Dr. Geeta Rani
Associate Professor
email: geetaranibindal@gmail.com
Preferred Contact Hour: By Appointment

Statement

I have aspired to be a part of value exchange with the learners and the learned in varied social, cultural and educational set ups and nurtured conscientious competencies in the process.

Employment (38 years)
 As an Assistant Professor of English at Radha Krishanan Sanatan Dharam Post-Graduate College, Kaithal (1985-1997).
 As an Associate Professor of English at Dayanand Post-Graduate College Hisar, Haryana (1997- 3 Jan 2023).
 As an Associate Professor, Department of English, Delhi University, Delhi (4Jan 2023- till date).

Education
 Doctorate from Jaipur National University, Jaipur (June 2011 to November 2013)
 Post Graduate Diploma and Certificate Course in Teaching of English from Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad (1994 &1995).
 M. Phil with 58% marks from University Department of Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra (1984-1985)
 M.A. (English) with 55% marks from University Department of Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra (1982-1984)
 B.A. with 66% marks from Indira Gandhi Mahila Mahavidyalaya Kaithal, in affiliation to Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra (1979-1982)

Research

 “Suffering and Salvation in the Selected Novels of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison”, as the topic of doctorate research.
 “An analysis of Errors made by A Group of First Year students from Haryana. A Study in Applied Linguistics”, as Topic of the Project Report of P.G. Diploma in the Teaching of English submitted at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.
 “Treatment of Family Relationship in Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’, ‘A view from the Bridge’ and ‘All my Sons’”, as dissertation topic in M.Phil studies.

Representative Publications

BOOKS (Sole Author)
 A book containing 264 pages with the title Suffering and Salvation: A study of Selected Novels of Alice Walker and Toni Morrison was published with ISBN: 978-3-659-62728-6 by Lap Lambert Academic Publishing in October 2014.
 A book with the title Error Analysis: a study in Applied Linguistics was published with ISBN: 978-3-659-41809-9 by Lap Lambert Academic Publishing in February 2015.

ARTICLES/ RESEARCH PAPERS PUBLISHED AS A SOLE AUTHOR
 An article with the title MURDERER OF MARTYRS: FATHER SON RELATIONSHIP IN ALL MY SONS, published In IJCRT ( www.ijcrt.org ), 7.97 Impact Factor by Google Scholar, Volume 10 Issue 11, November 2022 , Date of Publication: 25-November-2022 UGC Approved Journal No: 49023 (18).
 An article with the title An Artist in Making: A Critical Analysis of Alice Walker’s first novel The Third Life of Grange Copeland was published in International Journal of Culture and Communication Studies by University School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. ISSN 2278-7208 refereed, double blind peer reviewed journal.
 An article Tar Baby: A Critical Review was published in International, Peer reviewed open access journal LangLit. ISSN 2349-5189 Vol. 8 Issue 1, August 2021. Website – www.langlit.org . (P 278-284).
 An article Preserving Roots, Aspiring Homogeneity: Afro-Americans in the Writings of Maya Angelou was published in International, Peer reviewed open access journal LangLit. ISSN 2349-5189 Vol. 7 Issue 1, August 2020. Website – www.langlit.org . (P 238-245).
 An article Possessing the Secret of Joy: Torture is Not Culture was published in International, Peer reviewed open access journal LangLit. ISSN 2349-5189 Vol. 4 Issue 4, May 2018. Website – www.langlit.org . (P 456-461).
 An article Bhagavad Gita: The Saviour of Earth was published in International, Peer reviewed open access journal LangLit. ISSN 2349-5189 Vol. 4 Issue 1, August 2017. Website – www.langlit.org .
 An article with the title Narayan’s Rosie: A Serpent Girl or a Gal Liberated was published in an International refereed journal WJGL World Journal of Gender and Literature in December 2015 Vol.2-No.2 with ISSN: 2349-1620.
 An article on Unsung Creations to Fame Unknown was published in volume 2 issue 1 of LANGLIT: An International Peer Reviewed open Access Journal (ISSN 2349-5189) released on 31 Aug 2015
 An article on Narayan’s Savitri and Rosie: A Feminist Parlance was published in an International refereed journal WJGL World Journal of Gender and Literature in June 2015 Vol.2-No.1 with ISSN: 2349-1620.
 A research paper on Racial Discourse in Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye was published in an International Journal Indian Ethos, Summer 2013, ISSN: 2249-4324.
 A Research paper on Sula: A Search for Self was published in an International, refereed and peer reviewed Journal Labyrinth, July 2013, ISSN: 0976-0814.
 An article in the area of English Language Teaching with the title An overview of English Studies in India: With a Focus on Haryana was published in a book English Studies In India: Past Present and Future with ISBN: 81-8152-102-1 in 2005.
 An article on Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare (part 2) was published in NICETY Regional Weekly News Magazine Vol. 5, No. 15, page no. 10 on 10-16 April 1993.
 An article on Supernatural Elements in Shakespeare (part 1) was published in NICETY Regional Weekly News Magazine Vol. 5, No. 14, page no. 10 on 3-9 April 1993.

PAPERS PUBLISHED AS A JOINT AUTHOR
 A paper was published in International Journal of Arts and Education Research January 2022, Vol.11, Issue I, ISSN 2278-9677, www.ijaer.org jointly on the topic The Color Purple: An Abused African American.
 Published a paper in International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR) , an international, open access, peer reviewed, refereed, indexed journal, E-ISSN: 2348-1269, impact factor 7.17, Vol 8, Issue 4, Dec 2021 jointly on the topic Inclination of Female Characters in Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place.
 Published a paper in International Journal of Education and Science Research Review (IJESRR), vol.8, Issue 4, August 2021, E-ISSN: 2348-6457, journal no 49022, www.ijesarr.org , jointly on the topic Journey for Female Empowerment through Magic Realism in Gloria Naylor’s Mama Day.
 Published a paper in International Journal of Education and Science Research Review (IJESRR), vol.6, Issue 2, May2019, E-ISSN: 2348-6457, journal no 49022, www.ijesarr.org , jointly on the topic Subjugation of Women in Possessing the Secret of Joy.