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THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF

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27 – 30 JULY, 2015

POST-GRADUATE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH & RESEARCH CENTRE

Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

Dr. Somnath Prasad

Head of the Department

P.G. Department of English & Research Centre

M.U., Bodh Gaya

An Overview

Year of Establishment – 1962

The Department came into existence simultaneously with the foundation of the University in 1962. In the period of more than half a century, the Department has been headed by eleven renowned Professors and academicians, all of whom have rendered their services with great zeal and enthusiasm, to the Department as well as to the University. Two of our former Heads, Dr. S. K. Prasad and Dr. C. P. Singh also had the opportunity of becoming the Vice-Chancellor of this University.

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List of Heads of The Department

• Serial No. Name From To

• 1. Dr. Bhagwanji Ojha 1962 1963

• 2. Dr. Uma Nath Jha 1963 1968

• 3. Dr. Shri Krishna Prasad 1968 1981

• 4. Dr. Jagdish Prasad Singh 1982 1994

• 5. Dr. Braj Nandan Sahay 1995 1995

• 6. Dr. Bhagwanji Ojha 1995 1998

• 7. Dr. Alo Sircar 1998 1999

• 8. Dr. Hari Mohan Prasad 2000 2009

• 9. Dr. Ivan Khristo Masih 2009 2009

• 10. Dr. Chakradhar Prasad Singh 2009 2012

• 11. Dr. Somnath Prasad 2012

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Courses Offered

•Post-Graduation

•Ph.D.

Examination System

•Semester System since 2012

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Participation of the Faculty Members in Courses offered by other Departments

•Journalism and Mass Communication

•Women Studies

•Foreign Languages and Cultural Co-operation

•Hotel, Hospitality & Tourism Management

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Functional Status of The Department

• Number of Posts (Teaching)

Sanctioned Working ( Including CAS/MPS)

Professor 01 04

Associate Professor 02 01

Assistant Professor 04 01

Total 07 06

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Functional Status of The Department

•

Name Qualification Designation Specialization Number of Years of Experience

Number of Ph.D. Students Guided (2010-14)

Dr. Somnath Prasad

Ph.D. Professor &

Head

English Poetry : Metaphysical, Romantic and Modern; British Drama : Marlovian & Shakespearean; Indian Poetry in English

36years 6months

07

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• Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, specialization, (D.Sc./D.Litt. /Ph.D. / M.Phil. etc.,)

•

Dr. Rahmat

Jahan

Ph.D. Professor Comparative

Literature;

British Drama,

Indian English

Novel & African

Literature

26 years

9 months

01

Dr. Nibha

Singh

Ph.D. Professor British Fiction

& Indian

Writing in

English

26 years

9 months

02

9

Dr. M. N.

Anjum

Ph. D. Professor American

Fiction &

Poetry;

British

Fiction,

Drama,

Poetry &

Criticism;

Indian

Writing in

English;

Literary

Translation

& Dalit

Literature

36 years

6 months

02

10

Dr. Neeraj

Kumar

Ph. D. Associate

Professor

Indian

Fiction in

English;

Linguistics;

ELT

18 years

6 months

06

Dr. Sushil

Kumar

Ph. D. Assistant

Professor

Translation;

American

Fiction &

Drama

11 years 03

11

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• Number of Academic Support Staff

Sanctioned Filled

• Librarian 1 0

• Office Assistant 2 2

• Office Peon 1 1

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List of Senior Visiting Faculty

• Dr. Hari Mohan Prasad – Former Professor and Head, P. G. Dept. of English, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

• Dr. C. P. Singh – Former Professor and Head, P. G. Dept. of English, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

• Prof. S. C. Prasad – Former Reader, P. G. Dept. of English, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya

• Dr. K. K. Narayan – Head, Dept. of English, P. G. Centre, Gaya College, Gaya

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Publications

• Number of Papers Published in

Peer-reviewed Journals 17

•Monographs (Translation) 01

•Chapters in Books 08

•Edited Books/ Journals 04

•Books Published 06 14

Publications by Faculty Members Name

Title of the Research Papers

Name of the Journal

Issue of the Journal

Status of the Journal

Dr. Rahmat

Jahan

1.Nectar in a Sieve:

A Tale of Hunger,

Starvation and

Death

2.Mulk Raj Anand:

A Messiah of

Humanitarianism

Indian

Literature

Journal of

Dept. of

English,

College of

Arts, Wadi

Adda Waseer,

Alkharj

University,

Riyadh

Sahitya

Akademi,

New Delhi, 2010

Vol.1, 2011

ISSN 0919-5804

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Publications by Faculty Members Name Title of the

