Dr. PushpaValli. K Plot No. 129 Vishnu PuramColony Poranki – 521 137 PenamaluruMandalam Rural

Mobile: 9493340620 Email: [email protected]

Career Objective:

Urged by love for literature and language, seek to teach at P.G. level to inspire the same passion in students.

Academic Qualifications:

2017 (January) Ph.D. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

2012 Qualified in NET with 63.43% marks Qualified in SET with 75% marks

2007-2009 M.A.(English) with first class (7.75 CGPA) A.U. Campus, Kakinada, E.G.Dist.

1990-1994 B.Com. with 61% marks NagarjunaUniversity

1988-1990 D.C.C.P. with 73% marks (Diploma in Computer and Commercial Practice), Govt. Polytechnic for Women , Krishna Dist.

1988 S.S.C. with 73% marks P.C.M.High School Rajahmundry, E.G.Dist.

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Personal Strength:

Can make the students realize their potential and use it in the best possible way.

Technical Skills: • Good command over MS-OFFICE

Papers Published: 6

1. “Archery as the Symbol of Tribal Culture and Resistance in Mahasweta Devi’s Chotti Munda and His Arrow: A Postcolonial Reading” . GNOSIS: Vol.5, No. 4 July 2019 ISSN 2394-0131; pp.159-165

2. “Unlearning, the key to Emancipation : A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s The Book of the Hunter”. IJELLH Vol. 7, Issue 4, April 2019. Pp751-758

“The Besieged Adivasi Culture: A Study of Gopinath Monhanty’s The Ancestor”. Literary Endeavour, Vol.X, No.1 January 2019. (International Refereed/Peer Reviewed Journal of English Language, Literature and Criticism (No.44728) ISSN 0976-299X) P.366-374

3. “The Eco-Conscious Shabar Culture – A Way out of the Wasteland”, The English , A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) National Journal/Special name: INJELL- The Indian National Journal of English Language and Literature, Vol:6 Issue: 21 (January – March) PP: 24-32 ISSN:2321-1172 (Online); 2347-2634 (Print). Impact Factor 3.5 UGC approved Journal No 62883(Print)

4. “GopinathMohanty’s Tadpa: Countering the Cultural Violence of Development Rhetoric” Post ColonialLiterature :Controversial concepts of Silence and Violence. Ed. Dr.Adi Ramesh Babu J.T.S. Publications, Delhi. ISBN 978-81-935368-2-7 First Edition, 2017

5. “The Shabar Culture: Eco-Conscious Living” ISSN No.:2456-4702, Vol 13, Issue No.8, Monthly, Aug.2017

6. RE-WRITING HISTORY IN ‘AFTER KURUKSHETRA’ OF MAHASWETA DEVI International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research ISSN : 2277-7881. IJMER, Volume 3, Issue 2 (5), February 2014. Impact Factor: 2.735: IC Value 5.16 P.236-242

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Work Experience:

➢ Teaching Post Graduate Students : 1 Year ➢ Engineering Teaching Experience : 5 years ➢ Teaching Post Graduate students as a Research Scholar : 1 year 7 months ➢ Experience at School : 6 years

• At present couching NET/SET aspirants

• Worked as Ad-Hoc faculty in National Institute of Technology , Tadepalligudem (from 22 August 2017 – 31 May 2018)

• Worked as Assistant Professor of Englishat S.R.K. Institute of Technology, Vijayawada(2 years and 3 months - from 27-11- 2012 to 24- 1- 2015)

• Taught MA English students at Andhra University Campus, Kakinada (2011-2012 ) as a research scholar

• Worked as a Teaching Assistant at Andhra University Campus, Kakinada teaching MA English students (2010-2011)

• Worked as Assistant Professor of English at Badari Institute of Technology and Sciences, Sarpavaram, Kakinada (9 months - from 01- 09-2009 to 15-06-2010)

• Worked for two years as a teacher –coordinator at Satya Public School, Kakinada (2005-2007)

• Taught for six years in continuous interaction with children in a child centered, ICSE recognized school – VikasaVidya Vanam, Poranki, Vijayawada, which strives to bring positive changes in education (1995- 1996, 2001-2005)

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Papers Presented in UGC National and International Seminars:

1. “Archery as the Symbol of Tribal Culture and Resistance in Mahasweta Devi’s Chotti Munda and His Arrow: A Postcolonial Reading” in the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature and Culture from 14th to 16th March, 2019 at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.

2. “Unlearning, the key to Emancipation : A Study of Mahasweta Devi’s The Book of the Hunter” in the International Conference on “Writing the Anthropocene: Engendering Ecological Consciousness in English and Telugu Literatures from 18th to 20th February, 2019 at Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajamahendravaram.

3. “The Shabar Culture: Eco-Conscious Living” On 5th and 6th of August 2017, at V.K.R. Degree College, Gannavaram (AP) the same is published in the book released.

4. “Re-Writing History in After Kurukshetra of Mahasweta Devi” In December 14-1, 2012, at Acharya Nagarjuna University and the same paper is published in a research journal.

5. “The impact of Globalization on Telugu Short Story: A Critique” in March, 2009 at A.U. Campus, Kakinada

6. “Teaching and Learning Vocabulary” In Nov, 2008, at S.V.K.B &Dr.K.S. Raju Arts and Science College, Penugonda

7. “1857 – The First War of Indian Independence as portrayed in contemporary English Literature” In Sep, 2007, at IdealCollege, Kakinada

Workshops Attended:

1. A Two-day Faculty Development programme on “Effective Teaching and Evaluation Methods in Technical Education” conducted by PMMMNMTT Scheme of MHRD, govt of India at NIT AP, Tadepalligudem.

2. National Workshop on ‘English Language Teaching: A Blended Approach’ 18th August, 2014, conducted by Andhra University College of Engineering (A), Andhra University, Visakhaptnam.

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3. National Workshop on ‘Soft Skills – Enduing Trainees’ 9th January, 2014, conducted by Andhra University College of Engineering (A), Andhra University, Visakhaptnam.

4. Communication Skills in English, in Sep, 2009 Conducted by VSLakshmi Engineering College for women, Kakinada

5. ‘One Day Awareness Creation Programme on Human Rights’ Organized by Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Law, Kakinada in 2008

6. Teaching Communication Skills in 2006 at Kakinada, by Upendran

7. Teaching Grammar and Vocabulary through Interactive Way conducted by Orient Longman in 1995 at Vijayawada, by Prof. Sasi Kumar, CIEFL

Personal Details

Husband’s Name& Profession : G.Gangadharam, Rt. Lecturer in English, Govt. Polytechnic, Gannavaram.

Date of Birth : 20.06.1972

Gender : Female

Languages Known : Telugu, English and Hindi

Declaration

I, K. PushpaValli, hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge.

Place: VIJAYAWADA Date: 15-09-2020

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