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Dr. Manju Joshi

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Assistant Professor

Dr. Manju Joshi did her Masters degree from Government S.D. College Ludhiana. She completed her Ph.D from LPU, Phagwara on the topic, “A Foucauldian Analysis: A Study of Female Characters in the Select Plays of Girish Karnad”. She has a teaching experience of 15 years and 6 months. She has a publication of 10 papers and 4 chapters in edited books to her credit. She has participated in and presented papers in 5 international and 4 national seminars. She holds the position of Vice-President in GAP International Journals (NGO Regd.) and as Associate Editor in Gap Bodhi Taru, International Journal. She has also convened an International Conference in Lyallpur Khalsa College in association with GAP Journals. She is also an assistant editor for International Journal of Humanities and Arts.

Experience

15 years and 6 months in Teaching

Area of Specialization

Linguistics and Drama

Qualification

B.A(HONS ENG), MA (ENG), Ph.D (ENG)

Publication Details

Research Article Details:

  1. Violence in Girish Karnad’s Taale Danda, PEJ, VOL.16 No.2, pp.62-67, December,2016.
  2. A Saga of a woman in Girish Karnad’s Bali: The Sacrifice, PEJ, Vol.17, No.2, pp.55-61, Dec.2017.
  3. Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala: A Quest for Identity, PEJ, Vol.18, No. 1. pp.55-59, June 2018
  4. Caste Beneath the Skin: Girish Karna’s Taale-Danda, IJELLH, Vol.16, No.12, pp.133-37, August 2018.
  5. Study of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion in the Light of Michel Foucault’s Discourse, GAP Bodhi Taru,Vol.III, Issue. I, pp186-193. Nov.2018.
  6. Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala: The Discourse of Empowerment, GAP Interdisciplinaries,Vol. III, Issue.I, pp.76-80, October.2019.
  7. Analyzing Gender Equations: Childhood in Anguish Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala, GAP Bodhi Taru, Vol.IV, Issue.IV, pp.33-36, Oct-Dec 2021
  8. Discursive Tendencies: Cultural Erosion in Girish Karnad’s Tale-Danda, World Wide International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol.1. Issue XLI, pp236-38, Dec.2021.
  9. Discursive Spaces: Juxtaposing Spatial Entities in Girish Karnad’s “Wedding Album” GAP Bodhi Taru, Vol.V, Issue IV, Oct-Dec 2022.
  10. Self or the Other: Female Narratives in Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala and Bali: The Sacrifice, Shodhkosh, Journal of Visual and Performing ArtsVol.5, Issue.2, pp.352-56, Feb. 2024.
  11. Published a chapter Rabindranath Tagore’s Chandalika: Buddhism and the Power of Healing Buddha and Buddhism: Beyond Nirvana, ed. by Dr.G. Japee and Dr. Preeti Oza, Aura Books International, pp98-108.2022.
  12. Published a chapter, Problematics of Gender in Girish Karnad’s Plays,ed. by Shivani Vashisht, Women in Literature: For the Women and By the Women, Author Presspp102-114.2022
  13. Published a chapter From Being to Becoming: Girish Karnad’s Hayavadana, Mythical Insights: Academic Discourses on Ancient Legends, ed by Jaswant Kaur Aulakh, Pacific Books, pp.15-24.2024
  14. Published a chapter Insights on Spiritual Philosophy: A Survey of Bhagwat Gita as it is, ed. by Preeti Oza,Gurudatta Japee, Preeti Maiyani, titled Indian Knowledge System (NEP Book Series), pp148-154. 2025. ISBN 978-81-953322-8-1

Paper Presentation Details:

  1. Presented a paper in UGC Sponsored National Seminar organized by HMV College, Jalandhar, May 2018.
  2. Presented a paper in International Conference titled Re-Envisioning Education: Challenges and Opportunities (RECO) held in LPU, Phagwara on 27-28 April, 2018.
  3. Presented a paper in The Madura College in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Indian Literature: Texts and Contexts organized jointly by dept.of English and Shiksha Sanskritin Utthan Nyas (SSUN) on 13&14 August 2018.
  4. Presented a paper in International Conference in HPNLU Shimla, titled, Human Rights, Democracy and Human Dignity:70 Years of Universal Declaration of Human Rights held on 9-10 Nov.2019.
  5. Presented a paper in an online Conference- Innovations in Social Sciences-Interventions, Challenges and Future Trends, organized by GAP and MES College of Arts and Commerce on 29-30 Oct.2021.
  6. Presented a paper in One Day Seminar (Online) organized by Mahatma Phule Mahavidyalaya Ahmedpur and Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University on 18 Dec.2021.
  7. Presented a paper in International Conference jointly organized by GAP and Lyallpur Khalsa College titled Future of Pedagogy in Language, Literature, And Education: Challenges and Strategies, on 23 Sept. 2022.
  8. Presented a paper at Conference(online) in Bhopal School of Social Sciences held on 16-17 Feb. 2023.
  9. Presented a paper at a Two- Day International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Perspectives (ICMRP2023) held in hybrid mode organized by Research Cell and Publication Cell at The Bhopal School of Social Sciences held on 16-17 Feb. 2023.
  10. Participated in ICSSR-NW Sponsored Seminar on NEP 2020: Its Significance for Community and Education in North India organized by Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar on 9th March 2024

 Books Reviewed for the The Tribune:

  1. A Thing Called Love in an Utterly Rotten World by Amitava Chaudhuri
  2. The Storyteller by Mithin Aachi
  3. Wanderings with Poetry by Dilip Sankarreddy
  4. The Colour of Mehndi by Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi
  5. Bye-Bye Blackbird by Anita Desai
  6. A Bowstring Winter by Dhruba Hazarika

Others:

  1. Completed a 4-week Induction Program for faculty organized by Ramanujan College, Delhi University, from June 04-July 01,2020
  2. Completed a 2-week Faculty Development Program on Managing Online Classes and Co-Creating MOOCS 3.0 organized by Ramanujan College, Delhi University, from July 25-August 10,2020
  3. Completed International Faculty Development Program(Online) on Let’s Relearn: New Tools for Higher Education Teachers, 8-14 June 2020organised by GAP, GAAC, DEPT. OF Higher Education Haryana
  4. Completed An International 5 Day E-Learning Workshop organized by Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh from June 6 to June 10 2020
  5. Completed a 2-weel online Refresher Course in “Re-inventing Skill Education in the Light of NEP 2020” organized by Ramanujan College, Delhi University and Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (Svsu) Haryana from 8th September-22nd September 2021
  6. Completed a UGC Sponsored Online Refresher Course in Liberal Arts organized by UGC Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar from 21st September to 4th October 2021
  7. Attended a Five-Day International Virtual Workshop on Research Writing, Editing and Publishing organized by Lavender Literary Club, India, Cape Comorin Trust, India, Malaysian Indusrial Relations & Human Resource Association (MIRHA), Malaysia 25-29 March 2022.
  8. Convenor of International Conference on Future of Pedagogy in Language, Literature and Education-Challenges and Strategies Organized by Grand Academic Portal and Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar on 22-23 September 2022.
  9. Special Editor of GAP BODHI TARU, a global Journal of Humanities, Vol5, Issue 4 Doi: doi.org/10.47968/5857
  10. Chaired a session in International Conference on Indian Knowledge System Organised by Dept. of Philosophy, Gujarat University Ahmedabad, Rabindranath Tagore University, Raisen and GAP International Journals on 28-29 July 2023.
  11. Awarded Certificate of Appreciation for Reviewing a paper for Shodhkosh Journal of Visual and Performing Arts on July 6 2024.
  12. Guest Speaker on the topic The Role of Meaning and Purpose in Long Term Happiness organized by J.G. College of Commerce and JC College of Nursing in association with GAP titled The Science of Happiness : Theory and Praxis for Emotional Resilience on 11 March 2025