VNSGU

About Department

Vision

To extend creatively in literary terms the consciousness of life and cultural values in a regional context to that of wider global range and complexity, leading to mutual enrichment and fulfillment.

Mission

To translate in literary terms the richness and complexity of modes of life and modalities of culture of native context, into their global versions for their enriching interface.

History

Established in June 1970 at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, the Department of English has been a pivotal academic institution. The department's rich history includes notable faculty members such as Dr. H. C. Trivedi, Dr. Daxaben Vamdatt, Dr. Indubala Pandya, Dr. R. I. Patel, Dr. N. M. Rao, Dr. F. A. Inamdar, Smt. Indira Nair, Dr. Anjana Desai, Dr. E. V. Ramakrishnan, Dr. Rakesh Desai, Dr. Aniket Jaavre, Dr. G. N. Devy, and Dr. Hutoxi Wadia, who have significantly contributed to its growth. At present, the department has the following as permanent faculties including Dr. Mahesh K. Dey, Dr. Paresh Joshi, Dr. Sunil Shah, Dr. Amit Prajapati, Dr. Rekha Parmar, and Dr. Mihir Mori.

Programmes

The department covers diverse research areas within the humanities. It offers two academic programmes in English: Master of Arts (M. A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.). The Department offers core courses like the History of English literature, Multidisciplinary Courses including Drama and Psychology, Novel and Psychology, Drama and History, Novel and History, Literary Criticism and Theory, Indian Writing in English, Literary Forms (Novel, Drama) and World Literature in Translation. It also offers optional courses like Women’s Writing in English, English Language Teaching, Indian Literature in English Translation, New Literatures in English and American Literature (Novel, Poetry).
The coursework of the Ph. D. programme consists of three courses : Two core content courses in Research Methodology, Modern Literature and Literary Theory and one optional content course in Translation Studies/English Language Teaching.

▶ Department of English

Department of English Veer Narmad South Gujarat University

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M.A. (English)

The core objective of the programme is to prepare students for taking careers in teaching English language and literature, Media- communication, copy editing, proof reading, script writing, to engage them in translation project, and to provide an exposure in research in the areas of literatures and language.

Objective Of Program

The core objective of the programme is to prepare students for taking careers in teaching English language and literature, Media- communication, copy editing, proof reading, script writing, to engage them in translation project, and to provide an exposure in research in the areas of literatures and language.

Program Outcome

PO1 : To provide the students with a higher degree of exposure, appropriate at the postgraduate level, to literature, criticism and theory and language studies.
PO2 : To develop an aptitude for research in students for their possible further study for a research degree like M.Phil/Ph.D.
PO3 : To inspire and mentor students to develop varied skills through extracurricular activities like sports, cultural activities and social service for the eventual nation building.
PO4 : To make the students acquire employable skills in the areas of English, translation studies and content writing.

Intake

Grant in Aid (GIA) : 63

Higher Payment (HP) : 13

Program Duration

2 years (4 Semesters)

Program Features

88 credit program (4 semesters of 22 credits each)
Toal 24 courses covering various subject area
Term Paper in 4 courses

MA(English) Semester - I ▾

Course Code	Course Title	Outcome	Credit
1801130201010001	The Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods in English Literature(1560 – 1640)	CO1: To acquaint students with the social and political background of Elizabethan and Jacobean periods CO2: To familiarize students with the major literary texts of the period. CO3: To train students in the reading of the literary texts in relation to the socio-political context.	4
1801130201020001	The Restoration Period in English Literature 1640 –1700	CO1: To familiarize students with the socio-political background of the Restoration Period in English Literature. CO2: To acquaint students with the major literary trends of this period. CO3: To help students relate literary texts with the socio-political contexts of the Restoration period.	4
1801130201030001	The Augustan Period in English Literature (1700–1798)	CO1: To make students aware of the political and social background of the Augustan period in English Literature. CO2: To acquaint students with the major literary trends of this period. CO3: To help students read literary works in the context of socio-political history.	4
1801130201040001	Women’s Writing in English	CO1: To acquaint students with the basic concepts of feminism. CO2: To make students aware of the tradition of women’s writing. CO3: To help students read women’s writing in the context of modern literature.	4
1901130201040003	English Language Teaching	CO1: To acquaint the learners with the finer aspects of listening as skill and enable them with pedagogy framework for effective teaching listening skill. CO2: To acquaint the learners with the finer aspects of speaking as skill and enable them with pedagogy framework for effective speaking listening skill. CO3: To acquaint the learners with the finer aspects of Reading as skill and enable them with pedagogy framework for effective teaching Reading skill. CO4: To acquaint the learners with the finer aspects of writing as skill and enable them with pedagogy framework for effective teaching writing skill.	4
1801130201050001	Multi-disciplinary Course (Literature and Psychology)	CO1: To help students relate Literature to other disciplines. CO2: To train students read literary works in the light of psychological theories. CO3: To familiarize students with the discourse of psychology and the relevance of psychological concepts to the study of literature.	4

MA(English) Semester - II ▾

Course Code	Course Title	Outcome	Credit
1901130202010001	The Romantic Period (1798 –1840)	CO1: To acquaint students with the socio-political background of Romanticism in English literature. CO2: To introduce the major works of the Romantic period written in English. CO3: To help students understand the philosophical ideas generated during this period and read literary works in relation to them.	4
1901130202020001	The Victorian Period (1840-1900)	CO1: To acquaint students with the intellectual and socio-political background of the Victorian period. CO2: To introduce the major literary works of the Victorian period. CO3: To train students in relating literary works to their social contexts.	4
1901130202030001	The Modernist Period (1900-1950)	CO1: To acquaint students with the political and social events that shaped modernist literature. CO2: To contextualize the modernist works in literature in relation to the intellectual currents of the period. CO3: To encourage students to read the texts closely in relation to the larger trends of the Modernist period.	4
1901130202040001	Indian Literature in English Translation	CO1: To familiarize students with Indian Literary Traditions. CO2: To help students understand the problems of literary translation. CO3: To enable students relate Indian texts produced in Indian Languages to the larger socio-political contexts of modern literature.	4
1901130202040002	New Literatures in English	CO1: To acquaint students with the various literary traditions of non-British English-speaking countries. CO2: To introduce the major literary works of countries like Canada, Nigeria, South Africa and Australia in relation to their historical contexts to students. CO3: To help students read the literary works of new literatures in a comparative context.	4
1901130202050001	Multidisciplinary Course (Novel and Psychology)	CO1: To help students relate Literature to other disciplines. CO2: train students read literary texts in the light of psychological theories. CO3: To familiarize students with the discourse of psychology and the relevance of psychological concepts to the study of literature.	4

MA(English) Semester - III ▾

Course Code	Course Title	Outcome	Credit
1901130203010001	Literary Form: Novel	CO1: To acquaint students with the defining features of the form of novel. CO2: To familiarize students with the development of the form of novel in historical context. CO3: To familiarize students in the reading of novels in terms of the form and history of fiction.	4
1901130203020001	Literary Criticism	CO1: To acquaint students with the principles and history of criticism. CO2: To familiarize students with the classical, romantic, modernist, the New critical and Marxist orientations with the reading of the critical essays representative of the critical trends. CO3: To initiate the students into a critical discourse of variety and contestation through various original critical essays.	4
1901130203030001	Indian Writing in English	CO1: To acquaint the students with Indian literature written in English. CO2: To familiarize the students with the works of Indian writing in English in terms poetry and fiction in historical context. CO3: To train the students in the reading of the works of Indian writing in English with reference to themes and forms in Indian Context.	4
1901130203040001	American Literature: (Fiction, Poetry)	CO1: To acquaint the students with history and development of American Literature. CO2: To familiarize the students with the texts of American literature texts in terms of fiction, poetry and drama. CO3: To train the students in the reading of American literary texts in terms of themes, forms and socio historical context.	4
1901130203040002	English Language Teaching	CO1: To acquaint the students with the concepts of English Language Teaching CO2: To familiarize the students with English Language Teaching in Indian context and in terms of its methodology, items and skills CO3: To initiate the students into the study of various concepts and applications of English Language Teaching	4
1901130203050001	Multi-disciplinary Course: (Drama and History)	CO1: To help students relate literature to other disciplines. CO2: To train students to read literary texts in the light of history CO3: To familiarize students with the discourse of history and the relevance of history in various forms to the study of literature	4

