Ph.D. Fee Refund
Faculty Profile
Dr. Supriya
Associate Professor
Full Name
Dr. Supriya
supriya@ranchiuniversity.ac.in
Qualification
Ph.D
Career Profile
| Teaching Experience in Years | Area of Specialisation | |
|---|---|---|
| 34 yrs. and counting | Teaching : Indian English Literature, English Renaissance Literature and Modern and Postmodern Literature | Research : Indian English Literature, Drama, Children Literature and Influence of Mythology on Literary Writings |
Ph. D. Research Guide Guidance/ Production
a) Ph.D. Awarded as Supervisor:
| Sl. No. | Name of Student | Topic of Thesis | Year of Registration | Year of Passing |
| 1 | Sweta Singh | Poetic Expression of Feminine Consciousness – A Comparative Analysis of Kamala Das, Mamata Kalia and Gauri Deshpande | 28.8.2012 | 26.7.2019 |
| 2 | Moumita Biswas | The Feminist Perspective in the Plays of Vijay Tendulkar and Girish Karnad: A Comparative Study | 12.3.2015 | 21.12.2020 |
| 3 | Archana Kumari | The Psychological Landscape of Inspirational Contours: A Comparative Study of the Novels of Herman Hesse and Paulo Coelho | 28.12.2017 | 1.11.2021 |
| 4 | Lal Haremurari Nath Shahdeo | Motif of Quest for Identity and Self-Realization in Select Novels of Patrick White | 11.9.2015 | 18.01.2022 |
| 5 | Diksha Bharati | Re-defining the Boundaries: A Study of Themes and Performative Aesthetics in Select English Plays of Indian Women Writers | 18.3.2021 | 26.2.2026 |
| 6 | Shalabh Singh | The Art and Archetypes in Children’s Literature: A Study with Reference to Lewis Caroll and J. K. Rowling | 28.11.2017 | 17.2. 2026 |
b) Candidates registered for Ph.D. Supervision: (Thesis submitted)
| Sl. No. | Name of Student | Topic of Thesis | Year of Registration |
| 1 | Jane Cicilia Barla | Marginalized Psyche: A Comparative Study of Tribal Consciousness in the Select Works of Mahasweta devi and Flora Nwapa. | 11.10.2018 (submitted) |
| 2 | Kajal Sutradhar | Literary Reincarnations of ‘Draupadi’ in the Postcolonial Feminist Context: A Study | 28.11.2020 (Submitted) |
| 3 | Surabhi | Interpretation of Indian Cultural Essence in Mythology: A Study on Selected Writings of Devdutt Pattanaik | 05.8.2021 (Submitted) |
c) Candidates registered for Ph.D. Supervision:
| Sl. No. | Name of Student | Topic of Thesis | Year of Registration |
| 1 | Udita Mitra | The Dynamics of Identity: A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Selected Novels of Aravind Adiga, Chimamanda Adichi and Michael Ondaatje | 05.8.2021 |
| 2 | Sumedha Chaudhury | Narrative Journalism as a Tool of Ethical Intervention: A Study of Selected Texts | 05.8.2021 |
| 3 | Jaya Pawar | Dalit Feminist Consciousness: A Comparative Study of Selected Autobiographies | 10.8.2021 |
| 4 | Shalini | An Ecocritical Exploration of Animal Life in English Literature: A Study of Selected Texts | 10.8.2021 |
| 5 | Priyanka Shah | Moral Ambiguity in Children’s Literature: A Study on Select Texts of Antoine de Saint Expuery, Louis Sachar, Nivedita Subramaniam and Sowmya Ranjendran | 24.11.2022 |
| 6 | Ishika Singh | Exploring Female Psyche through the Prism of Magic Realism in the Select Texts of Marquez, Nwapa and Kire | 27.5. 2025 |
| 7 | Ankita | Quest for Female Agency across Cultures: A Comparative Study of Select Texts of Marilynne Robinson, Anita Brookner, Manju Kapur and Buchi Emecheta | 26.2.2026 |
| 8 | Sneha Kumari | Language of Trauma: A psychanalytic Interpretation of Unreliable Narration in McEwan’s Atonement, Atwood’s The Blind Assassin and Roy’s The God of Small Things | 26.2.2026 |
| 9 | Priyanka Kumari | Trauma and Testimony: A Psychoanalytic Insight into Fractured Homelands in Select Literary Texts from Kashmir and African Countries | 17.3 2026 |
| 10 | Priyanshi Singh | Beyond Fidelity: A Study of Evolving Representations of Womanhood in Select Classic Novels and Their Cinema Adaptations | 25.5.2026 |
