Publication

Courses

Faculty Development Programme (One Week)

From 30-11-2015 to 5-12-2015
Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Ahmedabad.

Faculty Development Programme on The Literary Avant- Garde & Alternative Modernities. (One Week)

From 03-11-2016 to 09-11-2016
MHRD UGC (GIAN) at Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat.

International Faculty Development Programme

19th & 20th January (Phase I) and on 7th March, 2018 (Phase II).
K.C.G in collaboration with Global Training Education Program United Kingdom
(GTEP-UK) at VNSGU, Surat.

One week online faculty development program on Indian Literature and Languages: Paradigms and Praxis’

13th May to 19th May 2020.
SRM University Sikkim and Grand Academic Portal( GAP)

One week online faculty development program on Education After Amnesia- Digital Learning as the New Normal’

From 15th May to 21st May 2020.
One week online faculty development program on Education After Amnesia- Digital Learning as the New Normal’ From 15th May to 21st May 2020. Grand Academic Portal( GAP), Rajkiya Kanya Maha Vidyalaya ( RKMV), Shimla and Shree R.P. Arts, K.B. Commerce and Smt. B.C.J. Science College, Gujarat.

Eight-Days National Level Online Faculty Development Programme on “Reading: Back to Basics”

From 23 August to 31 August 2021.
English Language Teachers’ Association ( ELTAI) of India in association with the Department of English, Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Attended five days National Research Methodology Workshop

From 7th February to 11th February 2022
Organised by the Chitrakoot School of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Ancient Indian Wisdom at Shoolini University, Solan Himachal Pradesh.

Attended On-Line certificate course on ‘Basics of Vernacular Innovation Training'

January 24, 2022 to February 23, 2022
Attended On-Line certificate course on ‘Basics of Vernacular Innovation Training' January 24, 2022 to February 23, 2022 Under Innovation Club Initiative conducted during organized by Commissionerate of Higher Education, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Passed CCC+ Course Practical 50/50, Theory-32/50

Exam conducted on 01-12-2022 Result declared on 2/2/2022.
Passed CCC+ Course Practical 50/50, Theory-32/50 Exam conducted on 01-12-2022 Result declared on 2/2/2022. Conducted by SPIPA, Ahmedabad

One Week International Online Faculty Development Programme on Self, Society, And Personal Development

From 25th April to 02nd May 2020.
Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Denpasar and the Grand Academic Portal, India in association with St. Andrews Education Foundation, Mumbai, Nalanda Nrityaka MahaVidhyalaya, Mumbai, Samparpan Arts and College Gandhinagar, Shree R.P. Arts K.B. Commerce and Smt. BCJ Science College Khambhat, Gujarat.

Books Published

 

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

International

Preeti Oza, Radha Gautam,Gurudutta P. Japee (Eds)

Year of Publication:

Authors press. New  Delhi.

ISBN- 978-93-88332-21-7

Year: 2019.

 

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

National Level

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

(Single Author)

Year of Publication:

Prism Books (India)   Jaipur

ISBN: 978-93-82037-64-4

( Year 2017)

 

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

National Level

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

( Single Author)

Year of Publication:

 

Prism Books (India) Jaipur

ISBN: 078-93-82037-68-8

(Year 2017)

 

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

Dr. Radha S Gautam

(Single Author)

Year of Publication:

Prism Books (India) Jaipur

ISBN: 978-93-82037-71-2

(Year 2017)

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

Dr. Radha S Gautam

(Single Author)

Year of Publication:

Rishabh Publication

Ahmedabad

978-93-85761-02-7

Year- 2015

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

State Level

Dr. Radha S Gautam

(Single Author)

(Year-2015)

Year of Publication:

Rishabh Publication,

Ahmedabad

ISBN 978-93-85761-03-04

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

State Level

Dr. Radha S Gautam

(Single Author)

(Year-2015)

Year of Publication:

Rishabh Publication,

Ahmedabad

ISBN: 978-93-85761-04-1

Year: 2019.

