Designation

• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Department

• ENGLISH

Edu. Qualifications

• MA
• M.Phil.
• UGC-NET
• UGC -JRF

Areas of Interest/Specialisation

• Cultural studies
• Film Studies

Courses/subject Taught

UG and PG courses

Experience

• UG – From September 2020 to present
• PG -From  June 2025 to present

Papers Published

•  Dr. Edwin Jeevaraj A and Aswathy V. “Expressing the Marginalised Self: Manifestation of Dalit Consciousness in the Poems of Vijila Chirappad”. Language in India. Volume 20, 2 February 2020.

Papers Presented

National:

• Presented a paper titled “Dalit’s Life: Story of Eternal Victimization” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Alienation and Self-assertion in the Politics of Dalit Literature organized by the Postgraduate Department of English, Sree Narayana College for Women from 25-26 February 2014.
• Presented a paper titled “Depiction of Australian Bush Life in Henry Lawson’s The Drover’s Wife and Barbara Baynton’s The Chosen Vessel” in the National Seminar on Re-negotiating the Land: Australia and India organized by the Centre for Australian Studies, Institute of English, University of Kerala from 25 – 27 October 2017.
• Presented a paper titled “Depictions of Differently Abled in Select Malayalam Films” in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Malayalam Cinema: Contested Screens, Contending Economies organized by the Institute of English, University of Kerala from 14 – 15 March 2019.
• Presented a paper titled “A Journey From Refugees to Heroes: An Analysis of The Swimmers” in the National Seminar  on Refugee Literature: Representing the Homeless from 18 -19 March 2025.

International:

• Presented a paper titled “Representations of Disability in Tamil Films: An Analysis of Select Films Post 2000” in the International Seminar on Indian Literature, Language and Mass Media organized by the Department of Hindi, S.N College for Women from 20 – 22 January 2020.

Orientation Courses Attended

• Four Week Induction/Orientation Programme for Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education organised by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College under the aegis of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 10 November – 9 December 2020.

Refresher Courses Attended

• Refresher course in English Language and Literature conducted by the UGC-HRDC, University of Kerala, Karyavattom, Trivandrum   from 13-09-2023 to 26-09-2023

Seminars/Workshops/Training Organised

• Organising Committee member – One Day National Webinar on “Indian Feminism: Movements, Politics and  Undercurrents” at Sree Narayana College, Punalur on October 16, 2020.
• Organising Committee member – National Webinar on “Cultural Disability Studies” jointly organised by the IQAC & the Department of English of Sree Narayana College, Punalur on December 26, 2020.
• Programme Coordinator – Online Induction Programme for First Year Degree Students organised by the IQAC of  Sree Narayana College, Punalur on 31 January 2021.
• Organising Committee member – “Workshop on Electronic Circuit Design” organised  by the Department of Physics, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, on 03 March 2021.
• Organising Committee member – Webinar on “Protecting the Dignity of Women” Constitutional perspective & Role of Judiciary Organized by the Department of English & IQAC of Sree Narayana College, Punalur on 16 March 2021.
• Organizing committee member – Seminar on “Gender justice and Women’s Rights” conducted by Department of English, Sree Narayana College, Punalur on 11 March 2022.
• Convenor – International Yoga Day Celebration, jointly organised by NCC, NSS, and Physical Education Department of Sree Narayana College, Punalur on 21 June 2022.
• Organising Committee member-  Two-Day  National Seminar on “സാഹിത്യം സംസ്കാരം: നവധാരകളും ധാരണകളും” organised by Language Departments Sree Narayana College Punalur and Kerala Bhasha Institute
• Organising Committee member – Talk on “Women and Law in India” Conducted by IQAC and Department of English at Sree Narayana College Punalur on 17 March 2023.
• Coordinator- Invited talk on “Narratives of Resistance:  The Dynamics of Dalit Literature” organised by the Department of English, Sree Narayana College Punalur on 18 March 2024.
• Organising Committee member – Invited talk on “Women’s Rights and Laws: Empowering Women Through law” organised by Gender justice Forum and Department of English on 6 March 2025.
• Organising Committee Member- Observing World Environment Day 2025, organised by Sree Narayana College, Punalur in association with Kerala Academy of Sciences on 05 June 2025.

