Faculty

Faculty Details: Ratnakar Kumar

                

Title

Mr

Name

Ratnakar Kumar

 

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Designation

Assistant Professor

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Email

ratanakarkumar@lb.du.ac.in

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Educational Qualifications : NET and MPhil

Degree

Institution

Year

BA Hons English

Shivaji College, DU

2011

MA English

SGTB Khalsa College, DU

2013

MPhil English

Department of English, DU

2015

Career Profile

Taught Various Papers 

Administrative Assignments

 

Areas of Interest / Specialization

Campus Nukkad Natak: developing as a popular form of Indian Theatre, Indian and Western Theatre, Literary Theory 

 

Research Guidance:

 

Publications Profile

 

Name of the Chapter

Name of the Book

ISBN

Year of Publication

Chapter in Book

Caste as Social Problem: Discernment through Gajarawala’s Untouchable Fiction and Manu Joseph’s Serious Men

Contemporary Social Issues of India

ISBN: 978-93-86453-50-1

2018

 

 

 

 

Category

Title

Journal Name

ISSN/ISBN No.

Refereed/Peer Reviewed

Year

UGC List

Research Paper

THE POWER AND POLITICS OF BODY IN THE CILAPPATIKARAM

Paripreksya

Reg. No. : 291 / 2010-11

Page No. 47-52

Vol. X

ISSN 2278 - 0602

Yes

2014

No

Research Paper

UNDERSTANDING MODERNISM AND DESIRE: LOOKING AT DIFFERENT TEXTS WITH DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

 

Paripreksya

Reg. No. : 291 / 2010-11

Page No. 105-111

Vol. Xi

ISSN 2278 - 0602

Yes

2014

No

Research Paper

MODERN TIMES: A STORY OF INDUSTRY, OF INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE–HUMANITY CRUSADING IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

Paripreksya

Reg. No. : 291 / 2010-11

Page No. 101-105

Vol. Xii

ISSN 2278 - 0602

Yes

2014

No

Research Paper

CONFORMITY AND CONVERGENCES, RESISTANCE AND DEPARTURES: UNDERSTANDING LOVE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH A LOVER’S DISCOURSE AND “THE FECUNDITY OF THE CARESS”

 

Anusilana

Reg. No. : 141 / 2004

Page No. 53-57

Vol. No. LIV

 

 ISSN 0973 - 8762

Yes

2014

No

Research Paper

ZOOMING INTO BUNUEL’S WORLD: AN ATTEMPT TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING

 

Anusilana

Reg. No. : 141 / 2004

Page No. 117-123

Vol. No. LV

ISSN 0973 - 8762

Yes

2014

No

Research Paper

AN ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND THE DIALECTICS OF BRECHT-LUKACS DEBATE:

IN VIEW OF THREE PLAYS OF BERTOLT BRECHT

 

Anusilana

Reg. No. : 141 / 2004

Page No. 111-116

Vol. No. LVI

ISSN 0973 - 8762

Yes

2014

No

Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)

 

1.      Participated in FDP “Content Management System To Learning Management System” from 4-8 Aug 2020 organized by IQAC Lakshmibai College

2.      Participated in webinar “Mental Health Challenges during COVID and Beyond” organized by Lakshmibai College on 1st May 2020.

3.      Participated in webinar “Indian Writings in English: Need for New Perspectives” on 15th May 2020 organized by ARSD College, DU.

4.      Participated in Environment quiz organised by Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi, June 5, 2020

5.      Conducted Theatre Workshop “Chalo Natak Karte Hai” for Navrang Theatre group, Lakshmibai College on 5th March 2021.

6.      Conducted Interactive Doubt Clearing Session for the Upcoming OBE was held for second year and third year English Hons students on 3rd December 2020.

7.      Organised Webinar on “Cakes, Pies, Grapes, Jams and Teas in Victorian Literature” by Dr. Aratrika Das, Assistant Prof. English, Ramjas College on 5 March 2021.

8.      Member of Organizing Committee for the webinar on “Reading and Writing the Postcolonial: A Conversation with Saikat Majumdar.