Research Paper Published
| S.No | Topic of Research Paper | Name of the Journal | National/International | ISSN | Publisher | Year of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Crisis of Consciousness in Arun Joshi’s The Last Labyrinth: A Cultural Perspective | A Peer Reviewed Journal of Indian Writing in English (JOIWE) | National | 0975-5136 | Globe Publications, Delhi. | 2002 |
| 2. | Cultural Dualism: A Mode of Perception in Major Indian English Novelists | Journal of English Studies, Vol: VII Number: 1 | National | --- | Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi. | 2004 |
| 3. | A Philosophical Probe into Indian Womanhood in Raja Rao’s The Serpent and the Rope | Ratna-Garbha: A Bi-Annual Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities | National | --- | Department of Jyotir-vigyan, Ranchi University, Ranchi. | 2005 |
| 4. | Responding to the Primitive Force: Arun Joshi’s The Strange Case of Billy Biswas | The Criterion: An International Journal in English. | International | 0976-8165 | www.the-criterion.com criterionejournal@gmail.com | 2012 |
| 5. | Chandalika: An Aesthetic Exploration of Marginalized Experience | International Journal of English and Education | International | 2278-4012 | International Journal of English and Education www.ijee.org | 2014 |
| 6. | The Cultural Context of Colonial Consciousness: A Postcolonial Reading of Anita Desai’s Bye-Bye Blackbird | The Atlantic Literary Review: A Peer Reviewed Journal Indexed in MLA Directory of Periodicals | National | 0972-3269 | ATLANTIC Publishers & Distributers, (P) Ltd. | 2014 |
| 7. | Kamala Markandaya’s The Coffer Dams: A Tussle between Technology and Nature | Labyrinth: An International Refereed Journal of Postmodern Studies | International (Abstracted & Indexed at Literary Reference Centre Plus-EBSCO HOST, USA) | 0976-0814 | Lata Mishra | 2014 |
| 8. | Schizophrenic Experience in Contemporary Indian Women Poets; A Psychoanalytical Feminist Critique | Social Modernity: Asian Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 5, No. 1 & 2 | International (Peer-Reviewed) | 2229-6050 | Renu Dewan, Ranchi, Jharkhand | June & December 2015 |
| 9. | The Image of Indian Womanhood in the Poems of Kamala Das | International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR): A Peer Reviewed (Refereed) Journal | International Impact Factor: 3.36 (IBI Factor for 2015) | 2349-9451 (online), 2395-2628 (print) | KY Publications, India. | 2015 |
| 10. | Perspective on English Speaking Skill in Jharkhand | Journal of English Studies: Vol.X, No. 1 (Peer Reviewed) | National | 2230-9802 | Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi | 2015 |
| 11. | The Context of Kamala Das’s Poetical Rebellion | International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL): Peer reviewed Bi-Monthly journal. www.tjprc.org | International Impact Factor (JCC) – 2015: 4.4049 Index Copernicus Value (ICV) -2015: 6.1 | 2249-6912 | TRANS: STELLAR Journal Publications & Research Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. | 2016 |
| 12. | Three Women One Voice: A critique on the poetry of Mamta Kalia, Gauri Deshpande and Kamala Das | Literary Endeavour: UGC Approved International Refereed Journal of English Language, Literature and Criticism | International | 0976-299X | Laxmi Publication, Osmanabad, India. | October 2017 Vol. VIII, No. 4 |
| 13. | A Biocentric Reading of Yang Martel’s Life of Pie | Journal of English Studies Vol XII, No.1 | -- | 2230-9802 | Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi | 2017 |
