Humanities and Social Science Department
मानविकी एवं सामाजिक विज्ञान विभाग

Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi

Associate Professor
HOD
(Dean of Faculty Welfare)

dhananjaystripathi9@nitsikkim.ac.in +918759136879

Research Interest : Twentieth Century Fiction, Indian Writing in English, Literary Criticism, Myth and Religious retelling,

Experience

Associate Professor of English, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Sikkim 2022 - Present
Assistant Professor of English, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Sikkim (2015-2022)
Assistant Professor, of English, (Ad hoc) Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Sikkim (2013-2015)

Teachings

HS11101 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, HS12001 - HUMAN VALUES AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, HS31101 - RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, HS31102- LITERARY THEORY-I, HS31104- GENDER AND LITERATURE, HS31105- DOING GENDER AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Education

DPhil. English: Department English and Modern European Languages, University of Allahabad (2009-2013)
MA. (English): Department English and Modern European Languages, University of Allahabad (2004-2006)
BA. English & Pol. Science: DDU Gorakhpur University (2001-2004)

Relevant Academic Qualifications

Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, Oxford, UK

Certificate Course on The Puranas (2019)
Certificate Course on Mahabharata & Ramayana (2019)
Certificate Course on Hinduism: History, Text, Philosophy (2018)

English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad

Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching English (2014)

National /State Level Eligibility Qualifications

University Grant Commission

National Educational Test (2012)
Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test (2012)
North-East Region State Eligibility Test (2012)
Rajasthan State Eligibility Test (2012)

Contact Address :

Dr. Dhananjay Tripathi
Associate Professor of English
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
National Institute of Technology Sikkim

www.nitsikkim.ac.in

Contact Email:

dhananjaystripathi9@nitsikkim.ac.in
dhananjaystripathi9@gmail.com

Journals

Mishra, Richa and Tripathi Dhananjay. (2023) "Decoding Gerard Gennette's Narrative Codes in Mythical Retellings of Arun Kolatkar's Sarpa Satra and Girish Karnad's Yayati". Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literatures (Web of Science & SCOPUS). 15(3): 903-918. https://doi.org/10.47012/jjmll.15.3.9

Chakraborty, Sanjana and Tripathi Dhananjay. (2023) "Influenced Gender Identities: The Study of Masculinity and its intersectionality through The Carpet Weaver". Boyhood Studies (Web of Science), 16(1): 75-89. https://doi.org/10.3167/bhs.2023.160106

Rai, Laxmi and Tripathi, Dhananjay. (2022) "From Text to Film: A Comparative Study of Macbeth and Maqbool". Cogito- Multidisciplinary Research Journal (Scopus), Vol. XIV, No. 1: 135-153. http://cogito.ucdc.ro/COGITO_MARTIE_2022.pdf

Mishra, Richa and Tripathi, Dhananjay. (2022) "Decoding Gerard Gennette's Narrative Codes in Mythical Retellings of Arun Kolatkar's Sarpa Sutra and Girish Karnad's Yayati". (Web of Science), Accepted at Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature (JJMLL).

Sarmah, A., Saikia, B., & Tripathi, D. (2022). Does entrepreneur gender matter for entrepreneurial motivation: answers from micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) of Assam. Journal of International Women's Studies. (Scopus), 23(5), 20-40. https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol23/iss5/3

Chettri, Bhaskar and Dhananjay Tripathi. (2021) "Multicultural Perspectives: Study of the Female Characters in the Select Raj Novels". Cogito - Multidisciplinary Research Journal (Scopus, 4th quartile), Vol. XIII, No. 1: 84-97. http://cogito.ucdc.ro/cogito_nr_1_2021.pdf

Chettri, Bhaskar and Dhananjay Tripathi. (2021) "Envisioning Multiculturalism in Lakshmi Raj Sharma's The Tailor's Needle" Literary Voice (Web of Science), Vol.1,No.13,2021:138-142. http://www.literaryvoice.in/LV%20March%202021.pdf

Sarmah, A., Saikia, B. and Tripathi, D. (2021), "Can unemployment be answered by Micro Small and Medium Enterprises? Evidence from Assam", Indian Growth and Development Review (Web of Science and Scopus), Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 199-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-09-2020-0140

Tripathi, Dhananjay and Bhaskar Chettri. (2020) "Humour and anticolonial discourse in the early novels of R.K. Narayan". Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences (Web of Science), Vol. 11, Issue 2 (21), 2020:151-160. https://www.agathos-international-review.com/issue11_2/21.Tripathi.pdf

Chettri Bhaskar and Dhananjay Tripathi. (2019) "Multiculturalism in Raj Novel: Rereading Paul Scott's The Jewel in the Crown" Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities (Web of Science and Scopus), Vol. 11, No. 2, 1-19. https://rupkatha.com/v11n211/

Sarmah, A., Saikia, B., and Tripathi, D. (2019). "Business Success Factors of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs): Findings from Kamrup-Rural of Assam". Advances in Economics and Business Management, Vol.6, No.5, pp. 418-424.

