three I's worth keeping in mind: interaction, integration, and inspiration! presented by Prof. Freddy Freitez as part of VenTESOL’s E-teacher Training Program hosted by Venezuela Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages on 1November 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Virtual Blended Learning: Making it Real! organised by ELT@I- English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 08 November 2020.
• Webinar on Teacher Support Program for B1 Preliminary hosted by Cambridge Assessment English, Cambridge, United Kingdom on 05 December 2020.
• Professional Development Webinar on Teaching Poetry Effectively organised by ELT@I- English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 06 December 2020.
• International Webinar On the Edges of Languages: Toward a Cosmopoesis in Writing, Translation and Ethnography organised by School of Social Science & Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, VIT Chennai on 08 December 2020.
• National Webinar on Quality Enhancement on Higher Education Institutions sponsored by NAAC conducted by IQAC, Mar Baselios Institute of Technology and Science, Kothamangalam, Kerala on 10 & 11 December.
• Professional Development Webinar on Design Thinking in ELT organised by ELT@I- English Language Teachers’ Association of India on 13 December 2020.
• International Webinar on Feminism in Global Landscape conducted by the Centre for Women's Studies of Ethiraj college for women, Chennai delivered by Dr.Muthmainnah, Universitas Al Asyariah Mandar, Indonesia on 24th December 2020
• India First Leadership Talk with Professor D.P.Singh, Chairman, UGC, Broadcasted by MHRD's Innovation Cell on 9 May 2020.
• 15 Day International Lecture Series on Literary Theory, Language & Literature hosted by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars & Trainers (AIFEST) during 17-31 August 2020.
• Technology & Education organised by PeaceX in support of UN75 on 18 October 2020.
• Dynamic Ways to Increase Student-to-Student Interaction an Online Live Professional Development Event hosted by American English for Educators and presented by an English Language Specialist sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs on 19 October 2020.
• Strategic Corrective Feedback in the EFL Classroom an Online Live Professional Development Event hosted by American English for Educators on 27 October 2020.
• Amplifying Voice & Choice in the EFL Classroom an Online Live Professional Development Event hosted by American English for Educators on 11 November 2020.
• Superpowering Your Lecture: Activities to Engage Learners & Gather Feedback an Online Live Professional Development Event hosted by American English for Educators on 24 November 2020.
• Discussion Strategies for Meaningful, Effective Conversation Practice an Online Live Professional Development Event hosted by American English for Educators on 7 December 2020.
• Two Day Cambridge English workshop on ‘’Developing the four skills in preparation for Cambridge English: Business English Certificate (BEC)” on 7th and 8th October 2016 at MS Ramaiah Institute of Management, Bangalore.
• One Day Workshop on Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) of Women at workplace organized by National Institute of Personnel Management, Karnataka Chapter on 21 September 2016 at the Chancery Pavillion, Bengaluru.
• IDA Connect Workshops at Worldidac India for the session Creative Teaching of English conducted by Academy of Creative Teaching (ACT), Bengaluru on 9-11 September 2015 held at Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre, Bengaluru.
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Train the Trainer workshop for three days from 25th May to 27th May 2015 at British Council in Chennai.
• One Day workshop on “Spoken English” bridge course for QEEE Phase-II at IIT Madras, Chennai on 23 July 2014.
• A Two-day Faculty Development Programme on Empowering Faculty on Life Skills (EFLS-2013) was Organized by Department of General Engineering, Basic Sciences and Humanities, Sree Vidyanikethan Engineering College, Tirupati, during 5-6, April, 2013.

Paper Presentations

• “Psyche of Mother and Daughter: A Study of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and A Mercy”, 3rd International Conference on Innovative Trends in Science, Engineering and Management (ICITSEM-17) YMCA Connaught Place, New Delhi on 7 January 2017.
• “The Theme of Humour and Irony in R. K. Narayan’s Short Stories” at International Conference on Innovative Research in Science, Technology and Management (ICIRSTM-2017) at Modi Institute of Management & Technology, Dadabari, Kota, Rajasthan on 22 & 23 January 2017.
• “Ecocriticism of Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger” at 13th International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering, Science and Management (ICRTESM-18), Vedant College of Engineering & Technology, Bundi, Rajasthan on 21 & 22 January 2018.
• “Marginalised Voice in Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters”, International Conference & Academic Excellence Award on Recent Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai on 07 December 2019.
• UGC National Seminar on Cultural Studies held during 24-25 March 2017 at Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati and presented a paper entitled “Cultural Conflict in Jhumpa Lahari’s Namesake and Maju Kapur’s The Immigrant”.
• Two Day National Seminar on Contemporary Literatures in English: Critical Perspectives organized by the department of English, Sri Padmavati Women’s University, Tirupati, sponsored by UGC, held on 7 & 8 Jan 2015 and presented a paper entitled “Reflections of Multiculturalism in Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey and A Fine Balance”.
• Two Day UGC National Seminar on Dalit Literature in English and English Translations organized by the department of English & Communications, Dravidian University, Kuppam, held on 21 & 22 March 2014 and presented the paper entitled “Dalits as Portrayed by Rohinton Mistry in A Fine Balance”.
• National Seminar on Novelist As Social Reformer: Dickens And Mulk Raj Anand organised by the Department of English, Besant Theosophical College, Madanapalle held on 2 & 3 March 2013 and presented a paper entitled “Victorian Society of Charles Dickens's Hard Times”.
• UGC National Seminar on Current Trends in Indian English Fiction organized by the Department of English, Govt. Degree College, Porumamilla, held on 27 & 28 Februrary 2013 and presented a paper entitled “Social Realities in Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey.”
• A paper titled "Teaching English Language through Technology" in a Two day National Seminar “English in the Classroom: The Science of Technology”, organized by the Department of English, Vikrama Simhapuri University, Nellore on 23-24 March 2013.
• A Three Day International Conference on Cultural Spaces: Canada & India during 27 - 29 January 2014 and presented the paper entitled Indo-Canadian Diaspora and Diasporic Writings : An Overview organized by the department of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati in association with Indian Association for Canadian Studies.
• 42nd Annual Conference of the Indian Association for American Studies during 29 - 31 July 2013 and presented the paper entitled Experiences of South Asian Immigrants in the Novels of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri. The conference was organised by the department of History of S.V.U. College of Arts, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati.
• A research paper entitled "Use of History in the Select Novels of Manohar Malgonkar" in a Two Day National Seminar on Narrative Literature in English and Sanskrit on 3 & 4 September 2013 organized by the department of English , Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.