ST. XAVIER'S COLLEGE, JAIPUR Affiliated to the University of Rajasthan Approved under Section 2 (f) and 12 (B) of UGC Act, 1956 A Christian Minority Educational Institution under Section 2(g) of NCMEI Act, 2004

Departm ent of English

Contact us: Dr Atiqa Kelsy (Head): 9772753357 Providing holistic education for a Dr Ranjit Kaur (Asst. Prof.): 9982035567 better society and nation Dr Shruti Rawal (Asst. Prof.): 9694499950 E-Mail: [email protected] Courses Offered: Our Mission: To inculcate critical thinking B.A. (Pass Course) and analytical skills B.A. (Hons.) English To enable the students to Literature explore the richness of M.A. English literature Sensitize the students to Certificate Courses: appreciate all kinds of Certificate Course on diversity Emerging Trends in Our Vision: Online Journalism and About Us: The Department of English was To focus on the holistic Digital Media established in 2010 with BA English development of the students Certificate Course on Honours. The Post Graduate To expand the horizons of learning and thinking Soft Skills and Course started in the year 2014. The department was granted permanent To transform the students Transformation affiliation for Undergraduate into responsible global Communication Courses in 2016-17 and Post Graduate citizens Courses 2019-20. Today the Pearson MePro English department offers Undergraduate Goals 2021-22: Course based on courses both in Pass Course and Get approval for Research Honours with popular Common European Centre from the University of combinations, along with Masters in Framework of English. The department constantly Rajasthan Reference (CEFR) and strives to provide conducive Offer more Certificate Courses/Workshops/Internsh Global Scale of English environment for academics and research which is reflected in the ip avenues through valuable (GSE) University Linkages and MoUs Our Star Performers: University Toppers

Unnati Jain Arpita Karwa Roxanne M. Castellas First Position in M.A. English First Position in M.A. English First Position in M.A. English University Gold Medalist University Gold Medalist University Gold Medalist 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17

Drishti Jain Somya Poddar Shreya Ojha Fifth Position in M.A. English Eighth Position in M.A. English Ninth Position in M.A. English 2016-17 2016-17 2016-17 Enrichment Lectures

Prof. N.K Jain Dr Sanjay Arora Former Dean, Arts and Social Sciences, Head, Department of English IIS (deemed to be) University Central University Rajasthan

Dr. Mini Nanda Prof. Rajul Bhargava Former Head, Department of English Former Head, Department of English, University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan & Editor of Voices Author Interaction

Dr Mini Nanda's tete-a-tete with Aditi Rao & Akhil Katyal Rendezvous: Julian Peters with Charu Datta

Dr Ritu Sen interacting with Kiran Nagarkar Soumitra Somendra in conversation with Vinati Bhola and Arjun Gupta Expanding Horizons: Seminars, Conferences & Workshops

Prof Joya Chakravarty Prof. Pradeep Trikha Mr Matt Kramer , Author and Former Head, Department of Former Head, Dept of Humanitarian & English & Dean, Faculty of Arts English, MLSU Prof. M.K. Pandit, Dept of Geology, University of Rajasthan University of Rajasthan

Prof. Sudha Rai, Former Head, Department of English & Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Rajasthan & Prof Samina Khan, Head, Dept. of English, Aligarh Muslim University Workshop on Texts and Contexts Workshop on ttt

Workshop on Blogging Bloggie Boogie Workshop Global Faculty Exchange Programme by Jaipur Women Blog at John Caroll University, Ohio, USA

Rethink, Restrict, Restructure and Reinvent: The Sustainable Development Workshop on Creative Writing Perspective: ICSSR Sponsored Multi-disciplinary International Conference (Technical Session of English) International Conference on Literature as Cartography of Emotions: Ways of Being and (Be) Longing

Prof. Bryan Reynolds’ Visit – University of Offiice Etiquette Workshop with California- Session 2013-14 Communication Coach Ms Anjali N. Singh American Critical Theorist & Shakespeare Scholar Research Endeavours of Our Students

International Conference on Dimensions of a Pandemic: The Covid-19 Crisis 11-12 February 2021 5 Undergraduate students of the Department presented their research papers International Conference on Rethink, Restrict, Restructure and Reinvent the Sustainable Development Perspective, 7 & 8 February 2020 9 Undergraduate and Post Graduate students of the department presented their papers in the conference International Conference on Contemplating the Past, Capturing the Present, Creating the Future’, 18 & 19 February 2019 3 students of the department presented their papers National Conference on Texts as Con-Texts: The Hermeneutic Circle Today’, St. Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu 2016-17 4 Students of the department presented their papers Literature as Cartography of Emotions: Ways of Being and (Be)Longing 27 & 28 January 2017 6 papers were presented by the students of the department

