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Name Dr Ravishankar Rao

Educational Qualification M.A., Ph.D., PGDHRM

Designation Professor

Address for Correspondence Department of English Studies Mangalore University Mangalagangothri 574199, India

E-Mail [email protected]

Phone 9448300540

Research Areas Partition Narratives Film Studies Canadian Literature

Professional Teaching Experience 37 years

Research Guidance

Completed students list Dr Mithun Chakravarty Dr Melisa Goveas Dr Subrahmanya Sharma Ongoing registered students list Ms Akshatha M. G. Sr Veena Lobo Mr Kavan Kumar Ms Lizbeth Shine

Professional Collaboration Initiated and sustained the Faculty-Student Academic Exchange Programme with Dept of Journalism, Volda University, Norway Research Journal Publications International

Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas and Nihalani’s Screen Version: A Study of the Semiotics of the Partition Trauma.” Sharing A Commonwealth. Selected papers from the ACLALS Triennial international conference, Kuala Lumpur, December 1-6, 1998. Ed. C. S. Lim, et al. Kuala Lumpur: ACLALS-U of Malaya, 2001. 314-25. “Canadian Multiculturalism: Making of the Mosaic” in the Canadian Studies Website www.canadastukeralauniv.edu.in/pdf/Section_A.pdf, in Section A : “History of Canada”, UGC Area Studies Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, June 2008.

“Appropriating the Other, or the Appropriatable Other? Yeats, Tagore and the Prize of 1913.” The Literary Criterion XLI: 3-4 (2006). 57-71.

“Situating Student-centred Learning in Times of Change: A Literary View.” Proc. of the International Conference on School Education. Brahmavar: STEP-Little Rock, 2004.

“Political Stances and Fictional Attitudes: A Comparative Study of the Political Fiction of Boris Pasternak and Shivarama Karantha.” With Sripada Bhat. Indian Journal for Russian Language, Literature and Culture 4:1-2 (June-Dec. 1987): 85-89.

“Indian and African Fiction: Points of Convergence.” New Quest 62 (March-Apr. 1987): 36- 43.

Research Journal Publications National

Video Presentation (equal to Research Paper as per MHRD-UGC Guidelines) on “Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali and Introduction to Our films, Their Films” for MHRD-UGC- SWAYAM Postgraduate Level Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Film Studies. Course Link: https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/ugc19_hs31/preview. Offered by Central University of Kerala, Periye, Kasaragod., 2020.

“The Maple Laughs Forever! But Who Will Hear? A Foray into the Locations of Humour in CanadianPoetry” in Humour Traditions in Australia and Canada, ed. B. Hariharan and Suja Kurup P L, published by the Centre for Australian Studies and Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala. Chennai: Emerald, 2020. 34-45.

“Bharathiya Kala Jagathina Meruparvatha: Narahari Gopalakrishna Pavanje” in Kalluraya P., Shripathi et al., eds., Karavali Mahaniyara Baduku Saadhane. Mangalore: Prasaranga, Mangalore University, 2015. 332-39.

“Globalisation and the Transformation of Public Spaces in the Indo-Canadian Context of Higher Education” in Hariharan, B. and P. P. Ajayakumar, eds. Convergence and Configurations of Disciplines: Canada and India. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2014. 48-67. ISBN 978-81-8043-106-7.

“Literature on Screen: Tamas as Partition Novel/Film” in Partition and Indian Literature: Voices of the Wounded Psyche.” Eds. Neena Arora and R. K. Dhawan. Vol.2. New Delhi: Prestige, 2010. 366-82.

“Evolving Ethnicity: Problematising Issues of Matrilineal Identity through Socio-Literary Perspectives on the Canadian Haida First Nation” with Dr Anita Ravishankar. Ethnicity and Identity: Canada and India, ed. M. Dasan. Pencraft, 2009. 79-84. “Milton’s Paradise Lost: The First Invocation.” Radio-Article for Karnataka State Open University, broadcast on 26.8.2009.

“Gendering the Nation.” Rev. of Neluka Silva’s book The Gendered Nation: Contemporary Writings from South Asia. New Delhi: Sage, 2004 in The Literary Criterion. XLII: 3-4 (2007). 82-85.

“Sangya-Balya.” By Rayappa Pattar. Trans. B. Naikar. Rev. article. The Literary Criterion XXXX:2 (2005). 74-78.

