Dr CHANDAN KUMAR
MA, MPhil, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Periodicals
Sl.No. Title Name of Periodical Periodicity Date
1 Speaking to Belong: Multilingualism and Identity in India Multilingual Media Monthly 06/11/2025
Articles in Journals
Sl.No. Title Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos ISSN No. Date Published
1 Discourse Of Dissent: Languaging Resistance And Consciousness In Subaltern Literatures - Dalit And Black Studies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT / 12 / 2 / 144 - 166 2534-9538 12-Aug-2024
2 Echo Construction and Ad hoc Categories: Semantics of Group Reference in Magahi Rupkatha Journal / 15 / 2 / 1 - 16 0975-2935 27-Jul-2023
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 Lit-Treat: Edition V -Language, literature and Beyond:Exloring New Frontiers in English Studies Conference The Myth of choice and the illusion of Freedom: A philosophical study of the notion of freedom in Squid Game Presenter) Department of Languages and Literature - english, SSSIHL in collaboration with Literacy VoiceAndha Pradesh 14/03/2025
2 Lost Found in Translation: Transcreation, Adaptation, and Interpretation Conference Convenor) Christ UniversityBengaluru 04/03/2025
3 International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainable Future Conference Sustainbility and the Praxis of Indigenity Presenter) Sri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra 28/02/2025
4 Annual International conference on "Contempoary Discourses on Displacement and Identity" Conference Moderator/Chair) Christ UniversityBengaluru 13/02/2025
5 Contemporary Discourse on Displacement and Identity Conference Participant) Christ UniversityBengaluru 13/02/2025
6 Migration in India:A Sustainable path towards achievement of vision vikshit bharat@2047 Conference Rethinking Conservation: Indigenous Ecosophies and the Need for a sustainable migration policy in Keralas' western Ghat Presenter) Christ UniversityBengaluru 13/12/2024
7 Cinematic Cultures: An intersection of Film and Society Symposium Participant) Christ UniversityChrist University 25/03/2023
8 The Politics of Memory and History: Beyond the Postcolonial and Postmodern Conference 'Naach' as a Contested Space: A Present and Past of a Past Presenter) Central University of KeralaKerala 13/03/2023
9 Cultural trajectories through language, literature and media Conference Languaging and socio-cultural cateogires: Culture in interaction Presenter) The LNM institute of information technology Jaipur 29/04/2022
10 ICOLSI-43 Conference The lexico-semantico-syntax of fillers and placeholders in Magahi and Bhojpuri Presenter) Central Institute of Indian languages, MysuruOnline 21/12/2021
11 Pandemic Pedagogies in Language Education (PPLE 2021) Conference Moderator/Chair) Christ UniversityBengaluru 28/10/2021
12 Linguistic Society of Nepal Conference Noun, countability and referentiality: a view from classifier language, Magahi Presenter) Linguistic Society of NepalWEBINAR 26/11/2020
13 13th International Conference of South Asian Languages and Literatures Conference Definiteness & Multiple determiners: A case study of Magahi language Presenter) Central Institute of Indian Languages, MysuruCIIL, Mysuru 08/01/2018
14 39th International Conference of Linguistic Society of India Conference 'wa', a definite bare classifier in Magahi Presenter) IIT, PatnaPatna 08/12/2017
15 Linguistic Society of Nepal Conference Dialect Levelling: A case of Magahi and Hindi-ized Magahi Presenter) Tribhuvan University, KathmanduKathmadu, Nepal 26/11/2017
16 11th Students' Conference of Linguistics Conference The Negative Particle na and non-negation in Magahi Presenter) Jadavpur UniversityKolkata 28/01/2017
17 Language, Identity and Society: Centrality of Language in Formation of Identity Conference Location of Identity in course of language contact and replacement..... Presenter) Gautam Buddha University, Greater NoidaNoiida, Delhi 30/10/2015
18 37th International Conference of the Linguistic Society of India Conference Particle 'wa' and its various linguistic and social implication Presenter) JNU, New DelhiNew Delhi 15/10/2015
19 3rd Endangered and Lesser Known languages seminar Seminar Language Shift and question of Identity Presenter) Department of Linguistics, Lucknow UniversityLucknow 19/02/2015
Invited Talks
Sl.No. Titel of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Folk Theater and Dialectics Mentroship Program 08/11/2025 Centre for Folklore Studies and Research
2 Multilingualism in the Silicon Valley of India Brown Bag Lecture 11/04/2024 University of Illinois at Chicago
3 Exploring the Prospects of AI Integration in Language Education: Emerging Trends 2nd International Conference on EMI and AI: Bridging Language and Culture through Technology (ICEMI2024) 15/03/2024 Asia University
4 Gender as Semiotic Practice in Cross-Categories and Culture: A Case of Magahi Speech Guest lecture 24/08/2022 Christ University
5 Research Methodology Academic Writing in Research 21/05/2022 Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation
6 Linguistics: A dynamic view of Language Expert talk series 12/04/2022 Kumaraguru college of liberal arts and science
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Role Status Month Year
1

