Faculty Profile

MAMS College

Dr Akhila Sara Varughese

Assistant Professor

Contact Info

Email : dr.akhilasara@mams.ac.in
Educational Qualifications  BA ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE MG UNIVERSITY 2014,MA ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE SSUS KALADY 2016, PH.D ENGLISH MG UNIVERSITY 2023
Experience  in Years 2 Years,K G COLLEGE PAMPADY GUEST FACULTY JUNE 2017-DECEMBER 2017, ST.THOMAS COLLEGE RANNI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON CONTRACT OCTOBER 2022-MARCH 2023, ST.THOMAS COLLEGE RANNI ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ON CONTRACT OCTOBER 2023-MARCH 2024
Areas of Interest GRAPHIC LITERATURE, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING, POST COLONIAL LITERATURE
Research Publications Underpinnings of Partition Dynamics in ManjuKapur’s Difficult Daughters in The Creative Launcher, Vol II Issue V1 February 2018, ISSN-2455-6580.

Rendering of Indian History: A Study Based on Select Graphic Novels in World

Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Cognitive and Language Sciences Vol:12, No:11, 2018, ISNI:0000000091950263.

Representing a Sense of Estrangement in ZadieSmith’s White Teeth in Indian Journal of Postcolonial Literature published by Newman College Thodupuzha in Vol.18.2, Dec 2018, ISSN:0974-7370

Illustrated Retelling of Indian Epics: A Study Based on Select Novels of Devdutt Pattanaik in The Journal of Oriental Research Madras, Vol.XC11-XXV June 2021, ISSN- 0022-3301.

Visual Representation of Covid-19: A Study Based on “Kids, Vaayu and Corona: Who Wins the Fight? in the Conference Proceedings of the two-day International Conference conducted by REVA University, Eswar Publications, Tamil Nadu, 2021, pp:82-89, ISBN:978-81-931101-8

Chapters in book / Published Rendering of Caste Discrimination in Graphic Narratives: A Study Based on Bhimayana in Academic Deliberations on Words, Visuals and Beyond Mediatization of Narrative Spaces edited by Dr. Mini M Abraham &Dr.Gayathri P.J published by Pratham Publications, New Delhi in 2019, ISBN: 978-93-88742-12-2.

Pictorialization of Indian Myths in Divergences edited by Dr.SujaKurup. P.L and ShyamaSajeev published by Horizon Books, Haryana in 2017, ISBN: 978-93-86369-86- 4.

Patents/ Projects 1.Project Report titled MANJU KAPUR’S DIFFICULT DAUGHTERS: FICTIONAL ARTICULATION OF TRAUMA submitted to the M G University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of BA in English.

2.Project Report titled ZADIE SMITH’S WHITE TEETH: A STUDY FROM A MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVE submitted to SreeSankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of MA in English.

3. Project Report titled ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF INDIAN EPICS:STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF NARRATIVE IN DEVDUTT PATTANAIK’S SELECT NOVELS submitted to the Directorate of Collegiate Education in partial fulfilment of Aspire Scholarship 2018-19.

4. Thesis titled FROM EPICS TO GRAPHIC NOVELS: A VISUAL NARRATOLOGICAL READING OF SELECT ADAPTATIONS submitted to the Mahatma Gandhi University in partial fulfilment for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in English

Membership or Fellowship of Professional / Academic bodies, societies etc. give details. MEMBER OF SSHRA 
Conferences and FDPS  attended 1.Attended International Comics and Graphic Novel Conference conducted by Cambridge University from 21st – 25th June 2021.

2. Attended a National Webinar on Taking Research Forward During the Pandemic by Loyola Institute of Frontier Energy, Loyola College, Chennai on 20th May 2020.

3. Attended the Web-event The Left Reflects on the Global Pandemic: Gayatri ChakravortySpivak on the 7th of May, 22.30 IST conducted by the European network of political foundations.

