Department of English
Department of English, established in 1968, offers UG & PG Programmes in English. The syllabus of both the programmes is framed by the affiliating University i.e. Shivaji University, Kolhapur. The syllabus is highly useful for students to acquire basic communication skills, soft skills, life skills, etc. It introduces students with English language, literature and its various genres. The department has developed its own Departmental Library which consists of more than 150 reference books. The English Language Laboratory is well-equipped with ICT tools which enriches experiential learning of students in terms of communication skills. It also develops scientific approach of the learners in phonetics and phonology. The laboratory consists of 21 Computers, 21 Headphones, and Internet Connectivity through LAN & WiFi.
The Department runs certificate courses in ‘Basic English Grammar’, ‘Spoken English’, ‘Soft-Skills and Spoken English’, ‘English Communication in Digital Marketing’ and Add-on Course in ‘Research Methodology’ which help students to improve language skills, build communicative competence and develop research aptitude. The Best Practice of the department is ‘Field Visit for Interaction with Foreigners’ which is arranged for capacity building of students and raise their confidence in spoken English.
The department boasts its outstanding achievements in Avishkar Research Competitions, English Elocution Competitions, University Merit Scholarships, and above all Mr. Akarshan Mane (First Batch Student of M. A. 2020-21) who qualified SET Exam in first attempt in September, 2021 and NET with JRF in November, 2022.
Faculty (Teaching Staff)
Dr. Bhagwan Shankar Lokde
Qualification: M. A. SET, Ph.D
Designation: Professor & Head
Experience: 18 Years at UG & 04 Years at PG
Specialisation: Literary Criticism
Mr. Rahul Tulshiram Wadate
Qualification: M. A. SET
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 06 Years at UG & 02 Years at PG
Specialization: African & Caribbean Literature
Dr. Kushal Shivaji Raut
Qualification: M. A. SET,Ph.D
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 09 Years
Specialization: British Literature & Modern Literary Criticism
Mr. Ravindra Vilas Gaikwad
Qualification: M. A. SET
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 06 Years at UG & 01 Years at PG
Specialization: British Literature
Duration: 17/12/2021 To 30/04/2024
Mrs. Shila Pravinkumar Mane
Qualification: M. A. SET
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 04 Years at UG & 01 Years at PG
Specialization: Indian English Literature
Mrs.Gaikwad Sargam Ravindra
Qualification: M.A.(English)B.Ed.
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: –
Specialization: Indian English Literature
Duration: 7/07/2023 to 30/04/2024
Dr. Jahangir Abbas Mulani
Qualification: M. A., SET, NET, Ph.D
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 15 Years at UG & 10 Years at PG
Specialization: Linguistics
Miss. Nilam Sunil Kadam
Qualification: M. A.
Designation: Assistant Professor
Experience: 01 at UG
Specialization: British Literature
Faculty
Sr. No. | Year | Name | View Details |
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1 | 2021-22 | Dr. B. S. Lokde | View |
Mr. P. S. Kamble | View | ||
Mr. S. U. Kasgawade | View | ||
Mr. R. T. Wadate | View | ||
Mrs. S. P. Mane | View | ||
Mr. R. V. Gaikwad | View | ||
2 | 2020-21 | Dr. B. S. Lokde | View |
Dr. S. G. Saykar | View | ||
Mr. P. S. Kamble | View | ||
Mr. S. U. Kasgawade | View | ||
Mr. R. T. Wadate | View | ||
Mr. D. D. Dhere | View | ||
3 | 2019-20 | Dr. B. S. Lokde | View |
Dr. S. G. Saykar | View | ||
Mr. P. S. Kamble | View | ||
Mr. S. U. Kasgawade | View | ||
Mr. N. D. Chavan | View | ||
4 | 2018-19 | Dr. B. S. Lokde | View |
Dr. S. G. Saykar | View | ||
Mr. F. S. Shirsat | View | ||
Mr. S. U. Kasgawade | View | ||
5 | 2017-18 | Dr. G. V. Jadhav | View |
Dr. B. S. Lokde | View | ||
Dr. S. G. Saykar | View | ||
Mr. S. U. Kasgawade | View |