Tripathi, Dhananjay and Lekha Rai. (2018) "The Nepali Shamans, Unlettered Gift of Prophecy as Intermediaries between the Physical and Alternate Realities" Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue: 4. Doi: 10.5958/2321-5828.2018.00135.

Book Chapters

Sarmah, A., Saikia, B., & Tripathi, D. (2020). "Micro Small & Medium Enterprises as a Strategy for Women Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis of Kamrup-Metro District of Assam". In Gender and Development: A Global Perspective, (Eds.) Dinesh Das, pp. 143-148. New Delhi (India): Mittal Publications. (ISBN 81-8324-965-5).

Sarmah, A., Saikia, B., & Tripathi, D. (2020). "Employment Creation & Growth Constraints of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kamrup-Metro District of Assam: An Empirical Analysis". In Rural Development in India-Challenges and the Tasks Ahead, (Eds.) Bedabrat Saikia & Shrinibas Jena, Pg. 129-156. Guwahati (India): EBH Publishers. (ISBN 978-93-88881-29-6).

Tripathi, Dhananjay and Richa Mishra. (2014) "Reflection of Social Changes and Literary Tastes in Cinematic Appropriation of Sharat Chandr's Devdas in Bollywood". In Literature and Cinema: Appropriation,Adaptation, Adultration, Eds. Sri Krishan Rai & Anugamini Rai. Germany: Lambert Publication House. (ISBN 9783848426034).

Tripathi, Dhananjay. (2013) "Reflection of the Third Space in the Novels of R.K. Narayan". A Critical Study of the Fictional World of R.K. Narayan, Eds. Aman Rana. Pg 102-197. New Delhi, Atlantic Books, (ISBN 9788126918072).

Book

Tripathi, Dhananjay. (2013). R.K. Narayan: Phenomenology and Consciousness. Germany: Scholars' Press. (ISBN 9783639518719)

Conferences

Chakraborty, Sanjana., and Tripathi, Dhananjay. (2022) "Influenced Gender Identities: Analysis of Gender through the Spectacle of Culture in The Carpet Weaver". 2nd International Conference on Gender Studies and Sexuality, 29 - 31 July 2022: Dublin - Republic of Ireland. (Online presentation).

Rai, Laxmi and Dhananjay Tripathi, (2021) "Tracing the Significance of the Prophecies of the Witches in Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and the Nepali Shamans in the Perspective of Folklore" 4th International conference on Research in Humanities & Social Sciences, 7-9 May: Milan, Italy, pp: 122-132

Rai, Lekha and Dhananjay Tripathi, (2021) "Redemption of the Naga Historical Consciousness: An Analysis of Temsula Ao's These Hills Called Home - Stories from a War Zone" 4th International conference on Research in Humanities & Social Sciences, 7-9 May: Milan, Italy, pp: 133-141.

Chettri, Bhaskar and Dhananjay Tripathi, (2018) "From Imperialism to Multiculturalism: A Study of Paul Scott's The Jewel in The Crown" International Conference on Cultural Studies '18 March 16-17, DAKAM (Eastern Mediterranean Academic Research Center), Turkey. pp: 59-65.

Tripathi Dhananjay. (2016) "Humour as a Subliminal Strategy in R.K. Narayan's Anticolonial Discourse" at the International Conference on Humour organized by Inter-disciplinary.Net at Mansfield College, University of Oxford, Oxford, London during 2-4 June 2016.

Membership of Professional Bodies:

Life member of CLAI

Research Project Completed:

ICSSR funded research project entitled, "Covid-19 And its impact on Sikkim: A study how and why Sikkim become an exception". Project fund Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand Only, 2020.
ICSSR funded research project entitled, "The Occult Tradition of Shamanism in Sikkim: A Study of its Core Belief and Tribal Nature" Project fund Two Lakhs Only, 2022.

Faculty Development Porgamme Organised:

Convened One Week FDP on "Entrepreneurship Development: Challenges and Opportunities" during 23rd-27th March 2021 sponsored by TEQIP III.
Convened One Week FDP on "Strategies in Modern Pedagogy during" 16th-20th February 2021 sponsored by AICTE, New Delhi.

Workshop Organised:

Convened One Week workshop on "Building Proficiency in Academic Writing" during 29th Sept - 03rd Oct. 2020 sponsored by TEQIP III.
Convened One Week workshop on "Workshop on Data Mining & Business Analytics" during 16th -20th Nov. 2016 Sponsored by IISC Hyderabad and NIT Sikkim.

