Faculty Details
Dr. Deepshikha Kumari

Dr. Deepshikha Kumari

Assistant Professor

Email: Deepshikhakumari.english@rla.du.ac.in

Contact: 9971309444

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Orcid Id: 0009-0006-1215-4842

Viwan Id: 405815

Educational Qualifications
S.No. Qualification University / Institution Year
1 PhD English Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi 2026
2 MA English University of Ranchi, Department of English 2008
3 BA Hons English St. Xavier’s College Ranchi 2006
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
Sr.No. Post Institution Duration Type
1 Assistant Professor Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi 23-11- 2015 Till Date Permanent
2 Assistant Professor PGDAV College, University of Delhi 01.12.20 12 to 22-11- 2015 Ad-hoc
Administrative Assignments
• Governing Body Member RLAC (Teacher Representative) 2021-22 
• Teacher-in-Charge, Department of English, RLAC 2020-21 
• Member IQAC 2021-22 
• Member, Infrastructure Committee RLAC 2020-22
Area Of Interests/Specialization
Adivasi Writings, Poetry, American Literature, British Romantic Literature, Decolonial 
Studies, Cultural Studies
Subjects Taught
•  American Literature 

• British Poetry and Drama 14th-17th C 

• British Romantic Literature 

• Literary Criticism 

• Modern European Drama 

• Creative Writing 

•  Communication
Research Guidance
Two research scholars of 4 th Year Under Graduation (2025-2026)
Journal Publications
• “Narrative of Indigenous Survivance in Anuj Lugun’s Baagh Aur Sugna Munda Ki Beti” in Galaxy Special Issue on Tribal Culture, Literature and Language- Vol 13, Issue V, Aug’24, ISSN 2278-9529. 

• “Exploring Intersectional Gaps in Gender Discourse: A Reading of Jacinta Kerketta and Nimala Putul’s Poetry” Inderprasth Journal, Vol. XII-XIII, 2023-24, ISSN 2278-7208 

• “Exploring the Imperilled Tribal Tapestry and Ecological Crisis Amid Modernity: A Critical Reading of Mahua Maji's Marang Goda Neelkanth Hua.” Humanities and Social Science Studies, Vol. 12(1), Jan’23, ISSN 2319-829X 

• “Seattle’s Simple Philosophy- Plea of an Environmentalist” The Criterion- ISSUE 4 VOL.Vi ISSN 56- 590976-8165 

• “Use of Symbolism in the Fiction of Anita Desai: A Psychological Study” in Galaxy: Interdisciplinary Research Journal, Vol.III ii ISSN 77-74278-952 

• “Giving Voice to the Voiceless”,IRJMSH 2014 Vol.5 issue 4, 57-62 ISSN 2277-9809
Chapters in books and e-chapters(Published)
• “Reimagining Development: A Critical Reading of Select Poems of Jacinta Kerketta and Anuj Lugun”, Critical Approaches in the Humanities. DM Publishers and Distributors ISBN 819849528-2, New Delhi.
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
Paper Presentations: 

• International Conference on Critical Humanities Language, Culture and Indigeneity organised by Dhanamanjuri College of Arts, Department of English Manipur, 25th -26th July 2025. 

• International Conference on Decolonizing Narratives and Interpretations: Literary and Cultural Studies in India organised by the Central University of Rajasthan from 28th Feb1 st March 2025. 4 

• INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN, ANIMAL AND NATURAL HISTORY: AN ECO CRITICAL APPROACH TO WORLD LITERATURE organised by the Department of English, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Orissa from 29th Jan to 31st Jan 2025 

• NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRIBAL CULTURE, LITERATURE AND LANGUAGES organised by Department of English, Hindi, Marathi at Government Vidarbha Institute of Science and Humanities, Amaravati, Maharashtra (An Autonomous Institute of Government of Maharashtra) on 23-24th August 2024
Awards and Distinctions
Received Teaching Excellence Award for English by NCWEB in 2016-17
Association with Professional Bodies
Sahitya Academy, Shakespeare Society of India
Other Information
• Completed 2 credit online course on Constructive Teaching and Learning with Technology, TISS Mumbai, June-August’21 

• Completed Non-credit online specialization on Creative Writing (5 integrated courses), July 2020 

• Completed Non-Credit Online Course on The Modern and the Post-Moderns, October 2020 

• Co-Convenor Gender Sensitization Committee RLAC 2020-2025 

• E-Magazine English Editor ASMI RLAC 2021-2025 

• Member ECA Present 

• Co-convenor Anchoring Society Present 

• Member GD Selection VC Internship Program 2024.