Faculty Details
Dr. Ritambhara Misra

Dr. Ritambhara Misra

Associate Professor

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

Contact: 8860255252

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Orcid Id: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6680-1814

Viwan Id: 406245

Educational Qualifications
S.No. Qualification University / Institution Year
1 Ph. D Poorvanchal University, Jaunpur, U.P. 1995
2 PGDTE Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad 1992
3 B. Ed. Gorakhpur University 1989
4 M.A. Gorakhpur University 1988
5 B.A. Gorakhpur University 1986
Industry/Permanent/Temporary/Contractual/Adhoc Teaching Experience
Sr.No. Post Institution Duration Type
1 Associate Professor Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi 2 years, 3 months, 27 days (as on 22nd March 2026) Permanent
2 Assistant Professor Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi 8 years Permanent
3 ad-hoc Assistant Professor P.G.D.A.V. College (Morning), University of Delhi 5 years, 3 months, 30 days Ad-hoc
4 ad-hoc Assistant Professor Dyal Singh College (Evening), University of Delhi 3 years, 5 months, 21 days Ad-hoc
5 Visiting Faculty Jamia Hamdard University 2 years Ad-hoc
6 ad-hoc Assistant Professor P.G.D.A.V. College (Evening), University of Delhi 3 years, 5 months, 16 days Ad-hoc
7 ad-hoc Assistant Professor P.G.D.A.V. College (Morning), University of Delhi 3 months, 23 days Ad-hoc
8 ad-hoc Lecturer Kamla Nehru College, University of Delhi 22 days Ad-hoc
9 ad-hoc Lecturer Shyama Prasad Mukherjee College, University of Delhi 1 year Ad-hoc
10 ad-hoc Lecturer Satyawati Co-educational College (Evening), University of Delhi 4 years, 6 months, 6 days Ad-hoc
11 Non-collegiate S.O.L. University of Delhi 20 years Ad-hoc
12 S.O.L. University of Delhi 21 years Ad-hoc
13 I.G.N.O.U. Classes University of Delhi 21 years Ad-hoc
Administrative Assignments
• Presiding Officer, Internal Complaint Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2024-2027 

• Member, Gandhi Study Circle, Ram Lal Anand College, 2025-2026 

• Member, Admission Counseling Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2025-2026 

• Co-Convenor, Remedial Class Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2025-2026 

• Member, Swachhta Action Plan Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2025-2026 

• Convenor, Campus Cleanliness & Hygiene Committee "Shuchita", Ram Lal Anand College, 2025-2026 

• Convenor, Remedial Class Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2024-2025 

• Member, Gandhi Study Circle, Ram Lal Anand College, 2024-2025 

• Member, B.A. Program Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2024-2025 

• Convenor, Campus Cleanliness & Hygiene Committee "Shuchita", Ram Lal Anand College, 2023-2024 

• Co-Convenor, Swachhta Action Plan Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2023-2024 

• Member, Gandhi Study Circle, Ram Lal Anand College, 2023-2024 

• Member, B.A. Program Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2023-2024 

• Invited as an Expert for Practical Examination of SECs at Dyal Singh College (Evening), Shyamlal College (Morning) and Maharaja Agrasen College, 2022-2023 

• Convenor, Campus Cleanliness & Hygiene Committee "Shuchita", Ram Lal Anand College, 2022-2023

• Co-Convenor, Swachhta Action Plan Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2022-2023 

• Co-Convenor, Canteen Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2022-2023 

• Member, Admissions Counseling Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2022-2023

•  Member, Governing Body, Ram Lal Anand College, 2022-2023 

• Teacher-in-charge, Department of English, Ram Lal Anand College, 2021-2022

•  Convenor, Campus Cleanliness & Hygiene Committee "Shuchita", Ram Lal Anand College, 2021-2022

• Member, AIKYAM North East Students Welfare Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2021-2022 

• Part of Syllabus Revision Committee, English Department, Delhi University (as TIC), May 12, 2022 

• Convenor, Abhivyakti (Creative Writing Committee), Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-20, 2020-2021 

• Member, Help Desk Admission Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-20

•  Convenor, Sugam Differently Abled Students Welfare Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-20, 2020-2021 

• Nodal Officer, ECA Creative Writing Admissions, Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-20 

•  Nodal Officer, Anti Tobacco Awareness Program, Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-20 

•  Invited as Expert to Interview Candidates for Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, 2019

• Co-Convenor, College Magazine Committee "Samdrishti" and "Srijan", Ram Lal Anand College, 2019-2020 

• Co-Convenor, Admissions, B.A. Programme Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2020-2021 

• Convenor, English Literary Society "Ubiquitous", Ram Lal Anand College, 2020-2021 

•  Co-Convenor, Gardening Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2018-19 

• Convenor, B.A. Programme Committee, Ram Lal Anand College, 2017-18 and 2018-19 

• Convenor, English Debating and Quiz Society, Ram Lal Anand College, 2016-17 and 2017-18 