(Text/Reference) & (Author/editor):

State Level

Dr. Radha S Gautam

(Single Author)

( Year 2015)

Year of Publication:

Rishabh Publication,

Ahmedabad

ISBN: 978-93-85761-05-8

General Questions

Journal Vol. No. & Page No: RJELAL 2015

Journal Year

http://www.rjelal.com/3.4.15/109113%20Dr.%20RADHA%20S.%20GAUTAM.pdf

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:

ISSN 2395-2636(P), 2321-3108(E) Vol.-3. Issue-4, p-109-113

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:

Refereed, Peer Reviewed Impact Factor: 6.8992

Index Copernicus Value  ICV :75.87 

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ Journal No:

Sr. No.: 2150  Journal No.: 49061

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:JHSS, VNSGU, Surat.

JournalYear:Print Version

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN: 0975-637x Vol.-5,Issue-1,PP-104-117 2015

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:

University Journal

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ JournalNo:154/ 41750

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:IJELLHVol.-3,Issue-3

Journal Year:https://ijellh.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view/894

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN23217065(E)P- 307-3142015

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed/Impact factor, if any:Refereed, Peer ReviewedImpact Factor: 5. 7

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ Journal No:181/43979

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:IJELRVOL.2,Issue-3,2015

JournalYear:http://www.ijelr.in/2.3.15/489494%20Dr.%20RADHA%20S.%20GAUTAM.pdf

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN :2349-9451(E)2395-2628)P)VOL.2,Isssup-489-494

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:Refereed, Peer Reviewed            Impact Factor: 5.9745

Index Copernicus Value ICV: 71.77

doi: 10.33329/ijelr

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ Journal No:SR. No. 6034

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:RJELAL2015

Journal Year:http://www.rjelal.com/3.3.15/605611%20Dr.%20RADHA%20S.%20GAUTAM.pdf

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN 

2395-2636(P), 2321-3108(E)Vol.3.3pp- 605-6112015

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:Refereed, Peer Reviewed.Impact Factor: 6.8992    Index Copernicus Value  ICV:75.87

Index Copernicus Value  ICV :75.87 

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ Journal No:Sr. No.: 2150 JournalNo.: 49061

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:IJELLH2015

Journal Year

http://ijellh.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/47.-Dr.-Radha-

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:

ISSN2321-7065VOL.3.ISSUEVII, p-517-527

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:

Refereed, Peer ReviewedImpact Factor: 5.7 

UGC APPROVEDSr. No./ Journal No:181/43979

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:Langlit. Latur, Maharashtra

JournalYear:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bFkBuNuRivN1RnQThNQVF5TDg/view

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:

ISSN2349-5189Vol.3, Issue-1PP- 225-2332016

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:Refereed, Peer ReviewedIndexed-2015

UGC APPROVEDSr. No./ Journal No:49124

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:Langlit. Latur,MaharashtraMay 2017

JournalYear:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1bFkBuNuRivcnVJODNkaEVZYTg/view

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:

ISSN 2349-5189 Vol.3 Issue 4pp- 441-447

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:Refereed, Peer Reviewed Indexed- 2015 Index Copernicus Value  ICV :75.87 

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ Journal No:49124

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:GAP BODHI TARU An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal Of Humanities

JournalYear:https://www.gapbodhitaru.org/res/articles/Paper%20%202%20-%20Copy.pdf

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:2581-5857Volume-I Issue-Ipp-7-12 July 2018 

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any: An Open Acess Peer Reviewd global journal pertaining to areas of humanities.

UGC APPROVED  Sr. No./ JournalNo:49124

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:Gap Interdisciplinarities - A Global Journal Of Interdisciplinary Studies 

JournalYear:https://www.gapinterdisciplinarities.org/res/articles/(3341)%20RETHINKING%20SECULARISM%20SACRED%20AND%20PROFANE.pdf

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN2581-5628) Volume-I Issue-Ipp- 33-41

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed/Impact factor, if any:An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

Journal Vol. No. & Page No:Jodhpur Studies in English VOL. XVI, 2018.Department of English, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur Rajasthan, IndiaPage: 116-124 

ISSN/ E-ISSN  No:ISSN :ISSN-0970-843X,VOL. XVI, 2018.116-124.

UGC APPROVED JOURNAL NO. 44727

Whether refereed/ peer reviewed / Impact factor, if any:Peer Reviewed Refereed Annual Journal

Published Papers in Journals (International Journals, National Journals, Regional Journals)

Sr. No.Name of the authorTitle of the articlePublisher DetailsYear-Month, ISBN/ISSN NumberNational/ International

1.