MA(English) Semester - IV ▾

Course Code	Course Title	Outcome	Credit
2001130204010001	Literary Form: Drama	CO1: To acquaint students with the defining features of the form of drama CO2: To familiarize students with the development of the form of drama in historical context. CO3: To train students in the reading of novels in terms of the form and history of novel.	4
2001130204020001	Literary Criticism and Theory	CO1: To acquaint the students with the principles and history of criticism. CO2: To familiarize the students with the romantic and Victorian criticism and the recent critical trends like structuralism, post-structuralism, deconstruction, reader response, feminist criticism and post-colonialism. CO3: To initiate the students into a critical discourse of variety and contestation through various original critical essays.	4
2001130204030001	World Literature in translation	CO1: To acquaint students with the classics in the world literature. CO2: To familiarize students with the world classics in various literary forms CO3: To cultivate the sense of comparison and analysis in students.	4
2001130204040001	American Literature: (Drama, Non-fictional Prose)	CO1: To acquaint the students with the history and development of American literature. CO2: To familiarize the students with American literary texts in terms of the forms of drama and Prose. CO3: To train students in the reading of American literary texts in terms of themes, forms and socio-historical context.	4
2001130204040002	English Language Teaching	CO1: To acquaint students with the concepts of English Language teaching. CO2: To familiarize students with English Language Teaching in terms of syllabus design, material production, ESP, Teaching aids and error analysis CO3: To encourage students to study pragmatic aspects of English Language Teaching	4
2001130204050001	Multi-disciplinary Course (Novel and History)	CO1: To help students relate Literature to other disciplines. CO2: To train students into the reading of novels in terms of history. CO3: To familiarize students with the discourse of history.	4

Eligibility Criteria

A graduate degree in English is eligible to M.A. (English)

Admission Details

Merit Based

Reservation Policy

As Per Goverment Rules

Fee Structure *

Fees/term	GR(63 Seats)	HP (13 Seats)	SF
Male	Rs. 3970/-	Rs. 8530/-	-
Female	Rs. 2355/-	Rs. 6915/-	-

*Subject to Revision Periodically

Ph.D. (English)

The core objective of the programme is to provide the students research supervision with a suitable research methodology in view of the research topics selected, maintaining academic rigour.

Objective Of Program

The core objective of the programme is to provide the students research supervision with a suitable research methodology in view of the research topics selected, maintaining academic rigour.

Program Outcome

PO1: To provide the students research supervision in an area of research, with the potential for meaningful research.
PO2: To provide research supervision to the students with reference to the research methodology, suitable to the nature of the research project.
PO3: To maintain the required degree of academic rigour in the doctoral research project.
PO4: To contribute to society and nation building through exploring horizons of knowledge with its relevance to the present contexts.

Program Duration

3 years minimally in accordance with the UGC norms

Ph.D. Coursework ▾

Course Code	Course Title	Outcome	Credit
Course: 01	Research Methodology	CO1: To acquaint students with the defining features of research methodology in the context of literary studies. CO2: To familiarize students with various aspects and tools of research methodology. CO3: To train students in theoretical and pragmatic ways in the area of literary scholarship and research.	4
Course: 02	Modern Literature and Literary theory	CO1: To acquaint the students with the various trends in modern literature. CO2: To familiarize the students with the developments in modern literary criticism and theory. CO3: To initiate the students into further research, enabling them to apply critical arguments to a given literary text.	4
Course: 03A	Translation Studies	CO1: To acquaint the students with the defining features of Translation Studies as a discipline. CO2: To familiarize the students with the issues in the area of translation. CO3: To train the students as translators by offering the assignment of actual translation. CO4: To lead the students to further research in the area of Translation Studies.	4
Course: 03B	English Language Teaching	CO1: To acquaint the students with the conceptual frame work of English language teaching. CO2: To familiarize the students with English language teaching in Indian Context in terms of its methodology, items and skills. CO3: To initiate the students into the research in various aspects of English Language teaching. CO4: To familiarize the students with the use of ICT in ELT research	4

Eligibility Criteria

Ph.D. Enterance Test / [ NET / SLET / M.Phil.]

Admission Details

Merit Based

Reservation Policy

As per Government Rules

Fee Structure *

*Subject to Revision Periodically

Research

The Department of English has been contributing fairly to the field of research since 1970. The areas of research include Indian Writing in English, World Literature in Translation, Translation studies, English Language Teaching, Disability studies, Science fiction, Graphic novels, Dalit literature, Gender Studies, etc. The Department has a large number of M. Phil. and Ph. D. scholars to its credit:

The Department has a large number of M. Phil. and Ph. D. scholars to its credit:

M.Phil Scholars:

Sr. No	M.Phil. Student Name	Supervisor Teacher	Topics	Year
1	R.G. Oza	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	A Study Of John Galsworthy As A Problem - Playwright	1978
2	P.M. Mehta	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	A Comparative Study Of Selected Western One-Act Plays With Their Translations Or Adaptations Into Gujarati	1979
3	Niranjan G. Bateriwala	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	George Bernard Shaw And The Problem Play	1979
4	Kokila S. Pandya	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	The Revival Of Poetic Drama With Special Reference To Christopher Fry	1980
5	Sudha R. Menon	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	Stylistic Analysis Of R.K. Narayan'S Novels	1981
6	Kanta K. Desai	Dr. I.H. Pandya	The Quest - Theme In Maugham'S Novels	1982
7	Lila G. Rathor	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	A Study Of The Discourse Of Technical English For First Semester Diploma Engineering Students In Gujarat	1983
8	Piyush S. Joshi	Dr. I.H. Pandya	Themes And Techniques Of Arun Joshi'S Novels	1984
9	H.G. Champaneria	Dr. I.H. Pandya	The Alexandria Quartet A Critical Analysis	1985
10	Vilas D. Solat	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	Teaching English To Undergraduate Arts Students In The University Of Poona : A Communicative Approach	1986
11	Bajirao A. Patil	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Artist As Hero : A Comparative Study Of Anita Desai'S In Custody And John Fowles'S The Ebony Tower	1988
12	R.R. Nawale	Dr. Anjana Desai	Characterization As A Thematic Technique In John Arden'S Early Plays	1988
13	Lata R. Nanavati	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	Representative Short Stories Of Suresh Joshi ( In English Translation )	1989
14	Rajalakshmy Hariharan	Dr. I.H. Pandya	The Multi-Functional Characters Of Nayantara Sahgal A Study Of The Last Four Novels	1990
15	Nahid Badshah	Dr. I.H. Pandya	Structural Tension In The Novels Of Iris Murdoch : A Study Of The Sandcastle, The Black Prince And Henry And Cato	1990
16	Z.F. Molvi	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Urban Experience In The Poetry Of Nissim Ezekiel, Kamala Das And Adil Jussawalla A Study	1990
17	Kinnary V. Vachhrajani	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	Preparing Teaching Materials In English For The First Year B.Sc. Home Science Students In S.N.D.T. Women'S University	1991
18	Priti Barot	Dr. Anjana Desai	Suspension Of Judgement Depiction Of Women In Tom Stoppard'S Full-Length Plays	1994
19	Pratima N. Mistry	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Alienation And Search For Relationships In The Short Stories Of Jean Stafford - A Study	1995
20	Digamber Singh Dewari	Dr. Rakesh Desai	The Use Of Myths In R. K. Narayan'S Three Novels	1999
21	Pankti Desai	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	The Poetry Of Kamala Das And Sujata Bhatt : A Comparative Study	2004
22	Purvi P. Mogera	Dr. D.A. Vamdatt	An Analysis Of Bank Employees' Needs: Some Suggestions To Develop Their Writing Ability	2005
23	Yatin P. Vyas	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	The Poetry Of A.K. Ramanujan - A Reading Using Some Indian Concepts	2005
24	C. Seema	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Novels Of Memory : A Study Of Toni Morrison'S Beloved And Amitav Ghosh'S The Shadow Lines	2006
25	Mukti Shah	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Purdah As Reality And Metaphor In The Poetry Of Imtiaz Dharker	2007
26	Kirti D. Rathod	Dr. Rakesh Desai	The Institution Of Marriage In Vijay Tendulkar'S Plays With Reference To Sakharam Binder, Kamala And Kanyadaan	2008
27	Pradip P. Solanki	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Translation Of The Gujarati Play Tirad By Shrikant Shah Into English ( The Crack ) With Critical Introduction	2008
28	Dharmi B. Vashi	Dr. Rakesh Desai	Translation Of Chandrakant Bakshi'S Short Stories Into English And Critical Evaluation Of His Art	2009
29	Imran A.K. Surti	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Representation Of History In Rahi Masoom Reza'S A Village Divided And Amitav Ghosh'S The Glass Palace	2010
30	Kirti B. Vitthani	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	Communicative English Syllabi For Bba And Bca Courses: A Comparative Assessment	2010
31	Ritu R. Agarwal	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	Technology In English Language Teaching : An Indian Perspective	2010
32	Krupa Sophia Jeyachandran	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	Representation Of Race And Gender In Alice Walker'S The Color Purple And Gloria Naylor'S The Women Of Brewster Place	2010
33	Dilber E. Gulestan	Dr. Rakesh Desai	The Classical Strain In Philip Larkin'S Poetry With Reference To The Less Deceived, The Whitsun Weddings And High Windows	2011
34	Sonal N. Patel	Dr. Rakesh Desai	A Study Of Badal Sircar'S Plays As The Street Theatre With Reference To Procession, Bhoma And Stale News	2011
35	Deepa M. Desai	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	Film And Music As Effective Tools In English Language Teaching /Learning : An Exploration	2012
36	Jagruti J. Patel	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	Three Selected Novels Of Shashi Deshpande: A Critical Reflection	2012
37	Varsha N. Vanza	Dr. Rakesh Desai	Women'S Voice In Indian Theatre : A Study Of Kusum Kumar'S Listen Shefali, Mahasweta Devi'S Mother Of 1084 And Varsha Adalja'S Mandodatri	2012
38	Chauhan Prashantkumar Mafatlal	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	"English For Biotechnology: Designing An Esp Syllabus For Biotechnology Course At Vnsgu,Surat."	2014
39	Desai Dhara Samirbhai	Dr.Mihir Mori	Travel Across Cultures : A Critical Study Of Selected Travelogues Of Samanth Subramanian And Bishwanath Ghosh	2016
40	Desai Sapna Madhav	Dr. Rakesh Desai	Terrorism In Children'S Literature : A Study Of Paro Anand'S No Guns At My Son'S Funeral And Weed	2017
41	Usmani Raeesabegam Jabinulhaq	Dr.Mihir Mori	A Critical Study Of Sikandar Begum'S A Pilgrimage To Mecca And Richard Burton'S Personal Narrative Of A Pilgrimage To El- Madinah And Meccah	2018