• Co-Convenor, Women Development Cell, Ram Lal Anand College, 2016-17 and 2017-18 

• Teacher Coordinator, Satark Students Consumer Club, P.G.D.A.V. College, 2015-16 

•  Teacher Coordinator, Placement Cell, P.G.D.A.V. College, 2013-14 and 2014-15 

•  Editor, English Section of Magazine "Ankur", P.G.D.A.V. College, 2013-2014
Area Of Interests/Specialization
1. 17th Century British Literature 
2. Indian Classical Literature 
3. English Language
Subjects Taught
English Literature and Language
Research Guidance
DesignationInstitutionFromToPh.D. Research ScholarPoorvanchal University, Jaunpur, U.P.1995 Guided a candidate pursuing M. Phil programme at Annamalai University on the topic: "Juxtaposition of the East and West in the novels of R. K. Narayan."
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration) 

•  Did a project work entitled "The Use of Newspaper Clippings for the teaching of English" as part of the PGDTE programme. 

• Ph.D. Degree awarded in 1995 for the work "John Milton, the Man and His Concept of Liberty" from Poorvanchal University.
Journal Publications
• “Tribal Culture and The Indian Knowledge System” - International Research Journal of Management, Sociology & Humanities, Vol. 17, Issue - 2 Feb, 2026, ISSN No. 2277-9809, Impact Factor 7.8012. 

• "From Daffodils to Desolation: Wordsworth, Nature, and the Climate Crisis" - International Research Journal of Management, Sociology & Humanities, Vol.11 Issue 12, 2020, pg 399-407, ISSN No. 2277-9809, Impact Factor 7.8012. 

• "Problems Crippling the Educational System Today with a Focus on Elementary and Secondary Education" - in "Evolution of Educational System in Bharat", Centre For Professional Development in Higher Education, UGC-HRDC, ISBN no. 978-93-85503-46-7, 2016.

• Misra, Ritambhara. "The Failure of Hinduism: Ambedkar as a Microcosmic Mirror to a people starved into non-belief." - International Journal of Historical Insight and Research, Vol. 2 No. 1, Jan-March 2016, p. 29 (ISSN: 2454-5600). 

• "Rassundari Devi: Challenging the Norms" - Notions, Peer Reviewed Journal of English Literature, ISSN: 0976-5247, Volume 6 No.3, September 2015, pg. 120-125, Impact Factor 6.449. 

• "Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: The Concept of Classical Republicanism" - The Criterion, ISSN: 0976-8165, Vol. 5 Issue-3, June 2014, pg. 236-238. 

• "Methods of Teaching Language" - International Journal of Professional Development, ISSN: 2279-0659, Volume 2 No. 1, Jan-June 2013, pg 66-69.

• "Amachya Ayushyatil Kahi Athawani: Ramabai Ranade's Flight from Darkness to Illumination" - Pragati's English Journal, ISSN: 0975-4091, Vol. 13 No.2, December 2013, pg. 79-82. 

• "Unknown Places" - College Magazine "Ankur", P.G.D.A.V. College, 2013-2014.
Patents
Title: METHOD AND PROCESS TO IMPROVE THE DIGITAL EDUCATION SYSTEM Patent Application No: 202211042188
Chapters in books and e-chapters(Published)
• Currently working on the English translation of the prized Punjabi book "Janam Saakhi-Myth Science" by Prof. Manjit Singh, Dept. of Punjabi, Delhi University. 

• Editor of "Indian and Western Aspects of Identity" - published by Centre For Professional Development in Higher Education, UGC-HRDC, ISBN no. 978-93-85329-22-7, 2017. 

• Editor for the English Section of the magazine "Ankur", P.G.D.A.V. College, 2013-2014. 

• Author of the book "Milton, The Man and His Concept of Liberty" - Doaba Book House.
Conference Oraganization /Presentations
• FDP "We Too Were There: Recapitulating the Role of Women in India's Freedom Struggle", 8-14 July 2022, Ram Lal Anand College (in collaboration with MHFDCHC, University of Delhi). 

• Webinar on "Interpreting Abhijnanshakuntalam", 28th Feb 2022, Ram Lal Anand College. 

• Various Competitions, Webinars, Sensitisation Programs for Differently Abled Students (as Convenor, Sugam), 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. 

• Master interaction on Film Writing and Movie Direction "Text to Screen", 23rd January 2021.

• 30-Hour Certificate Course on "Creative Writing in English", 15th Jan - 5th March 2021, Ram Lal Anand College. 

• 2-Day Webinar on "Principles of Ancient Indian Drama and Rasa Theory", 8th Feb 2021. 

• International Webinar "Fighting on Multiple Fronts: The Battle of Indian Diaspora for Cultural Retention", 20th November 2020. 

