About

Neha Swarnakar is a Ph.D Researcher in the Department of English at the University of Raiganj. She is currently serving as a faculty in the Department of English at Sripat Singh College, Murshidabad. She has completed her B.A Honours in English from Krishnath College, M.A in English from University of Kalyani, B.ed from Union Christian Training College and M.Phil from Raiganj University. She has qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in December, 2018. Her research interests encompass New Gender Studies, War Literature, Postcolonial literature and Postmodern literature. She has actively participated in numerous National and International Conferences and Seminars, contributing to the academic discourse with authored articles and book chapters.

Qualification

B.A (Hons.)in English (2013), M.A in English (2015), B.Ed (2017),  M.Phil(2022) and currently pursuing Ph.D. from Raiganj University.

Area of secialization

Feminist Literature, Post-colonial Literature and New Gender Studies 

Research interest

Feminist Literature, Postmodern Literature, Post colonial Literature, and New Gender Studies 

Teaching experience

Worked as Guest Lecturer in English in the Department of English at Asannagar Madan Mohan Tarkalankar College from 3/08/2017 to 5/08/2018.

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Publications Journal

1. “Complexities in the Re-Fashioning of a State through the Lens of Romesh Gunesekera’s Noontide Toll” In Akademos: An Interdisciplinary Journal Of Literary and Culture Studies. Published By the Department Of English, Sidhu Kanhu BirshaUniversity, Purulia, West Bengal, India, ISSN- 2583-2875, Vol-1, Issue-1(July, 2021).

2. “Jannat Guest House: A Challenge to the Stereotype and Celebration of Impurities: A Postmodern Perspective to The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” in Humanities And Social Sciences Reviews, ISSN: 2395-6518, Vol. 10, No 1, 2022, Pp. 62-66.

3.“Voices Unheard: Exploring Discourses of Honour, Female vulnerability and Immigration in Urvashi Butalia’s The Other Side of Silence; Voices from the Partition of India” published in Anvesak: A Bi Annual Journal. Vol. 54, Issue – 01, Jan-April, 2024. Sardar Patel Institute of Economic and Social Research (SPIESR), 46-53. ISSN: 0378-4568/ UGC Care 1- Approved Peer Reviewed and Referred Journal. 

Publications Bookchapter

1.. “Mirroring the Past of a Nation and Survival through the Culture of Dance: a Historicist reading of Amitav Ghosh’s Dancing in Cambodia” published  as a book chapter in Contemporary Trends in World Literatures and Cultural Studies in English edited by Shibani Basu Dubey, ISBN: 978-93-91410-58-2, 2021 by the Bhopal School of Social Sciences.

2.“Subversion Of Hegemonic Discourse And The Marginal: A Socio-Cultural Retreat of Mahasweta Devi’s Rudali Through Different Tropes” Published as a Book Chapter in Dalit Writings- Resistance, Identity And Equity, Edited by Arvind Nawale, T. Marx and N.D.R Chandra, Author’s Press: New Delhi, ISBN: 978-93-5529-239-1, 2021.

3.“Cultural Encounters And Feminine Identities: A Re-Reading Of Short Stories By Select Indian Diasporic Writers Published as a Book Chapter in an Edited Volume Words From India In The West, A Critical Approach To Select Writings By The Diasporic Indian Literatures By Pinaki Roy, ISBN- 978-3-8382-1718-5, Columbia University Press: ibidem,  Verlag Stuttgart, 2023. 

4. “Exploring Psychological Impact of Exclusion Due to Social Disability Though Bollywood Movie Taare  Zameen Par (2007)” in Baluchar Pragya: A Multidisciplinary Edited Research Book Vol-1, Robi Prakash, Kolkata, June 2024, ISBN: 978-81-971971-0-9 edited by Emli Rumi, Sripat Singh College.