“The Indian Imagination of Girish Karnad” Book rev. The Literary Criterion XXXX:2 (2005). 82-84.

“Betrayal.” Translation Review. Translation Today 2:1 (March 2005). 307-10.

“Rayappa Pattar.” LittCrit 59 (31:1), June 2005. 104-07.

“Situating Child-centred Learning in Times of Change: A Literary View.” New Frontiers in Education XXXV:1 (Jan. – March 2005). 63-68.

“Women in Indo-Anglian Fiction: Tradition and Modernity.” Book Rev. The Literary Criterion. XXXIX:2 (2004). 67-69.

“Sangya-Balya.” By Rayappa Pattar. Trans. B. Naikar. Rev. article. Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, December 2004.

“Sangya-Balya.” By Rayappa Pattar. Trans. B. Naikar. Rev. article The Vedic Path LXII:4 (Dec. 2004). 91-94.

“Copyright in the Classroom: Copyight Matters in the Teaching of English at the Post- graduate level: A Critique,” in Somu Giriappa, ed. Copyright Law, Economy and Development. Delhi: Daya, 2002. 202-09.

Books

Theory As Validation, edited with R. Radhakrishnan, et al, published from Delhi by Pencraft in 2007.

Paper Presentations in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

International Seminars

On invitation, presented the Keynote paper on “Transcending the Binary: Tagore and Gandhi” at the International Seminar on “Samaj and Freedom(s): The Relevance of Gandhi and Tagore’s Ideas Today”, organised jointly by the Tagore Centre-School of Communication, MAHE, Manipal, and the Edinburgh Napier University, 22-23 February, 2019.

On invitation, presented a paper on “Language Planning: Corpus, Status, and Acquisition” at the Global Conclave for Konkani Language Planning organised by the Jagotik Konkani Songhoton at Kalaangann, Mangalore on 24, August 2014.

Presented a paper on “Negotiating (Dis)Agreement Freely: the Unique Case of Girish Karnad” at the International Conference on “Translation and Postcolonialities” organised by the Indian Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, at Karnatak University, Dharwad, February 16-18, 2009. Chaired a session on Translation and Culture at the Seminar.

Presented a Paper titled “Of Utopias and Dystopias: Traditions and Transformations in Canadian Fiction” presented at the XXII IACS International Conference on Canadian Studies, Chennai, January 27-29, 2006. Presented a paper titled “The Art and Politics of Subversion: Postcoloniality and the English Canon” at the Eighth International Conference of the Forum on Contemporary Theory at Mangalore University, December 14-17, 2005. Presented a paper titled “Society, Environment, and Technology: the Problem of Contingency in recent Canadian Fiction” at the XXI IACS International Conference on Canadian Studies, Hyderabad, February 26-28, 2005. Presented a paper on “Writing Beyond Borders: Nation and Imagi-nation in Partition Fiction” at ACLALS Triennial International Conference, Hyderabad, August 4-8, 2004.

Presented a paper titled “Bala Devo Bhava: Situating Student-centred Learning in Times of Change – A Literary View” at the International Conference on School Education, STEP- Little Rock Indian School, Brahmavar, April 6, 2004.

Presented a paper on “Borderless Lands, Disposable People, and Aporias of Pain: the Politics of Globalization and Consumerism in Canadian Science Fiction” at the III Asia-Pacific Conference and XIX IACS International Conference on Canadian Studies, University of Mysore, Mysore, January 9-13, 2003.

Presented a paper on “Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas and Nihalani’s Screen Version: A Study of the Semiotics of the Partition Trauma.” at the ACLALS Triennial international conference, Kuala Lumpur, December 1-6, 1998.

National Seminars

Video Presentation (equal to Research Paper as per MHRD-UGC Guidleines) on “Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali and Introduction to Our films, Their Films for MHRD-UGC-SWAYAM Postgraduate Level Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Film Studies. Course Link:

On invitation, delivered the Plenary Lecture and paper on “The Maple Laughs Forever! But Who Will Hear? A Foray into the Locations of Humour in Canadian Poetry” at the 3-day National Seminar on Humour Traditions in Australia and Canada, organised by the Centre for Australian Studies and Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, 14-16 Nov., 2019.