Research Papers

Name of the Journal



Dr.(Mrs.) Nibha Singh

1. Marginalized and Mitigated: A Study of Woman as Wife in the Novels of R. K. Narayan 2. Indianness in the Poetry of Sarojini Naidu (Chapter in Book) 3. Dr. Faustus: A Study on the Dilemma of Doubt and Faith

The Inside Contemporary Indian Writers in English Critical Observations Shatdal, Gaya College Journal

Volume 5, 2010 Sarup Book Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2011 34th Issue, Bihar Centenary Year, 2012

ISSN-0974-1976 ISBN-978-81-7625-752-7 R.N. 13080/57 16

Dr.(Mrs.) Nibha Singh

4. Interpreting History as Literature: A Study of Malgonkar’s Major Novels (Chapter in Book) 5. Eliot and Agyeya as Crisis Poets 6.Phonological Study of Chakma & English: A Review (Book Review)

The Indian Novels In English Nation, History and Narration The Interiors The Interiors

Yking Books, Jaipur,2013 Volume-2, 2013 Vol.2,2013

ISBN: 978-93-82532-24-8 ISSN 2319-4804 ISSN 2319-4804

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Name

Title of the Research Paper

Name of the Journal



Dr. (Mrs.)

M. N. Anjum

1.Ayadan: A

Critique of New

Dalit Woman by

Urmila Pawar

(Chapter in Book)

2.Literary

Translation as an

Emerging Trend

Changing Faces

of

New Woman:

Indian Writings

in English

The Indian

Journal of

English

Studies

2012

2013

ISBN-978-81-

8435-316

ISSN-L-0537-

1988

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Name Title of the Research Papers

Name of the Journal



Dr. Neeraj

Kumar

1.From

Disillusionment to

Enlightenment:

A Study in

Naipaul’s An Area

of Darkness and

Nirad C.

Chaudhuri’s The

Continent of Circe

2.Shashi Tharoor’s

Riot: A Study in

Violence and Hope

History: Past

and Present

The Inward

Eye: Patliputra

Journal of

English Studies

Vol.4,2011

Vol. II ,2012

ISSN 2231-3893

ISSN 2278-9162

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Dr. Neeraj

Kumar

3.Naipaul’s Vision of India ‘Revisited’: A Study in India: A Wounded Civilization 4.Humanitarian Perspective in the Novels of George Orwell 5. A Saga of Endurance: A Study in R.K.Narayan’s Savitri and Premchand’s Nirmala

The Inside Cyber Literature Stree: A Journal of Women Studies

Vol.8, 2013

Vol.XXXII, 2013 Vol.5/2013

ISSN 0974-1976 ISSN 0972-0901 ISSN 0976-0725

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Dr. Neeraj

Kumar

6.Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine: A Study in Synthesis between Tradition and Modernity 7.Emergence of New Woman in A Married Woman and The Inheritance of Loss: A Comparison 8. Bharati Mukherjee’s Wife: A Study in Dimple’s Splintered Self

Indian Journal of English Studies The Inward Eye: Patliputra Journal of English Studies The Literary Pearls

Vol.LI/2014 Vol.2, 2013 Vol.2, 2014

ISSN-0537-1988 ISSN 2278-9162 ISSN 2319-8001

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

9.The Melody of Existence: A Study of Love Songs of Sarojini Naidu (Chapter in Book) 10.R.K. Narayan: A Return to Indian Values and Beliefs (Chapter in Book) 11.An Area of Darkness: A Post Colonial Overview (Chapter in Book)

Contemporary Indian Writers in English Critical Observations Pravah: Incredible Indian Culture Indian Booker Prize Winners on India

2011 2013 2013

ISBN 978-81-7625-752-7 ISBN 978-81-88791-48-4 ISBN978-81-269-1846-1

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

12.Champions of Challenges and Conquerors of Situation: A Comparative Stance of R.K. Narayan and Manju Kapur (Chapter in Book)

The Indian Novels in English – Nation, History and Narration

2013

ISBN 978-93-82532-24-8

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Name of Faculty Member

Title of the Research Papers

Name of the Journal



Dr. Sushil Kumar

1.Death of a Salesman: The Death of Reality in Pursuit of Illusion 2. Lament on the Death of A Master of Arts: A Mockery of Modern Education

The Inside Stree: A Journal of Women Studies

2011 2011

ISSN 0974-1976 ISSN 0976-0725

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Dr. Sushil Kumar

3. Comparative Stance in the Major Novels of Mark Twain and R.K .Narayan (Chapter in Book) 4. Poetic Theory and its Specific Interpretation with Reference to Romantic Poetic

The Indian Novels in English : Nation, History & Narration The Interiors

Yking Books, Jaipur, 2013 Vol.2, 2013

ISBN 978-93-82532-24-8 ISSN 2319-4804

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List of Books Published & Journals edited by Faculty Members

Dr. Rahmat Jahan

•The Ibsen-Shaw Kinship, Writer’s Workshop, Kolkata, 2002, (ISBN-81-7595-993-2)

