Monali Sahu Pathange
Lecturer
monali.sahupathange@mahindrauniversity.edu.in
Dr. Monali Sahu Pathange has completed her PhD in English from the Department of Indian and World Literatures at The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. She has an M.A. in English from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad with a specialization in English literature. She has been trained in English Language Teaching as part of her B.A. programme and PGCTE training at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. In addition to these qualifications, she has also audited courses on Postcolonial studies at Technical University, Dresden (Germany). She has presented multiple conference papers at International conferences in India and abroad (Lancaster university, University of New York in Prague and TU Dresden). Being from science background in her intermediate education, she is a rank holder in Mathematics Olympiad, Science Olympiad and Chemistry Olympiad. Apart from these academic engagements, she has an impassioned inclination towards painting and two of her paintings have featured as the cover pages of the International peer-reviewed e- journal Lokaratna (Vol XIV issue 1 and 2). She is also trained in Hindustani classical (vocal). She has been a member of the Junior Red Cross society and has received prizes for essay writing, extempore and painting competitions in various state level and National Red Cross camps [2005-06]. In addition to these, she has been a part of the Scouts and Guides organization and is a recipient of the prestigious Governor’s prize for outstanding performance in 2005.
Ph.D
Ph.D in English (2020) from the Department of Indian and World Literatures at The English and Foreign languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad
M.A. in English Literature
M.A. in English Literature (80%, Grade: A+) from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad.
PGCTE
Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching of English(PGCTE) with an overall grade A from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad.
B.A. in English
B.A. in English (Hons) with French as an elective (74%, grade: A) from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
10+2 Science
10+2 Science (74.5%) from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha.
Matriculation
Matriculation (83.5%) from Board of Secondary Education, Odisha.
PGDMA
- She has taught a course titled “Communication Skills and Proficiency in English” to PGDMA students at the National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management (NAARM), Hyderabad.
PGCTE
- She has taught students of English Language Proficiency course at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad as part of the PGCTE programme.
Supervisor
- She has assisted her supervisor in a few teaching activities at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad {for BA (English) and M.A. students}.
MAD
- She was selected as a teacher by the Make A Difference (MAD) organization.
Papers presented in International Conferences
2015
- “Captivating the elusive self of the ‘spirit child’: A psychoanalytical investigation into Ben Okri’s The Famished Road” at the International Students’ researcher’s Conference, organized by University of New York in Prague and Empire State College on 15thMay, 2015.
- “Deciphering the Postcolonial Trauma: Unraveling traumatized neurosis in Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown and Ben Okri’s Songs of Enchantment” at the International Conference on Commonwealth Literature, organized by OUCIP and ISCS on 28thNovember 2015.
2016
- “Objects of Enchantments: Mind and Matter Correlation in the Fictional Writings of Ben Okri and Salman Rushdie”, at the International (Annual) Conference organized by Forum on Contemporary Theory on 19thDecember, 2016.
2019
- “‘The Globalectical Imagination’ and Okri’s The Famished Roadtrilogy: Reading the aesthetics of ‘here’ and ‘there’ in shifting centers”, at XXII International Conference on “Global South Cultural Production and Dialogue” organized by Forum on Contemporary Theory on 21st December, 2019.
2023
2021
2018
2017
Invited talks
2023
Her areas of research include English Literature with specialization in modern and contemporary literature, South Asian Fiction, Literatures from the Global South, Indian Writings in English, Postcolonial Poetics and Ecocriticism.