Ph.D. Scholars:

Sr. No	Thesis	Ph.D. Name of Student	Supervisor Name	Year
1	An Applied Linguistic Approach To Discourse Analysis	Dharaben Rawal	1973
2	The Application Of Ict Tools For Learning English And Communication Skills A Case Study Of Undergraduate Engineering Learners	Mrs. Daxa A. Vamdatt	Prof. Trivedi	1975
3	A Study Of The English Language Used In Indian Press Advertising	Indubala H. Pandya	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	1975
4	R.K. Narayan: A Critical Study	N.C. Soni	Dr. H.C. Trivedi	1975
5	Woman In The Indo-Anglian Novel	P.V. Mehta	Dr. H.C. Trivedi	1979
6	Error Analysis And Remedial Teaching In English With Reference To The First Year College Learners Of English In South Gujarat	M. I. Joshi	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	1981
7	Absurd Drama: A Study Of Its Theme And Technique With Reference To The Plays Of Samuel Beckett And Eugene Ionesco	T.K. S. Nayar	Prof. H.C. Trivedi	1981
8	Aspects Of Conflict In The Novels Of Manohar Malgonkar	Indira Bhatt	Dr. I.H. Pandya	1983
9	The Major Themes Of Mark Twain'S Novels	Urmila Choudhary	Dr. I.H. Pandya	1985
10	The Novels Of Manohar Malgonkar:A Stylistic Approach	M.R. Gosai	Dr. Mrs. D.A. Vamdatt	1985
11	A Study Of Themes And Techniques In The Plays Of John Galswopthy,John Osborne And Arnold Wesker	Ramesh G. Oza	Dr. Anjana Desai	1986
12	Constraints And Manipulations In Translation As Rewriting: A Comparative Study Of Vaikom Muhammed Basheer'S 'Me Grandad 'Ad An Elephant, V.K.N.'S Bovine Bugles And O.V. Vijayan'S Saga Of Dharmapuri	K. M. Sherrif	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2000
13	A Comparative Study Of The Poetry Of Elizabeth Bishop And Adrienne Rich With Special Reference To Their Poetic Modes	Madhurita Choudhary	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2001
14	Growing Up In A Post- Colonial Society:A Critical Study Of The Variations Of The Bildungsroman In Indian English Fiction During The Period From 1960 To 1990	Pradipkumar R. Patil	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2001
15	A Critical Study Of The Narrative Structure In Global Naylor'S Fiction	Sudha R Menon	Dr.Ev Ramakrishna	2002
16	" Translation Of Narsinh Mehta'S Poems Into English : With A Critical Introduction "	Ketkar Sachin Chandrakant	Dr. Daxaben Vamdatt	2002
17	" A Critical Study Of The Narrative Structure In Gloria Naylor'S Fiction "	Menon Shudha Ramnathan	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2003
18	A Study Of Factors Affecting Listening Comprehension Of Students In South Gujarat	Dharmendra Sheth	Dr. Mrs. D.A. Vamdatt	2004
19	Woman And Modernity: A Study Of The Representation Of Gender Relations In Some Of The Indian Novels Written Between 1880 And 1920	Sushama V. Shukla	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2006
20	Gandhian Bearings On R.K. Narayan'S Novels	Digambar Singh Dewari	Dr. R.K. Desai	2006
21	" A Study Of Factors Affecting Listening Comprehension Of Students In South Gujarat "	Sheth Dharmendra Rameshchandra	Dr. Daxaben Vamdatt	2006
22	" Translation Of Select Writing Of Sundaram From Gujart Into English And Evalution Of His Litray Art "	Desai Hemang Ashvinbhai	Dr. Daxaben Vamdatt	2006
23	" A Comparative Study Of The Novels Of Chinua Achebe And Manohar Malgonkar''	Parekh Ashish Prafulbhai	Dr. Daxaben Vamdatt	2006
24	A Comparison Of Syllabuses,Teaching Materials And Testing Materials Prepared By Gujarat Secondary Education Board(Gseb),Central Board Of Secondary Education (Cbse) And Indian Certificate Of Secondary Education(Icse) For Standard X English Courses For Students In Gujarat	Pratiksha V. Desai	Dr. Mrs. D.A. Vamdatt	2007
25	Multiculturalism And The Politics Of Identity: A Study Of The Novels Of Bapsi Sidhwa,Rohinton Mistry And Boman Desai	Kalika S. Shah	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2010
26	Out Of Place: A Comparative Study Of The Representation Of Expatriate Experience In Selected Chinese American And Indian American Women Writers	Nandini Bhadra	Dr. E.V. Ramakrishnan	2011
27	A Study Of The English Language Used In Indian Press Advertising	Kalika Shailesh Shah	Dr.E. V. Ramakrishnan	2011
28	Travel Writing As A Mode Of Constructing Knowledge:A Study Of Selected 19Th Century Travel Writing	Mihir Mori	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2013
29	Woman In The Indo-Anglian Novel	Prajapati Amitkumar Ramanlal	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2013
30	Selected Novels Of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni A Study Of Diaspora Consciousness And Experience	Ritu R Agarwal	Dr.Maheshkumar Dey	2014
31	Engagement In History In Seamus Heaney'S Poetry	Krishna I. Patel	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2015
32	Aspects Of Conflict In The Novels Of Manohar Malgonkar	Gautam Radha Sarveshkumar	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2015
33	Social Dimension Of The Short Stories By Khushwant Singh, Manohar Malgonkar And Manoj Das	Parmar Nareshkumar Arakhabhai	Dr. Rakeshbhai Desai	2016
34	Lexicography And Corpus Linguistics A Study Of The Cobuild Project And Some Recommendations For The Corpus Generation Of Indian Languages	Dharaben Rawal	Dr.Maheshkumar Dey	2017
35	Postcolonial Concerns In Wole Soyinka'S Plays : A Critical Study	Jagdishbhai Vihabhai Solanki	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	2017
36	Representation Of Holocaust And Partition : A Study Of Select Texts	Surti Imran Abdulkader	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2017
37	A Critical Study Of Badal Sircar'S Concept Of The Third Theatre With Reference To His Dramatic Works	Patel Sonal Naginbhai	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2017
38	Contemporary Indian Dalit Women And Hijra Autobiographical Narratives : A Study Of Subaltern Identity	Purohit Bhavin K.	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	2018
39	Existentilist Themes In Indian Drama In English Translation	Mehta Divya Ankur	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2018
40	The Application Of Ict Tools For Learning English And Communication Skills A Case Study Of Undergraduate Engineering Learners	Hiral Sukhanand Chaudhari	Dr.Maheshkumar Dey	2019
41	The Novels Of Kamala Markandaya : A Study Of Indiandiaspora	Patel Veenakumari Motibhai	Dr.Maheshkumar Dey	2019
42	A.K. Ramanujan And Pabolo Neruda : Comparative Study Of Their Poetry	Vyas Yatin Prakashchandra	Dr. Rakesh Desai	2019
43	Augmenting Writing Skills Of The Esl Learners At The Tertiary Level Using Multimedia Technology	Usmani Raeesabegam Jabinulahq	Dr. Sunilkumar Shah	2022
44	Language Poetry : An Extremity Of The Avant - Gard In Postmodern Poetry	Talaviya Chandravali Jagdishbhai	Dr. Paresh Joshi	2022
45	A Study Of The Adaptation Of Selected Novels To Films	Desai Deepaben Madhusudan	Dr. Amit Prajapati	2022
46	Designing Need Based Syllabus With Special Reference To Foundation Course In English Curriculum Of Vnsgu	Desai Dhara Samirbhai	Dr. Paresh Joshi	2022
47	"Translation Of Selected Surrealistic Poems By Gulam Mohammed Sheikh And Sitanshu Yashachandra Mehta Into English And Their Evaluation"	Dave Urvashi Hanjanlal	Dr. Amit Prajapati	2022
48	Enhancing Communication Skills Of The Ug Students Using Digital English Language Laboratory	Shah Mukti Bharatbhai	Dr. Amit Prajapati	2022
49	"Critiquing Translation: A Critique Of English Translations Of Himanshi Shelat'S Works"	Desai Viraj Ojas	Dr. Mihir Mori	2023
50	Selected Transgender Narratives: Astudy Of Identity And Ostracization	Desai Kinjalkumari Gamanbhai	Dr. Mahesh Kumar Dey	2023
51	Translation Of Himanshi Shelats'S Aathamo Rang From Gujarati Into English With A Critical Introduction	Chauhan Prashantkumar Mafatlal	Dr. Amit Prajapati	2023

