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Dr. Indu B.

Chairperson , English, School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Amritapuri | Assistant professor (Selection grade), English, School of Arts, Humanities & Commerce, Amritapuri

Qualification: B.Ed., MA, MPhil, Ph.D, SET, SLET
indub@am.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Gender Studies, Spiritual Literature, Indian Writing in English

Bio

Dr Indu B, (Assistant Professor, Selection grade), currently serves as the Chairperson of the Dept of English. She joined Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham in 2005. Prior to joining Amrita, she worked as a Guest Lecturer in +2 level in Govt. Moyan Model Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Palakkad during 2002-2004.

Education

  • September 2015: Ph D. 
    Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
    Title of the Thesis: Philosophical Visions in the Poems of Sree Narayana Guru and Sri Aurobindo
  • May 2001: M. Phil. English
    Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
  • 1999: M. A. English
    Calicut University,
  • April, 2002: B.Ed. English
    Calicut University
  • 2001: SLET (State level Eligibility Test for Lectureship),
    Govt. of Tamil Nadu G.O(2D)No12dt.02.08.2001, UGC’s Letter No F.&-7/90(NET) dt19-3-2002 Passed, August 2002
  • December 2002: SET (State Eligibility Test for Higher Secondary Education, Kerala)
Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2023

Social Exclusion and Urban Ecogothic in the Novel Djinn Patrolon the Purple Line

Cite this Research Publication : Anakha Binod, Anjali Krishnan, Dr Indu B “Social Exclusion and Urban Ecogothic in the Novel Djinn Patrolon the Purple Line”, UGC Care journal, Special Issue, Anhad Lok 2023.

Year : 2023

Beyond the Gender Dynamics: Understanding Sexuality and Gender in A Gift of Goddess Lakshmi

Cite this Research Publication : A Gopika Raja and Dr Indu B*"Beyond the Gender Dynamics: Understanding Sexuality and Gender in A Gift of Goddess Lakshmi”, Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, Issue 2,Vol 22,Pages, 29-36,2023.

Year : 2023

Home : A Metaphor for Diasporic Existence in Select Trans Narratives

Cite this Research Publication : A Gopika Raja ,Dr Indu B, Home : A Metaphor for Diasporic Existence in Select Trans Narratives ,Anhad Lok,ISSN 2349-137X,218-221,2023.

Year : 2022

Meaning and Concept of Religion: An Insight into the Lives of Mahatma Gandhi and APJ Abdul Kalam

Cite this Research Publication : Taresh Kurup, Yedukrishnan, Jagath and Dr Indu B, Meaning and Concept of Religion: An Insight into the Lives of Mahatma Gandhi and APJ Abdul Kalam
in the scopus journal ,International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022

Year : 2022

Meaning and Concept of Religion: An Insight into the Lives of Mahatma Gandhi and APJ Abdul Kalam

Cite this Research Publication : Taresh Kurup, Yedukrishnan, Jagath and Dr Indu B , Meaning and Concept of Religion: An Insight into the Lives of Mahatma Gandhi and APJ Abdul Kalam
in the scopus journal ,International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022

Year : 2022

Rereading of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: A Psychological Approach

Cite this Research Publication : Nandana I and Dr Indu B, Rereading of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: A Psychological Approach in the scopus journal ,
International Journal of Health Sciences ISSN 2550-6978 E-ISSN 2550-696X © 2022

Year : 2022

Cultural Identity and Acculturative Stress: A Retrospective Study of characters in Gift in Green and Things Fall Apart

Cite this Research Publication : Heera B ,Dr Indu B, Cultural Identity and Acculturative Stress: A Retrospective Study of characters in Gift in Green and Things Fall Apart
in the peer reviewed UGC Care Journal Aruhu Kuruhu , Vol 13, Issue 50, Oct- Dec 2022.

Year : 2022

Commodification of Postmodern Identity Crisis: The Sentience of Self-help Books

Cite this Research Publication : Akhila Ajith , Dr Indu B, Commodification of Postmodern Identity Crisis: The Sentience of Self-help Books, in peer reviewed bi-lingual UGC Care
Journal Aruhu Kuruhu , Vol 13, Issue 50, Oct- Dec 2022.

