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Dr. Priyanka Mahajan

Dr. Priyanka Mahajan

Assistant Professor

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Brief Biography

She earned her Bachelor’s degree (B. Com) from S. L. Bawa D. A. V, College, Batala (Punjab) (affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University), in the year 2001, Master’s degree (M.A.) from Baring Union Christian College, Batala (Punjab) (affiliated to GNDU) in the year 2003. She qualified UGC-NET (English) in 2004. She obtained her M. Phil. degree from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (India) in the year 2005 and Doctoral degree (Ph.D.) from Lovely Professional University (India) in the year 2018.

Her 15 years of teaching experience includes her service as lecturer at prestigious Baring Union Christian College, Batala for 3 years and lecturer, Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Govt. Polytechnic College for Girls, Jalandhar for 2 years. Since 2010, she has been serving as Assistant Professor, English at IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala. Presently, she is reporting in the Department of Humanities, Languages & Cultural Studies.

Her areas of interest (teaching) include English Literature, Communication Skills, Professional Communication, Research Methodology (Literature), etc. Her fields of special interest (research) include Fiction, Indian Writing in English, ELT, etc. She has published 11 research papers in reputed international journals. She has presented her research work & delivered invited talks in national & international conferences and seminars at Canada, USA, Singapore, Thailand, etc. Currently, she is guiding 1 PhD  and 2 M.Phil. research scholars. Her research work has been recognized with  Best Paper of the Session Award at International Conference on Government, Law and Culture (ICGLC-2014) held from Jan 13-14, 2014 at Toronto, Canada and ISER-ACN Excellent Paper Award at International Conference on Education and Social Science held on Dec 21, 2019 at Singapore.

Her academic & administrative responsibilities include Coordinator, Board of Studies, Humanities & Communication Skills, IKGPTU Affiliated Colleges (2014-2016), & (2016-2019), Coordinator, Board of Studies, Humanities & Languages, IKGPTU Main & Constituent Campus (2019-2021), Member & Coordinator, Board of Studies, Humanities, Communication Skills and Social Sciences, IKGPTU, Kapurthala (2021-23), Coordinator, BAJMC Programme of Open and Distance Learning, IKGPTU.

She has served as Faculty In-Charge, Department of Humanities, Languages & Cultural Studies for the period Feb 2020 to June 2021.

Educational Qualification

  • Ph.D. (English): School of Business & Applied Arts, Lovely Professional University, Punjab
  • M.Phil. (English): Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
  • UGC-NET (English)
  • MA (English): Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala (October 2010-Onwards)
  • Lecturer Punjab State Board of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Govt. Polytechnic College, Jalandhar (July 2008-September 2010)
  • Lecturer Baring Union Christian College, Batala (July 2004-Feb 2008)

Area of Interest (Teaching)

  • English Literature, Communication Skills, Professional Communication, Research Methodology (Literature)

Area of Interest (Research)

  • Fiction, Indian Writing in English, ELT

Awards & Honors

  •  Best Paper of the Session Award at International Conference on Government, Law and Culture (ICGLC-2014) held from Jan 13-14, 2014 at Toronto, Canada
  • ISER-ACN Excellent Paper Award at International Conference on Education and Social Science held on Dec 21, 2019 at Singapore.  

Research Publications

Title of Paper Name of Author/s Journal Year ISSN Link
An Analysis of Ecological Concerns in Daniel Quinn's Ishmael Avnish Tyagi and Priyanka Mahajan Third Concept March 2022, Vol. 36, Issue no. 421 0970-7247 Ref Link
Exploring the Anti-heroic Traits of Aunt Lydia in Margaret Atwood's Classic Dystopia The Testaments and Discerning the Metaphysical Connotations of Her Character With Reference to R. K. Narayan's Novel The Man Eater of Malgudi Ranjana Arora and Priyanka Mahajan Modern Thamizh Research July-September 2021, Vol. 9, Issue 3 2321-984X Ref Link
Emerging Need to Rethink English Language Teaching Pedagogies in Indian Technical Education: Creative Pedagogy A Better Approach for Vocabulary Instruction Priyanka Mahajan Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews Feb 2020 2395-6518 Ref Link
A Study of Conflict and Violence through Comparative Analysis of R.K. Narayan’s Lawley Road and Other Stories and Ramesh K. Srivastava’s Under The Lamp (Stories) Priyanka Mahajan International Journal English Language, Literature and Humanities Jan 2018, Vol. 6, Issue 1 2321-7065 Ref Link
Understanding the Patterns of Growth of Indian New Woman: Comparative Analysis of Select Fiction by Mahasweta Devi, Manju Kapur, Rupa Bajwa and Shobha De Priyanka Mahajan and Jaideep Randhawa International Journal English Language, Literature and Humanities Autumn 2017, Vol. 7, Issue 2 2249-4529 Ref Link
Shobha De's Socialite Evenings and Starry Nights: A Fin de Siècle Analysis Priyanka Mahajan Consonance: A D.A.V International Journal of English Language and Literature 2016 & 2017, Vol. 3 & 4 2394-2460 Ref Link
New Women In India: Study of Women's Position in Post Colonial Indian Writing in English through Analysis of Rupa Bajwa's The Sari Shop Priyanka Mahajan and Jaideep Randhawa The Criterion: An International Journal In English Feb 2017, Vol. 8, Issue 1 0976-8165 Ref Link
Role of Mahasweta Devi's Aesthetics of Activism in Growth of Subaltern Indian Women: An Analysis of Rudali Priyanka Mahajan and Jaideep Randhawa The Criterion: An International Journal In English Feb 2017, Vol. 8, Issue 1 0976-8165 Ref Link
Evolution of New Woman: A New Façade of Indian Culture in the Select Novels of Manju Kapur and Shobha De Priyanka Mahajan International Journal of Social Science and Humanity Feb 2015, Vol. 5, No. 2 2010-3646 Ref Link

Conferences

S.No Authors Title of Paper Name of Conference
1 Priyanka Mahajan Communication Skills for Technical Professional: A Way To A Position Of Eminence in the Era of Specialization National Conference On Modern Management Practices & Information Technology Trends (MMPITT-09) from April 17-18, 2009 held at D. A. V Institute of Engineering & Technology, Jalandhar
2 Priyanka Mahajan A Study of the Image of Man in Mahasweta Devi International Conference on Education and Social Science held at Singapore from Dec 20-21, 2019.
3 Priyanka Mahajan R.K. Narayan International Conference on Social Science, Literature, Business and Education (ICSLBE-2016) held at New York,
4 Priyanka Mahajan Evolution of New Women: A New Façade of Indian Culture in the Select Novels of Manju Kapur and Shobha De International Conference on Government, Law and Culture-ICGLC 2014 organised by International Economic Development Research Centre (IEDRC) in Toronto,
5 Priyanka Mahajan The Portrayal of Violent attitudes, treatments and thoughts in Ramesh K, Srivastava International Conference on Education, Humanities and Human Resource Management (ICEHHR

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