 

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

 

‘Combating Environmental Precarity: Integrating Culture, Society and Nature’UNHI- GAP India, Possibilities and Probabilities in Higher Education of Asia, Proceeding Book, UNHI Press, Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Tembau, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. 

ISBN 978-623-91211-3-6, pp-46-54. May, 2019.

E-Bookhttp://repo.isi-dps.ac.id/3317/1/PROCEEDING%20SEMINAR%20INTERNATIONAL%20-Unhi-GAP-2019.pdf

 

International

 

2.

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

 

War, Violence and Women: ‘Birangana’ in Seam by Tarfia FaizullahVidyawarta ( International Multilingual Research Journal), special issue on Interdisciplinary Research in Contemporary Women’s Studies.

April 2018. 

ISSN-23199318

 P- 262-274.

 

UGC JR 62759

 

International

 

3.

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

 

Voicing the Silenced Histories: A comparative Study of Rahi Masoom Reza’s Adha Gaon and Intizar Hussain’s “Basti  

HERSO Journal , Mumbai.

 

Vol.3.Issue-2, 2015

p-64-78

ISSN-23199318

UGC JR 62759

Special Issue Journal

https://herso.org/vol-3-issue-2-oct-2015-index-1/

 

International

 

4.

 

Dr. Radha S. Gautam

 

Partition and Gendered Violence: A Reading of “Aur Kitne Tukde”

In a book entitled Taking Action: Contemporary Drama,

Sarup & Sons, Delhi.  

Dr. Rakesh Desai (Ed.),

ISBN- 978-81-7625-948-4, pp-148-161

2014

 

https://www.flipkart.com/taking-action-contemporary-indian-drama/p/itm82faed84038e2

National

Papers presented in International/ National Conferences

June 2019- May 2020

  • Presented a research paper as a resource person on the topic Trauma and Art: Representation of Partition in Selected Indian Novels in one week faculty development program on ‘Indian Literature and Languages: Paradigms and Praxis” jointly organised by SRM University Sikkim and Grand Academic Portal from 13th May to 19th May 2020.
  • Presented a paper entitled ‘ Towards a Global Knowledge Society: Teacher’s Role in New Emerging Indian Higher Education’ at ICSSR sponsored two days international conference on Emerging Issue in Development for Future Generation jointly organized by J. Z. Shah & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli & The International Institute For Development Studies, Australia on 12-13 February 2020  at J. Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli-Surat.
  • Presented a paper entitled ‘ Indian Identity and Hinduism: Exploring Hindu Identity in Githa Hariharan’s In Times of Siege’ at two days international conference on Language, Literature & Culture: Struggle for Recognition: Identity Formation and subjectivation jointly organized by Universite de Bretagne Occidentale and Cankaya University held in Brest, France on June 6-7, 2019.

June 2018- May 2019

 

  • Presented a paper entitled ‘ Combating Environmental Precarity: Integrating Culture, Society and Nature’ at the International conference on Possibilities and Probabilities in Higher Education of Asia, jointly organized by GAP India & Universitas Hindu Indonesia, Denpasar-Bali, Indonesia on May 3, 2019.
  • Presented paper entitled ‘Understanding Conflicting Utopias in India: Gandhi and Savarkar’ in 18th International Melow Conference on Sunny Pleasure Domes and Caves of Ice: Utopias and Dystopias in World Literature in collaboration with Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi from 15-17 March 2019 at Jamia, Delhi.
  • Presented paper entitled ‘History from the Margins: Literary Images of Leaders in Partition Narratives’ in an International Conference sponsored by ICSSR and organized by ST. Bede’s College, Shimla on PARTITION REVISITED’ on 19-20 September, 2018.

June 2017- May 2018

 

  • Presented a paper entitled “Nationalism, Linguistic Imperialism and globalization: An Indian Perspective” in one day National Conference on Exploring ELT: Innovative strategies in Pedagogy on February 23, 2018 organized by English Department, VNSGU. Also invited and acted as a chairperson in a session in this conference.
  • As a citizen historian conducted interviews of partition migrants (1947) from Sialkot, Pasrur, Rawalpindi, and Sindh on behalf of The  1947 Partition Archive and Stanford University on 11th May, 13th May, 14th May and 15th May, 2018 at Agra and Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.( Interviews are to be preserved  in Stanford University Libraries, USA).
  • Presented a paper entitled “Psychosis of Trauma: An Analysis of Trauma Syndromes  in  the victims of the Partition in Literary Narratives” in the 16th Melow International Conference  held in Chandigarh on March 3 to 5, 2017 on the theme Distortions    and Erasures  Literature as History; History in Literature. Also chaired a  session in this Conference