Bhavin K. Purohit received UGC- Teacher Fellowship and did his research work on Dalit Autobiography in the department. Ms. Aneri R. Arya and Mr. Sarju Goswami have received UGC- JRF in 2019 and 2022 respectively. Both Aneri and Sarju have been pursuing their research on Literary Disability Studies

2015 onwards:

- Research Papers- 60
- Book Chapters- 07
- Research Guidance- 30
- Research Projects -02

Details since 2015

Publciations

“The Negotiation of the Sacred and the Profane: a Subaltern Reading of Premchand’s Godan,”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,Literary Insight: A Referred International Journal,6,-,80 to 90,January 2015
"Gendering the Partion Narrative: a Reading of Bindu Bhatt's Akhe Patar",Dr. Rakesh Desai,The Indian Review of World Literature in English: A Bi- Annual Online Literary,11,02,01 to 08,July 2015
“Text as history: Translating a nineteenth-century Gujarati essay,”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,Yashashri: International Journal of English Language and Literature,09,01,17 to 27,January-March 2016
"From PDF to Pedagogy: Literary theory as Praxis",Dr. Rakesh Desai,Higher Education and Research Society: A Referred International publised in International,05,01,362 to 369,April 2017
“Narmad's Dandiyo: Community and Canon Formations" ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,Higher Education and Research Society: A Referred International ,06,01,600 to 611,April 2018
"Beyond the Cackling of Metaphysics : Korzybski's and Gandhi's Ideas of Truth",Dr. Rakesh Desai,Anekaant: A journal of Polysemic Thought No. 07, 2017-18 (Spring), ,07,Spring,09 to 15,2017-18
“Words, Words, Words”: Locating Korzybski’s Thought in Literary Discourse”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,Anekaant: A Journal of Polysemic thought,08,-,69 to 78,2018-19
"From Calamity to Communion: Anthropocene in Gujarati fiction",Dr. Rakesh Desai,Jodhpur Studies in English ,18,-,01 to 13,2020
"Approaching 'is' ness: Non-identity in Korzybski's and J. Krishnamurti's Thoughts.",Dr. Rakesh Desai,Anekant: A Journal of Polysemic Thought Special issue on 'General Semantics and Indian Philosophical Thought: A Comparative Approach ,11,-,23 to 30,2019-20 (Spring)
ESL, MALL and Learners’ Autonomy: Exploring the Indian Context, Dr. Mahesh Dey,Modern Trends in English Language Teaching: Placing the Learners in the Spotlight 94-97, 2015
Translation as Recreation: A Commentarry on Jayanta Mahapatra's Translations, Dr. Mahesh Dey, NUANCES: A Journal of Humanistic Enquiry, 3, 1, 04 to 12, 2017
Translating from Odia: Globalizing the Local Culture, Dr. Mahesh Dey, The Quest, New Delhi: Anubhuti Foundation Mission, 31, 1, 103 to 114, 2017
Feminist Perspective in Indian English Women Novels: Appreciating A Matter of Time and The God of Small Things, Dr. Mahesh Dey, NUANCES: A Journal of Humanistic Enquiry, 4, 2, 49 to 62, 2018
Identity and Nationhood in Contemporary Native Canadian Novels in English, Dr. Mahesh Dey, Journal of the Odisha Association for English Studies, 10, 1 62 to 80, 2020
Review Essay on Glimpses of American Literature, Dr. Mahesh Dey, The Literary Criterion, 97 to 101, 2021
Depiction of Personal Power through Language in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth,Dr. Paresh Joshi, Dr. Steffi Mac Joseph,European Academic Research,Volume III,Issue II,13303-1331,02/03/2016
Depiction of Physical Power through Language in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth,Dr. Paresh Joshi, Dr. Steffi Mac Joseph,VIRTUOSO,Volume IV,Issue II,132-137,01/02/2016
The Unsociable Shades of Much Ado About Nothing,Dr. Paresh Joshi,European Academic Research,Vol III,Issue VII,7515-7529,05/10/2015
The Traces of Deformed Thieves of ‘Much Ado About Nothing,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Scholarly Research Journal For Interdisciplinary Studies,Volume III,Issue XIX,687 -698,01/08/2015
Portrayal of Different Shades of Marital Life in The Lost Jewels and Lamb to the Slaughter: A thematic study,Dr. Paresh Joshi,European Academic Research,Volume III,Issue II,2450-4862,01/05/2015
Critical Assessment of Love between Hamlet and Ophelia with Reference to Ophelia’s Situation and Hamlets State of Mind,Dr. Paresh Joshi,European Academic Research,Volume III,Issue I pp.,1212-1227,01/04/2015
Appraisal of Western Chivalry in Eastern Style: A Study of William Blake’s A War Song to the Englishmen in Context of Rasa Theory,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Surabhi International Journal,V0l. IV,Issue IV,PP.118-121,01/03/2015
Aspiring for Social and Political Equality: A Critical Review of the Caste Discrimination in Social and Political Order Depicted in B. Kesharshivam Shool,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Spark International,Volume VII,Issue XIII,67-82,03/02/2015
Cross-Cultural Global Communication in English: Issues of Intelligibility,Dr. Paresh Joshi,VIRTUOSO,Volume IV,Issue II,132-13,01/02/2015
Gandhi a Saint or a Pacifist Politician: A Discourse on Ideological Conflict with Reference to Orwell’s My Reflection Gandhi,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Creative Space,Volume III,Issue I,173-177,03/01/2015
Teaching pronunciation to Gujarati Learner of English: Problems and Solutions,Dr. Paresh Joshi,ELT Voices – India,Volume V,Issue I,12-18,25/02/2015
Role of Communication in Entrepreneurial Success,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Economy and innovation Dynamics for Sustainability,,,154-157,01/01/2015
Relationship between Public and Private Identities Depicted Through Language in Hamlet,Hardik Udeshi, Paresh Joshi,The Global Journal of Literary Studies A Peer Reviewed International Journal,II,III,00,01/09/2016
A Plea for Animal Rights in the Select Short stories of Ruskin Bond,Yathatrth Vaidya, Paresh Joshi,The Global Journal of Literary Studies A Peer Reviewed International Journal,II,III,00,01/09/2016