On invitation, delivered the Keynote Address on “The ‘Literary’ in the Teaching of Films” at the 3-day National Workshop on “Teaching Films” organised by the P.G. Dept of English, V K Krishna Menon Government College for Women, Kannur, on 10, January 2017.

Presented a paper, as Resource Person, on “Canadian Literature” at the Lecture Series on Canadian Culture and Literature organised by the UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, 5-6 February, 2016.

On invitation, was the Guest Speaker at the Valedictory Session of the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “Contemporary Literary Discourses in Indian English” organised by the Department of English, Sri Bhuvanendra College, Karkala, and presented a paper titled “Look into thy Heart and Write: Contemporary Literary Discourses” on August 29, 2015.

On invitation, presented a paper on “Jawaharlal Nehru as a Leader: A Literary Perspective” at the National Workshop on Nehru’s 125th Birth Anniversary, organised by Mangalore University, at Mangalagangothri, on 26 August, 2015.

On invitation, presented a Plenary Paper titled “Stuff Happens: Re-negotiating Arab Identity in Life and Literature in the post-9/11 World” at the UGC-sponsored National Conference on Life and Literature in the Post-9/11 World organised by the Department of English, St Teresa’s College, Cochin on Sept. 23-24, 2014 in association with the UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, U of Kerala, Trivandrum.

On invitation, presented a Plenary Paper on the topic “Remedying the Remediation: Interrogating the Theoretical Assumptions of Narrative Semantics” at the National Seminar on “Narrative Semantics: Texts, Contexts, Remediations” organised by the Department of English, Poornaprajna College, Udupi, 11-12 January, 2013.

On invitation, was Chief Speaker at the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on “English Language Learning at U.G. Level: Trends and Challenges” organised by Government First Grade College, Thenkanidiyoor, Udupi, 18-19 February, 2011. Presented a paper on “Thus Spake the Guru: The English Teacher in the Globalised Classroom” on 19 February, 2011. Also Chaired a Session at the Seminar, and delivered the Valedictory Address.

On invitation, presented a paper on “Teaching English: Problematising the Challenges” at the National Seminar on “Indian Education Today: Trends and Challenges” at Ratnothsava 2011, at Vidyaratna English Medium School, Deralakatte, Mangalore, on 19.1.2011.

Presented a paper on “Rupturing the Past, Re-membering the Present: Historical Memory and Filmic Narratives of Partition” at the National Seminar on “Partition of India: Event and Historiography” at the Department of History, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri, 16- 18 September, 2010.

Presented a paper on “Towards Postmasculinity: Redefining Gender Roles in Indian and Canadian Higher Education” at the National Colloquium of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute at the R. M. Lohia Law University, Lucknow, April 17-18, 2010. Presented a paper on “Canadian Multiculturalism: the Making of the Mosaic” as Resource Person at the National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Creation of Web Interface for Online Course on Canadian Studies organised by the UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, 17-18 March, 2008.

Presented a paper on “Mediating the Text, ‘Textuating’ the Media: Decoding the Vicious Circle of Media and Culture” at the National Seminar on Media and Culture, Dept. of Mass Communication and Journalism, Mangalore University, 31.3.2008.

Presented a paper on “Prioritising Doctoral Research in English: Conventions and Challenges” at the C. N. Sanjay National Workshop on “Research in English Studies in India: Problems and Priorities” at Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, 8.11.2007.

Presented a paper on “Evolving Ethnicity: Problematising Issues of Matrilineal Identity in India and Canada” at the National Seminar on Ethnicity and Identity, Centre for Canadian Studies, Kannur University, Thalassery, March 15-17, 2007.

Presented a paper on “Revisiting Masculinies: Violence and the Karnadesque Imagination” at the C. N. Sanjay National Seminar on Theatre at Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, November 8-9, 2005. The session was chaired by Dr Girish Karnad, the noted playwright.

Paper titled “Drama vs. Theatre: Is There A Stage Beyond the Classroom?” accepted for presentation at the National Conference of the Indian Society for Theatre Research, at Hyderabad, January 16-18, 2004 (could not attend because of Annual Convocation of Mangalore University, 19.1.2004).

Paper titled “A Riot of Genres in Shashi Tharoor’s Riot” accepted for presentation at the IACLALS National Conference at Vishakhapatnam, 7-9 January, 2002 (could not attend because of inter-university Youth Festival at Mangalore University).