June 2016- May 2017

 

  • Presented a paper entitled “Bridging the gap: Negotiating Borders in This Side that Side Restorying Partition” in the 30th International Conference organized by the Indian Association for Canadian Studies on 25th, 26th & 27th March, 2017 at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Transforming India: Revisiting Vedas for Quality Enhancement in Modern Higher Education” in NAAC sponsored one day National seminar on Role of Stakeholders in Quality Enhancement of Higher Education organized by IQAC, Shri P.K. Chauhan Mahila Arts College, Gandhinagar on  March 2017.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Historical Map- Making: Semantics of Myth in Shashi Tharoor’s The Great Indian Novel” in the International Conference on Alfred Korzybsky’s Thought: Linguistic, Philosophical and Pedagogical Implications held on 18-19 January, 2017, by English Department, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Rethinking Secularism: Sacred and Profane in Rahi Masoom Raza’s Topi Shukla” in the International    Conference  on Literature, Culture & World Peace organized by Higher Education & Research Society, Navi Mumbai, India on 23rd & 24th September,  2016 at Dnyansagar Institute of Management & Research, Pune, India.

June 2015 to May 2016

 

  • Presented a paper entitled “Translating Trauma: Mediating Memory in Intizar Hussain’s Basti” in the International Conference on Theorizing translation: Texts and Contexts, held on 9-10 February, 2016 organized by  English Department, VNSGU, Surat.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Interrogating Partition: Problematics of Identity in Mukul Kesavan’s Looking through Glass and Shiv K. Kumar’s A River with Three Banks” in the U.G.C. National Seminar on Understanding Trauma: Revisiting the Partition held on 10-11 February, 2015 organized by English Dept. VNSGU, Surat.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Refuge in Exile: A Study of Intizar Hussain’s Basti and Anita Desai’s Baumgartner’s Bombay” in the International Conference on Towards Praxis: Literature, Society and Politics organized by University School of Humanities & Social Sciences, G.G.S. Indraprastha University, New Delhi and Melus India from 19th to  21st   Feb., 2016.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Unmasking Nation: Reading Secularism in Shiv K. Kumar’s A River With Three Banks” in National Conference on Celebrating Indian Literature and culture organized by Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies, Delhi & K.L. University, Guntur,  Andhra Pradesh from 28th March to 30th March 2016.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Voicing the Silenced Histories: A Comparative Study of Rahi Masoom Reza’s Adha Gaon and Intizar Hussain’s Basti” at International Conference on “Comparative Literature & Culture” organized by Higher Education & Research Society & P.G. Dept. of English.  N. Govt. Institute of Arts 7 Social Sciences, Nagpur from 11th to 12th Sept. 2015.

Paper presentations in 2012- 2013

 

  • Presented a paper entitled “Child as Narrator: “A Study of Cracking India and  God of Small Things” in the U.G.C. national seminar on Narrating Childhood: Indian Literary Contexts held organized by English Dept. VNSGU, Surat on 6-7 February, 2013.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Partition and Gendered Violence: A Reading of Aur Kitne Tukde”  in the national seminar on Contemporary Drama: Themes and Forms organized by English department at VNSGU, Surat on 14-15th February, 2012

Invited Lectures & Chairmanships at National/International/State level Conferences /Seminar/Workshops/Training programmes

Sr.No .

Title of  Academic session

Title of the Conference/ Seminar

Organized by

National/ International/ Regional

1.

 

Acted as reviewer for conference papers on Progressive Women: Spearheading Leadership in New Era

‘Gender Equity: Challenges and opportunities’

SVNIT Surat

On 25th -27th November 2020

 

International

Conference

[Virtual Mode]

2.

 

Acted as a resource person one week faculty development program on ‘Indian Literature and Languages: Paradigms and Praxis”

Trauma and Art: Representation of Partition in Selected Indian Novels

 

SRM University Sikkim and Grand Academic Portal from 13th May to 19th May 2020.

International

3.

Chairperson at a session on ‘Literature as History’

Distortions and Erasures: Literature as History; History in Literature

Melow on 3-5 March, 2017.