Year : 2022

Reclaiming the Narrative of Windrush Women through the Poetry of Una Marson and Grace Nichols

Cite this Research Publication : Amritha Gireesh, Dr. Indu B, Reclaiming the Narrative of Windrush Women through the Poetry of Una Marson and Grace Nichols” in the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering ISSN: 0974- 5823 [211230-013717] (scopus indexed )

Year : 2021

Remoulding the Self: Character Transformation of the Protagonist in Select Malayalam Road Movies.

Cite this Research Publication : Heera B, Indu B, Remoulding the Self: Character Transformation of the Protagonist in Select Malayalam Road Movies. UGC CARE journal Sambodhi, Vol-44-No.01:2021, ISSN: 2249-6661.

Year : 2021

Exploration of Feminist Consciousness in Toni Morrison’s ‘Sula’ and Chimamanda Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

Cite this Research Publication : Devi, Aishwarya, Sandra J.S, Indu B, Exploration of Feminist Consciousness in Toni Morrison's 'Sula' and Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus', got accepted in 'Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry'. Vol 12 issue 3 May 2021.

Year : 2021

Disability Issues: A Maslowian Analysis of J. M. Coetzee’s ‘Slow Man’

Cite this Research Publication : Jayasingh, Karthika, Neelima. L, Indu B,  Disability Issues: A Maslowian Analysis of J. M. Coetzee’s ‘Slow Man’”, Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry (TOJQI) , ISSN: 1309-6591 Vol 12 issue 3 May 2021

Year : 2020

Realising the Sacredness of Nature: An Analysis of Select Poems of Kabir Das, Sree Narayana Guru and Sri Aurobindo within the Paradigm of Deep Ecology

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B, Dr. M. G. Priya, Realising the Sacredness of Nature: An Analysis of Select Poems of Kabir Das, Sree Narayana Guru and Sri Aurobindo within the Paradigm of Deep Ecology, in the Scopus journal Solid State Technology, Vol 63, Issue 5, June 2020.

Year : 2020

Trauma and the Third Gender : A Theoretical Evaluation of Hijra Consciousness in Me Hijra Me Laxmi

Cite this Research Publication : A Gopika Raja, Dr Indu B, Trauma and the Third Gender : A Theoretical Evaluation of Hijra Consciousness in Me Hijra Me Laxmi, Journal of Critical Reviews , Issue 18,Volume 7; pages 2129-2133,2020.

Year : 2020

Matriarchy Marriage and the Maladjusted Women: A Post Modern Feminist Exploration of Female Psyche in the Select Novels of Shashi Deshpande

Cite this Research Publication : A Gopika Raja ,Dr Indu B ,Matriarchy Marriage and the Maladjusted Women: A Post Modern Feminist Exploration of Female Psyche in the Select Novels of Shashi Deshpande , Our Heritage,Issue 30,Volume 68;pages 12045-12052,2020.

Year : 2019

Literary trends in Cyber Space: Portrayal of the Metamodern “wings of Poesy”

Cite this Research Publication : Amritha G., Manasi Suresh, and Dr. Indu B., “Literary trends in Cyber Space: Portrayal of the Metamodern “wings of Poesy””, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 3103 - 3106, 2019.

Year : 2019

Sound and Fury On the Move: A Critical Exploration of the Self and Metamorphosis in Road Movies

Cite this Research Publication : Gopika Raja A. and Dr. Indu B., “Sound and Fury On the Move: A Critical Exploration of the Self and Metamorphosis in Road Movies”, International Journal of Technology and Exploring Engineering (Scopus ), vol. 8, no. 11, 2019.

Year : 2019

Navigating the Mechanics of Secondary Imagination in the Select Works of Eugene Ionesco and Harold Pinter

Cite this Research Publication : Gopika Raja A. and Dr. Indu B., “Navigating the Mechanics of Secondary Imagination in the Select Works of Eugene Ionesco and Harold Pinter”, International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), vol. 8, no. 12, 2019.

