Dear Readers & Contributors,
Welcome to the April 2024 issue of IJELLS.
This space is for the editor’s impression and presentation of the published articles. From the ‘Creative Writing in English’ section, the short story ‘Flux’ brings a curious smile to the reader and reminds of the stream-of-consciousness storytelling technique. On the other hand ‘Spider Queen’ is action-packed and keenly visual in its storytelling design. The ‘English Literature’ section presents eight papers from ecocritical perspectives to oral traditions. The ‘English Language Teaching’ section has papers exploring the field, thus enhancing the classroom teaching experience.
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Dr Mrudula Lakkaraju, Editor
Our Contributors
Ms Abhignya Sajja is a PhD scholar working on ‘Existential Philosophy’ in the context of Dostoyevsky’s fiction and is a visiting professor at St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad.
Mr Budimir Zdravkovic currently holds a position as a chemistry instructor and teaching assistant at the City University of New York. He has written numerous pieces of poetry and short stories over the years, always refining his writing skills. He has also written philosophical articles on personal identity, biology and artificial intelligence.
Dr Ananya Bose has been working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, since 2019. She did her PhD research on ‘Childhood Experiences and their Lingering Impact: A Psychoanalytic Study of Selected Novels of the Contemporary Era’. Her areas of interest include psychoanalytic, postcolonial and ecocritical studies and diasporic literature.
Dr Aratee Chaubey is a lecturer in English at Government Polytechnic College, Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh. She has 14 years of teaching experience in different departments, such as the Education Department, the Department of Employment and Training, and the Technical Education Department.
Dr Damaru Chandra Bhatta is an Associate Professor of English at Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is interested in Western and Eastern religion, spirituality, and philosophy. He has published numerous articles.
Dr Khum Prasad Sharma is a Lecturer in English at Padmakanya Multiple Campus under Tribhuvan University, Nepal. He also serves as the General Secretary of the Literary Association of Nepal (LAN). His areas of interest include South Asian literature, Literary Theory, and Criticism.
Dr Manoj Kumar Jha is an assistant professor of English at Nandan Sanskrit College Madhubani KSDS University Darbhanga.
Mr Mukesh Soni is an Assistant Professor of English at Dayananda Sagar College of Arts, Science & Commerce, Bangalore, affiliated with Bangalore University. His areas of interest are ELT, Linguistics, and Phonetics.
Dr Ravi Kumar Shrestha is an Assistant Professor of English at Patan Multiple Campus (TU) in Nepal. His area of interest is South Asian Literature.
Dr Sachindra Nath Mishra started his career as a journalist in 2014. He has worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, since 2017. His area of research for his PhD thesis was J M Coetzee. His areas of interest include South African Literature and Indian English Literature
Mr Priya Ranjan Tiwari has been an Associate at the prestigious Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at RD DJ College, Munger, since June 2017. His area of specialization is Disability Studies and Indian English Literature.
Dr Kshema Jose works in the Department for Training and Development at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, India. Her research interests include digital technologies and ESL classroom pedagogies.
Dr Parvathavarthini is an associate professor at the Government College of Engineering, Sengipatti, Thanjavur. She has been teaching English to college students for the past 23 years. Her areas of interest include ELT, Linguistics, and Testing and Assessment.
Dr Pinali Vadher is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English, Faculty of Commerce, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat. She has a Ph.D. in ELT. Her areas of interest include Experimental Research, Critical Thinking, Discourse Analysis, Communication Studies, the Indian Knowledge System, Media Studies, Indian English Literature, Gender Studies, and Educational Technology.
Dr Rajendra Rana holds an M.A. in English Literature & Language with a specialization in Linguistics and ELT from the P.G. Department of English at Sambalpur University. He also holds a BEd degree from Dr PM IASE, Sambalpur, a C.T.E from IGNOU, a PGCTE from EFLU, Hyderabad, and a PhD from Sambalpur University.