•Comparative Literature: A Case of Shaw and Bharatendu, Sarup and Sons, New Delhi, 2004, (ISBN 81-7624-487-8)

•An Objective Approach to English Literature, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, 2007, (ISBN 81-269-0619-7)

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Dr. Nibha Singh

•Maithili Translation of Mahashweta Devi’s Monograph on Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 1996 (ISBN 81-7201-983-1)

•Emily Bronte: The Archetypes, EBH Publishers, Guwahati, 2014 (ISBN 978-93-83252-27-5)

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Dr. Mahjabeen Neshat Anjum

•Urdu Translation of Malathi Rao’s awarded novel Disorderly Women, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, 2015,

(ISBN 978-81-260-4859-5), is under publication.

•New Frontier, An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sarup Publications, New Delhi, 2015

(ISSN 2394-8221)

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

•Women in the Novels of R. K. Narayan, Delhi : Indian Publishers and Distributors, 2004 (ISBN 81-7341-292-8)

•An Objective Approach to English Literature, New Delhi, Atlantic Publishers, 2007 (ISBN 81-269-0619-7)

•A Stroll in Jainism (Ed) New Delhi, IPD, 2004 (ISBN 81-7479-048-9)

•Buddhist Ethics: Some Modern Perspectives (Ed.) M. U., Bodh Gaya, Dept. of Philosophy, 2006

•The Interiors, an Annual Journal (ISSN 2319-4804) since 2012

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Dr. Sushil Kumar

• Indian Literature, Axis Books Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2014

(ISBN 978-93-82835-76-9)

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List of Ph.D. Degrees Awarded in the Department under the Supervision of Teachers from Various

Colleges Across the University (2010-15)

From April 2010- March 2011

Sl. No.

Name of the Supervisor

Name of the Research Scholar

Title of the Thesis

1. Dr. R. N. Sharma Baliram Prasad Singh Tragedy and the Image of Common Man in the Plays of Arthur

2. Dr. C. P. Singh Satyendra Kumar Singh

George Orwell the Novelist: A Study in this Tenor and Technique

3. Dr. V. M. Sahay Mrs. Ruchi Singh

Crisis and Quest in the Major Novels of V. S. Naipaul

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From April 2010- March 2011

Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

4. Dr. C.L. Khatri Mahesh Kumar Reflection of the Quit India Movement in Indian Novels in English

5. Dr. Dinanath Anuj Kumar The Comic Strain in Shakespeare’s Tragedies

6. Dr. N. Kumar Ajneesh Kumar

Exploring the Female Psyche: A Study in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande

7. Dr. N. Singh Kiran Kumari Sah

A Psycho-Analysis of Major Leading Characters in Shakespearean Tragedies

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From April 2011 - March 2012

Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

1. Dr. K.K. Narayan Atal Kumar Postmodern Sublime in the Poetry of Sri Aurobindo

2. Dr. C.P. Singh Krishna Prasad Fiction as a mode of Apprehension of Historic Reality: A Study in the Major Novels of Manohar Malgonkar

3. Dr. P. Om Prakash Mrs. Sumitra Rajak A Thematic Study of the Novels of Shashi Deshpande

4. Dr. B.K. Singh Mrityunjay Kumar Saga of Suffering in Mulk Raj Anand’s Novels

5. Dr. K.K. Narayan Farah Naaz Ahmad Myth and Modernity: A Study of Sri Aurobindo’s Plays

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

6. Dr. Usha Rai Beena Kumari Sinha Psychic Odyssey in the Plays of T. Williams

7. Dr. C.P. Singh Manoj Kumar

The Lost Paradise: A Study of Paul Scott’s Novels with special reference to Raj Quartet & Staying On

8. Dr. S. Veerangana Pandey Jugal Kishore Nirala

Study of Craft in the Drama of Girish Karnad

9. Dr. C.P. Singh

Abhijit Upadhyay Self-Awareness in the Major

Novels of Jane Austen: A Study in Her Concern and Craft

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

10. Dr. R.N. Sharma Ranjeet Kumar Singh The Problem of Loneliness in the Post-Independence Indo-Anglian Fiction: A Study of Major Novels of Anita Desai, B. Rajan and Arun Joshi

11. Dr. M.N. Anjum Md. Shakeel Ahmad Indian Social Ethos in the Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabwala

12. Dr. R.P. Kachway Suraj Singh Sisodiya

Gender Discrimination in Shashi Deshpande’s Novels

13. Dr.H.M.Prasad Dinanath

The Odyssey of Self: A Study in Mulk Raj Anand’s Novels

14. Dr.K.K.Narayan Smt. Lata Sinha

Search for Self in the Novels of Vikram Seth

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

15. Dr. B.B. Sharma Anil Kumar Swami Vivekananda as a Literary Artist: A Reinterpretation

16. Dr. Usha Rai Harinandan Prasad The Theme of Human Relationship in the Novels of Shashi Deshpande

17. Dr. C. P. Singh Prem Bahadur Kharka Mark Twain, Raja Rao and R. K. Narayan: A Comparative Study

18. Dr. B.B. Sharma Ajit Kumar Gautam

The Poetry of David Herbert Lawrence: A Modest Inquiry into Form and Feeling

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

19. Dr. C.P. Singh Shwetali Mohan Existential Dilemma in the Selected Novels of Kamala Markandaya, Anita Desai and Arundhati Roy: A Comparative Study

20. Dr. M.K. Sinha Amit Kumar Sinha

Major Themes in the Short Stories of Sherwood Anderson

21. Dr. B.K. Singh Bhagwan Singh Bapsi Sidhwa: Her Art and Vision

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

1. Dr. N. Singh Parthasarathy Sinha Tradition of Indian Poetry in English and Sarojini Naidu: A Critical Study

2. Dr. M.N. Anjum Anjana Kumari Search for Self and Identity in the Novels of Indian English Women Writers: with special reference to Anita Desai, Shashi Deshpande, Shobha De, Arundhati Roy, Geetha Hariharan and Manju Kapur

3. Dr. K. J. Begum Afshan Nahid

Novel as Portrait Gallery: A Study in Jane Austen’s Major Novels

4. Dr. M.P. Singh Abha Kumari

Christopher Marlowe: Playwright as Poet

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Sl. No.


Name of Research the Scholar

Title of the Thesis

5. Dr. Somnath Prasad

Rakesh Kumar The Epitomes of the Renaissance Spirit: A Study in Christopher Marlowe’s Heroes

6. Dr. B.D. Sarkar S. A. Hussain The Romantic Sensibility in Rabindra Nath Tagore (A Comparative Study of His Poetry)

7. Dr. Hemlata Singh Mousumi Paul Muriel Spark: A Study of Her Mind and Art

8. Dr. Sushil Kumar Md. Naushad Ahmad Khan

Criticism as a Mode of Apprehension of Creative Art of Henry James

9. Dr. Sushil Kumar Banchole Chetchai The Contour of Craft and Stylistics A Study of W. B. Yeats’ Poetry 39


Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

10. Dr. Narendra Kumar

Priya Pranjan A Study of Modernist Texture in the Novels of Virginia Woolf

11. Dr. V. P. Chaturvedi Shiv Shankar Jha Diasporic Consciousness in the Fictional World of Kiran Desai

12. Dr. C.L. Khatri Arun Kumar Gender and Power: Margaret Atwood’s Poetry and Fiction: Socio Cultural Analysis

13. Dr. R.P. Kachway Gaurav Kumar Raju Quest for Identity in the Poetry of Kamala Das

14. Dr. A.K. Sinha Mrs. Moushami Khatalia

Ecological Study in the Poetry of Toru Dutt and Sarojini Naidu 40


Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

15. Dr. A.K. Sinha Homeshwar Das

Raja Rao’s Novels: A Study of Major Themes

16. Dr. S. Veerangana Udhyami Kumari

The Dramatic Craftsmanship of John Millington Synge

17. Dr. Somnath Prasad Gagan Kumar Pathak

A Critical Study of the Plays of Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

1. Dr. B.K. Singh Mrs. Chanchala Singh The Portrayal of Women in M.R. Anand’s Novels: A Socio-Literary Study

2. Dr. H.M. Prasad Mrs. Jaishree Dhar Life and Art in the Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence

3. Dr. Md. Sadique Akilesh Kumar Mishra A Study of Religio-Philosophical Overtones in the works of John Galsworthy

4. Dr. Sushil Kumar Mrs. Abha Singh Deprived and Downcast: A Study in Concern for Human Predicament in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand

5. Dr. U.K. Singh Bimlendu Narain Feminist Voice in the Novels of Shobha De

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

6. Dr. Neeraj Kumar Mrs. Rajni Sinha The Psychic Odyssey: Treatment of Women in Manju Kapur’s Novels

7. Dr. Umesh Prasad Santosh Kumar Singh

Themes and Techniques in Shashi Deshpande’s Novels

8. Dr. U. P. Singh Devendra Kumar The Novel as Psychic Drama: A Study of Anita Desai’s Novels

9. Dr. P. Om Prakash Mrs. Nivedita Sinha

Women’s Love: An Analytical Study of Thomas Hardy’s Female Characters

10. Dr. P. Om Prakash Farhin Jahan Diasporic Study of the Novels of Kiran Desai

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

11. Dr. R.N. Sharma Sanjana Singh Dramatic Overtones in the Poetry of T.S. Eliot

12. Dr. A.B.S. Charni Ganga Nand Singh Clash of Tradition and Modernity in the Novels of Bhabani Bhattacharya with special reference to He Who Rides a Tiger, A Dream in Hawaii and Music for Mohini