Reviewing the English Translation of Akoopar,Mihir Dave, Paresh Joshi,Englishes Today A refereed, and Peer-Reviewed International Journal,II,III,00,01/09/2016
The Idea of Region in Regional Literature,Priyaba Sarvaiya, Paresh Joshi,Research Innovator: International Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed Journal,IV,II,1-8,01/04/2017
Avant-garde Literature and the Matter of Enigma with Reference to Language Poetry,Chandravali Talaviya, Paresh Joshi,Sahityasetu, A peer, Reviewed Literary E-journal,x,iv,00,01/06/2020
Strategies for Translating Dialectical Features: A Study of Selected Gujarati Novels in English Translation,Mihir Dave, Paresh Joshi,Vidyayana An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal,IV,III,1-9,01/12/2018
An Overview of History of Translation in the Western World,Mihir Dave, Paresh Joshi,The Creative Launcher An International, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed, E-Journal in English,III,V,00,01/12/2018
The emergence of Tribal Literature in 20th Century,Hardik Udeshi, Paresh Joshi,Vidyayana An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal,IV,II,00,01/10/2018
Narayan’s Kocherathi in the Light of Post-colonialism,Hardik Udeshi, Paresh Joshi,Vidyayana An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal,III,IV,1-8,01/06/2018
“The Making of History of Translation: A Historian’s Discovery of the Past: A Western Context”,Amit Prajapati,Multi Disciplinary Edu Global Quest (MDEGQ) ,4,1,1-21,January-March 2015
“TRANSLATION IN MULTIPLE: MAHĀTMĀ AND MUNSHĪ’S TRANSLATIONS OF NARSINH’S VAISHNAVJAN TO . . . : A (COMPARATIVE) STUDY” ,Amit Prajapati,Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL),3,3,255-260,July-September 2015
“THE RENAISSANCE AS THE REINCARNATION OF INDIA: THE INFLUENCE OF THE WEST ON THE EAST: A BRIEF OVERVIEW”,Amit Prajapati,Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL),3,3,392-399,July-September 2015
“Surat” (Vīr Narmad)Pages ,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),3,4,1-6,July-August 2015.
“THE MAKING OF NARMAD AS A CREATIVE KING OF THE GUJARĀTĪ LITERATURE: A TRIBUTE THROUGH ATTRIBUTES” ,Amit Prajapati,Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL),3,4,238-244,October-December 2015
“THE RENAISSANCE, THE REFORMATION AND THE BRITISH RĀJ IN GUJARĀT: SOME POSITIVE AS WELL AS THE NEGATIVE FINDINGS: A SURVEY”,Amit Prajapati,Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL),3,4,374-377,October-December 2015
“MārīĀnkhe Kankunā Suraj Āthamyā” by Rāvji Patel from Gujarātī into English as “Dirge of Delusive Death” ,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),4,2,26,March April 2016.
“Mane Pānkharnī Bīk Nā Batāvo” by Anīl Joshīfrom Gujarātī into English as “Frighten Me Not, Never!” and got ,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),4,2,27,March April 2016
“Nāgar Nandjīnā Lāl” by Narsīnh Mehtā from Gujarātī into English as “Oh! The Cute Beloved Son of Nandjī”,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),4,2,28,March April 2016
“Vaishnavjana To . . .” by Narsīnh Mehtā from Gujarātī into English as “A True Vaishnavjana . . .”,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),4,2,43,March April 2016
“Zankhā” by Pannā Trīvedīfrom Gujarātī into English as “Yearning”,Amit Prajapati,International Journal of ELT, Linguistics and Comparative Literature (IJELC). (Old Title: Journal of ELT and Poetry),4,2,71-73,March April 2016
“Tyā Sudhī. . .” by Anil Chāvdā from Gujarātī into English as “Up to That. . .”,Amit Prajapati,SAHITYASETU,11,3,--,May June 2021
“Miss Leela Benare as a New Woman in Silence!The court is in Session” by Vijay Tendulkar,Dr Rekha Paresh Parmar,Creative Space: International Journal, refereed and Peer Reviewed International Journal, Multi Lingual and Multi -Disciplinary,I,II,26-29,Jan-March 2015
“Innocent Pleasure in Children’s Short Stories in Gujarati “Come Haya, I Tell You a Story” by Yoseph Macwan,“,Sangharsh/Struggle-e-Journal of Dalit Literary Studies Peer-Reviewed & Refereed International e- journal ,4,2,1-5,April-June 2015
“The Representation of Agony During Partition As Shown in M S Sathyu’s Film “Garm Hawa” ,“,The Literary Herald: an Open-access, International, refereed, e-journal of English Language and Literature,1,1,5-9,June 2015
“Sexual Exploitation in Queen of Black: A Short Story” by Jasumati Parmar,“,Langlit – An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal ,2,1,796-799,Aug 2015
Gender Roles, Equality and Feminine Identity: A Study of ShashiDeshpande’s That Long Silence, AneriArya , Sunil Shah, Vidhyayana An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal, 05, 04, 1-9, 04-02-2020
Eclectic Approach for English Language Teaching: Concept and Considerations, AneriArya , Sunil Shah, Vidhyayana An International Multidisciplinary Research e-Journal, 05, 03, 1-10, 01-12-2019
Use of Drama Based Activities in ELT Classroom, Dipan Bhatt, Sunil Shah, ELT Weekly, 10, 05, 1-10, 05-03-2018
Empowering English Language Skills of Students in Rural Colleges using Web Tools, Sunil Shah, Samiksha: An International Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Research, 06, 1, 0-32, 01-02-2018
Impact of Technology- Enhanced Multimedia Instruction on Language Skills of Engineering Studnets, Shivkumar Singh, Sunil Shah, Research Guru: Online Journal of Multidisciplinary Subjects, 11, 04, 117-122 , 01-03-2018
Using TBLT for Academic Writing : A Study for Evaluating Academic Writing Scenario and Implementing it in Simpler Form, DharmendraBaria, Anil Varsat, Sunil Shah, LanLit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal, 05, 04, 22-27, 01-05-2019
PEffectiveness Of Web Tool (Read Theory.Org) In Improving Reading Skills Of Esl Learners At Tertiary Level, ShafikabanuKhatib, Sunil Shah, LangLit, 7, 2, 139-150, 01-11-2020
A Fulltime Queen and an Accidental Travel Writer: Nandkunwarba and her tryst with the first travel narrative by women in Gujarati ,Mihir Mori,Sahityasetu,,05,,October 2021

