Dr. Arunya S

• Indian Writing in English
• Ecocriticism and Environmental Humanities
• Memory Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS)

• Professional Ethics
• Indian Art Forms
• Professional English For Engineers
• Verbal Reasoning.

• UGC-NET JRF- 2020
• UGC NET- 2023
• TNSET- 2024
• Best Paper Award for the paper entitled An Ecological Study of Intricate Relationship between Human Beings and the Natural World in Anuradha Roy’s The Earthspinner in the Two-Day National Level Externship Programme on Ecological Concerns through Eco-Narratives organised by the Department of English (DDE), under the aegis of Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology, NCSTC, DST, Madurai Kamaraj University held in two phases on 06.01.2024 and 17.02.2024.
• “C” Certificate holder in NCC.
• Part of NSS.

Journal Publications: (International followed by National)

• “Deep Ecology and Environmental Sustainability: A Study of Anuradha Roy’s All the Lives We Never Lived.” 3L: Language, Linguistics, Literature. The Southeast Asian Journal of English Language Studies. Vol. 30(3), September 2024, pp.92-104. Scopus Q1 journal.
• “Anthropocentrism and Inequity between Human and Non-Human Worlds: A Study of Animal Imagery in Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth.” Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, July-Dec. 2023, pp.58-65.- UGC CARE Listed journal.
• “An Ecocritical Study of Human-Nature Dualism in Anuradha Roy’s An Atlas of Impossible Longing,” Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, ISSN: 0976 – 0997. Vol.15, Issue. 85, Aug -2024- Web of Science.
• “Navigating Marital Dissonance in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Heat and Dust: A Multidimensional Exploration of Personal Desires, Cultural Conflicts, and Quest for Autonomy.” Harvest: An International Multidisciplinary and Multilingual Research Journal. Double Blind Peer-Reviewed Journal. E-ISSN: 2582- 9866, Vol. 4, no. 2, April-June 2024, pp. 25-28.
• “Enhancing Learners’ Behaviour in ESL Classroom,” Cape Comorin, An International Multidisciplinary Double-Blind Peer-reviewed Research Journal, ISSN: 2582-1962, Vol. 6, no. 1, 2024, pp. 20-24. 3
• “Psychological and Emotional Deprivation in Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Heat and Dust.” Dhīmahi, UGC- CARE Listed, Research Journal of Chinmaya International Foundation, Shodha Sansthan, ISSN 0976-3066, vol. 20, no. 02, 2023, pp. 90-93.
• “Multifaceted Dimension of Teacher-Learner Interaction in ESL Classrooms.” Journal of the Oriental Institute, M.S. University of Baroda, UGC- CARE Group 1, ISSN: 0030-5324, vol. 72, no. 02 (1), 2023, pp. 228-232.
• “Literature as a Vehicle for Environmental Consciousness: A Study of All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy” ISBN: 978-81-963401-6-2 pp. 473-477.
• “Nature Surpassing the Malignant Fate of Man in Jack London’s To Build a Fire.” Studies in Indian Place Names, vol. 40, no. 91, Mar.2020, pp.188-193. UGC- CARE Listed.
• “Impact of Climatic Imbalance on the Social and Psychological Behaviour of the Foreigners: A Critical analysis of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s Heat and Dust” International Journal of English Language Literature in Humanities (IJELLH) vol.7, no.3, Mar.2019, pp. 526-538. UGC- CARE Listed.
• “Literature in the Language Classroom: Significance of Teaching and Learning Poetry” International Journal of English Language Literature in Humanities (IJELLH), vol. 7, no. 2, Feb.2019, pp. 383-393. UGC- CARE Listed.

Conference Presentation / Publication):

