FACULTY PROFILE 1 Name S N KIRAN 2 Present Designation ASSISTANT PROFESSOR 3 Department ENGLISH 4 Date of Birth 05-02-1976 5 Date of entry into service in Tumkur 10-05-2010 University 6 Date of Entry into the Present Designation 23-01-2010(Kuvempu University,Shimoga) 7 Residential Address 1019, Matru Krupa, 1st Main, Hemavati Extn, KR Pete, Mandya Dist. Karnataka-571426 8 Mobile Number 944864281 9 Email ID [email protected] 10 PAN No. ARJPK3763A 11 Aadhar Card Id No. 714586514010 12 Passport No. K8360852 13 Academic Qualification Degree University Year of Award a Post Graduate Degree University of Mysore, Mysore 1998 b M.Phil. Bharathiar University , 2009 Coimbatore c Ph.D. University of Mysore, Mysore (in progress) Ph.D. Topic: Nation, Religion and Violence: A Comparative Study of the Select Novels of Bapsi Sidhwa and Taslima Nasreen Guided By: DR. Vijay Sheshadri. Professor of English, University of Mysore, Mysore 14 NET – Year of Passing 15 SLET/KSET – Year of Passing 2006 16 Area of Research Specialization Indian Writing in English, South Asian Literature. 17 Teaching Experience Designation From To Place Lecturer (Full Time) 1999 2000 Bharathi Residential P U College, Bharathi Nagar, Mandya Dt. Lecturer (Part Time) 2000 2003 Government First Grade College, K R Pete, Mandya Dist. Guest Faculty 2003 2006 Government First Grade College, K R Pete, Mandya Dist. Guest Lecturer 2004 2006 Department of English, Hemagangotri Post- Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Hassan. Guest Faculty 2006 2009 Department of English, Sir. M Visweswaraya Post Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Mandya Assistant Professor (Permanent ) 2010 2010 Sahyadri College for Arts and Commerce , Kuvempu University, Shimoga 18 Administrative Experience Designation From To Place 19 Research Guidance A Ph.D. Name of Thesis Year Student B M.Phil. Name of Thesis Year Student 20 Papers Presented/ Lecturers Delivered/ Sessions Chaired in Conference and Symposia (International) (Tick below) Details Paper Lecture Session Presen Delivered Chaired ted 1. The Mystery of Evolution in K.P.Poornachandra Tejaswi’s √ Carvalho(1980) at National College- Tiruchirapalli on 25th & 26th Sept.2009 2. Towards Blended Learning: Realities and Virtual Learning √ Environment at H M Patel Institute for Training and Research in English on 8th 9th 10th Jan. 2010 3. Diaspora Space in Bapsi Sidhwa’s An American Brat (1993) and √ Taslima Nasreen’s French Lover (2001) at Central University of Rajasthan on 26th, 27th and 28th Feb. 2012 4. From Pondicherry to Mexico: Transnationalism in Yann Martel’s √ The Life of Pie( 2001) at University of Mysore on 30th Nov.2012 21 Papers Presented/ Lecturers Delivered/ Sessions Chaired in Conference and Symposia (National) (Tick below) Details Paper Lecture Session Presented Deliver Chaired ed 1.Zamindars and the Peasant Movement: A Reading of Mahasweta √ Devi’s Titu Mir(2000) at National College- Tiruchirapalli on 3rd and 4th Sept.2009 2.Role of Newspaper in SLA: Challenges and Perspectives at Cauvery √ College, Gonikoppal on 9th and 10th April 2010 3.Exile and Acculturation in Bapsi Sidhwa’s An American Brat (1993) at √ Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 11th 12th, 13thAugust 2010 4.Learning Management through Literature: A Perspective at Jain √ University, Kanakapura on 28th August 2010 5.Right to Write: Women in Raja Rao’s Kanthapura (1938) and Bapsi √ Sidhwa’s Water (2006) at National College, Trichy 0n 16th, 17th Sept. 2010 6.The Gaze in Shashi Deshpande’s The Stone Women (2003) at √ Dhvanyaloka, Mysore on 7th and 8th Nov. 2010 7.Human Ecology in K.P.Poornachandra Tejaswi’s Stories of My √ Environment (2003) at Central University of Tamilnadu on 6th and 7th Dec. 2010 8.Power and the Body: Anatomy of Violence in Mahasweta Devi’s The √ Mother of 1084(1974) at P A First Grade College, Tiptur 23rd and 24th August 2011 9.Challenging Democracy: ELT in the Indian Context at Tumkur √ University, Tumkur on 21st Oct. 2011 10.Imaginary Lines and Real Refugees: Trauma in Select Short Stories of √ Saadat Hasan Manto at Garden City College, Bangalore on 23rd March 2013 11.Politics of Faith in Mahesh Dattani’s Final Solutions (1992) at √ St.Andrew’s College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai on 30th and 31st August. 2013 22 Books Chapters 02 1.Visionary Statesman Acharya: A Book On The Life & Achievements Of Dr. V S Achaarya: (Translation from Kannada to English)-PRASARANGA, 2012, Tumkur University, Tumkur. ISBN-978-81-923151-9 2.Tracing the History of Indigenous Indian Education: Dharampal’s The Beautiful Tree (1983)-Swabhimana Galike: A Collection of Essays on Dharampal’s Discourse: (Kannada) RASARANGA. Tumkur University, Tumkur. ISBN-978-81-924513-6 -7 23 Research Publications in 04 Refereed Journals 1.The Gaze in Shashi Deshpande’s The Stone Women (2003): Literary Criterion. (A Quarterly Journal).Dhvanyaloka, Mysore.2011 2.Power and the Body: Anatomy of Violence in Mahasweta Devi’s The Mother of 1084 (1974) - Resistance Studies. Department of English. P A FG College, Tiptur, 2012 3.Imaginary Lines and Refugees: Trauma in the Select Short Stories of Saadat Hasan Manto. Critical Space: International Peer Reviewed Refereed Journal in English Language, Literature and Culture Studies. ISSN 2319-3689 Islampur: Maharashtra.2013 4.Dharampal’s The Beautiful Tree (1983): An Assessment of Indigenous Education in the Colonial Context. Labyrinth: An International Journal on Postcolonial Studies, Lucknow, 2013. 24 Research Projects A On going Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned B Completed Title of Project Funding Agency Duration Amount Sanctioned 25 Membership of Professional Organizations 1.Indian Association for American Studies, Mumbai 2.English Language Teachers Association of India, Chennai 3.Organisation for Studies in Literature and Environment, Chennai 4.Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies, New Delhi 5.Comparative Literature Association of India, Calcutta 6.Indian Association for Canadian Studies, Vadodara 26 Official Foreign Visits - .