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Faculty Profile

Dr. Priyanka Kulhai is an assistant professor in the department of English, ARSD college, University of Delhi. She has almost 12 years of teaching experience in teaching English Literature and Language, Communication Skills, Personality Development Programs to U.G. and P.G. students at Delhi University, Lingaya’s University, Amity University and Banasthali University. She has published and presented papers on Samuel Beckett, partition, cinema and women. She got her poem too published in a journal. Along with her academic profile she incessantly works in various college committees and societies to contribute to the development of the institution she is a part of.

Educational Qualification

Ph.D., Plays of Samuel Beckett: Harmony between Content and Language, Banasthali University, 2010
M. Phil.(ELT), Banasthali University, 2004
M.A.(English Literature), Banasthali University, 2003
B.A., Rajasthan University, 2001 

Career Profile

Assistant Professor at Department of English, ARSD College since July, 2015.

Assistant Professor at Department of English, PGDAV College, Lakshmibai College and Hansraj College, University of Delhi from July 2010 to June 2015.

 

 

 

Areas of Specialization / Interest

Linguistics; Stylistics; Absurd Dramatist Samuel Beckett; Communication, partition literature, women and cinema

Subjects Taught

Partition literature, British Literature 17 & 18 century, Indian writing in english, AECC and Language papers

Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)

Member, Innovation Project: “Technostress and its Impact on the Indian Youth: An Empirical Investigation”, 2015-16

Publications Profile

“Indian Women and Cinema: A Shift from Men Act, Women Appear”. Mapping the Shifting Paradigms of Post­Modern Society. Conference proceedings Published by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers  (AIFEST) At Smashwords, Inc. Los Gatos, California USA, March 2022, pp. 109-112

“Indian Cinema: Making Departure from the Stereotypical Presentation of Women in Nuptial”. The Creative Launcher. Vol.6 No.4 (2021): October,2021,pp. 43-49

Poem titled "She will break" got published in Ad Litteram Journal. December 2018 edition, volume 3

 

Article “NIRF: A Drive for Excellence” published in Developing India Mirror. june – july 2018, Volume 4, issue 21.

 

 

"How David Came up Trumps: The NIRF and the Rise of Off Campus Colleges." The Discussant: Journal of Centre for Reforms, Development and Justice. Vol. V, No. 2, April-June 2017, pp. 7-16.

“Songs and spectacle in the plays of Samuel Beckett”. Lingaya’s Journal of Professional Studies (Vol 2; January to June 2009).

Conference Participation / Presentations

Paper Presentation:

 

 

Presented a paper titled “Indian Women and Cinema: A Shift from Men Act, Women Appear” in a three-day virtual International Conference on "Mapping the Shifting Paradigms of Post-Modern Society” organized by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers (AIFEST) on 11-13 February, 2022

 

Presented a paper titled “Indian Cinema: Making departure from the stereotypical presentation of women in nuptial” in a three-day International Conference on "Language, Literature and Culture" organized by PG and Research Department of English, Trinity College for Women, Namakkal, Tamilnadu on 23-25 July, 2021

 

Presented a paper titled ' 21st century Women and Indian Cinema' in International Conference on "The 21st Century Indian Women: Representations and Expressions" held at PGDAV College, University of Delhi on 12-13 March, 2019

 

Presented a paper titled 'Women and Marriage on the Silver Screen' in National Conference on 'The Female Voice: The Gaze in the Indian Cinematic Imagination' organised at Bharti College, University of Delhi on 4-5 April, 2019

 

Presented a paper titled 'Ferocity against Women during Partition: A Study of Pinjar and Khamosh Pani' in National Seminar on 'The Politics of Partition: A Literary Perspective' organised at Government Girls College, Rewari on 19-20 February 2018

 

Presented a paper titled 'Communal Disharmony, an aftermath of Partition: Through the Lens of Cinema' in National Seminar on 'Decoding the Partition L(i/a)nes: Reflections on Language, Literature and Culture' organised at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi on 6-7 February 2018

Attended two-week online Inter-disciplinary Refresher Course on “Quintessential Educator: Challenges and Opportunities in the Changing World” organized by ARSD College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 23 August to 6 September, 2021

 Programmes attended:

 

Attended two-week online Inter-disciplinary Refresher Course on “Cinema, Society and Education” organized by ARSD College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 6-19 April, 2021

 