POWER, STIGMA, AND RESILIENCE IN SELECT AMERICAN DYSLEXIA MEMOIRS: A CRITICAL DISABILITY STUDIES READING

ANISH K JOSEPH Christ University Supervisor Ongoing July 2022
2 . JENISH JOSEPH Christ University Supervisor Ongoing October 2024
3

ECOSOPHICAL DISCOURSES OF CONSERVATION IN KERALA'S WESTERN GHATS: AN ECOLINGUISTIC CRITIQUE OF INDIA'S LEGAL TEXTS ON FOREST AND WILDLIFE

JOBY JOSE Christ University Supervisor Ongoing March 2025
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Indian Knowledge System T. John College , T. John College National Participant 17/10/2025
2 Rise of AI in Language and Linguistics Madurai College and SKRGC, Madurai College and SKRGC National Participant 01/09/2025
3 Between Worlds: Translation and adaptation acorss cultures Department of English, University of Calicut National Participant 26/08/2025
4 Structure to Innovation: Leveraging Critical Theory to Foster Faculty Engagement and Research Culture in ELT Amity University, Amity University International Participant 13/08/2025
5 Deciphering the past, enriching the present The Mythic Society , The Mythic Society, Bengaluru National Participant 12/08/2025
6 FDP 2025 Christ University,  Institutional Participant 19/05/2025
7 Advancing Excellence in Higher Education: Vision, Curriculum, and Quality Christ University,  Institutional Presenter 27/06/2024
8 Advancing Excellence in Higher Education: Vision, Curriculum, and Quality Christ University,  Institutional Participant 27/06/2024
9 Curriculum design and revision with focus on OBE Christ university ,  Institutional Participant 05/11/2022
10 Research tools and Methodologies Christ University ,  Institutional Participant 01/08/2022
11 Faculty development programme - I Christ University,  Institutional Participant 06/07/2022
12 Faculty development program I Christ University,  Institutional Participant 16/06/2021
13 Introduction to Philosophy The University of Edinburgh,  International Participant & Presenter 25/04/2020
Awards/Achievements/Others
Sl.No. Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others Description Organisation Month/ Year
1 UGC JRF Its national fellowship UGC 15 June 2015
2 Paper Publication award USD 1000 will be awarded for the article publication in the journal (JIAS 2020); the paper is selected. Hankuk University (South Korea) and World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) 18 April 2020
3 External Examiner for MA Dissertation Invited as external examiner for MA dissertation by Mount Carmel University. Mount Carmel College 03 April 2023
4 Fulbright FLTA Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant. Appointed as Visiting Teaching Associate at the University of Illinois Chicago, USA for the academic year 2023-24 Fulbright 04 August 2023
5 Best Paper Award The paper is awarded the best paper award in an international conference on multidisciplinary research on sustainable funture Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra in collaboration with JKSTIC Udhampur, J & k 01 March 2025