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Dr SANTOSH KUMAR

Speciliazation : Sociolinguistics, Gender and Disability Studies

Qualification : MA, MPhil, PhD

Department : SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND PERFORMING ARTS

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr. Santosh Kumar holds a PhD in Linguistics from Delhi University. His research focuses on gender, disability, and sociolinguistics. He has earned his MPhil and MA in Linguistics from the same university. His research interests include Critical Disability Studies and the representation of disability in popular culture. He has presented papers at national and international conferences. He has also delivered invited talks at Delhi University, SGT University, and Acharya Institute. Dr. Santosh has conducted FDP sessions on disability and diversity at Surana College, Bangalore. His work has been published in Indian Linguistics and Economic and Political Weekly. He has contributed chapters to books on language teaching and disability studies. Since 2017, he has been a faculty member at Christ University, Bangalore. He has previously taught at the National Institute of Technology, Delhi, and other institutions. His work focuses on interdisciplinary studies in cultural and linguistic fields. Dr. Santosh is a co-investigator on a UK-India project related to creative industries. He is also working on a monograph about the stigma of mental illness.

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Articles in Periodicals

Articles in Journels

2020

Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

Date Of Publication: 29-Aug-2020

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 55/35/73 - 74

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Sole Author

Author Name (s): SANTOSH KUMAR

URL: https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/35/postscript/limelight-dark-times.html

Indexing Agency: Scopus

2025

Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

Date Of Publication: 24-May-2025

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 60/21/71 - 72

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SANTOSH KUMAR

URL: https://www.epw.in/

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Name of Journal: Contemporary Voice of Dalit

Date Of Publication: 01-Apr-2025

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 1/11

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SANTOSH KUMAR

URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/VOD

Indexing Agency: Web of Science

2023

Name of Journal: SIC Journal of Literature, Culture, Literary Translation

Date Of Publication: 01-Dec-2023

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 14/1

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): SANTOSH KUMAR

URL: https://www.sic-journal.org/

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Blog

URL: https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/btw-whose-mother-tongue-is-it/

Subject: Ekushe: Blogging on Mother Languages

Month Year:

URL: https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/forbidden-cups-and-chipped-phrases/

Subject: Linguistics, Disability Studies, Idioms and Phrases

Month Year:

URL: https://ekushefeb.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/language-of-love/

Subject: Ekushe: Blogging on Mother Languages

Month Year:

Invited Talks

2024

Name of the Program: FDP on Inclusive English Language Instruction

Date: 2024-08-29 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Surana College (Autonomous)

2023

Name of the Program:

Date: 2023-10-20 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: SGT University

Name of the Program:

Date: 2023-10-18 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Department of Linguistics, University of Delhi

2022

Name of the Program: Disability and Sexuality Rights Institute Online

Date: 2022-06-13 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: CREA

2021

Name of the Program: English for Technical Writing

Date: 2021-09-28 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Name of the Program: English for Technical Writing

Date: 2021-09-21 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

2020

Name of the Program: Short Term Course on Minority Language in India: Elementary Education and Technology

Date: 2020-12-16 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Indian Institute of Kharagpur

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2023

Name of Student: SMITHA MARY SEBASTIAN

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: November 2023

Name of Student: SERA SUSAN MATHEW

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: June 2023

2025

Name of Student: GEETHU THOMAS

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: March 2025

Name of Student: D SWETA SRY REDDY

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: March 2025

2022

Name of Student: SONY B A

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: January 2022

Research Project

1

Investigator(s): SANTOSH KUMAR

Sponsors:

Internal

Investigator(s): , SANTOSH KUMAR,DR. VEENA HARIHARAN,DR. SHENJUTI DUTTA,DR. HARMANPREET KAUR

Sponsors: UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council

External

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2024

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: National Workshop on The Nature of Knowledge by Prof. Sundar Sarukkai

Name of the Organiser: The Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-12-19

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Enhancing Research Activities in Higher Education

Name of the Organiser: IQAC

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-09-28

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: International Faculty Development Programme on Navigating the Future: Innovations and Strategies in Teaching and Research

Name of the Organiser: Department of English

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-09-26

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies

Name of the Organiser: University of London on Coursera

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-09-22

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Expecting the Unexpected: Best Practices for Research on Sensitive Subjects

Name of the Organiser: Department of Liberal Arts and Texas A&M University

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-09-04

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Cinematic Cultures: An Intersection of Films and Society

Name of the Organiser: Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ (deemed to be University, BGR Campus) and Kerala State Chalchitra Academy

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-03-25

2022

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 5 Day Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design and Revision with specific focus on OBE

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-12-05

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: 5 Day Faculty Development Program on Research Tools and Methodologies

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-08-01

2021

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Hybrid Teaching

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2021-03-02

2020

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: International Health Humanities Conference: Designing Pedagogy for Medical Humanities

Name of the Organiser: Shiddhartha Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-09-10

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Sports and Society

Name of the Organiser: Duke University at Coursera

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-05-15

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: QIP on Online Teaching

Name of the Organiser: Academic Staff College

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2020-04-22

2019

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Know Your Rights: Strategic Partnership Training and Consultation