Books / Chapters

My Champa's Husband,Dr. Rakesh Desai,New Delhi: National Book Trust,First,2017,978-81-237-8016-0
Trial Room,Dr. Rakesh Desai,Ahmedabad: Parshva Publications,First,2020,978-93-84748-21-0
“Healing the Self and Reclaiming the Native Space: Reading Three Contemporary Native Canadian Novels in English”,Dr. Mahesh Dey,NewDelhi: Authors Press ,First,2018,978-93-87281-72-1
"Understanding the Theory of Metanarrative",Dr. Mahesh Dey,NewDelhi: Authors Press,First,2019,978-93-88859-31-8
Impact of Technology Enabled Material on Language Skills of Engineers,Shivkumar Singh, Sunil Shah,Lambert Academic Publishing,1,September, 2019,978-613-8-32561-1
BAOU Study Books , Compulsory English TYBA Chapter : Academic and Official Writings Dos and Don’ts,Sunil Shah,BAO University,NA(Chapter),January, 2019,978-93-89456-11-0
Web 2.O tools in ELT Classroom,Avadhuta Patel , Sunil Shah,H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research , Anand, Gujarat,NA(Chapter),December, 2020,978-81-931777-1-6

Presentations

“Memory as a landscape: Contemporary response to Partition ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Understanding the Trauma: Revisiting the Partition”,National,10-11 February, 2015,UGC Seminar, held by Dept. of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
“Narmad’s Dandiyo (1864-69): Formations of Canon and Community” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Theorizing Little Magazine Movements in India”,National,13-14 March, 2015 ,UGC SAP DRS-II, Dept. English, M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
“From Calamity to Communion: Anthropocene in Gujarati Fiction” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“The Wider Significance of Nature”,International,20-23 December, 2015,The Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, and Departments of English and History
“Text as History: Translating a nineteenth-century Gujarati Essay” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Theorizing [a] translation: Texts and Contexts”,International,09-10 February, 2016,Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, in academic collaboration with Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda
“Materiality as identity: A reading of Seamus Heaney’s Poetry” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Materialities: Objects, Matter, Things”,International,18-21 December, 2016,Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda, and Department of English, Doon University, Dehradun
“W ords, words, words”: Locating Korzybski’s thought in literary discourse” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Alfred Korzybski’s Thought: Linguistic, Philosophical and Pedagogical Implications”,International,18-19 January, 2017,Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat, and Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda
“Beyond ‘the cackling of metaphysics’: Korzybski’s and Gandhi’s ideas of truth” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Gandhi and Time-Binding: Interface between Principles and Practices”,National,23-24 January, 2018,Balwant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Vadodara, & Institute of Policy Research and International Studies, The M. S. university of Baroda, Vadodara
“Translation: its scope and practice” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Translating Gujarati Literature into English: Practices and Approaches”,National,22-23 March, 2018,Gujarat Sahitya Academy, Gandhinagar, and UGC SAP DRS II, Department of English, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
“Surviving Lear and Parolles: Scope for Humanities and Social Sciences in Contemporary Times” ,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“The Future of Humanities in the 21st Century”,International,24-25 March, 2018,School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Auro University, Surat
“Being Particular in/ about General Semantics: Some reflections,”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“General Semantics in India: Prospects and Possibilities” ,National,10-11 March, 2019, Balwant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda
“Non-identity in Alfred Korzybski’s and J. Krishnamurti’s thoughts”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“General Semantics and Indian Philosophical Thought: A Comparative Approach”,National,11-12 February 2020 ,Balwant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Other Human Sciences, Baroda
“Sahitya thi sahityikta taraf: Suresh Joshi nu saindhhantik Vivechan”,Dr. Rakesh Desai,“Suresh Joshi Shatabdi Mahotsv”,International,19-20 March, 2021,Department of Gujarati, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat
“Science Fiction as Literary Discourse : Some Pedagogical Observations.”,Dr. Mahesh Dey,Science fiction,National Seminar,22-23-09-2016,Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
“Healing the self and reclaiming the Native Space: Three contemporary Canadian Novels in English”,Dr. Mahesh Dey,“Claiming the Difference : Literatures and Cultures”,International Conference,26-28-10-2016,Mizoram University, Aizwal
“Korzybski an General Semantics : How to Differentiate it from Semantics?” ,Dr. Mahesh Dey,“Alfred Korzybski’s Thought : Linguistic, Pedagogical and Philosophical Implications,International Conference,18-19-01-2017,Department of English, veer Narmad South Gujarat University and Balvant Parekh Centre for General Semantics and Human Sciences, Baroda
Voices,International,29/30-3-2018,C. U. Shah University, Surendranagar
Inevitability Multidisciplinarity,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Inevitability of Transdisciplinarity,National,31-08-2019,Dharmendrasinhji College Rajkot
Communication Skills,Dr. Paresh Joshi,Igniting the Spark of Communication,Regional,21-02-2019,Pacific School of Engineering, surat
“Women’s Victimization through Partition: Manto’s Literary Catharsis”,Amit Prajapati,“Understanding the Trauma: Revisiting the Partition” ,National,10-11 February, 2015,Organized by Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat at the V. N. S. G. University Campus, Surat.
“ “Representation of History through Society in the Selected Novels of K. M. Munshi” ,Amit Prajapati,“Munshinā Sahityamā Sāmājik Sandarbh”,National,30 December, 2015,Organized by the Department of Gujarati, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat at the V. N. S. G. University Campus, Surat.
“ “Translation: Interdependence of Theory and Practice” ,Amit Prajapati,“Theorizing [a] translation: Texts and Contexts”,National,09-10 February, 2016,Organized by the Department of English, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat in collaboration with Forum on Contemporary Theory, Baroda during, at the V. N. S. G. University Campus, Surat
“ “Translating as an Art of Comparing: Translation Studies and Comparative Literature as Twins” ,Amit Prajapati,“Comparative Literature: Expanding Horizons”,National,13-14 February, 2016,Organized by the Department of Comparative Literature, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat during, at the V. N. S. G. University Campus, Surat.
The Representation of Agony during Partition as shown in M S Sathyu’s film Garm Hawa,Dr Rekha Paresh Parmar,UGC National Seminar on Understanding the Trauma: Revisiting Partition,National,10-11th Feb, 2015,Department of English, VNSGU, Surat 395007
Sexual Exploitation in ‘Queen of Black’ – A Short Story by Jasumati Parmar”,“,“Contribution of Contemporary Women Writiers”,“,28th March, 2015,Daman Government College, Daman, Gujarat, India
“Portrayal of Dalit women in Selected Hindi Films – ‘Bandit Queen’ and ‘Bawandar”,“,Department of Sociology, MSW Programme, Indian Sociological Society: RC 10 Gender Studies, VNSGU, Surat,“,27 & 28th Oct, 2015,Department of Economics, VNSGU, Surat 395007
“A Critical Study of Stigma of Untouchability in Harish Mangalam’s Selected Short Stories”,“,“Comparative Literature: Expanding Horizons”,“,13-14th Feb, 2016,Department of Comparative Literature, VNSGU, Surat 395007
“ Dr Ambedkar: The Messiah of the Dalits” - Author’s Name: Dr Rekha Paresh Parmar - “In the Memory of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar –Natioanal - 14th April, 2016 – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
”Status and Role of Women in Tribal Society” – Author’s name - Dr Rekha Paresh Parmar –“Adivasi Communities: Understanding Relationships between Culture, Literature and Languages – National –30-31st March, 2017–School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies and Bhasha Research and Publications Centre, Vadodara.
”The Depiction of Caste-system and Inter-caste Marriage in Vijay Tendulkar’s Kanyadan” – Author’s Name – Dr Rekha Paresh Parmar – “Two-Days International Conference on the Journey of Indian Languages: Perspectives on Culture and Society” – International –14-15th October, 2017–Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Jyotirmay Parisar, S G Highway, Chhrodi, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Inclusive Education and ELT: Outlook and Practice for the Visually Impaired Learners,AneriArya , Sunil Shah,Virtual International Conference,International,28-06-2020,Online
ELT in India ,Sunil Shah,31st International Conference “ Interpretig Indo-Canadian Echoes of Voices,International,29-03-2018,C U Shah University, Surendranagar
Impact of Technology-Enhanced Multimedia Instruction on Language Skills of Engineering Students,Shivkumar Singh, Sunil Shah,International Conference on The Journey of Indian Languages: Perspectives on Culture and Society,International,14-10-2017,BAOU, Ahmedabad
Teaching Academic Writing in The Indian Classroom,Anna Sacha, Sunil Shah,International Conference on The Journey of Indian Languages: Perspectives on Culture and Society,International,14-10-2017,BAOU, Ahmedabad
Using Sitcoms as an Authentic Material in the Language Teaching,AneriArya , Sunil Shah,ICSSR Sponsored International Conference-2020,International,12-02-2020,Amroli, Surat
Mobile Technology and Teaching English to ESL Students: The Case of Gujarat,Sunil Shah,Virtual International Conference,International,28-06-2020,Online
Teaching Academic Writing in the Indian Classroom,Anna Sacha, Sunil Shah,National Seminar on Exploring ELT: Innovative Strategies in Pedagogy,National,23-02-2018,VNSGU, Surat
Digital Tools: Augmenting Teaching and Learning in ELT Classroom,RaeesaUsmani, Sunil Shah,National Conference Post Pedagogy in English Classroom,National,07-02-2020,H M Patel Institute, Anand
Web 2.0 Tools: An Approach for Enhancing Writing Skills of ESL Learners,Avadhuta Patel , Sunil Shah,National Conference on Post Method Pedagogy in English Classroom,National,08-02-2020,H M Patel Institute, Anand
Teaching English through Edmodo at Tertiary Level: Students' Perception,Avadhuta Patel , Sunil Shah,ELT Summit 2020,International,28-06-2020,Online
Needs of English in the field of Allied Health Sciences,MehulAgrawal, Sunil Shah,ELT Summit 2020,International,28-06-2020,Online
Effectiveness of Webtools in ImprovingReading Skills of ESL Learners at Tertiary Level,ShafikabanuKhatib, Sunil Shah,Online International Conference on Innovative Trends in Language , Literature, Culture and Onlline Education,International,24-07-2020,Online
Theorizing [a] translation: Texts and Contexts entitled Travel (writing) as an inherent act of Translation: A study of early Gujarati Travel Narratives & Literature related to Travel,Mihir Mori,,International,10/02/2016,V.N.S.G.U Surat
Travel as a mode of Constituting Colonial Modernity in the Nineteenth century Gujarati,Mihir Mori,National Conference on Between History and Literature: Enquiries into Colonial Modernity,International,19/03/2019,Central University of Hyderabad
Mind scaping the trope of Travel in Nineteenth Century Gujarati,Mihir Mori,Cartographies of Understanding/ Imagining: Explorations into Travel Narratives,International,24/01/2019,Amrita University, Kochi

Details since 2015

Minor Research Project,
Title : Mobile Techologies, Everday Practices and Teaching-Learning of English in Gujarat
Team Member : Dr. S.S. Shah
Funding Agency : British Council
Duration : 1-4-2019 to 31-03-2020
Status : Completed
Minor Research Project,
Title : Travel Writing as translating culture: A study of Gujarati Travel writing from 1960 to 1910
Project Coordinator : Dr. M.B. Mori
Funding Agency : UGC
Duration : 2015 to 2017
Status : Completed