13. Dr. Sita Ram Singh Md. Anwar Hussain Apartheid in the Novels of Alex La Guma

14. Dr. Sita Ram Singh Reena Kumari Racial Prejudices in South African Novels: A Critical Study

15. Dr. Lalan Prasad Singh

Mrs. Nisha Jha The Quest for Immortality: A Thematic Exploration into the Novels of E.M. Forster 44


Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

16. Dr. C.P. Singh Sheo Pujan Singh ‘Sheo’

Impact of Gandhism in Indo-Anglian Fiction: A Critical Study

17. Dr. Somnath Prasad Suhail Ahmad Exploring the Enigma of Existence: A Study of V.S. Naipaul’s Novels

18. Dr. Md. Sadique Shashi Ranjan The Quest for Identity in D.H. Lawrence’s Shorter Fictions

19. Dr. B.K. Singh Dinesh Kumar Poetic Genius of Charles Lamb: A Critical Assessment

20. Dr. C.P. Singh Alok Kumar Myth as a Technique in the Novels of Raja Rao

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

21. Dr. C.P. Singh Bhagwati Prasad The Comprehension of Contraries: A Study of Mysticism in the Poetry of William Blake

22. Dr. Lalan Prasad Singh

Pankaj Kumar Roy The Triology of Ambition: A Study in Tamburlaine, The Jew of Malta & Dr. Faustus

23. Dr. R.N. Sharma Geeta Kumari Sinha Jane Austen and R. K. Narayan: A Comparative Study of their Major Novels and Craft of fiction

24. Dr. S. K. Sinha Maser Dewan M. K. Gandhi and H. D. Thoreau: A Comparative Study as Thinkers

25. Dr. Dinanath Kumari Indu Sharma W. B. Yeats: His Mind and Art in Relation to His Poet of Imagery and Style 46


Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

1. Dr. A.B.S. Charni Niraj Dang Exploration of Sociolinguistic Device in the Novels of Mulk Raj Anand with special reference to Untouchable

2. Dr. C. P. Singh Siya Ram Singh A Comparative Study of East-West Confluence in the Major Novels of M.K. Gandhi and H.D. Thoreau

3. Dr. Neeraj Kumar Tuhina Ganguly Contours of Content and Craft: A Study in David Lodge’s Campus Novels

4. Dr. R.K. Srivastava

Uma Shankar Singh The Man and the Mode: A Study of Symbolic Technique in the Major Novels of Ernest Hemingway

5. Dr. C.P. Singh Ram Padarath Singh Shades of Heroic Struggle in the Major Novels of Hemingway 47


Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

6. Dr. Neeraj Kumar Shamim Akhtar Legacy of Colonialism in the Major Novels of V.S. Naipaul


Dipak Choudhary A Critical Study of Form and Meaning in K.R.S. Iyengar’s Sitayana


Arun Kumar Sharma Text and Texture of the Novels of R.K. Narayan: A Critical Evaluation


Md. Mahboob Hasan Ansari

Raja Rao and the Quest for Truth in His Major Novels

10. Dr. Sujat Ali Khan

Sama Rizwan A Comparative Study of Language Teaching Methods with special reference to Grammar Translation Method & Direct Method

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis


Meenakshi Anand Post-Colonialism in Shashi Deshpande’s Novels: A Critical Study

12. Dr. S.K. Prasad Singh

Prabhat Kumar Singh

The Matrix of Experience: A Study in the Major Themes of Hemingway’s Novels

13. Dr. Usha Rai Arfi Quadri Elements of Mystery and Shadow of Menace in Harold Pinter’s Plays

14. Dr. Arjun Prasad Dipmani Das East and West Encounter in the Novels of Ruth Prawer Jhabwala

15. Dr. S. Veerangana Jyoti Shikha Man-Woman Relationship in the Major Novels of Thomas Hardy

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

16. Dr. R.N. Sharma Jairam Sharma The Emerging Concept of New Woman: A Study of Indian Fiction in English in Post-Independence Era

17. Dr. V.M. Sahay Abhishek Kumar Fantasy and Fiction: An Exploration in the Novels of J.K. Rowling

18. Dr. Purnendu Shanker

Abhimanyu Kumar The Religion of Blood: A Study in Henry Miller’s Major Novels

19. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh

Bhomi John A Critical Study of Some New Contemporary Novelists of the Twentieth Century

20. Dr. Neeraj Kumar Sanjay Kumar The Poet in Quest: A Study of Vikram Seth’s Poetry

21. Dr. Bacchu Lal Singh

Hema Kumari The Theme of Alienation in the Novels of Anita Desai

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Sl. No.



