Prashant Maurya

Academic Qualifications

PhD (2017- 2021) - Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

(Thesis Title - Critiquing the Imperial Past: A Study of J. G. Farrell's Empire Trilogy)

MA in English Literature (2015-2017) - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

BA (Hons) in English Literature (2012-2015) - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

Other Qualifications

Qualified University Grant Commission-National Eligibility Test (NET) in English in 2016.

Qualified for University Grant Commission-National Eligibility Test (NET) and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in English in 2017.

Advanced C1 level of English Proficiency of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), British Council in 2020.

Graduated from Publons Academy in Practical Peer Review Course Work corresponding to 15 hours in 2020.

Work Experience

1. February 2022 - ongoing - Assistant Professor of English, Indian Institue of Management Ranchi, India

2. August 2021- February 2022 - Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities & Liberal Arts, DIT University, India

Awards/Grants/Fellowships

12th International Convention of Asia Scholars Fee Waiver Grant by ICAS Secretariat, The Netherlands -- 2021

Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) Institute Research Fellowship by IIT Roorkee, India -- 2017 to 2021.

Junior Research Fellowship by University Grant Commission of India -- 2017 (Not availed)

Membership (Professional Bodies)

Early Career Member. Royal Historical Society, London.

Board Member. Historical Fictions Research Network, U.K.

Member. Postcolonial Studies Association, U.K.

Reviewer (Journals)

1. Reviewer - Academia Letters

2. Co-Editor - Journal of Historical Fictions

Professional Activities

1. Co-organizer & Session Chair. Historical Fictions Research Network Online Conference 2022 on the theme Communities from 18-20 February 2022.

2. Chairperson (Plenary Talk). Two Day Bodhi International Online Conference on New Vistas in Language & Literature Teaching organized by Department of English, Rajaratnam College for Women in association with National College Tiruchirapalli from 30 September to 1 October 2021.

3. Co-organizer & Session Chair. Historical Fictions Research Network Online Conference 2021 on the theme Remembering Catastrophe from 18-21 February 2021.

Teaching Assignments

At IIM Ranchi

1. GM - Indian Literature - IPM 1st Year

2. GM2 - Communication Skills 2 (Written) - IPM 1st Year

At DIT University

Odd Semester (2021)

1. ENG 306 - Fiction II (Twentieth-Century Fiction) - BA (Hons) English 3rd Year

2. ENG 946 - Art of Fiction - Pre PhD Coursework

3. LAF181 - Professional Communication - B. Tech 1st Year

4. BP105T - Communication Skills - B. Pharma 1st Year

Even Semester (2022)

1. ENG 149 - Travel Writing - BA (Hons) English 1st Year

2. ENG 336 - Project (Dissertation) - BA (Hons) English 3rd Year

3. LAF 182 - Indian English Literature - B. Tech 1st Year

4. LAF 285 - Indian Constitution - B. Tech 2nd Year

Publications

(RESEARCH ARTICLES)

1. 2022. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. Decoding the imperial “grip” in J.G. Farrell’s The Singapore Grip. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, vol. 14, no. 2, 2022, pp. 1-10. (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

2. 2020. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. Colonial Medicine and Cholera: Historicizing Victorian Medical Debates in J.G. Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. SARE: Southeast Asian Review of English, vol. 57, no. 2, 2020, pp. 53-73. (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

3. 2020. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and its topicality. South Asian Popular Culture, vol. 18, no. 3, 2020, pp. 247-260. (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

4. 2020. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. The member of 'quality' and the 'other': Colonial fallacy and othering in James G. Farrell's Troubles. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 28, no. 3, 2020, pp. 2167-2180. (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

5. 2019. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. Writing Drought, Then and Now: A Comparative Assessment of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 'The Drought' and Anita Agnihotri's 'Remembering'. Caesura: Journal of Philological and Humanistic Studies, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 57-67. (Emanuel University Press, Indexed in DOAJ)

6. 2019. Maurya, Prashant, and Nagendra Kumar. Political overtones and Allusions in Arundhati Roy's The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, vol. 10, no. 3, 2019, pp. 829-839. (Indexed in Indian Citation Index)

(CHAPTERS IN BOOKS)

1. 2022. Kumar, Nagendra, Prashant Maurya and Parul Rani. Elder Abuse and its Literary Representation. In I. Rajan (Ed.) Handbook on Aging, Health and Public Policy. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 1-10.

(BOOK REVIEWS)

1. Maurya, Prashant. Review of Epidemic Empire: Colonialism, Contagion and Terror, 1817-2020 by Anjuli Fatima Raza Kolb, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 2021, ISBN: 978-0-226-739359 pages 396. Journal of Postcolonial Writing. (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science) - ACCEPTED

2. 2022. Maurya, Prashant, and Sakshi Semwal. Review of Biofiction: An Introduction by Michael Lackey, Routledge, 2021, ISBN: 978036774763. English Academy Review, pp. 1-4. (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

3. 2022. Maurya, Prashant. Review of Colonial Terror: Torture and State Violence in Colonial India by Deana Heath, New York: Oxford University Press, 2021, ISBN: 978– 0– 19– 289393– 2 pages xi + 223. South Asia Research, vol. 42, no. 1, 2022, pp. 133-135. (SAGE, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science).