PhD Supervision

Dr. Laxmi Rai - "Cinematic Adaptations of Shakespeare's Tragedies in Hollywood and Bollywood.", Awarded in 2022.
Dr. Ankita Sarmah - "An Exploration on the Opportunities and Challenges of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Assam.", Awarded in 2022.
Dr. Bhaskar Chettri - "Multiculturalism in Select Raj Novels", Awarded in 2023.
Miss. Sanjana Chakraborty - "Masculinity Studies ", Ongoing.
Miss Ankita Das - "Human Potentials in the Writings of Ottessa Moshfegh", Ongoing.
Miss Ankita Barik - "Space and Time in the Writings of Ashwin Sanghi", Ongoing.

Courses Developed

Undergraduate course

Professional Communication: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It introduces students to the basics of Communication and related notions.
English Language & Composition: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It introduces students to the basics of English language.
English Language & Literature: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It is a beginners' course on English Literature and Language
Human Values and Effective Communication: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It introduces students to the basics of human values and effective communication strategies.
Language Laboratory I: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It is a beginners' course for Effective English Language skill.
Language Laboratory I: For the B.Tech. Programme of NIT Sikkim. It is an advanced for Effective English Language skill.

Postgraduate course

Literary Theory I: For the PhD Course of NIT Sikkim. It is an introductory course to literary criticism.
Literary Theory II: For the PhD Course of NIT Sikkim. It introduces the students to the major modern notions and theories of literary criticism.
Religion, Myths and Their Retelling in English Literature: For the PhD Course of NIT Sikkim. It is an introductory course on Religion, Myths and Their Retelling.
Technical Writing: For the PhD Course of NIT Sikkim. It introduces the students to the various methods of writing thesis/ dissertation and basics of preparation of bibliography style sheets.

Invited Talks and Other Outreach Activities

Delivered an invited talk on "Research Methodologies in English" during Faculty Development Program on Application of Information and communication Technology in the Realms of Academic Discourse and Academic Research during 21-30 December 2021 organized by Sabarmati University in collaboration with NIT Warangal and sponsored by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India.
Chaired a Session for Two Day National Interdisciplinary Seminar on "Rethinking Social Exclusion: Issues and Perspectives". Organized by the Dept. of English, Sikkim University in collaboration with Indian Council for social Science Research - Northeast Region Council (ICSSR - NERC) during 15-16 November 2021.
Delivered an invited talk on "Research Methods in Literature and Culture" during a Workshop on Research Methodology organized by the Department of English, SRM University Gangtok during 9-13 August 2021.
Worked as a 'Faculty from the Collaborating NIT' in the First Pan-NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Warangal in collaboration with 14 other NITs during 8-10 January 2021.
Worked as a 'Member of External Advisory Committee' in the First Pan-NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Warangal in collaboration with 14 other NITs during 8-10 January 2021.
Chairperson for Paper presentation Session 07: Literature on 10th January 2021, in the International Conference titled "Exploring Collaborative Research Opportunities in Humanities and Social Sciences- Beyond Boundaries" during 9-10 January 2021 held as a part of First Pan-NIT Humanities and Social Sciences Research Conclave (HSSRC) organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Warangal in collaboration with 14 other NITs during 8-10 January 2021.
Delivered an invited talk on "ICT in Classroom Teaching: Contemporary Trends and Challenges" on 31st August 2020 in TEQIP III sponsored five-day FDP on "Recent Pedagogy and ICT Tools in Teaching and Research" jointly organized by the Department of HSS NIT Uttarakhand and Department of HSS, IIT Roorkee.

Administrative Responsibilities Held (At NIT Sikkim):

S. No.	Designation	From	To
1	Dean, Faculty Welfare	07.09.2022	Till Date
2	Head of the Department, HSS	05.02.16	Till date
3	Member, The Board of Governors	12.01.21	18th Feb 2023
4	Member, The Finance Committee	12.01.21	18th Feb 2023
5	Member, The Senate	05.12.14	Till Date
6	Faculty In-charge, Training and Placement Cell	10.12.16	Till Date
7	Faculty In-charge, Publication and Web Information System and Printing Activities	05.02.16	Till Date
8	Faculty In-charge, Promotion of Indian Language and Culture Activities Committee.	05.02.16	Till Date
9	Project Head / Single Point of Contact, Institute Visual Identity (Logo) Development Committee	19.02.18	Till Date
10	Nodal Officer, Unnat Bharat Abhiyan	22.09.17	Till Date
11	CPIO, NIT Sikkim	05.02.16	Till Date
12	Nodal Officer, All India Survey of Higher Education AISHE	05.02.16	Till Date
13	Hostel Warden / Proctor	08.07.19	Till Date
14	Institute Grievance Redressal Committee	08.09.22	Till Date
15	Faculty In - charge, Annual Report	18.08.21	Till Date
16	Member, Training and Placement Cell	05.2.16	10.12.16
17	Member, Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure	05.02.16	04.10.16
18	Member, Proctorial Board	05.02.16	Till Date
19	Chairman, Abhiyantran, Annual Tech Fest	2015	2015
20	Convener, Abhiyantran, Annual Tech Fest	2023	2023
21	Member, Alumni Association and Resource Generation	04.10.16	08.12.16