Title of the Thesis

22. Dr. Aditi Jitu Lal Kumar V.S. Naipaul and the Visitor and the Exile: A Study of Major Themes of his Novels

23. Dr. Bacchu Lal Singh

Jitentra Kumar A Study of Social Life in the Plays of John Galsworthy

24. Dr. Kishwar Jahan Begum

Gaya Ravidas Feminism in the Novels of Doris Lessing

25. Dr. Usha Rai Md. Ejaz Akhtar Shadow of Evil in the Major Tragedies of Shakespeare

26. Dr. R.K. Sinha Mahesh Kumar Human Relationship in Shashi Deshpande’s Novels

27. Dr. Atal Kumar Nageshwar Singh Socio-Linguistic Analysis of Major Novels of Mulk Raj Anand and R.K. Narayan

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Participation & Paper Presentation by Faculty Members in National & International Seminars and Conferences

(Last Five Years)

Dr. Somnath Prasad

•Convenor in the UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by the P.G. Department of English & Research Centre, M.U., Bodh Gaya on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends & Techniques, on 25 - 26 March, 2012

•Chairperson in the UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by the P.G. Department of English & Research Centre, M.U., Bodh Gaya on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview, on 28 - 29 April, 2015

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Dr. Rahmat Jahan

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Feminism in Commonwealth Literature, organized by S.P.M. College, Udantpuri, Biharshariff, on 24-25, January, 2011.

Paper – Feminism: A Mode of Existence

• Participated in International Seminar on Buddha and Bihar, in Bodh Mahotsava held on 22-24, January, 2015

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, Organized by A.M. College, Gaya, on March 11-12, 2015. Paper- Tagore’s Concept of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview, organized by the P.G. Dept. of English & Research Centre, M. U. Bodh Gaya, on 28-29, April, 2015. Paper- Feminism in the Modern Context

•Chaired a Plenary Session in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview 53

Dr. Nibha Singh •Tenth Biennial International Conference of Comparative Literature Association of India, Organized by Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, on Sociological Imagination in Comparative Perspective: Languages, Cultures and Literatures, from 3-6, March, 2011l. Paper- Interpreting History as Literature: A Study of Malgonkar’s Major Novels •UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by the University Department of English, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, on 11-12, March 2011, on English Fiction Since 1980. Paper- Contexts at Work in Shashi Deshpande’s Fiction. •Chaired a Session in UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by the P. G. Dept. of English & Research Centre, Magadh University Bodh Gaya, on 25-26, March, 2012 on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends and Techniques. •UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by the P. G. Dept. of English & Research Centre, on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview on 28-29, April, 2015.Paper- Kamala Markandaya: Her Journey from Self Analysis to Feminine Protest

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•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Feminism in Commonwealth Literature, organized by S.P.M. College Udantpuri, 24-25, January, 2011.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Fiction Since 1980, organized by the University Department of English, T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, on 11-12, March, 2011. Paper – Self Exploration of Identity in Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terror .

•AIETC organized by the Department of English Studies, Bareilly College, Bareilly, 18-20, December, 2011.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Changing Faces of New Woman in Indian Writing in English, organized by the Department of English, Government D.T College, UTAI, Durg, on 3-4 January,2012

Paper – Ayadan, The Weave of My Life: A Critique of New Dalit Woman by Urmila Pawar

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•International Seminar on Buddhism and its Relevance in the 21st Century, organized by Bodh Gaya Temple Management from 3-5, February, 2012.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Representation of Children in English Literature, organized by Patna Women’s College, in February, 2012.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends and Techniques, organized by the P.G. Department of English and Research Centre, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, on 25-26, March 2012.

•National Seminar on Elementary Education in India in Context of Provisions of Right to Education Act with Specific Reference to Bihar State, organized by the Bihar Educational Development Society, Gaya, with support of NEUPA, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, 1-2, June, 2012.

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•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Challenges of Teaching and Literature in the Age of Globalization, organized by S. N. Sinha College, Jehanabad, on 7-8, August, 2012 •District Seminar on World Peace, organized by Rotary, Motihari Lake Town, in December 2012. •AIETC, organized by the Dept. of English, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, from 21-23, December, 2012. Paper – Eco-feminism as an Emerging Trend.

International Biennial Conference of Comparative Literature Association of India, organized by the Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, from 16-18, January 2013 International Seminar on Emperor Ashoka and Buddhism, organized by Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committeee, from 6-8, February,2013 •International Seminar on Women Studies: Issues and Challenges, organized by the Department of Women Education, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, on 10-11, April, 2013

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•Two-Day Workshop on Development of Self- Learning Material, organized by the Department of Distance Education, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, on 18-19, December, 2013

•AIETC on World Literature in English, organized by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota from 19-21, December, 2014. Paper – Autobiographical Elements in the Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel and Kamala Das: A Comparative Study

•International Conference on Post-Colonial Literature, organized by Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies, at Sonipat from 28-30, January, 2015.

