Ms. Namrata Mohan
Assistant Professor

• • RESEARCH INTERESTS

  1. American Literature
  2. British Literature
  3. Postcolonial Studies
  4. Ecocriticism
  5. Race Studies
  6. Multiracialism

• • PUBLICATIONS

  ● Published a paper titled ‘Power Politics in Indigenous Tribes- A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s Rudali’ (UGC CARE listed Think India Journal- ISSN 0971-1260 ) October 2019
  
  ● Published a paper titled “Author as Ethnographer- A Study of Narayan’s Kocharethi: The Araya Woman” in the YMER International Multidisciplinary -Open Access- Peer Reviewed- Scopus Active 2023, Care UGC Group-II journal, Volume 22, Issue 02, February 2023- ISSN-0044- 0477.
  
  ● Published a paper titled “ Life of a Multiracial: A Postcolonial Study of Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea” in the YMER International Multidisciplinary -Open Access- Peer Reviewed- Scopus Active 2023, Care UGC Group-II journal, Volume 22, Issue 02, February 2023- ISSN- 0044-0477.
  
  ● Published a paper titled ‘Modernity and its Disconyents- A Study of Narayan’s Kocharethi: The Araya Woman’, in the Academic Studies National Journal of Jyoti Research Academy- ASNJJRA. Volume 16, Issue 1, January-June 2023; with ISSN 0975-461X.
  
  ● "Interwoven Identities: A Multiracial Analysis of Mixed- My Life In Black and White by Angela Nissel". Conference Proceedings: The Myriad Facets of Women: A Celebration of the Extraordinary. JAIN University Press, 2024. ISBN- 978-93-85327-72-8 (Abstract Published) “The ‘C’ Word: History, Testimony and Trauma in Gaiutra Bahadur’s Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture”, Conference Proceedings: The Multidisciplinary and Multilingual National Conference on Gender and Displacement. JAIN University Press, 2024. ISBN: (Abstract Published)

• • PAPER PRESENTED

  ● Presented a paper titled ‘Power Politics in Indigenous Tribes- A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s Rudali’ at the International Conference on ‘Indigenous Languages and Translation Studies’ conducted by Jain University - SHSS (August 2019)
  
  ● Presented a paper titled ‘Giving Voice to the Voiceless- A Study of Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea’ at the International Conference titled ‘Inclusivity and Dimensions of Exclusion’ conducted by Jain University - SHSS (April 23 2021)
  
  ● Presented a paper titled Author as Ethnographer- A Study of Narayan’s Kocharethi: The Araya Woman, at the Global Multitrack Conference SEMA held between November 18 and 27, 2022.
  
  ● Presented a paper titled, Modernity and Its Discontents: A Study of Narayan’s Kocharethi: The Araya Woman, at the International Conference on Governance and Ethics As A Policy In Education- Jyoti Summit 2022, held on 18 and 19 November 2022.
  
  ● Presented a paper titled “Interwoven Identities: A Multiracial Analysis of  Mixed: My Life in Black and White by Angela Nissel”, at the Two Day International Conference on ‘The Myriad Facets of Women: A Celebration of the Extraordinary’, organized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be) University. (1-2 March 2024)
  
  ● Presented a paper titled “The ‘C’ Word: History, Testimony and Trauma in Gaiutra Bahadur’s Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture”, at the Multidisciplinary and Multilingual National Conference on Gender and Displacement; organized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be) University. (28 March 2024)

• • CONFERENCE ATTENDED

  ● Attended an International Conference titled ‘Indigenous Languages and Translation Studies’ conducted by Jain University - SHSS (August 2019)
  
  ● Attended an International Conference titled ‘Inclusivity and Dimensions of Exclusion’ conducted by Jain University - SHSS (April 23 2021)
  
  ● Attended an International Conference titled The Global Multitrack Conference SEMA, held between November 18 and 27, 2022.
  
  ● Attended the International Conference on Governance and Ethics As A Policy In Education- Jyoti Summit 2022, organized by Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore, on 18 and 19 November 2022.
  
  ● Attended the 5 th Annual Republic Day Lecture Series, on, Contemporary Socio-Political and Cultural Challenges, hosted by the Department of English- St Joseph’s College of Commerce on 4 February, 2023.
  
  ● Attended the National Public Lecture Series-3 “Developments in Gender and Feminist Theories- A Matricentric Perspective”, organized by the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 23 rd February, 2023.
  
  ● Attended the National Public Lecture Series-4 “The Making of India’s First Museum Podcast”, organized by the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 3 March, 2023.
  
  ● Attended the National Conference on ‘Reading Indigeneity: A Multidisciplinary Approach’, organized by the Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, on 11 April, 2023.
  
  ●Attended the National Conference on “Trends in Language, Literature and Research”, organized by Willington College Sangll. (15 th February 2024)
  
  ●Attended the Two Day “International Conference on The Myriad Facets of Women: A Celebration of the Extraordinary”, organized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be) University. (1-2 March 2024)
  
  ●Attended the “Multidisciplinary and Multilingual National Conference” organized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be) University. (28 March 2024)

• • WEBINARS ATTENDED

  ● Attended a webinar on ‘Diaspora, Gender and Marginality’ (September 26 2020)
  
  ● Attended a webinar on ‘Revisiting George Eliot: Her Life and Works’ organised by Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (November 23 2020)
  
  ● Attended a Webinar on ‘Performance Narratives’ conducted by Jyoti Nivas College (March 20, 2021)
  
  ● Attended a National Level Webinar on ‘Youth happiness and Well Being’ by Jain-deemed-to-be-University- CERSEE (July 26, 2021).

