The Researcher's Association, Odisha is devoted to the cause of improving the standard of English studies in India. It organises Five National Seminars a year by inviting eminent scholars, witnessed and distinguished Professors of English from all over the country. Apart from publishing its Annual research Journal The Critical Endeavour regularly, it also brings out Souvenirs from time to time for further cause of English studies in our country. On the occasion of William Shakespeare's 400th death Anniversary, it published Souvenir on the theme of, "Shakespearean Selves: Reconfiguring Textual and Visual Shakespeare" in June 2016.


The Researcher's Association, Odisha organised a two day National Conference on, "Rethinking English Studies in India: 1960-2018" on 16-17 June 2018 at Hotel Akbari, Cuttack.

The Contents:


Bijay Kumar Das

Rethinking English Studies in India from 1960 to 2018: Elbowed by other English (es).

R. W. Desai

Research Journals in English in India.

Rajnath

Who is a subaltern and what language He/She speak

Interrogating Gayatri Chakrovarty Spivak.

Jasbir Jain

Back to square one?

C. R. Visweswara Rao

Historicizing Theory: An approach for the classroom.

Ramesh K. Srivastava

The state of Doctoral Research in Indian Universities (1960-2018)

M. Q. Khan

My Days at Ravenshaw College.

Mohan Ramanan

Tackling post-colonialism in Indian academic.

C. N. Srinath

Indian Litereature in english Translation.

P. Balaswamy

Introduction of Indian Litereature(s) in Translation as a course.

Debendra Kumar Roy

Rethinking English Studies in India: 1960-2018

Shyamala A. Narayan

The founding father of Indian English Literary Criticism.

C. T. Indra

My Two Teachers/Mentors.

Haladhar Panda

Courses of Studies at the P.S. Level.

Prashant K. Sinha

New Horizons in English studies in my region: Where are they leading?

B. Parvathi

Professor K. Srinivasa Iyenger; A Modern Rishi in an Academic Garb.

Madhusudan Pati

Ravenshaw college: Initial perception.

B. N. Patnaik

Teaching of English in Ravenshaw college at the Honours and Master's levels: A personal view.

Amitava Roy

Innovations in Teaching Drama: Shakespeare in workshop mode.

K. Venkata Reddy

from English Litereature to Litereature in English: An Indian approach.

Sushila Singh

How we read and write today.

Susheel Kumar Sharma

English studies in India: Retrospect and prospect.

T. Viswenedha Rao

Remembering two literary giants.

Gangeswar Rai

Indian English Fiction (1960-2018)

Satya Sindhu Ghosh

Contribution of Shiv K. Kumar to Indian English Poetry.

Ashok Kumar Mohanty

Teaching English to Engineering Students of Indian Universities.

Jnan Ranjan Padhi

Reflections on English studies in Ravenshaw in the 80s: A student's perspective.

Pravat Kumar Mishra

Passive and Passionate female protagonists in Girish Karnad's Plays.

Mousumi S. Manna

Rethinking English studies in India: 1960-2018: English in our times.

Sonali Das

Trajectory of Indian English Fiction: The changing trends.

Santosh Kumar Padhy

Criticism Versus Vakrokti.

Rajendra Kumar

K. R. S. Iyenger's Role in shaping the Hostory of Indian English Litereature.

Premalata Rout

Contribution of Shiv Kumar to English Studies in India.

Braja Kishore Sahoo

The story of English as an Indian Language since the 1960's.

Laxmidhar Panda

Dr. P.C. Kar and Americam Literature.

Sudarsan Sahoo

Inspiring faculties in P. G. Department of English, Ravenshaw (Autonomous) college, Cuttack.

Tapu Biswas

Badal Sircar's Evam Indrajit in English and other Indian Languages; a translation and performance history.

Workshops on Eminent Professors of English

Moderator: Professor Bijay Kumar Das.

V. K. Gokak (1909-1992)

K. R. S. Iyengar (1908-1999)

C. D. Narasimhaiah (1921-2005)

Shiv K. Kumar (1921-2017)

Amalendu Bose (1908-1991)

Bidhubhusan Das (1922-1999)

The Ananya (The Icons)

The likes of which we would never see again - Bijay Kumar Das





Glimpse of National Conference/Seminar Organized by

The Researchers' Association, Odisha

(From 11th June 2016-4th February 2018)





Glimpse of National Conference/Seminar Organized by

The Researchers' Association, Odisha

(From 9th April 2017 - 8th April 2018)





Journal Launch, Felicitations to Achievers and

Group photo of Resources Persons and Participants.



Published by

THE RESEARCHERS' ASSOCIATION, ODISHA

D-221, Sector 7, CDA,

Markat Nagar, Cuttack, 753014

(ESTD. AUGUST 1995)

Regd No. 21051/190 of 2000-2001

Professor M.Q. Khan, D Litt Professor Bijay Kumar Das, PhD, D Lit

(President) (Secretary)