Name of the Organiser: Javed Abidi Foundation, Disability Rights India Foundation, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2019-07-27

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Enhancing Pedagogic Practices, Research, and Consultancy

Name of the Organiser: Christ (Deemed to be University)

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2019-05-20

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: A National Symposium on Rethinking English Studies in India: The Cultural Studies Turn and Its Possibilities

Name of the Organiser: Christ deemed to be University and Sahitya Akademi

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2019-02-14

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Language of Caste: Assertion, Denial, and Resistance

Name of the Organiser: National Institute of Advanced Studies

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2019-02-12

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Intensive Workshop on Case Teaching, Writing and Research

Name of the Organiser: Christ Institute of Management, Lavasa, Pune, India

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2019-01-17

2018

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: GIAN Course on Clinically Applied Anthropology: Critical Perspectives on Mental Health theory and practice in India

Name of the Organiser: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2018-11-01

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Synthesize Workshop 2018: On Phenomenology and Grounded Theory

Name of the Organiser: School of Business Studies and Social Sciences

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2018-10-02

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: International Workshop on Sensitization and Exchanges of Good Practices on Inclusion of Students with Disabilities

Name of the Organiser: Department of Social Work and Centre for Research and Decision Support (IFCU)

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2018-10-01

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: QIP on FRONTIER AREAS IN THE SUBJECT AND CURRICULUM UPDATION

Name of the Organiser: CU-Academic Staff College

Level:

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2018-05-22

2017

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Quality Improvement Program on Teaching-Learning and Evaluation

Name of the Organiser: CU-Academic Staff College

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2017-05-17

Awards / Achievements /Others

2020

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Review Editor

Description: The Indian Journal of Critical Disability Studies (InJCDS) is an open-source, online, international peer-reviewed journal published twice a year (January/ February and July/ August). InJCDS focusses on bringing forth original research on disability issues that emerge from examining both the political and the personal aspects of individuals, collectives, and the systemic. InJCDS is interested in arguments against or in favour of the idea that both the universal and the specific are essential. I

Organisation: Critical Disability Studies in India (CDSI) founded in 2012

Month/Year: 25 June 2020

2021

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: A Full Member of Editorial Board

Description: Disability & Society is an international disability studies journal providing a focus for debate about such issues as human rights, discrimination, definitions, policy and practices. It appears against a background of constant change in the ways in which disability is viewed and responded to.

Organisation: Executive Editors of Disability & Society

Month/Year: 19 December 2021

Books

Book Chapters

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2025

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2025-03-05


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Aging at Home or in a Home: Critical Analysis of Old Age Homes in Select Hindi Films


Date: 2025-02-13


Organising Institution: Association for Film Studies in South Asia and Dnyanprassarak Mandal?s College and Research Centre, Goa


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2025-01-20


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Equitable Digital Resources in Indian Languages for Higher Education


Date: 2025-01-08


Organising Institution: Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Education, GoI and Amity University


Level: National


2024

Type of the Program: Symposium


Role: Organizer


Title:


Date: 2024-09-05


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: Institutional


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: The Fallen Devi: A Select Study on Incarcerated Women


Date: 2024-03-01


Organising Institution: Jain deemed to be University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Convenor


Title:


Date: 2024-01-11


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Convenor


Title:


Date: 2024-01-11


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


2023

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Playing Off Pandemic: Ludo during Lockdown


Date: 2023-10-14


Organising Institution: Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi


Level: International


2021

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2021-10-28


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Participant


Title:


Date: 2021-10-04


Organising Institution: Kirori Mal College, DU and Saksham, Delhi


Level: International


2020

Type of the Program: Symposium


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2020-01-24


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


2019

Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Where is the stigma?: A discursive analysis of proverbs on Mental Illness


Date: 2019-02-01


Organising Institution: Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad and Wellcome Trust, UK


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: "Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness: Where is the clue?"


Date: 2019-01-03


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


2018

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Ranchi via Kanke: Tracing the stigma of mental illness through proverbial imagination


Date: 2018-01-08


Organising Institution: Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, Karnataka and Indian Institute of Language Studies, Delhi


Level: Institutional


2013

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Discourse Analysis of Figurative Language: Representations of Disability and Gender in Hindi Proverbs


Date: 2013-11-27


Organising Institution: Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore and Linguistic Society of India, Pune


Level: International


2012

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Proverbial wisdom about persons with disabilities


Date: 2012-11-04


Organising Institution: International Association of Proverbs, Tavira, Portugal


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Tabooed cups and chipped phrases: An inquiry into the negative interpretation of disability


Date: 2012-09-27


Organising Institution: Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Kolkata, 27th to 29th September, 2012.


Level: National


2011

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: (Linguistic) Disablism in the psychological dreams interpretations


Date: 2011-03-25


Organising Institution: Centre for the Study of Social System, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, 25


Level: National


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

1970

Guide Name: Dr. Tanmoy Bhattacharya

Institution: University of Delhi

Month Year: January 1970

Guide Name: Prof Rama Kant Agnihotri

Institution: University of Delhi

Month Year: January 1970

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