• Presented a paper entitled “An Ecological Study of Intricate Relationship between Human Beings and the Natural World in Anuradha Roy’s The Earthspinner” in the Two-Day National Level Externship Programme on Ecological Concerns through Eco-Narratives organised by the Department of English (DDE), under the aegis of Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology, NCSTC, DST, Madurai Kamaraj University held in two phases on 06.01.2024 and 17.02.2024.
• Presented a paper entitled “Subtlety of implicit collective memory: A connection between human and non-human worlds in Anuradha Roy’s Sleeping on Jupiter and The Folded Earth” at The Second Annual International Conference of the Indian Network for Memory Studies (INMS) in IIT Madras from 20.09.2023 to 22.09.2023.
• Presented a paper entitled “Literature as a Vehicle for Environmental Consciousness: A Study of All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy” in the IQAC- enabled RUSA 2.0 -Sponsored National Seminar on Indigenous Literatures in India organised by the Department of English, Annamalai University held from 20.03.2023 to 21.03.2023.
• Presented a paper entitled “Animal Imagery in Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth and The Earthspinner” at the Indian Social Science Congress, held from 27.01.2023 to 31.01.2023 in Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
• Presented a paper entitled “Animal Symbolism in Anuradha Roy’s The Folded Earth” at International Conference on Global Trends in English Language, Literature and Linguistics held from 08.10.2022 to 09.10.2022, jointly organised by Department of English, Mila University Center, Algeria. International Scientific Research Association, Research Culture Society and supported by School of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, EU.
• Presented a paper entitled “Human-Nature relationship in Anuradha Roy’s An Atlas of Impossible Longing” in International Conference on Redefining Theories of Communication: 21st Century Perspectives in Language and Literature held from 28.04.2022 to 30.04.2022 organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
• Presented a paper entitled “Nature Surpassing the Malignant Fate of Man in Jack London’s To Build a Fire” in the International E-Conference on Eco Ethics in English Literature held on 07.05.2020 organised by the Department of English, A.P.C. Mahalaxmi College for Women, Thoothukudi.
• Presented a paper entitled “Literature in the Language Classroom: Significance of Teaching and Learning Poetry” in the International Conference on Contemporary Coherence in British Literature held on 25.01.2019, organised by the Department of English held at Erode Arts and Science College, Erode.

Participation in Lectures, Seminars, Conferences, Webinars, FDPs, FTPs:)

• Two-Day Faculty Training Programme on “The Confluence: Professional English for Engineers” organised by the Department of Language, Culture and Society, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, on 17.07.2026 and 18.07.2026.
• Webinar on “Reimagining Language Pedagogy: Context and Technology” organised by the Department of Languages, Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida, and the Greater Noida Chapter of The World Association of Authors and Researchers, on 04.07.2026.
• Five-Day Online Faculty Development Programme on “Recent Research Trends in English Literature” (Under IQAC Initiative) organised by the Department of Studies and Research in English, Sharnbasva University, Kalaburagi, in academic collaboration with Government College (Autonomous), Kalaburagi, from 23.06.2026 to 28.06.2026.
• Faculty Development Program on “Innovative Teaching Pedagogical Initiatives” (UGC & NEP recommended) on in-service continuous professional development using CDIO and TPACK standards, organised by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, from 16.06.2026 to 18.06.2026 (3 Days, 24 Hours).
• One-Day Faculty Development Programme on “AI Module Used in Academic” organised by the Department of Biochemistry, S.I.V.E.T. College, Chennai, on 15.06.2026.
• A Workshop on “Emerging Innovations for a Sustainable Environment and Clean Future” organised by the Tamil Nadu EIACP PC Hub, Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, and the School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, in collaboration with Clean Green Initiative, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 19.02.2025
• Webinar on “Principles of Outcome Based Education” organised by vmedulife software on 04.01.2025.
• Webinar on Neuroplasticity: The Science Behind Growth Mindset organised by Nucleus of Learning and Development on 12.06.2024.
• One-Day National Workshop on Recipe for Successful Publication in Social Sciences jointly organised by the Department of History, Department of Educational Technology and Centre for Youth Development and Studies, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 22.08.2023.
• UGC-Sponsored Workshop on NEP 2020 (Online) organised by UGC HRDC, Goa University on 15.03.2023.
• National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights: Current Issues & Challenges organised by Intellectual Property Rights Cell, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 24.02.2023.
• Two- day Workshop on The Question of Sanitation, Manual Scavengers Health and Dalits on 22.09.2022 and 23.09.2022 organised by the Department of History, Bharathidasan University.
• A Two-day International Web Conference on English Literature from Our Frontier Nations (Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka) organised by PG Department of English, Sacred Heart College, Tirupattur on 11.05.2022 and 12.05.2022.
• Online Lecture on Research and Development Openings in Humanities and Social Sciences and Writing Research Proposals organised by Department of English, School of Applied Sciences and Humanities, VFSTR (Deemed to be University) on 05.05.2022
• One Day Webinar on Trajectories of Diaspora: A theoretical Approach conducted by Department of Studies and Research in English on 20.04.2022.
• Lecture Series 2022 organised by the Centre for Canadian Studies, School of English and Foreign Languages, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 22.03.2022 to 30.03.2022 in hybrid mode.
• Lecture Series on Paradigm Shifts in Comparison through ages and across cultures organised by the Centre for Canadian Studies, School of English and Foreign Languages, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 16.03.2022 to 25.03.2022 in hybrid mode.
• Participated in the RUSA 2.0 Sponsored One Day National Webinar program on Climate Change and Human Health organized by Environmental Biotechnology, School of Environmental Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 18.03.2022.
• Two Day Webinar: Navigating the Pathways of Research Publishing in Scopus- indexed journals organised by Research and Consultancy Cell, Vidhya Prabodhini College, Goa from 24.09.2021 to 25.09.2021.
• National Webinar on Film and Literature organised by PG. Department of English, G.T.Patil College on 18.08.2021.
• National Online Webinar on Nationalism in Indian Literature organised by All India Jat Heroes Memorial College, Haryana on 14.08.2021.
• 33rd CA Sheppard Memorial Lecture by Stanley Fish on 05.08.2021. Topic: Why Textualism is a Non-starter? organised by Department of English, St. Berchmans College, Kerala.
• International Virtual Conference on Subalternity: Borders and Borderlands organised by Department of English, JP College of Arts and Science from 28.05.2021 to 29.05.2021.
• Participated in Language Arts Quiz conducted by Pioneer Kumaraswamy College on 20.05.2020.
• Participated in One Day National Seminar on Citation Analysis and Research Ethics UGC organised by the Department of Library, National College, Tiruchirappalli on 07.03.2020.
• Participated in the Writer’s Conclave conducted by the Department of English, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore on 07.01.2019
• Participated in the International Conference on Gender Dynamics: Evolving Synergies organised by the Department of English, History, Home Science, Psychology, Communications and Languages, Women’s Christian College, Chennai held from 29.06.2016 to 30.06.2016.
• Participated in the National Conference on Gender Perspectives and Women’s Empowerment organised by the Department of Women’s Studies Cell and the Department of English, Women’s Christian College, Chennai held from 05.03.2015 to 06.03.2015.