International

4.

Chaired a session

Conference

English Department VNSGU Surat

National

5.

Chaired a session

‘Gender Equity: Challenges and opportunities’

SVNIT Surat

19-20 December 2019

International

6.

Acted as a reviewer of conference papers

 

Interdisciplinary Research in Contemporary Women’s Studies

Tagore Arts College-Puducherry

14-15th April 2018.

 

International

Conferences/ Seminars/ Webinars/ Meets/ Workshops Training Programmes etc. attended

June 2021-June 2022:

 

  • Attended training of Teachers programme-2021 on 31st December,2021 organized by VNSGU, Surat in collaboration  with IPDC.

  • Attended one day work shop on ‘National Education Policy’ on 18th  December, 2021 organised by VNSGU, Surat in  collaboration with Ignited Minds.

June 2020 to May 2021

  • Participated in an hour-long professional development webinar on ‘Rereading Children’s Literature through a Feminist Lens’ organised by  ELTAI on 27th December 2020.
  • Attended a webinar on New Accreditation Framework of NAAC For University on October 21, 2020 Organised by VNSGU Surat.
  • Attended a webinar on Assessing Writing- Introducing New Teacher Guides for the Assessment of Writing on 19th November 2020. from 14.00: 15.00( UK) time organized by Cambridge Assessment English. U.K.

June 2019 to May 2020

  • Participated in International webinar on Literary Spaces and Covid 19: Predicaments and Possibilities June 2, 2020 organized by Department of English, Central University of Jammu.
  • Participated in the event International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2020 organized by Heartfulness Institute.
  • Attended a webinar on Preparing Your Students Online For Writing Papers on 5th May 2020. from 10.00: 11.00( UK) time organized by Cambridge Assessment English. U.K.
  • Attended webinar on Future Learners need learning strategies by Peter Lucantoni time organized by Cambridge Assessment English. U.K. on 20th May 2020.
  • Participated in the Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights on 23rd May 2020 organized S. D. School of Commerce, Gujarat University and Grand Academic Portal.
  • Participated National Level Quiz on NAAC on 24th May 2020 organized by Department of Computer Engineering P.V.P.P., College of Engineering, Mumbai.
  • Participated in national webinar on Me For My Nation held on Tuesday 26th May, 2020 jointly organized by Bhartiya Shiksha Mandal and J. Z Shah Arts & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Ammroli.
  • Participated in webinar series organized by ELTAI in May 2020.
  • Participated in the Virtual National Conference on Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Life, thoughts and Social Harmony Organized by Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad on 14 April 2020.
  • Attended a webinar on Preparing Your Students for Cambridge English Qualification Online on 15th April 2020. from 10.00: 11.00( UK) time organized by Cambridge Assessment English. U.K.
  • Participated in the Moodle Learning Management System Training in 2020 organised by Sri Ramkrishna College of Arts and Science (Autonomous, Coimbatore) funded by offered by Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay funded by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  • Invited and appointed as president of Grand Academic Portal (GAP) and facilitated and organized One Day National Level Conclave on Quality Assurance and Assessment of Higher Education Institutions in association with IQAC  S. B. Garda College Arts & P. K. Patel College of Commerce, Navsari on 18th October, 2019 at S. B. Garda College, Navsari.
  • Attended and chaired a session in TEQIP-III Sponsored international conference on Gender Equity: Challenges and Opportunities’ hosted by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India on 19-20th December 2019.
  • Attended Meeting-cum-workshop on All India Survey on Higher Education 2019-2020 organized by AISHE State Unit- Gujarat on 23rd January 2020 at Government Engineering College, Tithal Road, Valsad. 