Details since 2015

Significance of English for the science students,Invited talk ,Sir P. T. Sarvajanik College of Science, Surat,11 August, 2015
Sahitya ane Cinema antarsambandh,Karyshibir,M. D. Gramseva Mahavidyalaya, Gujarat Vidhyapith Sadra,08/03/2018 to 10/03/2018
Virginia Woolf’s A Room of one's Own,“Mane Gamtu Pustak Vartalap”,Shri Sayaji Vaibhav Sarvajanik Pustkalay ane Shri Narendr Hiralal Parekh Gnandham, Navsari,30/12/2017
Language Issue in India: A Look at the Constituent Assembly Debates,IVth lecture of the series,Centre for Social Studies, Surat ,24/11/2019
“Translation: Bridging the Self and the Other”,“Translation Theory and Praxis Workshop”,Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat, Department of Education, Government of Gujarat, Ahmedabad ,15/04/2019
“Emerging issues in English Studies,” ,the International Conference on “Emerging Issues in Development for Future Generations”,J. Z. Shah & H. P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat,13/02/2020
Gujarati Sahityama Nariwadi Abhigam: Vrginiya Vulf Krut "A Room of one's Own",Gujarati Sahitya Parisad ,Patel Raman Bros. Arts & Patel Gopalbhai Ranchhodji Commerce College "Kalyanji Education Academy", Bardoli,23/09/2021
“Claiming the Difference: Literatures and Clutures” International Seminar, Department of English, Pondicherry University, 22/09/2016 to 23/09/2016
Claiming the Difference: Literatures and Cultures National seminar Science Fiction, Department of English, Mizoram University, 26/10/2016 to 28/10/2016
Canadian Native Women Novels: Narratives of Colonial Consciousness National seminar, The Odisha Association For English Studies Balasore, Odisha, 24/03/2019
Postcolonialism Now International workshop School of Liberal and Human Sciences, Auro University, Surat, 21/02/2019 to 23/02/2019
Developing in International Pedagogy workshop Dryden Building, Nottingham trend University, 30/11/2018
Emerging issues in Language, Literature and Cultural Development, International conference, J. Z. Shah Arts & H.P. Desai Commerce College, Amroli, Surat, 12/02/2020 to 13/02/2020
Problems and Prospects of Teaching and Learning English Language & Literature Through Online in the Present Situation during this ongoing COVID – 19, International webinar, BhawanipurAnchalik College, Bhawanipur, Barpeta, Assam, 20/08/2020
Sexual Abuse and Domenstic Violence Against Indian Women in Literatutre and Society, National Webinar Department of English, Pattamundai College, Pattamundai, 15/11/2020
Multidisciplinary Approches to Folklife: Challenges and Perspectives Part- II, National Webinar Department of Modern Indian Languages And Literary Studies, University Of Delhi, Delhi, 19/11/2020 to 21/11/2020
Ecocriticism,Faculty Development Programme,Ahmedabad,05/04/2019
Phonetics and Pronunciation,Students Training,Rajkot,22/03/2019
Ignite the Spark of Communication,Students Training,Surat,21/02/2019
Research on Emerging Context of English as an International Language,Students Training,Ahmedabad,28/12/2018
Can We Create World-Class Universities in India?,Students Training,Bhavnagar,25/11/2018
Pronunciation Proficiency for Professional Success,Student Training,Rajkot,29/10/2018
Accent Neutralization,Student Training,Surat,10/10/2018
Communication Skills,Inspire Science Camp,Patan,20/09/2018
Strategies for Learning language,Student Training,Savarkundla,25/08/2018
Goal Setting and Time Management,Inspire Science Camp,Rajkot,13/07/2018
Interpreting Indo-Canadian Ethos,International Conference on Interpreting Indo-Canadian Ethos,Surendranagar,29/03/2018
International Intelligibility in English,International Conference on Interpreting Indo-Canadian Ethos,Vallabh Vidyanagar,02/02/2018
Importance of Communication in Teaching,Faculty Development Programme,Rajkot,27/11/2017
Communication Skills- Verbal Non-Verbal,International conference on The Journey of Indian Languages: Perspectives on Culture and Society,Rajkot,22/10/2016
New Directives of the API,New Directives of the API,Ahmedabad,04/08/2016
International Intelligibility in English: The Pronunciation Paradox,A Series of Expert Sessions,Vallabh Vidya Nagar,16/01/2021
Communication Skills as 21st Century Skill,AICTE sponsored STTP,Gandhinagar,03/02/2021
Academic Writing,4th Online Faculty Induction Programme (Guru-Dakshta),Vallabh Vidya Nagar,03/02/2021
Women in Shakespeare,International Literary Parley,Netrang Bharuch,06/01/2021
Networking Tools and Online Teaching Multiple Possibilities,Online Multidesciplinary International Conference,Rajkot,28/11/2020
Introduction to Revised Accreditation Framework,Invited Talk,Surat,06/11/2020
Academic Writing for Educators,4th Online Faculty Induction Programme (Guru-Dakshta),Vallabh Vidya Nagar,29/09/2020
Communication Skills for Educators,4th Online Faculty Induction Programme (Guru-Dakshta),Vallabh Vidya Nagar,29/09/2020
Online Teaching: The New Normal,Webinar on engaging learners in Online Remote Teaching,Gandhinagar,24/11/2020
Integrating Various tech tools in online teaching,Webinar on engaging learners in Online Remote Teaching,Gandhinagar,24/09/2020
Academic Writing A,4th Online Faculty Induction Programme (Guru-Dakshta),Vallabh Vidya Nagar,04/09/2020
Communication Skills A,4th Online Faculty Induction Programme (Guru-Dakshta),Vallabh Vidya Nagar,04/09/2020
Pandemics and Literature,National Level Webinar,Ganjoti,05/08/2020
Lockdown Literature: An Indian Perspective,Two-day International Conference on Innovative Trends in Language, Literature, Culture and E-education,Vadodara,24/07/2020
Role of Literature and Journalism during COVID 19 Pandemic: Paradigm Shifts,National Level Webinar Role of Literature and Journalism during COVID 19 Pandemic: Paradigm Shifts,Rahtak,09/07/2020
Blended Learning and ELT,ELT SUMMIT 2020,Gandhinagar,27/07/2020
Techno-culture and Literature,National Webinar,Bharuch,11/05/2020
Research on Emerging Context of English as an International Language A,Two Weeks National Level Workshop on Research Methodology,Rhenok, Gangtok,14/02/2020
Networking in Teaching Online,Training Programme for Online Teaching and Assessment,Vallabh Vidya Nagar,11/06/2020
Art of Academic Writing,Scientific Research Writing,Navasari,22/08/2018
Academic Writing Skills,Student Enhancement Programme,CHARUSAT University,18-02-2019
Academic Writing,National Level Workshop on ELT,H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research,02-02-2019
Academic Writing,Student Enhancement Programme,CHARUSAT University,16-08-2018
Research Methodology,Student Enhancement Programme,H M Patel Institute of English Training and Research,28-08-2018
Scientific Research Writing,Student Enhancement Programme,Department of Extension Education, N M College of Agriculture, NAU, Navsari,23-08-2018
Planning Workshop for Teacher Training Programme,Teacher Training Programme,H. M. Patel Career Development Centre,22-06-2018
Academic-Writing,97th Orientation Programme,UGC HRDC, Gujarat University,18-01-2019
Academic Writing,97th Orientation Programme,UGC HRDC, Gujarat University,18-01-2019
Academic Writing and Referencing,National Webinar,Anand Arts College, Anand,09-06-2020
Designing and Implementation of Training Programmes,Workshop for Developing Teacher Training Module,Career Development Centre, CVM Univeristy,19-07-2019
Academic Writing.,Workshop for Research Scholars,NMCA, Navsari Agricultural University,15-04-2020
APA Style Sheet for Referencing,Workshop for Research Scholars,NMCA, NavsariAgricultural University,17-04-2020
English for Specific Purposes and Learning Theories,Expert Lecture for MA ELT Students,H M Patel Institue of English Training and Reserch,13-01-2020
Developing English Language Proficiency,Orientation Programme for Engineering Students,BVM Engineering College, Anand,29-07-2019
Developing Soft Skills,Expert Lecture for students of BMCST,BhagwanMahavir College of Science and Technology,23-07-2019
Continuing Professional Development,Workshop for Faculty Members of Vaso Education Society,Vaso Education Trust,01-07-2019
English and Communication Skillls,Expert Lecture for Students,CHARUSAT,09-12-2019
Blended Learning,Online Teaching and Assessment Tools for Teachers,Career Development Centre, CVM Univeristy,16-07-2020
Blended Learning.,Online Teaching and Assessment Tools for Teachers,Career Development Centre, CVM Univeristy,23-07-2020
Blended Learning..,Online Teaching and Assessment Tools for Teachers,Career Development Centre, CVM Univeristy,14-07-2020
Writing Literature Review , Research Paper and Abstract,PhD Course Work,Department of Biosciences,03-03-2021