Presented a paper titled “Double Displacement and Therapeutic Spaces of Recovery in Shauna Singh Baldwin’s What the Body Remembers” at the National Seminar on ‘Multiculturalism: Canada and India,’ organised by the Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Mysore, February 22-24, 2001.

Presented a paper in the National Seminar on Copyright Law and Matters, titled “Copyright in the Classroom: Copyright Matters in the Teaching of Literature at the Post-graduate level: A Critique,” Mangalore University, February 8-10, 2001.

Presented a paper titled “Possessing the Popular Imagination: Gandhi and the Struggle Against Tamas” at the C N Sanjay Symposium, Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, 8-9 November, 2000.

Presented a paper titled “The Journey Theme in Richard Crasta’s The Revised Kama Sutra and Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things: A Comparative Study” at the ACLALS Conference, M. S. University, Baroda, February 16-18, 1998.

Presented a paper with Sripada Bhat titled “Political Stances and Fictional Attitudes: A Comparative Study of the Political Fiction of Boris Pasternak and Shivarama Karantha” at the All-India Seminar on Comparative Study of Russian/Soviet and Indian Literatures organised by the Centre of Russian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, February 1987.

Presented a paper titled “Indian and African Fiction: A Comparative Perspective” at National Workshop on Commonwealth Literature, Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, June-July, 1986.

Regional Seminars

On invitation, presented a Lecture on “Knowing to Learn, Learning to Know: the Fine Art of Managing the English Classroom” at the Orientation Course on Effective Classroom Management for Trained Graduate Teachers of Hyderabad Region at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mudipu, on 28.5.2015.

On invitation, delivered the Keynote Address on the topic: “Girish Karnad’s The Fire and the Rain: Choosing to Make“ at the State-level Interactive Workshop organised by the Department of English, St Aloysius College (Autonomous) on 28 Feb. 2015.

Resource Person, State Level Workshop on Development Journalism, organised by Write for Development and Ayurveda Prakashana, Panaje, and Dept of Media Studies, SDM College, Ujire, Nov. 28-29, 2013.

On invitation, delivered the “Inaugural Lecture” for the students of the Department, at the Department of English, St Agnes Centre for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Mangalore, on 4.8.2012.

On invitation, delivered a Special Lecture on the topic: “British Colonialism in India: Accident or Design?” at the meeting of the Association of British Scholars, Mangalore Chapter, at Mangalore, on 25.5.2012.

Participated in the Workshop on “Teachings of Buddhism” organised by the Inner Sciences India Trust at Mysore, 1.9.2013.

On invitation, delivered a Special Lecture on the topic “Catching up with the Future: Learning Trends and Challenges” at the Teacher Skill Development Programme organised by Vishwamangala Education Society, Mangalagangothri, on May 27, 2011.

On invitation, delivered two lectures on the topic: “Re-reading the Canon: Toru Dutt and Ram Mohun Roy” as Resource Person at the 6th Refresher Course organised by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Mysore, on May 3, 2011.

Invited Resource Person, Three-day Workshop of Soft Skills for Students organised by the Department of Sociology, Mangalore University, in association with Asha Jyothi Trust, Mangalore, at Mangalagangothri, 18-20 November, 2010.

Invited Resource Person, Distance Education department, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, for Contact Classes Programme, May 16-17, 2010: took eight classes for I and III Semester students on Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry, Milton, the Spectator papers, Girish Karnad, and Arundhati Roy,

Invited Resource Person, British Council Workshop on English Language Skills for Classroom Teaching, organised by the British Council, Chennai and Association of British Council Scholars at Mangalore, 12 March 2010: delivered an invited lecture on “Teaching English, or How to Get Grammar Across to Students.”

Resource Person, Contact Classes of Karnataka State Open University, Mangalore 17-21 February, 2010: took six sessions on American, Indian and British literature

Resource Person, Refresher Course in English, University of Mysore, January 12, 2010: delivered two lectures on “Tales of Survival: Narratives of Partition”

Presented a Paper on “Liberating the Classroom” as part of the Silver Jubilee programme, at A.B.M.V. Shastri High School, Inna, Karkala, on 22.12.2009.

Resource Person, Contact Classes in English, Kuvempu University, Shankaraghatta, Shimoga, May 9, 2008. Delivered two lectures on Lorraine Hansberry and Robert Frost.

