Faculty Details Proforma for Website

Name Dr. Indra Kaul Photograph

Designation & Department Associate Professor

Date of Joining the August 3, 1990 institution Permanent ______Date of Birth 26-01-1957 Address Carlton 2032, Eldeco County, Sector 19, Sonipat, Haryana- 131001 Phone No Office Residence 7289872770 Mobile 9350941660

Email Address [email protected]

Educational Qualifications

Degree Institution Year

Ph.D Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi 2016

University of Kashmir 1989 M.Phil University of Delhi (Comparative Indian 1997 M.A Literature) 1980 University of Kashmir (English) University of Kashmir 1977 B.A. Certificate Course SNDT Women’s University, Bombay 1993 (Canadian Literature) Administrative Assignments

Convenor of Dept. 2010-2011 & 2018-2019

Convenor/ Editor-in-Chief, College magazine, Surlok 2008-2009; 2009-2010; 2010-2011; 2017- 2018; 2018-2019 Convenor/ Editor-in-Chief, College Newsletter, Vol. I & Vol. II

Member, College Governing Body 1999

Areas of Interest / Specialization Comparative Indian Literature and Gender Classical Indian Literature Post-Colonial Literature British Fiction

Subjects Taught M.A. Thematology: Women in Literature

B.A. Hons. Indian Classical Literature Post-Colonial Literature Silver Poets Contemporary Literature

B.A./ B. Com. Prog Discipline Paper - Individual and Society AECC – English/ MIL Communication GE - Academic Writing and Composition Media and Communication Skills Readings in Indian Diversities and Literary Movements Sec - Business Communication

Research Guidance

Publications Profile (Articles/ Books Published/ Books Edited)

“Beyond the Double-Bind: G-localised Spaces of Interrogative Gaze”, in Journal of Research & Innovation Vol. I, ISSN No. 2456-8740

“Self, a Continuum of Being and becoming: Lalla Ded in the Backdrop of Bhakti” in Journal of Research & Innovation Vol. III, ISSN No. 2456-8740

Therigatha: A Study in Tradition and Modernity (in Chandrakala Padia ed. Feminism, Tradition and Modernity , Shimla, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, 2002. Conference Organized

Convened and Co-ordinated 2-day Student cum Faculty National Seminar on Revisiting Nationalism and its Changing Contours: The Curious Case of the Returnee Indian, April 5-6, 2019 Co-ordinated a general career counseling session on Careers and Personality Grooming with Ms. Usha Albuquerque, the acclaimed career counselor in the country. September 26, 2018 Organised & Co-ordinated the interactive series, Meet the Author. The invitee Authors included: - Dr. Sukrita Paul Kumar, November 1, 2018

- Mr. Ashok Vajpeyi, February 22, 2019 - Mr. Keki Daruwalla, March 5, 2019

Initiated and Organised the Lecture Series, Other Literatures, with its inaugural lecture on the Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart. January 24, 2019

Organised Film Festival & Interactive Discussion for English Honours students. Films screened included Gulliver’s Travels, Jane Eyre, Antony & Cleopatra, Troy. Colour Purple. February 7-10, 2011

Organised a Theatre Workshop with the eminent theatre personality and producing dramatist (Atelier), Kuljeet Singh. February 14-17, 2011. The workshop had following content: - Hands-on experience in theatre and acting - Introduction to History of Theatre Practices in India - Stage and Street Theatre - Modern Indian Theatre - Project: Script writing & Performance

Organized a follow-up session on the Theatre Workshop . March 16, 2011

Initiated the Series, Celebrating Great Moments of Literature. The Inaugural Event was dedicated to Shakespeare. Declamation of popular Shakespearean passages by students; Screening of the Hamlet Studies Production, Hamlet and discussion following that, were some of its main features.

Organizing member (awarded, certificate of merit), National Seminar on Life, Times and Achievements of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, organized by SGND Khalsa College, University of Delhi.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Awards and Distinctions 4th position in B.A. 1st position in M.A. (Comparative Indian Literature) 3rd position in M.A. (English) Distinction (grade ‘A’) in M.Phil Examination Grade ‘O’ in M.Phil. Dissertation Merit Scholarship in B.A. & M.A. University Fellowship in M.Phil. Certificate of Appreciation for Plenary Presentation in the International Literary Conference at O.P.Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, held on January 24-25, 2018.

Association With Professional Bodies

Seminars/Webinars/Conferences /Workshops Attended

1. Attended five days online National workshop on advance features of MS office, organised by Teaching Learning Centre of SLBSNS University under PMMMNMTT scheme. October 5 to 9, 2020. 2. Attended Webinar on Why Focus on Teaching, jointly organised by IQAC of SGND Khalsa College Delhi, Bhopal School of Social Sciences Bhopal and Anand Institute of Social Work Anand on 5th October 2020. 3. Attended Webinar on Green Audit and Green Practices in Higher Education Institutes, jointly organised by IQAC of SGND Khalsa College Delhi, Bhopal School of Social Sciences Bhopal and Anand Institute of Social Work Anand on 5th September 2020. 4. Attended Webinar on Characteristics of an Excellent Teacher In the Present Context organised by IQAC of SGND Khalsa College Delhi, Bhopal School of Social Sciences Bhopal and Anand Institute of Social Work Anand on 5th August 2020. 5. Attended a Three Day International Webinar on Biopolitics, Literature, Culture and Society, organised by the Dept of English, Khalisani Mahavidyalaya, Chandannagar (University of Burdwan) in Collaboration with Mahashtala College, Kolkata (University of Calcutta) on July 23, 2020 to July 25, 2020. 6. Attended a Webinar on Shiksha Aur Rashtra Nirman, jointly organised by IQAC of SGND Khalsa College Delhi, Bhopal School of Social Sciences Bhopal and Anand Institute of Social Work Anand on 11th July 2020. 7. Attended the M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women (Autonomous) Webinar on Web Tools for English Language Teaching on June 30, 2020. 8. Attended Synergies National Webinar on Psycho-Physical Challenges of Girls in HEI, jointly organised by IQAC of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College Delhi, Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal, and Anand Institute of Social Work, Anand on June 21, 2020 9. Attended Webinar on Sexual Harassment of Women in Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, Redressal), Act 2013, organised by SGND Khalsa College on 16th June 2020. 10. Participated in one day National Seminar on Sahitya ki Sarthakta , organised by Hindi Department of SGND Khalsa College, University of Delhi, on December 4, 2009

Other Activities (FDP’s/Refresher Course) ▪ Attended FDP for Soft Skills, Organised by Department of English, SGND Khalsa College, Dev Nagar on August 25, 2017 ▪ Attended Capacity Building Workshop on E.Content Creation in English organised by Institute of Life Long Learning, University of Delhi on January 25, 2016 ▪ Attended Publishing Connect Workshop conducted by Elsevier in association with University of Delhi on September 11, 2013 ▪ CPDHE, University of Delhi & UGC Sponsored 3-weak Refresher Course in English (ENG-8) on Enlightenment Culture, March 20-April 9, 2013. ▪ CPDHE, University of Delhi, conducted Refresher Course in English (ENG-7) on Popular Literature & Culture, January 15-February 4, 2002. ▪ CPDHE, University of Delhi, conducted Refresher Course in Women’s Studies, April 13- May-May 2, 1998 ▪ CPDHE, University of Delhi, sponsored Orientation Course (OR-28) of 144 hours, spread over the entire session 1995-1996.

Past experience (If any, Give details) • Worked as Lecturer (Temporary) in Vishwa Bharti, Women’s College, University of Kashmir, May2,1989 – February2, 1990.