Orientation Programmes/Induction Programmes Organised

• Programme Coordinator – Online Induction Programme for First Year Degree Students organised by the IQAC of Sree Narayana College, Punalur on 31 January 2021.

Seminars/Conferences Attended

• Attended the National Conference on “Peace and Harmony: India and Canada” organized by the UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala with support from UGC and Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi from 17 – 18 February, 2017.
• Attended the National Seminar on “Narrating Travel, Mapping Identities’ organized by the Institute of English, University of Kerala from 5– 7 March, 2018.
• Attended the National Seminar on “Diaspora Reimagined: The Politics of Representation” organized by the Centre for Cultural Studies and Institute of English, University of Kerala from 11 – 13 October 2017.
• Attended the Three-Day International Conference on “Memory, War, Violence, and Displacement: India and Canada” organized by UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, from 26-28 February 2019.
• Participated in the Three-Day International e-conference on Rethinking the Postcolonial: Text and Context during 25 – 27 September 2020, organised by New Literaria in collaboration with Assam University.
• Attended the International Webinar on Literature and Communications at the Dawn of the 4th Industrial Revolution: A Practitioner’s Perspective organised by the Post Graduate Department of English, Sree Narayana College for Women, Kollam on 27 May 2021.

Workshops Attended

• Attended One Week National Workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysis organised by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Sophisticated Instrumentation and Computation Centre from 24- 30 July 2018 at University of Kerala, Kariavattom Campus, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Attended Five-Day Residential Workshop for Curriculum Design and Development of Four Year UG Programme in English conducted from 19 March 2024 to 23 March 2024.

Trainings Attended

• Faculty Enrichment Summer Camp conducted and hosted by the school of Distance Education, University of Kerala in association with Littcrit and Vallaths Total English Solutions from 14/05/2023 to 20/05/2023.

Extension Activities Organised/Participated outside the Campus

• Served as a judge during the Mirabilia Literary Fest organised by the Department of English, Sree Narayana College, Varkala in association with IQAC and ELTAI as part of the TRENDZ Seminar Series 2021on 23 and 24 May 2021.

Tutorship in UG/PG (Mention the Class and Year/Batch)

• UG – 3 years

Academic Responsibilities Undertaken
College level:

• Evaluation and Invigilation duties of internal examinations.
• Guided Projects at U.G. level.
• Teacher-in-charge of study tour.
• Question Paper Setter for Internal Examinations

University level:

• Contributed syllabus for FYUGP programmes in English Language and literature, and English and Communicative English.
• Evaluation and invigilation duties of university examinations.
• External examiner for conducting Viva-Voce, U.G.
• External examiner – B.A. Viva-Voce Examination, School of Distance Education, University of Kerala, 2024
• Member – Pre-Valuation board meeting of fifth semester December 2024 BA English and Communicative English examination held on 07/02/2025 at University of Kerala.
• Member – Pass Board meeting of the second semester August 2024 BA English and Communicative English examination scheduled om 03 March 2025.
• Member – Pass board of the fifth semester December 2024 BA English and Communicative English examination.

Any other Duties Performed at College

• Member – Admission Committee, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2021-2023
• Member – Infrastructure and beautification committee, S.N.C., Punalur, 2021-2025
• Convenor – Gandhian Study Centre, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2022-2025.
• Member – Committee for Competitive Exams for Entry into Secure Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2022-2025.
• Member – Academic Programme Committee, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2022-2025
• Member – Sree Narayana Study Centre, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2022-2025.
• Member – Media Club, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2023-2024.
• Convenor – Performing Arts Club, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2024-2025
• Member -Tutorial Committee, Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2024-2025.
• Member – Scholarship Committee Sree Narayana College, Punalur, 2024-2025.
• Class tutor