Bringing Home Laurels: Nitika Singh (B.A. Honours) presented her research papers at Diaspora, Multiculturalism and Quest for Identity, Sophia Girls' College, Ajmer and at the International Conference on Translation Across Cultures at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida Soumitra Somendra presented a paper at National Conference: Transforming Society Through Literature and Social Movement at S.S. Jain Subodh P.G. College, Jaipur and submitted a paper at the Interdisciplinary National Conference, Borders and Spaces: Recalibrating Indian Diaspora in the 21st Century at MLS University, Udaipur

Student Research Project

2018-19 Prachi Sharma and Aayushi Sharma, (M.A. English), Research Project Title: Study of The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Through the Lens of Feminist Theory 2019-2020 Soumitra Somendra, Srishti Chulet, Sejal Jain, Rupal Arora and Bhumika Gaur (B.A. Hons-I), Research Project Title: Manifestation of the Collective Unconscious in the Literary Art Forms Kartik Sharma and Ritika Khandelwal (B.A. Hons-I) Research Project Title: Social Media 2020-21 Manisha Ramchandani (M.A. English Final), Soumitra Somendra (B.A. English Honours Part III) & Nihar Vyas (B.A. English Honours Part II) Research Project Title: The New Readers: Post-Covid Literature and its Trends Nitika Singh, and Vanshika Arora (BA English Hons- II) Research Project Title: Impact of Covid 19 on Indian Art, Culture and Artisans Neetu Thakurathi (B.A. Eng Hons - II), Gaurav Garg (B.A. Eng Hons - I), Navreen Kaur (B.A. Eng Hons - I), Vasudha Sharma (B.A. Eng Hons - I) Research Project Title: Surviving Pandemics: Evolving Literature Department Fest: INKA Alumni Interaction: Sharing Experiences & Introducing Avenues

Roxanne M. Castellas: Higher Tanishka Jain: Career Arpita Karwa: English in Education in UK Opportunities in French and Competitive Exams France

Siddharth Arora: Scholarship Opportunities for Unnati Jain: Series of Lectures on Higher Education in English in the US History of English Literature Enlightened Echelon: Reaching Out

Visit to the School of Blind 2018 Visit to Orphanage: 2020

School for Children with Special Needs: 2019 Stationery Donation Drive for the Less Fortunate Children: 2020

Plantation Drive: 2020 Whisper No More: Sanitary Napkins Donation Drive 2021 Teach Initiative

About Teach India: The students get two certificates from Teach India & British Council The students are awarded two certificates for: attending the workshop and teaching 100 hours of Teaching which is counted as experience Students are entitled to score 10 points for social service while applying to study abroad Visits: Spreading Our Wings

Participation in Talk Journalism 2019

Visit to Jaipur Literature Festival

Woman Up Summit by Syahi Student Exchange Program

Exchange Program is an academic and cultural activity that is meant to enrich the narratives of the students’ life. The students of the department actively participate in the Exchange Programs organised by the college and enhance their experiences. 1. International Exchange Program - John Carroll University, Ohio, USA Session 2016-17 Teacher Coordinator: Dr. Ranjit Kaur Students from English Department: Navdeep Singh – BA English (Hons.) Part III, Julie George - BA English (Hons.) Part III 2. St. Xavier’s College, – a) Session 2016-17 Teacher Coordinator: Mr. Yashwardhan Singh Students from English Department: Isha Bhattacharya - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Ritik Garg - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Cyrus Derek Edwin - BA English (Hons.) Part II, Ashruti Seventra - BA English (Hons.) Part I, Ayushi Sah - BA English (Hons.) Part I b) Session 2017-18 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Roxanne Marie Castellas Students from English Department: Divya Khilani- BA English (Hons.) Part III, Ayushi Sah - BA English (Hons.) Part III 3. St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad – Session 2017-18 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Ruchi Sharma Students from English Department: Jagriti Parakh - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Rangoli Sharma - BA English (Hons.) , Vishwajeet Sehwag - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Rajshree Gautam - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Priyanshi Madhukar - BA English (Hons.) Part III, Sakshi Yadav - BA English (Hons.) Part III & Ritik Garg - MA English (Previous)

