Name: Geetha. D
Designation: Head of the Department and Assistant Professor
IQAC Coordinator
Qualification: MA. M.Phil. K-SET and NET
Experience: 23 years
Research Interest: Indian Writing in English, Historical Fiction and Climate Change Fiction
Other Interests: Soft Skills and Personality Development
Certified Spoken English Trainer (Project Genesis and CLHRD)
e-mail: geethad.fgc@mahajana.edu.in
gitlitmys@gmail.com

Papers presented in State/National/International Conferences/Symposia:
 The Anxiety of Existence in the Face of an Eco-Disaster: A Reading of the Death of
Grass at 3-day 12 th National Women’s Science Congress organized by Mathru Vedike
Forum (Women’s Scientists Forum) Swadeshi Vignana Andolana & SBRR Mahajana
First Grade College (Autonomous), Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru from 7 th November to
9 th November 2019. Received the Young Scientist Award in the theme Panineeyam for
the same paper.
 Incorporating ICT in Everyday Class: An Approach to the poem ‘The Sower’ at a
one-day seminar on Teaching Poetry, Prose and Drama in UG English Class organized
by the Board of Studies- English (U.G.) and P.E.S. College of Science, Arts and
Commerce, Mandya on April 21, 2018. The same material has been contributed as
teaching material for the university text Semiosis I and teaching material for the poem
IF by Rudyard Kipling in Intellection II
 “Fictionalizing Climate Change: Reading of Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour”
at a national seminar on “Issues and Challenges of Social Sciences in the Present
Scenario” organized by Government First Grade College for Women, Hassan on 1 st
March 2018. Conference proceedings Publication N0 : ISBN: 978-93-85629-49-5
 Incidental Acquisition of Vocabulary through Things Fall Apart at a 2- Day seminar
on the topic: Using Literary texts in the English Language classroom organized by
BoS(UG-PG) Department of English Manasagangotri, Mysuru on April 6 th and 7 th
2017
 Contributed teaching material to the university's revised syllabus for the
undergraduate course- Texts on poems Night of the Scorpion, Refugee Blues and
Song of Celia at Texting the Canon-: A Two-day workshop for Teachers on
Undergraduate English Texts organized by the Department of Studies in English,
Manasagangotri, University of Mysore on 31 st October and 1 st November 2014
 Trauma in the Genre of Partition Fiction of the Indian Subcontinent at International
Conference on the topic: Post Colonial Voices in South Asian Literatures and
Cinemas organized by the Department of Languages, Garden City College, Bangalore
on 7 th and 8 th February 2014.
 Multiculturalism- A Study of Khalid Hosseni’s fiction at the International Conference
on the topic: Recent Trends in Literature: A Global Perspective organized by the
Department of Languages, Garden City College, Bangalore on 27 th and 28 th January
2012.

 Beyond the Borders: The growth of Political Consciousness in Che Guevara through a
Reading of the Motor Cycle Diaries at International Seminar on English Literature-
Changing Worlds: Reviewing and Reinventing Literature and Culture organised by
the Post Graduate Department of English, Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta on 23 rd
January and 24 th January 2012.
Courses completed through MOOC Platform:
 12 weeks online course (NPTEL/AICTE, New Delhi) from July 2023 – October 2023
on Soft Skills with a score of 73% (Elite Band)
 12 weeks online course (NPTEL/AICTE, New Delhi) from January 2023- April 2023
on Indian Fiction in English with a score of 79% (Silver Band)
 12 weeks online course (NPTEL/AICTE, New Delhi) from July 2022 to Oct-2022 on
The Popular Gothic Novel with a score of 61% equivalent to FDP
 Foundation Programme in Soft Skills from Image Consulting Business
 Completed the Coursera Online Course on the topic: Plagues, Witches and War: The
Worlds of Historical Fiction and earned a statement of Accomplishment. (Course
offered by the University of Virginia, Instructor, Professor Bruce Holsinger),
December 2013.
Faculty Development Programmes/Training Programme of at least 5 days and more
(Recent Past)
 Five – Day National Level Virtual FDP on Language Literature and Question Paper
Setting for Autonomous Colleges conducted by KC College of Arts and Science,
Coimbatore from 05.03.2024 to 08.03.2024 and 11.03.2024
 Six-Day FDP on Quality Enhancement to Facilitate Academic Excellence and Well-
being from 16 th to 21 st January 2024 by Jyotinivas College Autonomous, Bengaluru
 Seven-Day National Level Virtual Faculty Development Programme entitled,
"Exploring Cultures: Diversity in Travel Writing" organized by Department of
English, PPG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore from 20.02.2024 to
27.02.2024.
 Seven Day National Level Faculty Development Programme on Cognizance of Indian
National Education Policy 2020- A Progressive Step Forward organised by IQAC of
St. Annes First Grade College for Women, Bengaluru from 6 th June 2022 to 13 th June
2022
 Seven-Day online FDP on Preparedness for NAAC- Importance of Documentation
organized by IQAC, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College (A) in association with
Campus Tech, Bengaluru from 26 th September to 2 nd October 2022
 Five-day FDP on Rejuvenation of Literature and Language; From Pandemic to Pan
Academic School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Reva University and Indian
Society for Promotion of English Language and Literature (ISPELL), Bengaluru
17/05/2021 to 21/05/2021
 Seven-day training programme on Dimensions of Wellness-Change your Habits,
Change your Life organized by Research Foundation of India &RF Care in
association Care in association with Nagindas Khandwala College(A) Mumbai from
14 th October to 20 th October 2022

Workshops/Training Programmes/Webinars/organised:
 One-day teacher training programme on Empowering Teachers organised by the
Department of English and IQAC, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College(A), Mysuru on
24 th December 2022
 Convenor of the national webinar on Theoretical Paradigms in English Literary Studies
organised by the Department of English on 7 th September 2020
 Organised an online university-level written quiz for Optional English students of the
final year on 1 st September 2020
 Orientation programme for 1 st year students since 2013
Memberships:
Life Member – Mysore Literary Association
Member – iSPELL (Southern Region)
Additional Information
 Participated in national and international seminars and workshops about the English
Language, Literature, and higher education.
 Executive Editor of the Department Newsletter MUSES