| 14. | A Feminist Approach to Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court is in Session | Research Journal of English language and Literature: A Peer-Reviewed (Refereed) International Journal | International Impact Factor: 6.8992 | 2395-2636 | KY Publications, India. | 2018 |
| 15. | Hesse’s Siddhartha: An Exploration into Indian Philosophy | Literary Endeavour: UGC Approved Quarterly International Refereed Journal of English Language, Literature and Criticism | International | 0976-299X | Laxmi Publication, Osmanabad, India | 2018 |
| 16. | Quest for Identity of Women in the Plays of Girish Karnad | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research: An International Open Access Journal | International | 2349-5162 | IJ PUBLICATION Email: editor@jetir.org | 2018 |
| 17. | Carroll’s Wonderland and Rowling’s Hogwarts: Fantastic Reflections on Legal System for Children | Dialog, Punjab University. | National UGC approved | 0975-4881 | Department of English and Cultural Studies, Punjab University, Chandigarh | 2018 |
| 18. | Problematising Triple Marginalisation: A Dalit feminist Reading of Bama’s Sangati: Events and Sivakami’s The Grip of Change | Journal of English Studies | National | 2230-9802 | University Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi | 2018 |
| 19. | Literature in the Age of Globalization w.r.t. Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha | Language in India | National: UGC Approved, Sl. no. 49042 | 1930-2940 | M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D., e-mail languageinindiaUSA@gmail.com. | 2019 |
| 20. | “Born of Fire, Denied a Self”: Retellings of Draupadi in the Mahabharata from the Existential Feminist Perspective | Journal of English Studies | National | 2230-9802 | University Department of English, ranchi university, Ranchi | 2019 |
| 21. | Confined Minds and Papered Walls: An Analysis of “The Yellow Wallpaper” from a Psycho-Feminist Perspective | Journal of English Studies | National | 2230-9802 | University Department of English, Ranchi University, Ranchi | 2020 |
| 22. | Harry Potter: Steering Beyond the Struggle for 'Gender Equality’ | International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR) | International | 2349-9451 | KY Publications, India | 2021 |
| 23. | Dynamics of Defiant Gendered Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi’s “Draupadi” | International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) | International | 2249-8028 | Trans- Stellar Journal Publications | 2021 |
| 24. | Ecological Consciousness in tribal Myths: A Critique on Mahasweta Devi’s The Book of the Hunter and Flora Nwapa’s Efuru | Journal for Research Scholars and Professionals of English Teaching | International | 2456-8104 Impact Factor: 6.895 (SJIF) | www.jrspelt.com | March 2024 |
| 25. | Examining Hindu Sacred Lore through the Lens of Devdutt Pattanaik’s Works | Resonance – vol. 12.2 | Peer reviewed & Refereed Journal | 2320-7116 | Truecare Research & Development | July 2024 |
| 26. | Navigating Global Capital’s Insidious Divide: Socio-Economic Desperation and Resistance in Harvest | The Criterion: An International Journal in English | Peer-Reviewed e-Journal | 0976-8165 Impact Factor: 8.67 | www.the-criterion.com | |
| 27. | Why Didn’t They snatch and Eat? – A Thematic Exploration of Manjima Chatterjee’s The Mountain of Bones | International Journal of English: Literature, Language & Skills Vol.14, issue 2 | Peer reviewed International | 2278 0742 | www.ijells.com | July 2025 |
Chapters in Books: 06
| S.no. | Title in Pg.no. | Book Title & Publisher | ISBN no. National/international | Sole Author/Co-author | Year of Publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Tribal-Forest Relationship in India” (Pages: 161-166) | Tribal Society of India, Publisher: Institute of Social development and Research, Ranchi, India. | 978-81-923984-1-9 | sole | 2012 |