Paper – V. S. Naipaul’s A House for Mr. Biswas: A Post-colonial Perspective

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•International Biennial Conference 2015 of Comparative Literature Association of India, organized by Centre for Rajasthan Studies, Jaipur, from 1-4, March,2015. Paper – Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve and Rani Manick’s The Rice Mother: A Comparative Study

•Convenor in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview, organized by P. G. Department of English & Research Centre, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya on 28-29, April, 2015. Also chaired a Session in the Seminar.

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

•National Seminar on Gender Equality: A Historical Perspective, organized by the Dept. of History, Sri A. M. College, Patna, on 9-10, Jan.,2011. Paper – Crossing the Threshold: A Study in Manju Kapur’s A Married Woman

•National Seminar on Feminism in Commonwealth Literature, S. P. M. College Udantpuri, Biharshariff, on 24-25, Jan., 2011. Paper – Manju Kapur’s Home: A Study in Love and Affection

•AIETC, 56th Session organized by Bareilly College, Bareilly, from 18-20, Dec., 2011. Paper - Naipaul’s Vision of India ‘Revisited’: A Study in India: A Wounded Civilization

•National Seminar on Representation of Children in English Literatures, organized by Patna Women’s College, Patna, on 6-7, Feb., 2012. Paper – Munoo’s Wounded Psyche: A Study in Mulk Raj Anand’s Coolie

•Worked as Organizing Secretary in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends & Techniques held at P.G. Dept. of English, M.U., Bodh Gaya on 25-26 March, 2012. 60

Dr. Neeraj Kumar •National Seminar on Agrarian Issues and Peasant Movements in Colonial Bihar, organized by the Dept. of History, Gaya College, Gaya, on 24-25, Sept., 2012. Paper – The Plight of Peasants: A Study in Anand’s Two Leaves in a Bud

•National Seminar on Challenges of Teaching Language and Literature in the Age of Globalisation, organized by the Dept. of English, S. N. Sinha College, Jehanabad, on 7-8, Dec., 2012. Paper – Language Teaching through Literature Courses in the Age of Globalization

•AIETC, 57th Session, organized by Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, from 21-23, Dec., 2012. Paper – Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine: A Study in Synthesis between Tradition and Modernity

•Workshop on Development of Self-Learning Materials, organized by Directorate of Distance Education, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya, on 18-19, Dec., 2013.

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar

•AIETC 58th Session, organized by Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, from 27-29, Dec., 2013. Paper – Bharati Mukherjee’s Wife: A Study in Dimple’s Splintered Self

•AIETC 59th Session, organized by Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, from 19-21, Dec., 2014. Paper – Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan: A Study in Human Suffering and Loss of Values.

•National Seminar on Knowledge Society for Sustainable Development, organized by the Dept. of English, St. Xavier’s College, Patna, on 11-12, April, 2015. Paper – Educating the Marginalized for Sustainable Development of Society

•Worked as Organizing Secretary in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview held at P.G. Dept. of English, M.U., Bodh Gaya on 28-29 April, 2015.

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar International

•Tenth CLAI Biennial International Conference of Comparative Literature Association of India, Organized by Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, from 3-6, March, 2011. Paper- Champions of Challenges and Conquerors of Situations: A Comparative Stance of R.K. Narayan and Manju Kapur

•International Seminar on Women Studies: Issues and Challenges, Department of Women Studies, M.U., Bodh Gaya on 10-11 April, 2012. Paper – The Image of Woman in Rama Mehta’s Inside The Haveli.

•XI Biennial International Conference of CLAI, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from 16-18 Jan. 2013. Paper – Narayan’s Savitri and Anand’s Gauri: A Journey from Victimization to Consciousness.

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Dr. Neeraj Kumar International

•International Conference on Voices for the Margin: Society, Culture & Exclusion, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi from 20-22 Feb., 2013. Paper – Meenakshi’s August for Existence: A Study in Shobha De’s Strange Obsession.

•International Seminar on Cultural Messengers of India, Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Shanti Kunj, Haridwar (Uttrakhand) on 29-30 March, 2014. Paper- Tagore’s Treatment of Women: A Study in The Wreck.

•XI Biennial International Conference of CLAI, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur from 1-4 March, 2015. Paper – Dialectics of Dalit Depravation: A Study in Joothan and The God of Small Things.

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Dr. Sushil Kumar

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends and Techniques, organized by the P. G. Dept. of English and Research Centre, M. U. Bodh Gaya, on 25-26, March, 2012.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Hindi Sahitya ko Magadh Prakshetra ka Yogdan’, organized by P.G. Dept. of Hindi, M.U., Bodh Gaya, 2012.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview, organized by the P. G. Dept. of English and Research Centre, M. U. Bodh Gaya, on 28-29, April, 2015.

