Dear Readers & Contributors,
Welcome to the October 2021 issue of IJELLS.
From the references to Ramayana in the ‘Adventurous Return before Lockdown’ to the representation of Ravan in Annadurai’s The Swooning of the God of Justice, the modern scholarship engages with the cultural encyclopaedia of Ramayana in an attempt to decode it. The papers on ‘Dark Humour’ and ‘Gamification’ are interesting to read along with the other papers.
International Journal of English: Literature, Language and Skills – IJELLS extends its service into publishing books. We have started the enterprise IJELLS Publishing. This is a platform where we help the authors self publish their work. Check out our webpage at https://ijells.com/ijells-publishing/ to understand more.
Happy Reading and Happy Sharing!
Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju
Chief Editor
Our Contributors
Mr E S Chandrasekaran, a senior faculty/HOD of English and the retired Vice-Principal of an international school (CBSE), Chennai with immense experience in teaching English to senior secondary students. He is a recipient of the Dhronacharya-best teacher award in 2006 and the Global Teacher Award in 2020. He is a freelancer to all the leading dailies such as The Hindu, Deccan Chronicle, The New Indian Express et al.
Dr Seema Sarkar is an Associate Professor in English at Navyug Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Lucknow; affiliated with the University of Lucknow. Her area of specialization is American Literature. Her area of interest is Indian Literature in Translation and Gender Studies also. She has published 3 short stories in international journals, 4 Book reviews in national journals, 5 chapters in 5 Books, and 5 articles/research papers in national and international journals.
Ms Sharmila Deshmukh is a PhD Research Scholar in English at Osmania University, Hyderabad. She has a teaching experience of 18 years and is interested in writing Poems and Short Stories. Her poem is published in “Vibrant Verses”. Her areas of interest are Ancient War culture, Contemporary War culture, English Language Teaching and Learning, Gender Studies, Contemporary Literature and Communication Skills.
Dr V Anbarasi, Associate Professor and Head of the PG & Research Department of English, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem-7, is a poet and translator. Her literary articles express her deep insight into the subject of her analysis. As a research supervisor, ten pupils are now doctorates. As an academician, she has been proving her mettle for nearly three decades.
Dr Clara B Reshma is currently Head of the Research and Post Graduate Department of English, Fatima Mata National College (Autonomous), Kollam. She is a research guide of Kerala University and has completed a minor project sponsored by UGC. Her areas of research include Self Narratives, Feminism and Communication.
Dr Jeevan Shankar Masure teaches in the Department of English, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose College, Nanded, Maharashtra, India. Besides indigenous autobiography, his areas of interest are Canadian literature, Postcolonial literature, South Asian Studies, Ecocriticism and Cultural Studies. Currently, he is engaged in research related to Ecocriticism in African and Indian Women’s Fiction.
Jishnu Prasad, a research scholar at Mahatma Gandhi University, St. Teresa’s college, Ernakulam. His research interests are primarily in areas of cultural studies with emphasis on Arab culture and revolution. He worked as a Guest lecturer at Devaswom Board College, Thalayolaparambu for 3 years.
Dr Alapati Purnachandra Rao is working as an Associate Professor of English at Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. He has organized four National and International conferences so far. He has presented forty-four scholarly papers in several National and International Seminars/Conferences. He has published two books, thirty papers in reputed Journals and two edited volumes till now.
Dr G Nageswara Rao, MA, M.Phil,, PhD, CELTA,PGDCA. Associate professor of English in the Department of Science and Humanities at VFSTR Deemed to be University, Vadlamudi. His areas of interest are: English Drama, Post Colonial Literature, Gender Studies, Indian Writing in English and Language & Literature.
Rekha Karini is a PhD Scholar in English at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.
Rama N. H. Alapati is an Assistant Professor of English at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India.
Dr Rohidas Nitonde is an Associate Professor in English and Project Co-ordinator UGC STRIDE Project at MSP Mandal’s Shri Shivaji College Parbhani (MS) India.
Mr Chandrakant R Patil is an Assistant Professor in English at M. S. G. College, Malegaon (Nashik) and he is currently working as a PhD scholar under the guidance of Dr Rohidas Nitonde.
Shalini Shah is pursuing PhD, in the department of English and Modern European Languages in Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. She has also published book chapters and research papers in reputed journals.
Dr Tamishra Swain is an Assistant Professor, in the department of English and Modern European Languages in Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan. Her specializations include Indian Writings in English and Diaspora Writing. She has co-authored a book titled English Language and Skills: A Practical Approach published by Cambridge University Press. She has also edited a book entitled Smart Teaching: A Transformational Approach.
Mamidala Srinivas is a research scholar in English at Telangana University, Nizamabad. He is currently Lecturer in English at Government Degree College (Autonomous), Siddipet. He has 30years of teaching experience. He is interested in English Literature, teaching Language and soft skills.
Dr Tushnim Gangopadhyay is an Assistant Professor in English Language and Literature at J.P.U. Chhapra (Bihar). He is currently trying his hands at Game Studies and indie game development.
Ms Ananya Acherjee, with a Masters Degree in Geography and Education, is presently engrossed in her Doctoral research in Education at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University.
Dr B Venkat Rao teaches in the Department of Literatures in English, EFL University, Earlier, he taught English at the Omar Muktar University, Libya. He did his M Phil and PhD at EFL University, Hyderabad. His teaching and research interests centre primarily on Indian Writing in English and Post-colonial studies as well as Dalit and Subaltern studies.
Dr Asma Rasheed teaches at the Dept. of ELT, EFL University, Hyderabad. Her academic and research interests include English language teaching, language and education policies, critical pedagogy, gender studies and interdisciplinary studies.