| 2. | “The Portrayal of Muslim Woman in Indian English Literature” (Pages:241-250) | Indian Muslims: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Publisher: Institute of Social development and Research, Ranchi, India. | 978-81-923984-3-3 | sole | 2013 |
| 3. | A Study on Representation of Journalism in Web Series of 2022 (in context of East Asia and South Asia) | Digital is the New Mainstream, Department of Mass Communication & Journalism, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata. | 978-81-959158-7-3/10:81-959158-7-6 | Co-author | 2023 |
| 4. | An Analysis of the Political Discourse in the Writings of P. Sainath and Rashmi Saksena | Political Communication in the Digital Age, Bharti Publications, New Delhi | 978-81-19079-13-1 | Co-author | 2023 |
| 5. | Lest we forget, lest we do not: Identity and the Mnemonic Space in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost | Space Identity and Literature: Critical Perspectives. (Ed.) Bhaskar Ch Sarkar, Authors Press, New Delhi | 978-93-6095-137-5 | Co-author | 2024 |
| 6. | Margins within margins: A Bestial chaos of Choice, Power and Identity in Aravind Adiga’s Last Man in Tower | Heard and Unheard: Miscellany of Marginalities, Hyphen Publishers, Kolkata. | 978-81-969366-6-2 | Co-author | 2025 |
Seminar/ Workshop, Conference attended/ Presented Paper
| S. no. | National/International | Topic | Participation/ Paper presented | Organizer | year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | International Conference | Text, Culture and Performance: Postcolonial Issues | Participated | Iaclals, Central University of Jharkhand | 2012 |
| 2. | UGC (SAP) National Seminar | Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends and Techniques | Paper presentation | PG, English, M.U. Bodh Gaya | 2012 |
| 3. | UGU (SAP) National Seminar | English Language Teaching in Jharkhand | Paper presentation | PG, English, R.U., Ranchi | 2012 |
| 4. | UGC sponsored International Seminar | Contemporariness of Rabindranath Tagore | Paper presentation | PG, Bengali, RU, Ranchi | 2012 |
| 5. | National Seminar | Tribal Society of India | Paper presentation | Institute for Social Development and Research, Ranchi | 2012 |
| 6. | National Seminar | Indian Muslims: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow | Paper presentation | Institute for Social Development and Research, Ranchi | 2012 |
| 7. | International Conference | Voices from the Margin: Society, Culture and Exclusion | Paper presentation | Central University of Jharkhand | 2013 |
| 8. | National Seminar | Shaping the Society through Education | Paper presentation | Dept. of Psychology, Marwari College, Ranchi | 2017 |
| 9. | National Seminar | Communication Skills In English | Paper Presentation | Dept. of English, Ranchi Women’s College | 2017 |
| 10 | International Seminar | Social Change and Challenges in the Era of Globalization | Paper presentation | University Dept. of Sociology, Ranchi, R.U. | 2018 |
| 11. | National Seminar | Eco-criticism | Paper presentation on Abhigyan Shakuntalam: An Eco-critical Reading | Ranchi Women’s College, Ranchi | 2022 |
| 12. | National Conference (JCSTI Sponsored Two-day National Conference) | Recent Innovation in Green Science and Technology for Betterment of Environment (NCRWC-2025) | Paper Presentation on “An Analysis of Conflicting International Journalistic Approaches to Challenges of Climate Change” | Ranchi Women’s College in collaboration of Department of Forest and Climate Change, Jharkhand. | 2025 |
| 13. | International Seminar | Bhartiya Gyan Parampara: Samajik, Sanskritik evam Bhashai Paridrishya | Paper presented on “Classical Indian and Western Aesthetics: A Comparison” | Ranchi Women’s College, Ranchi | 2025 |
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