• • FDPS ATTENDED

  ● Attended five day FDP on ‘Preparing for Research Grant Proposals, Consultancy Project and Publication’ by Jain-deemed-to-be- University- SHSS (4 - 8 January 2021)
  
  ● Attended five day FDP on ‘Effective Online Teaching Techniques on Literature and Language’ by Department of English, Jain School of Commerce (April 19 - 23, 2021)
  
  ● Attended five day FDP on ‘Innovation in Research and Sampling Design’ by Jain-deemed-to-be- University- CERSEE (17 to 21 May 2021)
  
  ● Attended a training workshop on ‘Extraction and Use of National sample Survey Data’ by Jain-deemed-to-be- University- CERSEE (July 24 2021)
  
  ● Attended five day FDP on ‘Transforming A Teaching Faculty To A Facilitator and Mentor’, by Jain-deemed-to-be-University (27 - 31 July 2021).
  
  ● Attended a seven day International Faculty Development Program on Holistic Pedagogy, organized by Don Bosco College, Bangalore. (9 to 15 January 2023)
  
  ● Attended a fourteen day faculty development Program on Managing Online Classes and Co-Creating MOOC’s 22.0, organized by Ramanujan College, Delhi, in collaboration with Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore (7 to 21 January 2023)
  
  ● Attended a seven day International Faculty Development Program on New Frontiers in Literary Research, organized by the Department of English, Kristu Jayanti College Atonomous, Bangalore. (9 to 17 October 2023)
  
  ● Attended a six day International Faculty Development Program on Quality Enhancement to Facilitate Academic Excellence and Well-being, organized by the Internal Quality Assurance (IQAC) Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore. (16 to 21 January 2024)

• • ORGANISING COMMITTEE

  1. Organized an interclass Creative Writing competition, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, in September 2022.
  
  2. Organized the National Public Lecture Series-3 “Developments in Gender and Feminist Theories- A Matricentric Perspective”, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 23 rd February, 2023.
  
  3. Organized the National Public Lecture Series-4 “The Making of India’s First Museum Podcast”, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 3 March, 2023.
  
  4. Organized an inter-college drama competition titled ‘Page to Stage’, as part of the department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 16 th March 2023.
  
  5. Organized a National Conference on ‘Reading Indigeneity: A Multidisciplinary Approach’, as part of the Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 11 April, 2023.
  
  6. Organized the National Public Lecture Series-1 “Sound, Text and Spatiality: Song as Audiotopia and Aural Narratives”, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 3 rd October, 2023.
  
  7. Organized an inter-college drama competition titled ‘Page to Stage’, as part of the department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 6 th October 2023.
  
  8.Organized the National Public Lecture Series-1 “Sound, Text and Spatiality: Song as Audiotopia and Aural Narratives”, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous. (3 rd  October 2023)  
  
  9.Organized the National Public Lecture Series-2 “Reading between the Lines: A Look at Various Perspectives of Indian Children’s Literature”, as part of the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous. (10 th  February 2024)
  
  10.Organized an intra college ‘Creative Writing’ competition, as part of the Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 16 th February 2024.
  
  11.Organized an intra college competition titled ‘Literary Pageant’, as part of the Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 7 th March 2024.
  
  12.Organized the National Level Theatre Festival title ‘Rangmanch’, as part of the Department of English, Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, on 15 th March 2024.

• • RESOURCE PERSON

  Conducted a 3 Day Workshop for students on Research Writing, as part of the Incubation Centre, and in collaboration with the Department of English- Jyoti Nivas College, Autonomous. (23- 25 January 2023)
  
  Conducted a 50-hour Value Added Certificate Course on Spoken English, for Degree Students of Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous. (February- May 2023)
  
  Delivered a Guest Lecture on Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party’, for the I Semester MA English students of Jain-deemed-to-be-University. (8 July 2023)

• • AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS

  1. Delivered a Guest Lecture at SSMRV College titled- ‘A Talk on Psychoanalysis: Extracts from Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell.’ (28 February 2022)
  
  2. Completed the Ph-D coursework with Distinction- (Jain-deemed-to-be-University) October 2021.
  
  3. Awarded the Jain University Gold Medal for the First Rank- MA English (2018-2020)
  
  4. MA English (2018-2020)- Secured Distinction and First Rank
  
  5. Received the Second-Best Paper award for the paper titled “The ‘C’ Word: History, Testimony and Trauma in Gaiutra Bahadur’s Coolie Woman: The Odyssey of Indenture” at the Multidisciplinary and Multilingual National Conference on ‘Gender and Displacement’, organized by JAIN (Deemed-to-be) University. (28 March 2024)

• • MEMBERSHIP (BOS/GUIDE/CHAIRPERSON)

  Name of the Institution- Jain (Deemed-to-be) University
  Role- External Member for the BOS meeting of the English Department UG and PG programs, for the academic year 2024-25