5.“Nationalism and Indigenousness in select Australian short stories: A Postcolonial Assessment” in Nationalism and Indigenousness in Select Commonwealth Writings and Films: A Post-colonial Rereading. Edited by Pinaki Roy, Ibidem Press, 25thFebruary 2025. ISBN: 10- 3838219155.

Paper Presented in International Seminars/Conference/Webinars:

1. Presented paper on “Complexities in the Re-fashioning of a State through the Lens of Romesh Gunesekeras Noontide Toll” in an International Webinar on “South Asian Literature: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives” organized by Department of English, Sidho-Kanho- Birsha University, West Bengal and Centre for Endangered Language, SKB University in collaboration with Language Center, Green University of Bangladesh, on 3.06.2021 to 5.06.2021.

2.Presented paper on “Mirroring the Past of a Nation and Survival Through the Culture of Dance: A Historicist Reading of Amitav Ghosh’s Dancing in Cambodia” in a UGC Sponsored virtual International Conference on Contemporary Trends in World Literatures, Language and Cultural Studies in English organized by the Department of English, Bhopal School of Social Sciences and Christ College (Autonomous) Irinjalakuda, Kerala on 29-30 September, 2021.

3. Presented Paper on “Counter Hegemonic Representations of the Marginal Through The Tropes of Body Politics, Memory, and Community Consciousness: A socio-cultural Re-reading of Mahasweta Devi’s Rudali” in an International Conference on Contemporary Trends and Development in Cultural Studies and Humanities organized by New Literaria: An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities in collaboration with the Department of History, Humanities and Society, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy and Department of English, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya,Bilaspur, India on 22nd , 23rd and 24th October, 2021.

4. Presented Paper on “Jannat Guest House: A Challenge to the Stereotype and Celebrationof Impurities: A Postmodern Perspective to The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” in The International Virtual Conference on Humanities through Literature, Film and Media organized by the School of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India on October 19-20, 2021.

5. Presented a paper on “An Ecofeminist Re-reading of Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things” in a Two-Day International Seminar on ‘Understanding Environment in the Context of Contemporary Society, Culture and Education’ organized by Department of Education, University of Gour Banga in collaboration with Byanjanbarna Foundation at Department of Education, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal on 15th to 16thJune, 2022.

6. Presented a paper on “Discourse of Identity; Woman and Nation: A Re-reading of Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns” in Two-Day International Conference South Asian Literature and Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives  organized by Department of English, University of Gour Banga on 26 and 27 April, 2023.
7. Presented a paper on “Voices Unheard: Exploring The Discourses of Honour, Female Vulnerability and Immigration in Urvashi Butalia’s The Other Side of Silence: Voices From The Partition of India” in ICSSR Sponsored two day International conference on “Gender Equality and Women’s voices and experiences in South Asia” organized by Department of Economics and Women’s cell and IQAC, Chanchal college, in collaboration with Centre for women’s studies and IQAC, Raiganj University on 6th and 7th December, 2023 at SKC Hall, Chanchal college, Malda.

8. Presented a paper entitled “Cartographies of Exclusion and Resistance: An Exploration Through Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” in the Two-day International Conference on Marginality and Sustainable Development Goals in Contemporary World Literature, organized by Amity School of Languages, Amity University Chattisgarh, held on 20th and 21st March 2025.

9. Presented a paper entitled “Burqa and Subversion: An Exploration of Liminal Space through Yasmina Khadra’s The Swallows of Kabul” in an International Seminar on “Othering and Violence:  Representation through Literature, Culture and Media” organized by Panchla Mahavidyalaya in collaboration with IQAC Puras Kanpur Haridaas Nandi Mahavidhyalaya on 21-22 June, 2025.

10. Presented a paper entitled on “Reclaiming Identity at the Intersections of Crises and Resistance through Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns , in a two day International Seminar on “Gender and Society: Traditions, Transformation and Tomorrow” in Blended mode on 20.06.2025 and 21.06.2025 organized by Internal Complaints Committee in Academic association with Department of Sociology under the aegis of IQAC, Haringhata Mahavidhyalaya.

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