June 2017- May 2018

  • Attended and participated in a national workshop on New Methodology of NAAC  organized by Z. F. Wadia Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on 26th February 2018.
  • Attended training/ Workshop programme for Nodal Officers, AISHE at Shah N. H. Commerce College, Valsad on 05-10-2017.
  • Attended workshop/meeting for nodal officers AISHE conducted at N. H. Commerce College, Valsad on 8th January, 2018.
  • Attended the event “142nd Anniversary Celebrations of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel” on 31st October, 2017 organized by Consulate General of India Melbourne, Australia.
  • Attended a webinar (A training Programme for citizen historians) on 28th April, 2018 organized by The 1947 Partition Archive .
  • Attended and participated in a national workshop on New Methodology of NAAC  organized by Z. F. Wadia Women’s College of Commerce, Surat on 26th February 2018.
  • Attended workshop/meeting for Nodal Officers AISHE conducted at N.H. Commerce College,  Valsad on 8th January, 2018.
  • Attended lecture series  of Dr. Manoj Das on 11th  & 13th February, 2018 organized by  Auro University, Surat.
  • Attended a lecture on Future of Comparative Literature on 17th March 2018 delivered by Dr. A. K. Singh organized by Comparative Department, VNSGU, Surat.
  • Attended and participated in an International Seminar and workshop on Future of Humanities on 24th and 25th March 2018 organized by Auro University, Surat.
  • Attended and participated in a lecture on “Hindi in Australia- The Story So Far” on 25th October 2017 organized by  Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Attended and participated in a lecture on “A Forgotten History of how the Study of International affairs came to India” on 27th October 2017 organized by the University of Melbourne,

June 2016- May 2017:

  • Participated in Interactive session on Happiness at Work and Anger Management conducted on 5th and 6th May, 2017 at Kolkata.
  • Participated in National Assessment and Accreditation Council Sponsored One Day seminar on “ Accreditation for Quality Enhancement” organized by IQAC, VNSGU, Surat on March 21, 2016.
  • Participated in the National Seminar on Development of Psychology in 100 Years in India, Challenges & Future of Psychology on 10-12th September, 2016 organized by S. B. Garda College, Navsari.
  • Participated in Interactive session on Happiness at Work and Anger Management conducted on 5th and 6th May, 2017 at Kolkata.

June 2015- May 2016

  • Attended Training programme for AISHE Nodal Officers organized by Higher Education , Gujarat at VNSGU, Surat on 7-01-2016.
  • Attended NAAC Sponsored seminar on “Accreditation for Quality Enhancement organized by IQAC, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat on March 21,
  • Training for AISHE Nodal Officers, organized by Higher Education Dept., Gujarat on 07-01-2015.
  • Participated in National Seminar on Post-Modern Indian Literature organized by Dept. of Gujarati on 25th March, 2015 at VNSGU, Surat.
  • Participated in National Seminar on Post-Modern Indian Literature organized by Dept. of Gujarati on 25th March, 2015 at VNSGU, Surat.
  • Participated in National Assessment and Accreditation Council Sponsered One Day seminar on “ Accreditation for Quality Enhancement” organized by IQAC, VNSGU, Surat on March 21, 2016.

Conferences/ Seminars/ Meets attended/ participated between 1992 To 2014

  • Participated in one-day Workshop on “Voluntary Blood Donation Awareness Workshop” at VNSGU, Surat on 7th   January, 2014.
  • Participated in one day Workshop on Writing Research Papers jointly organized by S. R. Luthra Institute of Management and B. R. C. M. College of Business Administration, Surat on 11th January, 2014.
  • Workshop on Capacity Building in Curriculum Development organized by K.C.G. , Dept.  of  Education, Government   of Gujarat at M.T.B. Arts College, Surat on 4 – 6TH May, 2013.
  • Participated in three days’ workshop on “Promotion of Culture of Quality through  Research” on March 4- 6, 2012 at  Sir K.P. College of Commerce, Surat.
  • Participated in International Seminar on ‘Higher Education in the Year 2020’ organized by V.T. Choksi Sarvjanik College of Education, Surat in Collaboration with Department of Education, VNSGU, Surat on 21-23rd January, 2012.
  • Training Programme on Choice Based Credit System organized by K.C.G. Dept. of  Education, Government of Gujarat on 10th July, 2011.
  • Participated in  State level Seminar on 21st Century GURU on 5th February, 2010 at Sheth P. T. Mahila College Of Arts  & Home Science, Surat
  • Participated in  one day State level Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Contemporary Indian Literatures: A Comparative     Perspective” on 20th February, 2010 at Sheth P. T. Mahila College Of Arts  Home Science, Surat.
  • Participated in One Day Meet on Vaanche Gujarat Abhiyan and Orientation of Various initiatives of Commissionerate   organized by VNSGU, Surat on 10-07-2010.
  • Participated in U. G. C. National Seminar on “Translation AS Praxis: Issues and Strategies” organized by Dept. of   English on 7-8 September, 2010 at VNSGU, Surat.
  • Participated in National Seminar on 21st Century GURU on 7-8 March,2009 at organized by Comparative Department VNSGU, Surat
  •  Participated in  International Meet  on  “Contemporary Poetry and Translation” on  25th and 26th January, 2008  organized by H.M. Patel Institute of English Training & Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar.
  • Participated in one day Seminar on Educational Quality Improvement Programme organized by J.Z. Shah Arts & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Surat on 16th December ,2008 
  •  Participated in one day Workshop on “SSR Preparation by College for NAAC  Evaluation” on 10th January,2007 at Z.F Wadia Women’s College & N.K. Johta College of Commerce, Surat.
  • Participated in National Seminar on Translation Studies organized by English Department, VNSGU,Surat on 10- 11th      March 2006. Oganized by H.M. Patel Institute of English Training & Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar.
  •   Participated in  National Seminar on Translation Studies organized by English Department, VNSGU, Surat on 10-11th  March 2006.
  • Participated in one day Workshop on English Language Teaching” on 1st December ,2006 organized by English Department, Surat.
  • Participated in CLAI Biennial International Conference on the theme Poetics of the Margins: Reinventing Comparative     Literature organized by Department of Comparative Literature and CLAI on 21-23 March, 2005.
    1. Participated in a conference on Reinventing Comparative Literature organized by Department of Comparative