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Seminars Organized by the Department

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Indian Writing in English: Recent Trends and Techniques, on 25-26 March, 2012.

•UGC sponsored National Seminar on Post-Colonial Literature: An Overview, on 28-29 April, 2015

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Post-Doctoral Details •Dr. Namita Singh, Prof. & Head, Dept. of English, A.N. College, Patna (under M.U.) was awarded the degree of D.Litt. under the supervision of Dr. H.M. Prasad on The American Ethos in the Novels of Ernest Hemingway

•Dr. Neeraj Kumar, Associate Professor, P.G. Dept. of English, M.U., Bodh Gaya, registered for D.Litt. under the supervision of Dr. C.P. Singh on Androcentric Milieu and the Female Psyche: A Study in the Concept of New Women in the Major Novels of Kamala Markandaya and Manju Kapur

•Dr. R.P. Kachhway, Associate Professor, Nalanda College, Biharsharif (under M.U.) registered for D.Litt. under the supervision of Dr. C.P. Singh on Oriental Elements in T.S. Eliot’s Poetry & Plays .

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Diversity of Faculty Members

% of Faculty who are graduates from the same University

% Faculty who are graduates from other University within the State

% of Faculty who are graduates from University outside the State

% of Faculty who are Graduates from other Country

66.66%

33.33%

Nil

Nil

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Student Profile Programme-wise

Name of the Programme

Applications Received

Selected

Pass Percentage

Male Female Male Female

M.A. 3rd Semester Session – 2013-15

140

85

44

Result Awaited

M.A. 1st Semester Session – 2014-16

132

85

19

Result Awaited

Ph.D. Course Work 124

21

28

100%

96.42%

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Diversity of Students

Name of the Programme

% of Students from the same University

% of Students from other University within the State

% of Students from University outside the State

% of Students from other Country

M.A. 3rd Semester Session – 2013-15

96.90%

0.77%

2.33%

Nil

M.A. 1st Semester Session – 2014-16

100%

Nil

Nil

Nil

Ph.D. Course Work 2014

62%

08%

30%

Nil

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Student Progression

Student progression Against % enrolled

PG to Ph.D. 50%

Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral Data not available

Employed Campus selection Other than campus recruitment

Data not available

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Details of Results of P.G. Examinations (FINAL)

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2010 2011 2012 2013

Number of Appeared Students

07 25 42 80

Number of Passed Students

07 25 41 40

Percentage of Passed Students

100 100 97.61 100

Number of Students obtained First Class

01 01 19 29

Details of Results of P.G. Examinations Semester System Session – 2012-14

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1st Semester 2nd Semester 3rd Semester 4th Semester

Number of Appeared Students

106 98 93 86

Number of Passed Students

103 98 93 86

Percentage of Passed Students

100 100

100

100

Number of Students obtained First Class

______

______

______

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Details of Infrastructural Facilities

• Seminar Library enriched with 10000 books (approx.)

• Internet facilities available with wi fi on the Campus for Staff & Students

• Total number of classrooms 03

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Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning

Interactive

• Group Discussion

• Tutorials

• Class Seminars at frequent intervals

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Strength

• Well qualified Faculty with specialization in specific areas, actively involved in university activities

• Punctuality and Regularity observed by the teachers and the students

• Rich Library

• Cordial and congenial academic atmosphere in the Department

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Weaknesses

• Want of accommodation for enhancing strength of students

• Lack of adequate number of staff

• Lack of facilities for visual methods of teaching

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Opportunities

• Availability of information about various competitive exams to the students.

• Interactive programmes with other Departments.

• Educational excursions

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Challenges

• Guidance to the Students for Pre Ph.D. Entrance test

• Orientation regarding research programmes

• Preparing students for NET/JRF

• Motivating the Students for extra-curricular activities

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Future Plans • To establish Centre for Comparative Literature &

Translation Studies

• To establish Centre for Commonwealth Literature

• To install a Language Lab

• To organize International and National Conferences

• To organize Extra mural Lectures

• To organize Alumni Meet

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Our Earnest Needs

• Separate building for the Department having

– 04 large lecture halls with the capacity of 125 each

– 01 hall for Language Lab

– 01 hall well equipped with audio-visual facilities

– 02 separate wings for the proposed centres

– 01 hall (2000 sq. ft.) for Seminar Library

– 01 Seminar hall (5000 sq. ft.)

– 01 chamber for the Head

– 10 chambers for the Faculty

– 02 Office rooms

– 01 Computer room

– 01 Common Room for boys and girls each

– 01 Wash room for boys and girls each

– 01 Soundless Gen-set for our proposed building

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Thanks

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