Resource Person, National Workshop on Curriculum Design and Creation of Web Interface for Online Course on Canadian Studies, UGC Area Study Centre for Canadian Studies, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, 17-18 March, 2008.

Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course in English, Goa University, 11 March, 2008: delivered four lectures on “Postcolonialism.”

Delivered a Special Lecture on “Narration and its Contents: the Rhetoric of Reading” at Karnatak University, Dharwad, on 2.2.2008

Resource Person, Refresher Course in English, University of Mysore, 16.11.2007: delivered three lectures on “Indian Literature”

Resource Person, Contact Classes in English, Karnataka State Open University, Mangalore, February 15-19, 2007. Delivered four lectures on Arthur Miller, Flaubert, Milton and Karnad.

Delivered a Special Lecture at the Department of English, Kuvempu University, on “Reading Drama: the Page-Stage Continuum”, January 2006.

Resource Person, UGC Refresher Course in English, Goa University, November 25-26, 2005: to deliver two lectures on “Folklore and Literature.”

Delivered a lecture on the topic “From Page to Stage: Drama and Theatre” to Postgraduate students at Department of English, Karnatak University, Dharwad, 18 January 2005.

Resource Person, Refresher Course for Lecturers in English, Goa University, August 20-21, 2004: delivered three lectures on Narratology of Film, Novel, and Drama.

Resource Person, contact classes in English, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mangalore, March 2004. Delivered two lectures on American Literature and Indian Writing in English. Presented a paper on “Decadence in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things” at the Seminar organised by the Karavali Women Writers Association, Mangalore, 2.8.1998

Presented a paper titled “Yakshagana and Christian Themes,” at the Symposium on ‘Christians and the Cultural Mainstream,’ organised by the Mangalore Diocesan Chair in Christianity, Mangalore University, 19.1.1990

Invited/Plenary Talks

Conferences/Seminars/Workshops organised

Organised 2-day National Seminar on “Art and Cultural Heritage of Coastal Karnataka and Evolution of Modern Art in Coastal Districts of Karnataka” sponsored by Karnataka Lalit Kala Akademi, Govt. of Karnataka, and N. G. Pavanje Chair in Fine Arts, Mangalore University, at Mangaluru, 6-7 April, 2018.

Organised 10-day Theatre Workshop for international students, with Dr Abanti Chakraborty as Resource Person – produced Kalidasa’s Shakuntala, with international students as actors, at Mangalore University, 2016.

Organised a Special Lecture in the Department of English by Professor Stephen Slemon, Professor of English, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, on the topic: “Teaching Post- colonial literatures,” on 16 August 2004.

Organised 10-day Theatre Workshop for MA English students with Dr Abanti Chakraborty as Resource Person – produced Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream with students as actors, at Mangalore University, 1-10 Sept., 2015.

Organised, as Convenor, International Conference on “Engaging Canada: Emerging Priorities for Sustainable Partnerships” at the India International Centre, New Delhi, under the auspices of Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, on 30.5.2014.

Organised, as Convenor, International Conference on “Engaging Canada: Emerging Priorities for International Relations” at the India International Centre, New Delhi, on 1.6.2013.

Organised a National Workshop on “Engaging Priorities, Enabling Connections: India, Canada, and the Way Forward,” fully funded by DFAIT, Govt. of Canada, at Mangalore University, 1-2 March, 2013.

Co-Convenor, Eighth International Conference of the Forum on Contemporary Theory organised at the Department of English, Mangalore University, December 14-17, 2005.

Awards/Fellowship/Recognition

Served as Grant Adjudicator, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Student Internship Programme (SSIP) Adjudication Committee, 2014-15. In this capacity, reviewed and scored all SSIP Grant Applications, took part in the Adjudication Meetings (on Skype) and made grant recommendations as a Committee Member.

Served as Member-at-Large, International Executive Committee of the Shastri Indo- Canadian Institute, Calgary-New Delhi, 2012-2014.

Served as Member of the Self-Evaluation Team of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute Bringing Youth into Development (BYID) Youth Internship Programme funded by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). In this capacity, evaluated the Internship programmes at Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru and the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, from 1-4 October, 2013.