Year : 2017

Journey of Revelation: The Quest Motif in Jaishree Misra’s Ancient Promises

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B. and S, A. P., “Journey of Revelation: The Quest Motif in Jaishree Misra’s Ancient Promises”, Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) , vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 690-694, 2017.

Publisher : Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL)

Year : 2017

From Village to City: An analysis of Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve and Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “From Village to City: An analysis of Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve and Anita Desai’s The Village by the Sea”, IJELLH (International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities), vol. 5, no. 12, p. 9, 2017.

Publisher : IJELLH (International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities)

Year : 2017

From Fear to Fearlessness: A Thematic Analysis of Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terror in the International Journal of Language

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B. and Sasankan, J., “From Fear to Fearlessness: A Thematic Analysis of Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terror in the International Journal of Language”, International Journal of Language, Literature in Humanities, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 129-133, 2017.

Publisher : International Journal of Language, Literature in Humanities

Year : 2017

Ecofeminism in Nandini Sahu’s Sita (A Poem)

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B. and S, S., “Ecofeminism in Nandini Sahu’s Sita (A Poem)”, Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) an International Journal open access print and online, indexed, peer reviewed, UGC Approved Journal and refereed Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. p.791-795, 2017.

Publisher : Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL) an International Journal open access print and online, indexed, peer reviewed, UGC Approved Journal and refereed Journal

Year : 2016

Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of Poetry

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of Poetry”, The Quest , 2016.

Publisher : The Quest

Year : 2016

Philosophical Visions of Sree Narayana Guru and Sri Aurobindo

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Philosophical Visions of Sree Narayana Guru and Sri Aurobindo”, International Journal New Literary Horizons , vol. 5, 2016.

Publisher : International Journal New Literary Horizons ,

Year : 2016

Pearls of Vedantic Wisdom in Sree Narayana Guru’s Poems

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Pearls of Vedantic Wisdom in Sree Narayana Guru’s Poems”, Research Journal of English Language and Literature (International) , vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 284-288., 2016.

Publisher : Research Journal of English Language and Literature (International).

Year : 2014

Advaitadarshanam in Sree Narayana Guru’s Atmopadesasathakam

Cite this Research Publication :
Dr. Indu B., “Advaitadarshanam in Sree Narayana Guru’s Atmopadesasathakam”, The Quest (National Journal) , 2014.

Publisher : The Quest (National Journal)

Year : 2013

One Caste, One Religion, One God: Sree Narayana Guru a Jnanin of Action

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B. and Ramanathan, D. P. V., “One Caste, One Religion, One God: Sree Narayana Guru a Jnanin of Action”, MS Academic - International Multi-disciplinary Refereed Journal, 2013.

Publisher : MS Academic - International Multi-disciplinary Refereed Journal

Year : 2013

One Caste, One God, One Religion: Sree Narayana Guru: A Jnanin of Action

Cite this Research Publication : I. B., “One Caste, One God, One Religion: Sree Narayana Guru: A Jnanin of Action”, international journal MS Academic, 2013.

Publisher : international journal MS Academic

Year : 2008

Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy in Vasavadutta

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy in Vasavadutta”, in National Seminar on Indian Drama in English, Dindigul,Tamilnadu , 2008.

Publisher : National Seminar on Indian Drama in English

Year : 2008

Journey Homeward: The Spiritual Quest in Anita Desai’s novel Journey to Ithaca

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Journey Homeward: The Spiritual Quest in Anita Desai’s novel Journey to Ithaca”, The Quest - National Journal , vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 105-111, 2008.

Publisher : The Quest - National Journal

Conference Paper

Year : 2011

Vedic Visions and Sri Aurobindo’s Poems

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Vedic Visions and Sri Aurobindo’s Poems”, in National Conference on Vedic Vision in Indian Writing in English, SSV College Perumbavoor, 2011.

Publisher : SSV College Perumbavoor

Year : 2010

Mysticism in Sri Aurobindo’s Poems

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Mysticism in Sri Aurobindo’s Poems”, in National Conference on Re reading Sri Aurobindo, Pondicherry Central University , 2010.