9.      Member of Organizing Committee for Intra-college Debate Competition organized under Literary and Publication Committee.

10.  Complied Principal’s Report for the sixth consecutive year.

11.  Provided Editorial Assistance for Conference Proceedings of the National Seminar on “Speaking Silence: History, Politics and Psychology”, Ed. Dr. Pratyush Vatsala and Dr. Sucheta Chaturvedi, Gyan Publications, 2020

12.  Participated and presented a paper titled “Politics of Silence in relation to War in Detective Fiction: Understanding the interrelationship between War and Gender through Agatha Christie’s The Mysterious Affair at Styles & N or M? And Virginia Woolf’s Three Guineas” in Two days UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Speaking Silence: History, Politics and Psychology” held on October 23rd and 24th, 2019 at Lakshmibai College, University of Delhi.

13.  Member of the Organizing committee of UGC sponsored National Seminar titled “Speaking Silence: History, Politics and Psychology” Organized by Department of English, Lakshmibai College on 23rd and 24th  Oct 2019

14.  Worked as Member of the Organising Committee of UGC sponsored International  Seminar cum Workshop in collaboration with Trinity College London  on “Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation in English: Harmonious transition from School to University held on 23-25 Jan 2020 at Lakshmibai College, DU

15.  Worked as Member of the Organising Committee of UGC sponsored International  Seminar cum Workshop in collaboration with Trinity College London  on “Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Evaluation in English: Harmonious transition from School to University held on 23-25 Jan 2020 at Lakshmibai College, DU

16.  Member of the organizing committee of the Inter-College Students’ Conference  on the theme “Speaking of Silence: Speaking From Silence” organized by the Department of English, Lakshmibai College, held on 08.03.2019

17.  Organized The Inter College Debate on the EWS Quota held by the Literary and Publications committee in Lakshmibai College on 25th March 2019 as Member.

18.  Participated in National Seminar on Women and Development: Issues and Challenges organized by Lakshmibai College and sponsored by ICSSR on March 3-4. 2017.

19.  Participated in FDP on "Gender Roles and Challenges: The Changing Paradigm" on 11 April 2017 at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh.

20.  Participated in FDP on “Teaching Crime Fiction” at ARSD College, DU on 16 October 2017.

21.  Participated as a faculty member in pre-entrance summer school – 2017 organized by Lakshmibai College (Department of English), University of Delhi

22.  Participated and presented a paper titled "Understandings of Caste in Premchand's short stories" in One Day National Conference on "Discrimination on The ground of Disabilities" organized by Enabling Unit for Differently Abled and Society on Affirmative Actions, Lakshmibai College on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Year in the memory of Sir Louis Braille and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar on 7 January 2015.

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

 

Awards and Distinctions

  1.  AWARDED FIRST PRIZE IN MASTERS OF ENGLISH AT SGTB KHALSA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
  2. 2nd Prize in On the spot Acting competition 2008 organised by Hindi Dept. of Miranda House
  3. 3rd Prize in Parody making Competition at IIT Kanpur, Antaragni’08
  4. 1st Prize in NSIT New Delhi Theatre Fest Moksha’ 09
  5. 3rd Prize in Nukkad Natak organised by Kamla Nehru College Consumer Club 2008
  6.  2nd Prize in Stage Play Competition at Hindu College-Pehel’09
  7.  2nd Prize in the Inter College Street Play Competition on 14th of Aug 2009 organised by Jagruk Nagrik Suraksha Sangathan
  8.  Participated at Atelier Theatre Festival at SRC
  9.  2nd prize in Intra College Chess Competition 2010
  10. Participated in National Campaign for Combating Terrorism (NCCT)

Associated With Professional Bodies

 

1.       MEMBER OF VAYAM PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY 

 

 

Other Activities

Contributed as a member in the Admission Committee  of the Department and the College, Timetable Committee of the Department, Literary and Publication Committee, Examination Committee, Proctorial committee,  Navrang Dramatics society, NAAC Committee

Participated in the various events organized by the college as a volunteer.