A. Basic Information: DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (Profile updated on 1 st Aug. 2015) Name: Nalini Xavier Educational Qualification: M.A, B.Ed., M.Phil. Designation: Associate Professor and HOD Dept. of English Teaching Experience: 28 Years (Since 1987 till date) B. Academic Profile: B.1 Positions Held 2008-09: Associate Editor and Executive Editor of the College Magazine; 2012-13: Associate Editor of the College Golden Jubilee Souvenir; 2010-2013: Member of the BoS for three years (BoS UG- UoM); 2009-10 and 2012-13: Member of the BoE UG UoM; 2009-11: Member of BoS JSS College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Mysore; 2014-17 Member BoS English, St. Philomena s College (Autonomous), Mysore; 2004- till date Staff Coordinator of the Department Newsletter "TERETEL" ; B.2 Symposia, Seminars and Events Organized: 2005: Coordinated and directed Anton Chekov s play, The Proposal for the College Day, Jan. 2005;
2007: Coordinated and directed B.Shaw s play, Pygmalion for the College Day, Jan. 2007; 2009: Coordinated a Symposium cum Workshop on Creative Writing with Prof. Saros Cowasjee and Prof. A.S.Dasan as Resource Persons at Teresian College, Mysore Feb. 2009; 2009: Coordinated a literary-cultural/ interdisciplinary programme, titled A Peep into Malgudi and a Glimpse of Mughal Durbar, organized as a collaborative venture between the Dept. of English and the Dept. of History, Teresian College, Mysore, Oct. 2009; 2012: Organized an Orientation Programme on Translation in coordination with the Dept. of Hindi and in collaboration with NTM-CIIL, Mysore, 9 th to 12 th Oct. 2012; 2013: Coordinated one-day event, A Day with Dickens to commemorate 200 th anniversary of Charles Dickens; 2014: Co- ordinated one well attended Spoken English Course for the support Staff of the College in association with Sapience Academy, Mysore; 2014: Co-ordinated a virtual tour Around the World in Two Hours in association with the department of History World Tourism day 15.3.2014; 2014: Coordinated the Launch of a Book Club at the College 20.3.2014; 2014: Coordinated the launch of Teretel (College) Newsletter, 7 th April, 2014; 2014: Organized and coordinated an Educational Visit to British Council Library, Bangalore, for all the Major English Students and Faculty of the College, 26 th Aug., 2014; 2015: Convener of the UGC - sponsored National Seminar on Postcolonial Aesthetic Experience: Exploring the Dialectical Nature of Postcolonial Texts Feb. 27 and 28, 2015; B.3 Seminars Attended and Papers Presented: 1995 Participated in a State-level Seminar on Ways of Eliciting Improved Response from Students in the Study of English Language and
Literature, organized by the Regional Joint-Directorate of Collegiate Education, Mysore, at Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, One day, Sept.1995; 1999 Participated in a National Seminar on Makers of Indian English Literature, organized by Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, and Central Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, Four Days, June, 1999; 2004: Participated in a National Seminar on Trends in Literature at Dhvanyaloka, Mysore, 8 th and 9 th November, 2004; 2005 Co-author: Paper Presented: Cultural Similarities Between Spain and India in an International Seminar on Multicultural Spain organized in the University of Mysore in collaboration with University of Terragona, Spain: July, 2005; 2005 Co-author: Paper Presented: The Making of Mulk Raj Anand in an International Conference on Mulk Raj Anand and the Early Indian English Novel organized by Osmania University: Dec.2005. 2008: Attended a Workshop on Testing and Evaluation at NTS - CIIL, Mysore. Jan. 2008; 2008: Attended a programme on Stress Management in Academic Career at Pushpashram - Institute of Philosophy and Religion, Mysore, August, 2008; 2008: Participated in a workshop on Innovative Methods of Teaching English Language at Maharani s Arts College, Mysore; 2008; Attended a Workshop on Human Rights Education at Teresian College, Mysore; 2014: Participated in a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Writing the Feminine: Contemporary Cross-cultural Women Writers at St. Mary s College for Women (Autonomous), Tuticorin, T.N. India on 10 th and 11 th Jan. 2014. 2015: Participated and chaired a session in a UGC-sponsored National Seminar on Subaltern Voices at Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Nagarkoil, Tamil Nadu, 5 th and 6 th March, 2015;
B.4 Publication of Papers and Book Reviews: 2005: Keeping Mulk Raj s Heritage Alive. Deccan Herald: Sunday Herald, December 18, 2005. Online: http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec182005/finearts14274720 051216.asp 2005: Diffusing the Heritage of Anand s Artistic Humanim. Published as an Introduction to the booklet, Lokayata: Mulk Raj Anand Centre, New Delhi, 2005; 2006: Book Review: Gateway of Heaven. Novel by Roy Barman. Littcrit, Dec. 2006. Vol. 32: 1 and 2; 2008: Ethos of Human Connectivity: R.K. Narayan and his Legacy in the Recent Indian Fiction. The Literary Criterion, 2008. 2009: Creativity in New Literatures: The Milieu of Language in the Recent Indian English Fiction. New Literatures in English: Proceedings of the National Seminar Edited by VS. Joseph Albert and S. John Peter Joseph. St. Xavier s College (Autonomous), Playamkottai, Tamilnadu. 2011: Book Review: Frying Pan and Other Stories (Short Stories) by Raja (R.Subramony), Mumbai: Frog Books, 2011. The Literary Criterion, Vol. XI:VI, 2011. B.5 Other Academic and Curricular Activities: Setting Question Papers as and when invited by both the UoM and a few other Degree Colleges (Autonomous); Actively involved in promoting Literary Clubs / Performing Select Plays / organizing certain other Cultural programmes and activities so facilitate students and Faculty as well to showcase and develop their artistic talents; Compere and Master of Ceremony for College Programmes B.6 UGC-granted Minor Project:
2013-14: Project: Capacity Building towards English Language Proficiency Among Undergraduate Learners through Co-operative Learning Methods. Amount Sanctioned: Rs. 1,25,000.oo --On going Project C. Outreach Extension Activities (Social Involvement) Associated, as a resource person, with Shukrodaya Academy for HRD, an NGO, for proficiency-related capacity building for varied competencies; Serving as Hon. Secretary of Shukrodaya Animation Society, focusing on education of needy children, especially children from broken homes since past several years; Served as Presiding Officer for three Elections in Karnataka State.