Publisher : National Conference on Re reading Sri Aurobindo

Year : 2009

Cultural Interaction in Anita Desai’s novels Bye Bye Blackbird and Journey to Ithaca: A Comparative Study

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “Cultural Interaction in Anita Desai’s novels Bye Bye Blackbird and Journey to Ithaca: A Comparative Study”, in 9th Biennial International Conference on Diverse Harmonies: Literary and Cultural Confluences, Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad, 2009.

Publisher : 9th Biennial International Conference on Diverse Harmonies: Literary and Cultural Confluences

Year : 2007

Mantra-the rhythmic word

Cite this Research Publication :
Dr. Indu B., “Mantra-the rhythmic word”, in National Conference on Innovative Techniques and Approaches in Teaching English Language, PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore , 2007.

Publisher : National Conference on Innovative Techniques and Approaches in Teaching English Language

Conference Proceedings

Year : 2023

Across the Blue Divide: Rafting through the Blue Humanities

Cite this Research Publication : Dr Indu B chaired the paper presentation session at the two day International Conference on "Across the Blue Divide: Rafting through the Blue Humanities" organized by the Dept of English Language and Literature, Amrita School of Arts Humanities and Commerce, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, 3 - 4 May 2023.

Year : 2011

City of Dawn and Life Divine

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Indu B., “City of Dawn and Life Divine”, International Conference on Science Technology and Sustainable Development, vol. 1. AIMS Kochi, pp. 188-191, 2011.

Publisher : International Conference on Science Technology and Sustainable Development

Book Chapter

Year : 2021

Kerala: A Land of Ancient Culture and Tradition

Cite this Research Publication : Heera B, Indu B, published a book chapter entitled "Kerala: A Land of Ancient Culture and Tradition" to the book Cultural Studies: The New Avant-Garde  published by a reputed publisher from New Delhi. July 2021

Consulting
  • Dr Indu B, Member, Board of Studies (PG), Sree Narayanaguru Open University, Kollam.
  • Member, Board of Studies (PG), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
Ph D Supervision

Dr Indu B- Guiding Six research scholars

  • Gopika Raja A -Completed
  • Amritha G-ongoing
  • Heera B-ongoing
  • Akhila Ajith-ongoing
  • Shilpa S N-ongoing
  • Malavika Prasad- ongoing
FDP
  • Attended 9 days’ faculty development programme on “NAAC Accreditation framework : An Overview in respect of New Guidelines” organised by Sage University Indore, Christian Eminent College Indore and Research Foundation of India , JHERF and Academic Research Guide Association from 17 August to 25 August 2021.
  • Attended 7 day workshop on Naac accreditation
Membership

PG Board member, Sree Narayana Open University, Kollam

Achievements

Invited Talks

  • Resource person- delivered a talk- One- Day Seminar on Research Methodology: A Conceptual Framework on 11 September 2023.

Membership

  • PG Board member, Sree Narayana Open University, Kollam
Conferences Attented

International conferences

  • An article titled “Cultural Interaction in Anita Desai’s novels Bye Bye Blackbird and Journey to Ithaca: A Comparative Study” at the 9th Biennial International Conference on Diverse Harmonies: Literary and Cultural Confluences at Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad on January 28- 31, 2009.
  • An article titled “ City of Dawn and Life Divine” at the International Conference on Science Technology and Sustainable Development held at AIMS Kochi, on June 3-5, 2011.

National Conferences

  • An article entitled “Mantra-the rhythmic word” at the National Conference on Innovative Techniques and Approaches in Teaching English Language at PSG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore on 15-16 July, 2007.
  • An article entitled “Sri Aurobindo’s Philosophy in Vasavadutta” at the National Seminar on Indian Drama in English at Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul, Tamilnadu on 7-8 February, 2008.
  • An article titled “Mysticism in Sri Aurobindo’s Poems” at the National Conference on Re reading Sri Aurobindo- held at Pondicherry Central University on March 4-5, 2010.
  • An article titled “Vedic Visions and Sri Aurobindo’s Poems” at the National Conference on Vedic Vision in Indian Writing in English held at SSV College Perumbavoor on January 5-6 2011.

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Member Academic Committee for Post Graduate Studies in English, Sree Narayanaguru Open University, Kollam
  • Member of PG Board of Studies, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
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