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Dr VAIDYANATH NISHANT

Specialization : Foreign Langaure

Qualification : MA, MPhil, PhD

Department : SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND PERFORMING ARTS

Campus : BANGALORE CAMPUS

Dr. Vaidyanath Nishant holds a PhD in Russian Literature from Gauhati University. He completed his MPhil on Peasant Movements in Indian Literature from Sikkim University. He was a Fellow with Teach For India in 2017 and has since been involved in academia. Dr. Nishant briefly worked as a journalist in 2021. His research focuses on the Anglo-Indian community in India and environmental justice in the Eastern Himalayas. His academic interests also include Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature, Russian Literature, and Literary Criticism. Currently, Dr. Nishant is an Assistant Program Coordinator for Research. He has published papers on Subaltern Women in Russian literature and environmental justice. He joined Christ University in 2022 and continues to make significant academic contributions. Outside of academia, Dr. Nishant has a keen interest in photography, traveling, and writing.

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Articles in Periodicals

2021

Name of Periodical: Live Wire

Periodicity: Other

Date: 21/05/2021

2020

Name of Periodical: The Wire

Periodicity: Other

Date: 04/06/2020

2016

Name of Periodical:

Periodicity: Other

Date: 23/02/2016

Articles in Journals

2023

Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

Date Of Publication: 07-Jan-2023

Category: Article in Research Journal

Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 58/1/17 - 20

Sole Authored /Co Authored: Co-Author

Author Name (s): VAIDYANATH NISHANT,E K SANTHA,UGEN BHUTIA

URL: https://www.epw.in/homepage?0=ip_login_no_cache%3D905f646c461e1463fecdc8735fce60be

Indexing Agency: Scopus

Blog

Invited Talks

2025

Name of the Program: Special Lecture (Invited)

Date: 2025-04-29 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Sikkim Manipal University

Name of the Program: Special Lecture (Invited)

Date: 2025-04-28 00:00:00

Name of the Institutions: Sikkim Manipal University

Films / Videos / Documentaries

MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated

2024

Name of Student: BYMONMIRALDA B LATO

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: September 2024

Name of Student: BATOUL ALHASAN

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: March 2024

Name of Student: NADA SULAIMAN

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: August 2024

2023

Name of Student: SURYA SURESH KUMAR

Institutions: Christ University

Month & Year: September 2023

Research Project

Workshop / FDP / Training Programme

2025

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme 2025

Name of the Organiser: HRDC

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant & Presenter

Date: 2025-05-19

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Introduction to Sustainability

Name of the Organiser: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2025-02-01

2024

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Innovative Education: Integration of SDGs in Curriculum Framework

Name of the Organiser: Kristu Jayanti College and United Nations Academic Impact Hub for Sustainable Development Goals

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-09-17

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Training Workshop on Research Skills

Name of the Organiser: Centre for Researcher Training and Administration and Department of Languages (English Division), Jain University

Level: Institutional

Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

Date: 2024-07-27

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Capacity Building Workshop on Enhancing Excellence

Name of the Organiser: Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST University

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-07-03

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Introduction to Generative AI

Name of the Organiser: Google Cloud

Level: International

Role: Participant

Date: 2024-05-31

2023

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme (FDP-1)

Name of the Organiser: CEDBEC and SDC

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2023-06-26

2022

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Design Thinking

Name of the Organiser: HRDC, OIA, SDC and CAPS

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-12-12

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

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-12-05

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Orientation Program

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

Level:

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-10-11

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Induction Program

Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

Level: Institutional

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-07-28

Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP on "Digital Tools for Communication and Social Research"

Name of the Organiser: Amity University

Level: National

Role: Participant

Date: 2022-01-27

Awards / Achievements /Others

2023

Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Recognition

Description: Judge for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023

Organisation: QS

Month/Year: 10 November 2023

Books

Book Chapters

2023

Type of Book: Article

Title : Encyclopedia of New Populism and Responses in the 21st Century

ISBN: 978-981-16-9859-0

Month/Year: Feb 2023

Case Study

Patents

Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium

2025

Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: A Study of Khasi Cultural Expression: Literary Adaptations and the Negotiation of Identity within Indian English Literature


Date: 2025-03-20


Organising Institution: NEHU


Level: National


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Subaltern Women in Russian Literature: The Transition


Date: 2025-01-24


Organising Institution: Jawaharlal Nehru University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2025-01-20


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


2024

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2024-12-19


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Subaltern Women in Russian Literature and Nikolai Chernyshevsky: An Epistemological Break


Date: 2024-10-03


Organising Institution: Pondicherry University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Skill Based ASMR Videos and Alienation in Urban Social Media Users: An Analysis


Date: 2024-04-18


Organising Institution: SRM University, AP


Level: International


Type of the Program: Seminar


Role: Presenter


Title: Environmental Justice, the Non-Negotiable Component of 'Good Life': A Case Study of Anti-Dam Movement in Sikkim


Date: 2024-03-14


Organising Institution: Sikkim University


Level: International


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: Neither Here, Nor There: The Anglo-Indian Community in Postcolonial India


Date: 2024-01-23


Organising Institution: Girijananda Chowdhury University


Level: International


2023

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2023-11-23


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Presenter


Title: The Anti-Dam Movement in Dzongu and its Limitations


Date: 2023-02-09


Organising Institution: Institute of English, Kerala University


Level: National


2022

Type of the Program: Conference


Role: Moderator/Chair


Title:


Date: 2022-09-21


Organising Institution: Christ University


Level: National


Own MPhil / PhD Thesis

2017

Guide Name: Dr. Ram Bhawan Yadav

Institution: Sikkim University

Month Year: March 2017

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Chapters / Articles in Books

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