Attended one-week online Inter-disciplinary Faculty Development Programme on “Emergent Aesthetics of Translation: Theory and Praxis” organized by Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi in collaboration with Mahatma Hansraj Faculty Development Centre, Hansraj College, University of Delhi from 19-25 February, 2021

 

Attended two-week online Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology: A Learning Journey from Bivariate Techniques to Multivariate Techniques” organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching from 10-23 December, 2020

 

Attended one-week online national level Faculty Development Programme on “New Directions in Teaching Learning” organized by Department of Humanities, St. Claret College, Bengaluru from 23-30 November, 2020

 

Attended one-week online Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancement of Teachers’ Skills for Disaster Risk Reduction” organized by Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of MHRD and International Women’s Club, New Delhi & Aditi Mahavidalaya, University of Delhi from 16-22 October, 2020

 

Attended a UGC sponsored Orientation Programme organised by UGC-HRDC, Jamia Millia Islamic, New Delhi from 17 July to 13 August, 2018

 

Attended a week long Faculty Development Programme on 'Entrepreneurship, Motivation and Leadership' organised by ARSD College, University of Delhi in collaboration with NIESBUD, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India from 24-30 December, 2018.

 

Attended Faculty Development Programme on “Teaching Crime Fiction: Texts and Methodologies” organized by ARSD College, University of Delhi on 16 October 2017

 

Attended Faculty Development Programme for the Generic Elective paper, “Language and Linguistics” organized by Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi on 24 March 2017

Administrative Assignments

Committees Served as Convener

 

NSS Programme Officer, 2018-19

Nodal Officer, Tobacco Control Committee, 2018-19

English Association In charge, 2017-18

Convener, Institutional Social Responsibility Committee for NAAC Peer team visit, 2016

 

Committees Served as Member

Member, IQAC Committee, 2018-19 to present

Member, AQAR Committee, 2018, 2019, 2021

Member, NIRF Committee, 2017-18 to present

Member, Committee for preparation of AAA report, 3.9.2021

Member, Committee for National Productivity Council, 24.8.2021

Member, Organizing Committee for Inter-disciplinary Refresher Course, 2021-22

Member, Committee for Students Handbook, 16.7.2021

Member, Committee for College Prospectus, 2021-22

Member, Committee for In-house Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation Project, 7.6.2021

Member, Organizing Committee for Inter-disciplinary Faculty Development Programme, 19.2.2021

Member, Organizing Committee for a Seminar on National Education Policy and its Challenges, 2019-20

Member, Organizing Committee for Inter-disciplinary Faculty Development Programme, 2019-20

Member, Attendance Committee, 2019-20, 16-17

Member, College Website Committee, 2017-18, 18-19

Member, College Souvenir Committee, 2018-19

Member, Coordination Committee for Diamond Jublee Celebration, 2018-19

Member, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Committee, 2018-19

Member, Swachhta Ranking 2018 Committee, 2018-19

Member, College Souvenir Committee, 2018-19

Member, Editorial Board, College Magazine, 2018-19

Member, Editorial Board, College Prospectus, 2016-17, 17-18, 18-19

Member, Editorial Board, College Annual book, 2017-18, 18-19

Member, Organizing Committee for Annual Prize Distribution, 2018-19

Member, Committee to Celebrate ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’, 2018-19

Member, Film Appreciation Society, 2017-18, 18-19

Member, Internal Assessment Committee, 2017-18,16-17,15-16

Member, Committee for 4th International Yoga Day, 2018

Member, Organizing Committee for Faculty Development Programme on 'Entrepreneurship, Motivation and Leadership', 24-30 December, 2018

Member, Organizing Committee for International Seminar on Kabir, 2018

Member, Steering Committee for CPE, 2017-18

Member, Committee for Outlook Ranking, 2017-18

Member, Committee for India Today Ranking, 2017-18

Member, Organizing Committee for Faculty Development Program on “Teaching Crime Fiction: Texts and Methodologies”, 16 October 2017

Member, Screening Committee of CIEL-TBI under the Start-up India Scheme of Government of India, 2016

Member, NAAC Core Committee, 2016

Member, Coordination Committee for NAAC Peer team visit, 2016

Member, Documentation Committee for NAAC Peer team visit, 2016

Member, Steering Committee to prepare SSR, 2015

Co-Editor, College Magazine “Ankur 2013”, PGDAV College, Delhi University

Member, Sports Committee 2012-13, PGDAV College, Delhi University.