• International Webinar "Understanding Indian Diaspora: Roots, Struggles and Contemporary Realities", 5th November 2020.

• One Day Seminar on Greek Literature and Theatre, 7th November 2019, Ram Lal Anand College. 

• Two-Day International Symposium on "Peace, People and Possibilities in Kashmir", 29-30 July 2016, IIMC, JNU.
International Presentations:
1. “The Mahabharat as an Archive of Indian Knowledge Traditions: Ethics, Ecology and Governance as Foundations for Viksit Bharat” - International seminar on Vikasit Bharat through Hindu Bodh organised by World Association of Hindu Academicians, 7-8 March 2026, hosted by Dev Sankriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. 
2. “ Literature as Ethical Exhibition and Moral Education: Colonialism, Environmentalism and Points of Views in Ursula K Le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest ” - International conference on The Ethical Re-Turns Dharma, responsibility, and Freedom in Literary Studies, 30 November- 1 December 2025, Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 
3. "The New Education Policy: Facing the Future" - International Conference on Post Pandemic Education and Employment, 4-6 March 2021, Ram Lal Anand College. 
4. "Kashmir's Struggle for Existence" - International Symposium on Peace, People and Possibilities in Kashmir, 29-30 July 2016, IIMC, JNU. 
5. "The Completion of the Supreme God: The Union of the Masculine and Feminine in Ancient Indian Mythology" - International Conference, Vrindavan Shodh Sansthan, 28-29 Feb 2016. 
6. "Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: The Concept of Classical Republicanism" - 6th International Seminar, University of Jammu, 16-18th October 2013. 
7. "Rassundari Devi: Challenging the Norms" - Golden Jubilee International Seminar, Hindu Girls College, Jagadari, 7-9th November 2012.
National Presentations:
1. “Text, Bias and Nation; D. Devahuti’s Historiographical voice” - Young Historian National Conference, 8th -9th October 2025, organised by Department of History in collaboration with Bharatiya Itihaas Sankalan Yojana Samiti, Delhi Prant. 
2. "Tribal Culture and the Indian Knowledge System"- National Khairagarh Conference, 1st-2nd August 2025, organised by Department of English, Indira Kala Sangeet vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh, Chhattisgarh.
3. "Nature and Divinity: Environmental Symbolism in Sri Ramcharitmanas" - National Conference, 23rd August 2024, Centre for Hindu Studies, University of Delhi. 
4. "Eco-Feminist Perspective in Susan Griffin's Woman and Nature" - National Conference, KVADAV College for Women, Karnal, 3rd July 2021. 
5. "Methods of Teaching Language" - National Conference, Aggarwal College, Ballabgarh, 16 March 2013. 
6. "Amachya Ayushyatil Kahi Athawani: Ramabai Ranade's Flight from Darkness to Illumination" - National Seminar, Saraswati Mahila Mahavidyalaya, Palwal, 7-8 March 2013.
Association with Professional Bodies
1. Sahitya Academy
Other Information
- Attended a training Session on “Turnitin Feedback Studio with AI Detection Functioning”, 18th February 2026, DU Computer Center
- A Study Visit to the Parliament House, New Delhi, 14th October 2025, organised by Ubiquitous: The English Literary Society,
- International Conference On "Gandhi Across Boundaries", 23-24th October 2019, organised by Gandhi Study Circle, Ram Lal Anand College and Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti.
- Course Workshop "Reading Indian Fiction in English", 19th October 2022, VAC Committee in collaboration with MHFDC Hansraj College.
- Online FDP on "Inclusive Growth and Affirmative Action in India: A Roadmap", 17-23 January 2022, Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College.
- Online FDP on "Creation and Development of MOOCs while managing online classes", 24-31st August 2021, Keshav Mahavidyalaya.
- Online FDP on "Interdisciplinary Studies and Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges", 26-31st July 2021, Dyal Singh College, Delhi University.
- FDP on "Research Methodology", 1-15th October 2020, Ramanujan College and Ram Lal Anand College.
- National Webinar "How To Conduct Online Teaching Learning In Covid Times", 22nd July 2020, SGTB Khalsa College, University Of Delhi.
- Online Course On: "Rereading Natyashastra", 14-18th June 2020, Institute Of International Studies, Gujarat University.
- Online Course on "Decoding The Epic Mahabharata", 11-16th May 2020, Bharat Shodh Sansthan, Gujarat.
- Short Term Course on "Research Methodology", 20-26 March 2018, CPDHE, University of Delhi.
- UGC sponsored Refresher Course on "Information Technology", 3-23 June 2017, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.
- Orientation Programme OR-84 on "Evolution of Education System in Bharat", 20 May - 17 June 2016, CPDHE, University of Delhi.
- Pedagogy and Methodology for Teaching English Language Skills to Undergraduates, 15 March 2016, National seminar sponsored by UGC.