4. Attended a Webinar on “From English in India to Indian Englishes: A Linguist’s Take on the Challenges and Implications for Educators” by Dr.ReenuPunnosse conducted by ASAP skill development.

5. Attended the Seminar on “Space, Place and Textuality: Reading Spatial Codes” organized by the PG and Research department of English Newman College Thodupuzha.

WORKSHOP ATTENDED

1. Attended a workshop on Research in Literature: Changing Paradigms by Dr.Giji K Alex organized by the Department of English, Newman College Thodupuzha on 9 th March 2018.

2. Attended a workshop on Effective Methodologies to Fine-Tune Your English organized by the Department of English, GIAL, Kottayam with the co-sponsorship of

MG University on 3rd August 2017.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ATTENDED

1. KSHEC – Hands on – Training on Learning Management System (Moodle) conducted from 3 to 8 May 2023.

2. Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University- FDP on Outcome Based Education conducted from 05 to 09 June 2023

Paper Presentation Details INTERNATIONAL

1.Presented a paper on Rendering of Caste Discrimination in Graphic Narratives: A Study Based on Bhimayana in the International Seminar conducted by Bharat Matha College, Trikakara on February 22, 2018

2.Presented a paper on Fictional Articulation of Indian Mythology in Graphic Novels at 13th International Conference of South Asian Languages and Literatures held at Central Institute of Indian Languages Mysuru from January 8-10,2018

3.Presented a paper on Visual Representation of Covid-19: A Study Based on “Kids, Vaayu and Corona: Who Wins the Fight? during the two-day International Online Conference on Narratives, Self, and Identities: Traditions and Innovations conducted by School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences REVA University, Bengaluru & The Indian Society for the Promotion of English Language and Literature & Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England held on 30th and 31st August 2021.

4.Presented a paper on Representation of Sita’s Costumes in Visual Nrratives in the International Conference conducted by Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 8th January 2024.

5.Presented a paper on Unveiling Women’s Narratives: A Critical Analysis of Maryamma in Banyamin’s NishabdhaSancharangal in the Migration Conclave conducted by Kerala Govenment on January 2024.

NATIONAL

1.Presented a paper on Epicture: Re-reading the Ramayana based on Sundarkaand: Triumph of Hanuman in the national seminar organized by Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha on 15&16 January 2020.

2.Presented a paper on Illustrated Retelling of the Ramayana: A Structural Analysis of Narrative in DevduttPattanaik’s Sita in the national seminar on Ramayana conducted bySreeSankaracharya University Ettumanur Regional Center on 06th March 2019.

3.Presented a paper on From Pranayopanishath to MunthirivallikalThalirkumbol: Page to Screen Analysis, National Seminar organized by Newman College Thodupuzha on February 21, 2018

4.Presented a paper titled Representation of sexual preference in Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic in the UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities on 30th November at CMS College, Kottayam

5.Presented a paper titled Pictorialization of Indian Myths in Amar ChitraKadha in the two-day national seminar on The Politics of Cultural Representation in Literature organized by Govt. Sanskrit College on 16 &17 November 2017.

6.Presented a paper titled Pictorialization of Indian Myths in Amar ChitraKadha in the two-day national seminar on The Politics of Cultural Representation in Literature organized by Govt.Sanskrit College on 16 &17 November 2017.

7.Presented a paper on the Representation of Augmented Reality in Priya’s Shakti in the national seminar conducted by Amrita University, Kochi on 25&26th October 2017.

Invited Talks Moderator for the paper presentations organised as part of the workshop on Effective Research Strategies: From Topic Selection to Publication organised by the Dept. Of English, St.Thomas College, Ranni, on 11 Oct 2023.

Talk on “What Makes a Good Communicator” in the Dept. of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning , St.Thomas College, Ranni on 04 Dec 2023.

Any achievements

 

Best Paper Award for the Paper Presentation in the National Seminar conducted by the Department of English, REVA University Bangalore