Rajagiri College of Management & Applied Sciences

Amala Manavalan

Asst. Professor

MA, B.Ed, SET

amalamanavalan@rajagiricollege.edu.in

Educational qualification
- SET
- MA English Language and Literature
- B.Ed
Areas of Specialization
- Poetry, Theatre, Translation Studies, Modern World
  Literature
Research Publications
- Publication in IJFMR (International Journal for Multi-disciplinary Research)
  E-ISSN:2582-2160
  Title- Shaping Femininity: Decoding Henrik Ibsen’s Nora in Sudha Murty’s
  Shrimati (March-April 2024)
- ISBN Publication
  ISBN: 978-81-965675-0-7
  A Book Chapter titled “From Fragmentation to Fusion: Poetics of Post-
  Modern Poetry” in the book- “Echoes of Time- A Cruise through the Different
  Schools of English Poetry.” (March 2024)
- ISBN Publication –
  ISBN: 978-9395898850
  Title- Navigating Shadows: The Post Marital Odyssey of Indian Women in the
  struggle for identity and belongingness through the works of Sudha Murty (9
  December 2023)
Seminars, Workshops, FDPs, Conferences attended
- Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Tools In Education at Bishop Kurialacherry
  College for Women, Amalagiri, in 2022-2023
- Seminar on Cracking the Research Code: Tips,Tricks,Tools and Techniques by
  D.A.V College, Abohar, in 2021-2022
- Workshop on “Research Methodology, Academic Writing” and Publishing in
  English, organized jointly by All India Forum for English Students, Scholars
  and Trainers (AIFEST) in 2021-2022
- “Seminar on Venture Funding”, Michael Job College of Arts and Science for
  Women, Coimbatore, 2020-2021.
- Faculty Development Programme on “Literary Studies in the New Millenium”
  from 09/01/2022 to14/01/2022
- Faculty Development Programme on “Advancing Research Excellence:
  Methods and Best Practices from 03/02/2020 to 07/02/2020
- National Faculty Development Programme on “Research Methodology using
  ChatGPT and AI Tools” from 21/09/2023 to 29/09/2023
Paper presentations
- “Feminism and the Reconstruction of Male Identity in the 21st Century” in the National Conference on “Voices of the Present: Exploring the dynamics of Language and Literature” held at KAHE, Coimbatore on 7 January 2026.
- “Woman’s Voice and Choice: A Gender Egalitarian Reading of Misra’s Ancient Promises,” in the National Level Conference on” Crossing Borders: Exploring the Diversities of English Language and Literature” held at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore on 3 March 2025
- “A Catalyst for Progressive Change: Unlocking the Subtleties of Feminist
  Allyship in Jaishree Misra’s Afterwards” in the International Conference on
  Beyond the Canon: Emerging Womanhood in English Literature organized by
  the Department of English, Bon Secours College for Women, (Autonomous),
  Thanjavur on 15 October 2024.
- “Navigating Shadows: The Post-Marital Odyssey of Indian Women in the
  struggle for Identity and Belongingness through the works of Sudha Murty” in
  the 15 th Annual Research Congress held at KAHE, Coimbatore on 9 December
  2023.
- “Unveiling the Nexus of Time, Space and Memory in Sudha Murty’s Dollar
  Bahu” at the National Conference on “Cityscapes: Interstices of Space and
  Memory, Retelling Metropolitan Chronotopes” organized by Kristu Jayanti
  College (Autonomous), Bengaluru on 9 November 2023.
- “Recontextualisation of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in Murty’s Gently Falls the Bakula” in the International Conference on “Emerging Vistas in English Language and Literature” held at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore on 31 March 2023.
Seminars/ Workshops/ Conferences/ FDPs coordinated
- Resource person for a session on “Constructive Criticism in the Art of
  Teaching” held on 15 March 2024 at St Joseph College of Teacher Education
  for Women, Ernakulam
- Faculty Coordinator of the Two-day Workshop on Translation Matters: An
  Innovative Entrepreneurship Platform conducted on 3 & 4 October, 2023 for the
  students of BA English.
- Resource faculty of “Workshop on Acting out – Language and life Skills on
  Stage” in 2023-2024.
- Resource faculty of “IELTS Training for Demonstrating Academic English
  Skills” in 2022-2023.
- Resource faculty of “Career Guidance for Aspiring Journalists” in 2022-2023.
- Advisory Committee Member of the International Conference & Ecosystems in
  the Poetics of Experiences organised by the Department of English (PG) Kristu
  Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru on the 22 & 23 of April 2022.
- Advisory Committee Member of the National Conference Cultural Crossings:
  Diffusing Borders organised by the Department of English (PG) Kristu Jayanti
  College (Autonomous), Bengaluru on 10 February 2021
Participation in Campus Corporate Life
- Faculty Coordinator of REACH, the Alumni Association of RCMAS
- Faculty Coordinator of Speranza 2025, the International Literary and Cultural Fest
- Coordinator of the Outreach activity- Padheyam (2026)
- Resource person of a seminar on “Value Education: Resilience as a Life Skill”
- IQAC Additional Coordinator (2018 to 2025)
- NIRF Nodal officer (2023 to the present)
- Former HoD of English (2015 to 2022)
- Faculty coordinator of Drama Club from 2021 to 2023
- Directed ‘Riders to the Sea’, a one-act play by J. M. Synge; and enacted the role of Maurya in the play on the Drama Club Inauguration in 2023.
- Served as the Faculty Coordinator of “EPIOLATRY- Worship the Word” in June 2022, as part of observing the ‘Reading Week’
- Served as the Chief Editor of the first College Magazine of Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Science, Kakkanad, year 2011.
- Staff Secretary at Rajagiri College of Management and Applied Science, Kakkanad during the Academic Year 2010-11 and 2015-16.
- Faculty in charge of Literary Club, RCMAS from 2009 to 2011 and from 2015 to 2022; organized ‘Literati Week’ in 2010.
- Faculty Animator of Jesus Youth, RCMAS from 2009 to 2011 and from 2014 to 2019.
- Resource Person for First Year students’ orientation session on introduction to campus life for four years.
- Headed Formal Committee of Deeksharambham, Sarganjali, Inceptra, Annual Athletic Meet and the College Day for various years.
- Faculty Coordinator of different seasons of “Solasta”- the Intra-collegiate Literary Fest and “Speranza”- the Inter-collegiate Fest which has developed from State level to International-level
Contributions to Public life
- Life Member in “All India Forum for English Students, Scholars and Trainers”
  (AIFEST)
Work Experience
- Faculty at Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Thevara, Ernakulam (Kerala State syllabus)
- Faculty at Muhibuddhin School, S.Hithadhoo, Maldives (Cambridge IGCSE syllabus)
- Faculty at Carmel College, Mala, Thrissur (Calicut University syllabus)