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Ms Rashmi S Pillai

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Ms Rashmi S Pillai

Ms Rashmi S Pillai

Assistant Professor of English

PROFILE
 
Educational Qualification: MA, B.Ed, PGDHE, UGC NET
Areas of Interest: Cultural Studies/Contesting Spaces: Women’s Narratives from the Himalayas
Contact: +91 9447816126
Teaching Experience: 12 years 9 months
Biography
Joined in October, 2010. She enjoy teaching and for the last twelve years, teaching has helped her evolve.
Awards/Recognitions
Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Fellowship National Award-2021, instituted by the Bharatiya Dalit Sahithya Akademi.
Academic Positions
  1. Question Paper Setter- FMN Autonomous College, Kollam.
  2. Question Paper Setter- Mar Ivanios Autonomous College, Nalanchira.
  3. Chairperson of Third Semester CR Valuation Board, 2022.
  4. Chairperson of First Semester CR Valuation Board, 2021.
  5. Deputy Chairperson of CR Valuation Camp, Pandalam (2020. 2021)
  6. Chief Examiner of Valuation .
  7. Examiner of Viva Voce, Mar Ivanios Autonomous College, Nalanchira.
  8. Member, Pass Board.
  9. Member, Syllabus Revision Committee (BA English and Communicative English, 2022 onwards)
Publications
Book Chapter
  • Contesting Liminal Spaces: A Study on Select Women’s Narratives from Tibet and Bhutan, Psychosocial Perspectives in Literature, Media and Culture, Authorspress, New Delhi, 2021.
Presentations/Participation
  1. Coordinated a module and presented a paper on Chinese- Canadian, Japanese- Canadian- Chinese- American Diaspora as part of the National Workshop on Diaspora Studies, organised by UGC-SAP, Institute of English, November 22-23, 2013.
  2. Presented a paper entitled Use of Technology in Teaching English as a Second language in a Higher education Classroom in Kerala, in the Multi Disciplinary International Seminar on “Innovation and Best Practices in Teaching and Learning”, Muslim College of Education, Kanyakumari, January 24 and 25, 2014.
  3. Presented a paper entitled English Vinglish: The Challenges in a Rural Undergraduate English Classroom in Kerala, in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “21st Century English Classroom: Perspectives and Challenges”, Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara, in collaboration with the Centre for English Language, University of Kerala, ELTIF and ELTAI, October 23 and 24, 2014.
  4. Participated in the National Seminar on “Climate Change Impacts on Biodiversity, Environment and its Management” (CBEM_ 2015) organised by the PG Department of Environmental Sciences, St John’s College, Anchal as on February 19 and 20, 2019.
  5. Chaired a session at the Two Day National Seminar on “Mediating Gendered Identities: Shifting Paradigms of Gender in the Indian Public Sphere” organised by the Department of English, St Gregorios College, Kottarakara, sponsored by the National Commission for Women on January 10 and 11, 2020.
  6. Presented a paper Contesting National Spaces: A Liminal Reading of Women’s narratives from Tibet and Bhutan in the International Online Conference on Theory and Discursive Practices in the Age of Interdisciplinarity, conducted by the PG Department of English, Bharata Mata College, Thrikakara in collaboration with Yonphula Centenary College, Royal University of Bhutan November 24 and 26, 2021.
  7. Presented a paper Contesting Liminal Spaces Across Borders: Women’s Narratives from the Himalayas in the International Online Conference on Multiculturalism, Ethnicity, Migration and Media (ICMEMM-21), organised by the Department of English Studies, Akal University, Punjab, December 2-4, 2021.
  8. Participated in the Annual Researcher’s Conference organised by the Research and Development Cell (RDC) of Mar Ivanios College (Autonomous), Thiruvananthapuram, March 15, 2023.
  9. Resource Person and Chair for the National Seminar “Terraria: The Literary Legion”, organised by the Department of English, Mater Dei CMI College, Enathu, March 30, 2023.
Social Media Resources’ Link
Other Relevant Information
  1. Editor of The Johnsian Bi-annual Chronicle, published in 2013 and 2014.
  2. Coordinator, UGC Sponsored Add on Course on “IT Enabled English Language Skill Development.” (2016-2021)
  3. Convener of Criterion 1, for NAAC (2018 onwards).
  4. Convener of Oratory Club. (2019 onwards)
  5. Campus Placement Officer (2020 onwards).
  6. Member, IQAC (2020 onwards)
  7. Nodal Officer of ‘Connect Career to Campus’- A Govt of Kerala initiative- (2022 onwards).
  8. Talk on All India Radio (June 26, 2022)
  9. Member, RUSA (2023 onwards)
Training Course attended
  1. UGC Sponsored Orientation Programme (IT Oriented) by UGC Academic Staff College, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, January 30 to February 26, 2015.
  2. UGC Sponsored Special Winter School Programme, equivalent to a Refresher Course by UGC- HRD, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, October 29 to November 18, 2015.
  3. FDP on “Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis”, organized by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with the MHRD, August 12-25, 2020.
  4. FDP on “Quantitative Methods for Data Analysis”, organised by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with the MHRD, August 12-25, 2020.
  5. FDP on “ICT Based New Paradigms of E-Teaching and E-Learning: Digital Pedagogy”, organised by the Department of Computer Science, Mata Sundri College for Women, University of Delhi in collaboration with the MHRD, September 15-30, 2020.
  6. Completed PG Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) by IGNOU, equivalent to one Orientation by the MHRD, in 2022.
  7. UGC- Approved Short Term Professional Development Programme on “Implementation of NEP-2020 for University and College Teachers”, organized by NEP-PDP and IGNOU in collaboration with MHRD, India, April 13-21, 2023.
  8. Faculty Enrichment Summer Camp conducted by the School of Distance Education, University of Kerala in association with Littcrit and vallaths Total English Solutions, May 14-20, 2023.
Workshops attended
  1. Participant, Workshop on Teaching English Language Skills organized by the Board of Studies, University of Kerala and the Cambridge University Press; at Govt College of Teacher Education, October 19 and 20, 2010.
  2. Participant and Comperer, Three Day National Workshop-cum-Seminar on The Emerging Facets of Lifelong Education, organised by the CACEE, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, April10-12, 2012.
  3. Resource Person for Material Production, National Workshop on Diaspora Studies, organised by UGC-SAP, Institute of English, November 22-23,2013.
  4. Participated in the Online National Workshop on “Teaching-Learning and Evaluation using TALENT LMS” on May 14-15, 2020, organised by the Xavier Board of Higher Education in India, Bangalore, in collaboration with Edifyers Global Solutions LLP, India and Epignosis LLC, USA.
  5. Resource Person at the Three Day Workshop conducted for the revision of the scheme and syllabus of the Career Related First Degree Programme in English and Communicative English, CBCSS, December 8,9, and 10, 2021.
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