Details since 2015

Gautam Radha Sarveshkumar,Ph.D.,“Representation of History: A Study of the Partition Event in the Selected Novels”,Awarded,April, 2015
Krishna I. Patel,Ph.D.,“Engagement in History in Seamus Heaney’s Poetry”,Awarded,April, 2016
Parmar Nareshkumar Arakhabhai,Ph.D.,"Social Dimension of the Short Stories by Khushwant Singh, Manohar Malgonkar and Manoj Das",Awarded,November, 2016
Desai Sapna Madhav,M.Phil,"Terrorism in Children's Literature: A Study of Paro Anand's No Guns At My Son's Funeral And Weed",Awarded,April, 2017
Surti Imran Abdulkader,Ph.D.,"Representation of Holocaust and Partition: A Study of Select Texts",Awarded,July, 2017
Patel Sonal Naginbhai,Ph.D.,"A Critical Study of Badal Sicar's Concept of the Third Theatre with reference to his dramatic works",Awarded,September, 2017
Mehta Divya Ankur ,Ph.D.,"Existentialist Themes in Indian Drama in English Translation",Awarded,July, 2018
Vyas Yatin Prakashchandra,Ph.D.,"A. K. Ramanujan and Pablo Neruda: A Comparative Study of Their Poetry",Awarded,September, 2019
Karthika V.P.,Ph.D.,“Voice(s) of the Marginalized: A Reading of Transgender Autobiographies”,Pursuing
Desai Sapna Madhav,Ph.D.,“Gender Issues in Children’s Literature: A Study of Select Texts”,pursuing
Jagdishbhai Vihabhai Solanki, Ph.D., "Postcolonial Concerns in Wole Soyinka’s Plays: A Critical Study", Awarded, 2017
Dharaben Nikhilkumar Rawal, Ph.D., "Lexicography and Corpus Linguistics: A Study of theCOBUILD PROJECT and SomeRecommendations for the Corpus Generation of Indian Languages", Awarded, 2017
Purohit Bhavin Kishorchandra, Ph.D., "Contemporary Indian Dalit Women and Hijra Autobiographical Narratives: A Study of SubalternIdentity", Awarded, 2019
Patel Veenakumari Motibhai, Ph.D., "The Novels of Kamala Markandaya: A Study of Indian Diaspora", Awarded, 2020
Hiral Sukhanand Chaudhari, Ph.D., "The Application of ICT Tools for Learning English and Communication Skills: A case Study of Undergraduate Engineering Learners", Awarded, 2020
Kinjal Desai , Ph.D. Pursuing
Ashish Gamit , Ph.D. Pursuing
Manish Malkani, Ph.D. Pursuing
Vaidya Yatharth Nalinbhai,Ph.D.,"Environmental Concerns in Ruskin Bond’s Select Short Stories: An Ecocritical Study",Awarded,2018
Priyaba Sarvaiya,Ph.D.,"Regionalism in the works of Thomas Hardy and Zaverchand Meghani: A Comparative Study.",Awarded,2018
Sutariya Chirag Kalubhai,Ph.D.,"Ecocritical Study of Moby Dick, The Old Man and the Sea, Life of Pi, and Hungry Tide",Awarded,2018
Mr. Mihirkumar Kishorchandra Dave,Ph.D.,"Strategies for Translating Dialectical Features: A Study of Selected Gujarati Novels in English Translation ",Awarded,2019
Yusufzay Imran Khan Mohammed Yusuf Khan,Ph.D.,"Teaching Communication Skill in English to the Engineering Students in Saurashtra.",Awarded,2018
Udeshi Hardik Mahendrabhai,Ph.D.,"Tribal Concerns in selected Bengali, Odiya, Malayalam And Gujarati Novels In English: An Ethnographic Reading.",Awarded,2019
Mac Steffi Joseph,Ph.D.,"Use of Language by Shakespeare in his Tragedies",Awarded,2018
Chandravali Talaviya ,Language Poetry: An Extremities of Avant-garde in Post-modern Poetry ,2018,perusing
Dhara Desai,DESIGNING NEED BASED SYLLABUS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH CURRICULUM OF VNSGU,2018,perusing
Dipesh Patel,A study of Surrealism in Haruki Murakami’s Selected Works,2019,perusing
Vrunda Joshi ,A Psychoanalytical approach to the use of Indian myths: A reading of Amish Tripathi’s Selected Novels,2019,perusing
Parag Dave,The Depiction of Crime and Violence in the Graphic Novels of Alan Moore,2021,perusing
Ujas Pandya,A Translation of Selected essays from Jhaverchabd Meghani’s ‘Paribraman’ from Gujarati into English with Critical Introduction ,2021,perusing
Riya Shah,Depiction of Queer Sensibility in selected Verse Novels ,2021,perusing
Shah Mukti B.,Ph. D.,Enhancing Communication Skills of the UG Students Using Digital English Language Laboratory,Pursuing ,March 2015
Dave Urvashi H.,Ph. D.,Translation of Selected Surrealistic Poems by Gulam Mohammed Sheikh and Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta into English and their Evaluation ,Pursuing ,March 2015
Desai Deepa M,Ph. D.,Adaptation: A Journey from Text to Screen of Some Hindi Films: An Exploration,Pursuing ,November 2016
Faldu Mital L.,Ph. D.,Subjective Dimension: Reshaping Indian Mythology,Pursuing ,November 2016
Chauhan Prashant M.,Ph. D.,Translation of Himanshi Shelat’s Novel Aathamo Rang from Gujarati into English with a Critical Analysis,Pursuing ,November 2016
Solanki Pradip,Ph. D.,Translation of Gujarati Plays Aa Manas Madrasi Lage Chhe (This Man Seems to be Madrasi) and Khagras (Eclipse) by Sitanshu Yashaschandra into English with Critical Introduction,Pursuing ,June 2018
Bhoi Darshana,Ph D,Psychoanalytical Approach to Totalitarianism in the Selected Novels.,Pursuing
Charudhari Harun,Ph D,Impacts of Science and Religion on Human Life in Selected Novels,Pursuing
Das Amrita,Ph D,“Re-defining Women Subjectivity and Individuality: A Study of Githa Hariharan’s Novels from the Theoretical Perspective of Luce Irigary,Pursuing
Nagrecha Smita, Ph D, A Critical Study of the Autobiographies of P T Usha, M C Mary Kom, Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza, Pursuing
Nayee Dipali,Ph D, Critical Study of Selected Indian Science Fiction , Pursuing
Prajapati Sunil, Ph D, Representation of New Woman: A Feministic Study of the Select works of Manju Kapur, Shobha De and Namita Gokhale, Pursuing
Dipan P Bhatt,Ph.D,Effectiveness of Drama Based Activities to Develop Speaking Skills of ESL Learners at Tertiary Level,Awarded,07/08/2018
Dharmendrakumar R Baria,Ph.D,Effectiveness of a Task Based Language Enrichment Programme to Develop Academic Writing Skillls of ESL Learners,Awarded,18/07/2020
Annaashirvadita E Sacha,Ph.D,Corpus Analysis of Language in ELT Research in India,Awarded,18/12/2018
Shivkumar Singh,Ph.D,Impact of Technology Enhanced Multimedia Instruction on Language Skills of Engineering Students,Awarded,10/05/2018
Raeesabegam J Usmani,Ph.D,Augmenting Writing Skills of ESL Learners at Tertiary Level ,Pursuing
Avadhuta R Patel,Ph.D,Using E Learing to Develop Language Skills of ESL Learners at Tertiary Level,Pursuing
Mehulkumar A Agrawal,Ph.D,Preparation and Try out of a need based ESP Course for Paramedical Students,Pursuing
AneriRahulbhaiArya,Ph.D,A Critical Study of Construction and Representation of Disability in Selected Contemporary Indian Fiction,Pursuing
Krupaben R Limbachiya,Ph.D,An Echo Critical Study in the Selected Works of Ruskin Bond,Pursuing
Dhara Desai ,M.Phil,Travel Across Cultures: A Critical Study of selected Travelogues of Samanth Subramanian and Bishwanath Ghosh,Awarded ,May, 2016
RaeesaUsmani,M.Phil,A Critical Study of Sikandar Begum’s A Pilgrimage to Mecca and Richard Burton’s Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Madinah and Meccah,Awarded,January, 2018
Viraj Desai ,P.hD,Critiquing translations; a critique of English translations of HimanshiShelat,Pursuing,2019
Arti Triklani,P.hD,A Diachronic Study of Selection Graphic narratives from 2001 to 2010. ,Pursuing
Kinnari Patel ,P.hD,Fictionalizing History: A Critical Study of Selected works of K. M. Munshi ,Pursuing

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Dr. Mahesh K. Dey

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Dr. Amitkumar R. Prajapati

Dr. Paresh B. Joshi Professor View Profile

Dr. Paresh B. Joshi

Dr. Sunilkumar S. Shah Professor View Profile

Dr. Sunilkumar S. Shah

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Dr Rekha P. Parmar

Dr. Mihir Mori Assistant Professor View Profile

Dr. Mihir Mori

Infrastructure & Resources

Classrooms

The department is having three classrooms. All the classrooms are equipped with internet connectivity and AV facilities.

Seminar Hall

A seminar hall facilitates the department to conduct various academic and other events in the department. This is the center to showcase the talents of the students of the department.

Departmental Library

To fulfill the needs of students, faculties and technical staff, the department is having it’s own library in addition to the central library of the University. The department has nearly 3074 books & number of CDs on various subject of English Language and literature.

Library

To fulfil the needs of students and faculties, the department is having it’s own library in addition to the central library of the University. The department has nearly 3074 books & number of CDs on various subject of English Language and literature.

Library Content

Books : 3074+

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2203145

Address

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
Department of English,
Humanities Building,
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Gujarat- India

E-Mail

mpdey@vnsgu.ac.in, office.den@vnsgu.ac.in