4. Loyola College, Meghalaya – a) Session 2018-19 Teacher Coordinator: Mr. Sagar Goyal Students from English Department: Payal Watwani - BA English (Hons.) Part II

5. International Exchange Program - St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar, Kathmandu a) Session 2018-19 Teacher Coordinator: Ms. Vaishali Singh Students from English Department: Anjali Sharma (M.A. Final); Vartika Maheshwari, Akshita Jangid, Muskan Shukla ( B.A. II yr.) b) Session 2019-20 Teacher Coordinator: Dr. Rama Hirawat Students from English Department: Ritik Garg, Oshin John, Anjuli Thawait (M.A. Final); Mercy Philip, Ashruti Seventra, Aryan Sharma (B.A. III yr.) Internships Well Placed Alumni: Making Us Proud

Geetanjali Tanishka Jain Roxanne Marie Castellas (2012-17) Miss Rajasthan 2013 Assistant Professor and Trainer Working in Royal Navy, UK Finalist 2016

Tanmaya Bhandari (2013-16) Ankita Sharma (2011-16), Working Shreya Ojha (2012-17) Content Manager, Weddings in British Council ( Examination Verbal Trainer Only; Fashion and Travel Service) Brighter Prep, Dubai Blogger Mohit Joshi Anjuli Thawait Samiya Rashid Research Scholar Assistant Professor of English, Content Writer Department of Humanities and Social Faculty of Law, Jagran Lakecity The Brand Cocktail Sciences University, Bhopal MNIT, Jaipur

Cyrus Derek Edwin Sunidhi Shekhawat Ankita Sharma Assistant Professor, English Content Writer Assistant Professor St. Wilfred's PG College, Jaipur Taggbox (Webcontxt) Kanoria PG Mahila Mahavidhylaya Sonaxi Chanana Captain Chakradhar Singh Karan Vig Model Chundawat Fashion Designer, Runway Indian Army Choreographer, Fashion Blogger

Bhavani Singh Harsh John Assistant Professor Arpita Karwa PGT Jodhpur Institute of Engineering Online Coaching for NTA UGC NET Ryan International School and Technology arptiakarwa.com Jaipur The Department of English

DR. ATIQA KELSY (HEAD) Rev Dr. Fr. A. REX ANGELO, SJ DR. RANJIT KAUR Ph.D., MA (ENGLISH), UGC-NET (ENGLISH), Principal & Prof Ph.D., SLET (English) Accredited by the RPSC - SLET(ENGLISH), B.Ed Language Trainer Ph. D , Research Methodology from UGC, MA (English), MA (History), MA Instructor Course of British Council. (Education), B.Ed., B.A., Post Graduate University of Oxford, M.Phil, MBA, MA, Completed UGC Sponsored Minor Research Diploma in Computer Science and B.Th, B.Ed., B.Ph, B.A Project. Successfully guided 16 M.Phil Application (PGDCA) Visiting Academic at the University of Dissertations

Oxford, UK

DR. RAMA HIRAWAT DR. SHRUTI RAWAL MS. AKANKSHA JOHAR Ph.D., MA (English), Advanced Diploma Ph.D., MA (ENGLISH) Gold Medalist , UGC-NET and M.A. English, PGDHR In Interior Designing (NIFD), UGC-NET JRF (ENGLISH). Completed the Cambridge Teacher Certificate Course in Greek (ENGLISH) Development Program on Business English Skills Mythology - Oxford University, Completed 'Masterpieces of World Literature' UK (Distance Learning) Online Course from Harvard University. Successfully supervised 4 Ph.D. For this academic session the following subjects would be a part of the Department of English: Sociology Public Administration

Rev Fr. Dr. AROKYA SWAMI, S.J DR. SAUMITRA JOSHI AZAD MS. MRINALINI FAUJDAR BA - Pass Course ( Triple Major) Sociology Public Administration - Economics, Political Science MA (Sociology and English) , Ph.D., B.Sc. (Chemistry, Botany and and History B.Ed. PGDHE (Pursuing) Zoology), M.A. (Public MA - Anthropology Administration), NET , M. Phil Ph.D. (Sociology) from University Ph.D.(Pursuing) of Innsbruck Austria

Subjects Offered as Subsidiary with B.A. Honours English

Psychology Sociology Economics Public Administration Political Science History