Research – Project & Publications
Details of Research Publications
Sr. No. | Name of the Faculty | Total Publications |
Journals | Books/ Chapters |
Proceedings | Journals | ||
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Nat. | Int. | UGC Care-Listed |
UGC Approved | |||||
Existing Faculty | ||||||||
1 | Prof. (Dr.) B. S. Lokde | 21 | 05 | 07 | 06 | 03 | 06 | 06 |
2 | Mr. R. T. Wadate | 08 | 01 | 03 | 04 | — | 01 | 03 |
3 | Mr. R. V. Gaikwad | 06 | 01 | 01 | 04 | — | 01 | 01 |
4 | Mrs. S. P. Mane | 07 | 01 | 02 | 04 | — | 01 | 02 |
5 | Dr. K. S. Raut | 06 | 06 | — | — | — | 06 | — |
Total | 48 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 03 | 15 | 12 |
Sr. No. | Title of the Paper | Journal | ISSN /ISBN |
Year of Publication | Remark |
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Dr. B. S. Lokde |
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1 | An Analytical Study of the Text Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course with Reference to Communication Skills & Reading Comprehension | Education & Society
(UGC Care Listed)
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2278-6864
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2022 | |
2 | Realistic Portrayal of Tribal Life in Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps
(Pages 94-98) |
KALA The Journal of Indian Art History Congress
(UGC CARE Group I Journal) |
ISSN: 0975-7945
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2022 | |
3 | Journey into the Supernatural: A Brief Study of When the River Sleeps | Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR-UGC Approved) | 2349-5162 | 2020 | |
4 | Discrimination and Indian English Poetry: A Brief Critique of A Prayer to My God, the Man | Our Heritage
UGC Care Group I |
0474-9030 | 2020 | |
5 | Social Realism in Easterine Kire’s Bitter Wormwood | Research Journey
UGC Approved |
2348-7143 | 2019 | |
6 | The Nationalist Movement and Indian English Prose | Journal of Current Science & Humanities | 2347-7792 | 2018 | |
Dr. S. G. Saykar |
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7 | The Loopholes in Syllabus Design & Textbook | Education & Society
(UGC Care Listed) |
2278-6864
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2022 | |
8 | Feeling of Sorrow, Anger and revolt in Dalit Writing | Our Heritage
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0474-9030 | 2020 | |
9 | The Culture of the Gypsies & Liberated | Research Journey | 2348-7143 | 2019 | |
10 | Savitribai Phule: A Reformist Writer | Research Journey | 2348-7143 | 2019 | |
11 | Minoritization of Women in the Indian Subcontinent: A Role of Religion | Literature & Culture in the Perspective of Globalization | 2349-638X | 2017 | |
Mr. F. S. Shirsat |
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12 | A Brief Study on Rustic’s Life in Thomas Hardy’s Novels | Research Journey | 2348-7143 | 2019 | |
Mr. R. T. Wadate |
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15 | Subalternity in Kishore Kale’s Shantabai’s Por | Akshara Multidisciplinary Research Journal | 2582-5429 | 2021 | |
16 | Igbo Tradition & Culture in Chinua Achebe’ Things Fall Apart | Research Journey | 2348-7143 | 2019 | |
Mrs. S. P. Mane |
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17 | Gender Discrimination in the Selected Novels of Geetha Hariharan, Manju Kapoor and Arundhati Roy | Sanskruti International Multidisciplinary Research Journal | 2455-1511 | 2022 | |
18 | Caste and Gender Discrimination and Multilayered Violence Suffered by Dalit Women from Baby Kamble’s Prison We Broke | Akshara Multidisciplinary Research Journal | 2582-5429 | 2021 | |
Mr. R. V. Gaikwad |
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19 | Comparative Study of Reported Speech with the help of Teachers’ & Learners’ Grammar Books | Review of Research | 2249-894X | 2018 |
Research Publications Since 2017
Sr. No. | Title of the Paper | Journal | ISSN/ISBN | Year of Publication | Remark |
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