Book Grant on Canadian Studies Books worth Canadian $ 1975 (Rs.1,16,525) received from Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute (SICI), New Delhi, 2009-2013, under the Canadian Studies Book Programme. Presented the same to the Mangalore University Library

Invited by Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute as Jury and Expert for Selection Committee meeting to select candidates for SICI Fellowships, tenable in Canada, 2010-11. Attended Selection Committee Meeting at New Delhi on 16 December 2010.

Served as Jury for Karnatak University Prasaranga for evaluation of chosen texts, April 2009.

Member, Selection Committee for Canadian Scholarships 2011-12, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi, and participated in the meeting of the Committee at New Delhi on

Member, Jury to select entries for Annual Awards for Best Translation (from the Kannada into English), Karnataka Sahitya Akademi, Dec. 2005.

Teaching Assignment Abroad: Delivered lectures, on invitation, on Indian literature and culture at Volda University College, Volda, Norway, August 16-September 4, 2005.

Citation from p.13 of my Ph.D. dissertation by Dr Jill Didur, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in her book Unsettling Partition: Literature, Gender, Memory, published by the University of Toronto Press, 2010. Citation on p.166 of Prof. Didur’s book.

Membership of Professional Bodies

1. Member, Indian Council of Members, Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi 2. Life Member, Indian Association for Commonwealth Language and Literature Studies (IACLALS) 3. Life Member, Indian Association for Canadian Studies 4. Life Member, Indo-American Centre for International Studies, Hyderabad 5. Life Member, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda 6. Associate Member, Writers Workshop, Calcutta 7. Founder-Member, Kalaangann, the Konkani Heritage Centre, Mangalore 8. Member, Mangalore University Teachers’ Association 9. Member, American Information Resource Center Library, Chennai 10. Member, Sangeet Bharati Foundation, Mangalore 11. Member, Sangeetha Parishath, Mangalore

Any other information

 First Class and Second Rank in MA English examination, University of Calicut, 1982  Visiting Lecturer, Volda University, Norway, 2005 – taught Indian literature and culture to Norwegian students.  Initated a Faculty-Student Academic Exchange Programme with Department of Journalism, Volda University, Norway in 1995 – possibly a country first at that time.  Served Mangalore University as Private Secretary to the Vice Chancellors (3 tenures), Director of Student Welfare (2 years), Coordinator, N. G. Pavanje Chair in Fine Arts (10 years), Director, International Students Centre (6 years).  Organised the following important Special Lectures in the Department of English, Mangalore University: a. Prof. Stephen Slemon, Professor of English, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada on the topic: “Teaching Postcolonial Literatures,” 16 August, 2004. b. Dr Girish Karnad, noted playwright and theatre personality – inaugural address at the International Seminar on Contemporary Theory, 2009 c. Dr Uday Narayana Singh, Viswa Bharathi, Shantiniketan – Special Lecture d. Dr Vijay Tankha, St Stephen’s College, New Delhi – Special Lecture e. Dr Sukumara Gowda, Ph.D. (Toronto), M.Ed. (Queen’s), Director, Centre for Studies in Education, Puttur – Special Lectures f. Dr Ralph Nazareth, poet-scholar,USA – poetry reading and special lecture, 2019  Introduced the following new papers into the MA English syllabus of Mangalore University: a. Partition Narratives b. Introduction to Indian Cinema c. Canadian Literature in English d. Modern Indian Drama in English Translation  Provided live commentary on Mahamasthakabhisheka Ceremony at Sravanabelagola for All India Radio, twice  Encouraged differently-abled students (100% visually impaired) to join the Department, providing care and a scribe for examinations. One of these students cleared his UGC-NET with JRF in 2020.  Donated books worth Rs. 50,000 (with Dr Anita Ravishankar) to the Library of the University First Grade College, Mangalagangothri, 2017-20.  Led the students of MA English programme to participate in the international conference on “Shakespeare and Kuvempu” at Adichunchanagiri University, 23-25 April, 2015.  Best Outgoing Student, St Aloysius College, Centenary Year, 1980  Instrumental in the appointment of Psychological Counsellor at Mangalore University campus, and in the constitution of a Committee for Differently-abled Students.  As Charter Member and President of the Rotary Club of Deralakatte, was involved in extension activities such as medical camps, polio eradication drive, World Heart Day, etc.  Has brought students and old age homes together in an attempt to conscientise students into voluntary social service.  Engaged in personal philanthropy, including during the Covid-19 year.