Dear Readers & Contributors,
Welcome to the October 2020 issue of IJELLS. Each issue is special to me as I embark on a new journey of learning with compiling the articles. This is the 9th year of publishing, 45th issue and I have undertaken this journey of reading, reviewing, editing, rewriting, compiling and learning that many times.
We have an interesting collection of Haiku, Short Story and research articles. Hope it is an enjoyable and learning experience reading this issue. I am introducing a young photographer, Bhargav Ram, whose work is on the cover page.
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 website at www.ijellspublishing.org to understand more.
Happy Reading and Happy Sharing!
Dr. Mrudula Lakkaraju
Chief Editor
Our Contributors
Prof Jitendra Menghani is an Architect Planner and teaches at Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Having keen interest in art, design and literature he is inspired by our day to day life in cities. His haiku and micro-poems are reflections of daily routines, circumstances, situations, events and imageries of an urban life.
Dr Anita Konwar is an Assistant Professor in the department of English, Sonari College, Charaideo, Assam. Dr. Konwar achieved her degrees of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in English from Dibrugarh University, Assam. Her research interests include Women Studies, Indian English Fiction, Commonwealth Literature & North-East India Studies.
Dr Anavisha Banerjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Bharati College (University of Delhi). She has recently been awarded her PhD degree from the Department of English (University of Delhi). Her area of interest includes gender studies and plays of Shakespeare. She has also many publications related to these fields.
Dr Ashish Gupta is a Professor and Head, Department of English at Govt. Girls College, Betul affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal. He has 26 Years of teaching experience and his areas of interest include Indian Writing in English, Diaspora Studies and Post colonial Literature.
Dr Deepthi S works as Assistant Professor in Bangalore. She has published articles in journals of national and international repute. Her areas of interest include Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Postcolonial Literatures.
Himanjali Gollapinni is currently pursuing her Masters in English as a final year student from Osmania University. She has completed her bachelor’s in biotechnology from Saint Francis College in Hyderabad. Her areas of interest include Literary Criticism and Theory and Shakespearian Drama.
Dr Janmejay Kumar Tiwari has completed his D Phil on the novels of Salman Rushdie from the University of Allahabad, India. Presently he is teaching Literatures in English at K S Saket Post Graduate College, Ayodhya affiliated with Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya.
Megha Dutta is a 16 year old student studying in Bangalore. She is passionate about social issues, and regularly reads and writes about history, particularly in its social context. In her free time, she loves solving puzzles, doing intricate embroidery, and playing with dogs. She currently resides in Mumbai with her parents.
Mita G Shah is an Associate professor, Head, English Department, Uma Arts and Nathiba Commerce Mahila College, Gandhinagar. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad. Her Co- guide is Dr Anant Shukla.
Dr Munir Khan is an Associate Professor& Head, Post-Graduate Dept. of English & Research Centre, Shibli National College, Azamgarh (UP) India
Dr T Radhakrishna Murty is a Professor of English at Vignan’s Institute of Engineering for Women, Visakhapatnam, with twenty two years of experience in the field of engineering education training Engineering graduates in areas of Language Communications Skills and business English. He published a book on Presidents of India, Anchored Visions of Indian Presidents – A Diplomat and A Scientist.
Dr Santosh Kumar Singh works as a Lecturer of Visual Writing & Rhetoric at Madan Bhandari Memorial College in Kathmandu, Nepal. He specializes in Social Semiotics & Mithila Painting.
Dr Chandrasekharan Praveen, formerly Principal, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur, Kerala has specialized in Media-based language teaching. His online articles can be accessed at Curator Pedagogue. www.curatorpedagogue.com
Samuel Mundru is an English lecturer in R G Kedia College of Commerce; he has qualified UGC NET in December 2019. He has completed his Masters in English Literature in 2020 from Nizam College under Osmania University, Hyderabad. His areas of interest include Rhetoric in Literature and Critical Analysis of Poems.
Priyambada Pal works as an Assistant Professor in English in Silicon Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar and has teaching experience of more than ten years. She is pursuing her research in Applied Linguistics.
Sanjeeb Kumar Mohanty is an ELT researcher and freelancer who take interest in material development and training English language teachers.
Dharshini Shanmugam is an Instructor in English at the Language Learning Zone, Swami Vipulananda Institute of Aesthetic Studies, Eastern University Sri Lanka. Currently, she teaches English in the second language context. Her academic and research primarily lies in the areas of English Language Teaching and Literature.
Dr Kshema Jose teaches at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India. Her areas of interest are reading hypertexts, digital literacy, Virtual Learning Environments and autonomy in language learning.