4. 2021. Maurya, Prashant. Enlivening the English Civil Wars through Historical Fictions. Review of Creating Memory: Historical Fiction and the English Civil Wars by Farah Mendlesohn, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2020. Rethinking History, vol. 25, no. 3, 2021, pp. 393-396. (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

5. 2021. Maurya, Prashant. Review of The Nineteenth Century Revis(it)ed: The New Historical Fiction by Ina Bergmann, New York: Routledge, 2021. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, vol. 13, no. 4, 2021, pp. 1-4. (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)

Faculty Development Programmes

1. One Week Online Faculty Development Programme on New Vistas in English Studies organized by the Department of Languages, Presidency University, Bangalore from 2o-26 September 2021.

Conferences/Seminars

(Outside India)

1. Participated in the 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 2021) organized by Kyoto University, Japan, from 24-27 August 2021 and presented a paper titled “Race, Sexuality and Prostitution in colonial Singapore (1900-1945): Reading J. G. Farrell’s The Singapore Grip”.

2. Participated in HFRN Online Conference 2021, the annual conference of Historical Fictions Research Network, United Kingdom held online from 18th-21st February 2021 and presented a paper titled "War and its aftermath: Reading prostitution in J.G. Farrell's The Singapore Grip."

3. Participated in 1st Bodhi International Conference on Humanities, Arts & Science held at Department of English, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia from 24th-26th August 2018 and presented a paper entitled “How [a]historical is James G. Farrell’s The Siege of Krishnapur?”

(Within India)

1. Participated in the International Conference on Dialogues and Deliberations in Social Sciences and Humanities organized by the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Sabarmati University, Ahmedabad from 29-30 July 2022, and presented a paper titled “Re(creating) alternate chivalry: Dalit Virangana in Mohandas Naimeshrai's Jhalkari Bai.”

2. Participated in the Young Researchers' Conference on Indian Literature organized by Department of Languages, Presidency University, Bengaluru from 21-22 January 2022, and presented a paper titled “Historical, Regional and Cultural Consciousness: A study of Oral traditions and Folklore of Uttarakhand.”

3. Participated in the National Conference on Contemporary Perspectives in English Language, Literature & Cultural Studies, organized by Chandigarh University from 11-12 June 2021, and presented a paper titled “Decoding the imperial ‘grip’ in J.G. Farrell’s The Singapore Grip.”

4. Participated in the 4th International Conference on Trajectories and Intersections in Writings of History and Literature organized by Centre of Academic and Professional Development, KAASH Foundation, Mumbai on 30th May 2020.

5. Participated in Two-day National Seminar on Gandhian Thought and Philosophy held at Department of Humanities and Soc. Sciences, IIT Roorkee during 22-23 October 2019, and presented a paper titled “Gandhian concept of ‘Swaraj’ and Mr. Hopkins in The Siege of Krishnapur: A Study.”

6. Participated in National Conference on History and Literature: Aspects of Convergence and Divergence held at SGRR PG College, Dehradun on 26th March 2019, and presented a paper titled “Manikarnika; The Queen of Jhansi: Willing Suspension of Disbelief.”

7. Participated in International Conference on Science, Spirituality and Civilization held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee- Greater Noida Campus during 16th-17th March 2018 and presented a paper titled “Analyzing the secrecy of the Hindi Movie Secret Superstar: A Feminist Approach.”

8. Participated in 62nd All India English Teachers’ Conference on Globalization: Emerging Trends in English Language and Literature held at Osmania University Centre for International Programmes, Hyderabad from 18th -20th January 2018 and presented a paper titled “Exploration of a Woman’s Psyche in Anita Agnihotri’s ‘Encirclement’.”

Workshops

(Outside India)

1. Attended a Workshop on Recent Trends in Research: Global Perspectives held at Faculty of Modern Language and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia on 27 August 2018.

(Within India)

1. Participated in One-day online workshop on Excellence in Peer Review: How to be an effective peer reviewer organized by Taylor & Francis Reviewer Training Network on 16 July 2021.

2. Participated in Three-day online workshop on Research Paper Writing organized by Department of Humanistic Studies, IIT (BHU) Varanasi during 11-13 May 2020.

3. Attended Two-day Workshop on Elder Abuse and Crime against the Elderly: Challenges and Preventive Measures held at Department of Humanities & Soc. Sciences, IIT Roorkee during 21st-22nd February 2019.

4. Attended Two-day Workshop on Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature held at School of Languages and Literature, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra (J&K) during 8-9 December 2017.

Language Skill

1. Hindi- Mother tongue

2. English- Second Language

Prashant Maurya

Contact: prashant.maurya@iimranchi.ac.in

& prashantlinguistics@gmail.com

Last updated: 04-08-2022