    Literature  and CLAI on 21-23 March, 2005.

    Participated in a conference on Reinventing Comparative Literature organized by Department of Comparative  Literature  and CLAI on 21-23 March, 2005.

Invitations/ Appointments

2021-2022
  1. Invited as a subject expert and a member of research committee for the comprehensive evaluation of Ph. D. candidates on 18th   2021 in SVNIT, Surat.
  1. Invited  as a resource person in one week  International faculty development program on ‘Indian Literature and Languages:

    Paradigms and Praxis organised  by SRM University Sikkim and Grand Academic Portal from 13th May to 19th May 2020.

 

  1. Invited and appointed as a member of the syllabus committee by Dr. Homi Bhabha State University Mumbai to draft the syllabus  of the paper of “Cultural Studies” in the Two Year Master’s degree course of M. A. Honours with Research in English Language   and Literature, April 2021.

  2. Invited as a reviewer for conference papers  in an International conference on Progressive Women: Spearheading Leadership in   New Era on ‘Gender Equity: Challenges and opportunities’ at SVNIT Surat from 25th -27th November 2020.

  3. Invited and acted  in Paper review committee In TEQUIP-III sponsored International Conference on ‘Gender Equity: Challenges  and opportunities’ held on 25th -27th November 2020 ( Virtual Mode).

  4. Invited as an associate Editor in Editorial Team in GAP BHASHA , A MULTILINGUAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH. ISSN-  2582-8770. 2018 .https://www.gapbhasha.org/editors.php.
  1. Invited as a member in executive committee of Melow  (The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the  World)  https://www.melow.in/about.html 2016 till present.

 

  1. Acted as a resource person in a one week International On-Line faculty development program on ‘Indian Literature and Languages: Paradigms and Praxis” on Trauma and Art: Representation of Partition in Selected Indian Novels jointly organised by SRM University Sikkim and Grand Academic Portal from 13th May to 19th May 2020.
  1. Invited and appointed as president of Grand Academic Portal (GAP) and facilitated and organized One Day National Level Conclave on Quality Assurance and Assessment of Higher Education Institutions in association with IQAC  S. B. Garda College Arts & P. K. Patel College of Commerce, Navsari on 18th October, 2019 at S. B. Garda College, Navsari.

  2. Invited to chair a session in an international conference on ‘Gender Equity: Challenges and opportunities’ organized by SVNIT  Surat on 19-20 December 2019.
  1. Invited and appointed as Citizen Historian by The 1947 Partition Archive in collaboration with Stanford University Libraries in June, 2018.

        4.Invited and appointed as a member of Advisory Board and the Editorial Team of GAP in Bodhi Taru- A Global Journal Of                  Humanities.  (ISSN 2581-5857 in 2018.

  1. Invited and appointed as Co-Ordinator of South Gujarat Region in FSLE-India (A Chapter of ASLE, USA), The Foundation   for the Study of Literature and Environment. November, 2018.

