Kumudham Balasubramanian

Dr. Kumudham Balasubramanian is an Assistant Professor with Mahindra University in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in the field of French language and literature from the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.

Her research interests include French and Francophone literature, Swiss literature written in French, French language teaching, teaching and learning practices.

• Ph.D. in French and Francophone studies, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (2019).
  Title of the thesis: “L’argent chez Ramuz” (Money in the works of Ramuz)Name of the supervisor: Dr. Sanjay Kumar (Assistant professor, EFLU – Hyderabad)Her thesis is focused on French literature of Switzerland (Francophone literature). In particular it deals with the works (novels, play and essays) of 20th century Swiss writer Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz.

• M.A in French, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (2013)
  Cleared UGC- National Eligibility Test (June 2013)

• B.A in French, Tagore Arts College (Affiliated to Pondicherry university), Puducherry (2011)

• L’image de Paris dans Paris, notes d’un Vaudois : Un regard familier et critique de la ville de Published in Caraivéti, Vol. 1 Issue.1, 2017, BHU, Varanasi, India, ISSN N^o: 2456-9690.

• La femme et l’argent dans les œuvres romanesques de C-F. Published in Marginalisation et Résistance : Repenser la femme, Éditions Langers International, March 2016, New Delhi, Inde, ISBN N^o : 978-93-85478-43-7

• La solidarité dans le roman de Boadour…. Du Gange à la rivière des roches de Firmin Lacpatia. Published in Réflexions, Numéro 2/2015, EFLU, Hyderabad, India, ISSN N^o : 2320-0677

Paper presentations:

• July 2019 « Université d’été – BELC 2019 »., CIEP, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.

• 14-16 September 2017: National Conference “India and French Speaking Countries: An Intercultural dialogue”, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India. Titre of the paper : « La dynamique de l’argent dans l’amour : une étude du roman Les circonstances de la vie de C.F. Ramuz. »
• 23-25 February 2017 : International Conference “Le récit de voyage dans la littérature française et francophone », Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Title of the paper : « L’image de Paris dans Paris, notes d’un Vaudois : Un regard familier et critique de la ville de Paris. »

• 8-10March2016 : National Conference « Marginalisation et Résistance : Repenser la femme », Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India. Title of the paper: « La femme et l’argent dans les œuvres romanesques de C-F. Ramuz »

• July 2015: « Cours d’été 2015- Didactique du FLE »., Université Rennes 2, Rennes, France.

• 6-7February 2014: International Conference “Postcolonial voices in South–Asian Literature and Cinema”, Garden City College, Bangalore, India. Title of the paper: “The Solidarity of the Indian Diaspora in “Badour . Du Gange à la rivière des Roches by Firmin Lacpatia ».
  Participation in teacher training programs :

• Assistant Professor, Mahindra University, Hyderabad (2020)

• Academic Associate, Mahindra École Centrale, Hyderabad (2019)

• French Lecturer, Mahindra École Centrale, Hyderabad (2014 – 2018)

• Substitute French diploma faculty, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad (2014)

• Hostel warden of Girls’ Hostel, Lyçée Français de Pondichéry, Puducherry. (2008-2011)

• Proof reader – French,Aréxus, Puducherry. (2008)

• Summer Camp teacher – Lyçée Français de Pondichéry, Puducherry. (2005-2008)

• French and Francophone literature
• French language education (FLE)