Training Programmes Attended:

• Interaction Programme UGC- Sponsored Online "Interaction Programme for Research Scholars" organised by UGC-HRDC, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli from 22.02.2022 to 28.02.2022.
• Faculty Development Programmes GIAN course on "Women Writers and Thinkers in the Modern Critical Tradition" organised by Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad held from 10.02.2025 to 14.02.2025.
• One week online National Development Programme on "Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights" organised by Gokul Global University, Siddhpur, Gujarat in collaboration with Nucleus of Learning and Development from 11.11.2024 to 16.11.2024.
• A Five - Day National Online Faculty Development Programme on "Reimagining English Literature and Language Teaching with Artificial Intelligence: Preparing for the Future", organised by Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode from 02.09.2024 to 06.09.2024.
• One Week National Level Online Faculty Development Programme on "Technology Integration in Learning and Teaching" organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Seethalakshmi Ramaswami College, Tiruchirappalli from 19.08.2024 to 24.08.2024.
• "Essential skills for Professional Development in Higher Education" organised by Star International Foundation for Research and Education, Chennai from 01.07.2024 to 07.07.2024.
• "National Faculty Development Program on Making Online and Blended Learning Effective in light of NEP 2020", from 03.09.2021 to 09.09.2021 organised by the Department of Educational Technology, SNDT Women's University Mumbai.

Resource Person / Chaired Sessions Conferences / Invited Talks:

• Served as a Resource Person in a webinar and delivered a lecture on Career Guidance for Future Studies organised by Holy Cross Home Science College, Thoothukudi on 27.03.2021.

Online Courses Completed:

SWAYAM Courses

• Academic Writing offered by HNB Garhwal University (July to Nov 2021)
• Introduction to Literary theory from IIT Kanpur (July to Sep 2021)
• History of English Language and Literature from IIT Madras (Sep to Dec 2020)
• Developing Soft Skills and Personality from IIT Kanpur (Aug to Oct 2018)
• Applied Linguistics from IIT Madras (July to Oct 2016)

Certificate Courses

• Ethics in the Teaching Profession by IIT Madras (March 2025)