  2. Invited as a member of the Peer Team of GAAC (Global Academic Accreditation Consortium) in 2018. ” Academic   Assessment Towards Excellence- by Grand Academic Portal.     https://www.gaac.in/web/members/4.html

  3. Invited and appointed as the member of the editorial board of Vidyawarta ( International Multilingual Research Journal), special issue on Interdisciplinary Research in Contemporary Women’s Studies, UGC JR 62759. ISSN-23199318. 2018.

  4. Acted as an external examiner at Post-Graduate level at Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur. 2018.

  5. Invited as a member of Editorial Board in the E-Journal Interdisciplinary: Concepts and Content (GAP e-journal of Interdisciplinary Research) 2018.

 

  1. Invited in Panel of External Examiners  in English Department, at IISU deemed to be University, Jaipur since 2017.

  2. Invited as Judge in Flower Arrangement Competition organized by Aspee College of Horticulture, Navsari on 1st February    2018.
  1. Invited as a member of the Paper Review Committee of an International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in   Contemporary Women’s Studies to be held at Tagore  Arts College-Puducherry for 14-15th April 2018.
  1. Invited as an external subject expert for the assessment of the teachers at J. H. Ambani School, Surat on 13-11-2017.

  2. Invited & acted as an external examiner for evaluation of Ph.D. thesis (English Subject) at NIMS University, Jaipur,    Rajasthan, 2017.

 

  1. Invited as a member in executive committee of Melow (The Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World)https://www.melow.in/about.html 2016 .
  1. Invited as a chairperson at a session in an International Conference  on ‘Literature as History on ‘Distortions and Erasures:    Literature as History; History in Literature ‘ organised by Melow  on 3-5 March, 2017.
  1. Appointed Taluka Coordinator (NSS) , Navsari in Swatchha Bharat Mission, 2016.

  2. Appointed as a Liaison officer for celebration of “ Sushashan Diwas” by Education Department, Gov. of Gujarat. 2016.

  3. Elected as a member in the Executive Committee of Melow, the Society for the Study of  the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of    the World in 2016.
  1. Invited as an evaluator and chief guest on Hindi Week Celebrations  by Sri Sathya Sai Vidyaniketan, Navsari. 2016.

  2. Invited as an external expert for the assessment of faculty under quality Enhancement Programme at J. H. Ambani Saraswati   Vidyamandir, Surat. 2016.
  1. Invited as subject expert in the Selection Committee for a Guest faculty English Department VNSGU, Surat, 2015. for the   academic year 2015- 2016.
  1. Invited as evaluator at Sri Sathya Sai Vidyaniketan, Navsari on 16-09-2016.

 

Invited as a guest lecture at Smt. Kusumben Kadakia Arts & Commerce College, Ankleshwar on 25th January, 2012.

Membership of professional bodies:

A. Membership of professional bodies:

* Grand Academic Portal (GAP) & International Society for  Applied Commerce (ISAC) ( Life Membership)
* Indian Association For Canadian Studies (Life Membership)
* English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI): (Ten Years)
* Melow: the Society for the Study of the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the World (Ten Years)
* Life- Membership of Re-Markings- a refereed international biannual Journal of English.
* Life Membership of Comparative Literature Association of India
* Life Membership FSLE

B. Membership of NGO’s:

* Life membership of Nature Club (NGO), Surat
* Life membership of Prayas (NGO), Surat 

C. Community Engagement:

*Promoting environmental awareness through plantation drives, no-plastic campaigns, recycle and reuse drives, etc. at institutional and community levels in South Gujarat region.
*Exploring and recording contributions of women self-help groups in Dharampur and Surat, Gujarat.
*Recording Interviews of Partition survivors ( First & Second Generation)

D. Hobbies & Interest

*Flower-Arrangement, Bonsai,  Plantation, Visits to Old Age-Home, Meeting with physically challenged children. Visit to Tribal Areas, 

Other Relevant Information/Awards/ Scholarship/ Recognition received:

Sr. No. Fellowship / Awards Name of Fellowship/Awards/Academic bodies/Associations Year of Fellowship/ Awards
1. Fellowship National Merit Scholarship 1981-1982
2. Fellowship National Merit Scholarship 1982-1983
3. Fellowship National Merit Scholarship 1983-1984
4. Fellowship National Merit Scholarship 1984-1985
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