Dr ABHAYA N B
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MA, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Periodicals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Periodical | Periodicity | Date |
| 1 | Chamundi's Silence | Deccan Herald | DAILY | 01/09/2021 |
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | God has Signed: Nature, Divinity and Mysticism in the Poetry of Kuvempu | Journal of Dharma / 39 / 1 / 39 - 46 | 0253-7222 | 10-Jan-2014 |
| 2 | Decolonizing Home at Home in the Pandemic: Articulating Women's Experience | English / 70 / 271 / 350 - 358 | 0013-8215 | 19-Mar-2022 |
| 3 | Humanising History through Graphic Narratives: Exploring Stories of Home and Displacement from the North-East of India | Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities / 14 / 2 / 1 - 18 | 0975-2935 | 30-Jun-2022 |
| 4 | Esther reimagined: feminist essence in Sara Joseph's narrative | International Studies in Catholic Education / 16 / 2 / - | 2183-5136 | 13-Dec-2024 |
| 5 | Shillong’s Hip-hop Culture Insights into Culture, Politics, and Music through K S Nongkynrih's Haiku Hip-hop is emerging as a transformative platform for creative expression and a powerful vehicle for cultural and political representation in Shillong | Economic and Political Weekly / 60 / 19 / 71 - 72 | 2349-8846 | 10-May-2025 |
| 6 | From Classrooms to Clicks: Exploring Student Attitudes and Challenges in the Shift to Digital Learning in Higher Education | Journal of Information Technology Education: Research / 24 / / - | 1547-9714 | 29-Sep-2025 |
| 7 | Fabrics of Power: Cutting Through the Noise in the Classroom | Social and Health Sciences / 23 / 2 / 1 - 15 | 2957-3645 | 18-Dec-2025 |
| 8 | Unmasking feminine pedagogical perspectives: An inclusive investigation of India Edghill’s biblical women in historical fiction | Agathos: An International Review of the Humanities and Social Sciences / 16 / 2(31) / 281 - 288 | 2069-1025 | 04-Nov-2025 |
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 | Academic Leadership for the Heads of Departments | SEMINARS | Mapping the Possibilities: Faculty Development for the Dept of English | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 26/09/2012 |
| 2 | Mysticism without borders | SEMINARS | 'God has Signed': Mysticism in the poetry of Kuvempu | PRESENTER) | Dharmaram College and Christ University | 05/01/2010 |
| 3 | New Frontiers Of Literary Research | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Seshadripuram College in association with Sahitya AkademiBangalore | 11/11/2008 | |
| 4 | International Conference on Transnationalism, Culture and Diaspora in the Era of Globalisation | CONFERENCES | Peripatetic world of the Indo-Fijian diaspora in Brij V Lal's Mr Tulsi's Store | PRESENTER) | Centre for Study of Diaspora, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IndiaGandhinagar, Gujrat | 21/02/2018 |
| 5 | BigHope2 | CONFERENCES | PANELIST) | Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool | 13/06/2018 | |
| 6 | Interrogating Intersectionality | SYMPOSIUM | Gender Representation in Academic Environment: A Dialogue with Govt school teachers | PRESENTER) | Liverpool Hope UniversityLiverpool, UK | 05/11/2018 |
| 7 | New Vistas in Feminism | SEMINARS | Silences at the Intersections: Rethinking Feminisms in India | KEYNOTE_SPEAKER) | Laxminarayana Arts and Science College for WomenDharmapuri, Tamilnadu | 09/02/2019 |
| 8 | Women Empowerment and Leadership | SEMINARS | Does Feminist Leadership Matter? A Difficult Conversation | PRESENTER) | Jyoti Nivas College and Society for Professional Ethics and MangaementJyotinivas College (autonomous) | 29/11/2019 |
| 9 | Women Empowerment: Challenges and Opportunities during the covid times | SEMINARS | Work-Life Balance during the Pandemic | PRESENTER) | Green Valley Group of InstitutionOnline | 24/07/2020 |
| 10 | Online training workshop | SEMINARS | Defining Virtual Learning Environment | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST(Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 14/07/2020 |
| 11 | Effective Teaching Virtually | SEMINARS | Importance of Bloom?s Taxonomy in Student Centered Teaching | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 08/08/2020 |
| 12 | Effective Online assessment | SEMINARS | Student Centered Assessment | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 24/08/2020 |
| 13 | Being effective in virtual classroom | SEMINARS | Effective Presentation Skills and Identifying Research Sources | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 29/08/2020 |
| 14 | Effective Virtual Classroom | SEMINARS | Let us Talk with Students and Others: How? Why? | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 12/09/2020 |
| 15 | Digital Education - Looking forward | SEMINARS | Digital Education ? how do we make it effective? | PRESENTER) | Edrian Global and CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bangalore | 26/09/2020 |
| 16 | Augmenting the Virtual Environment: Technology - Innovation - Humanity | CONFERENCES | Transition from offline to digital learning: Negotiating attitudes and challenges among higher education students | PRESENTER) | Soegijapranata Catholic University, IndonesiaIndonesia - Online Mode | 30/11/2021 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Bagnalore to Bengaluru: Shifting Images of a City | Guest Lecture | 15/01/2015 | ANSR Source |
| 2 | Postcolonial Situation in India: A Critical Perspective | Contributions of Indian Writers for the Growth of Indian Writing in English | 28/02/2015 | Silicon City College |
| 3 | Shifts in Children's Literature in India | 'Children's Literature: The What, The Why and The How' | 04/02/2016 | Jyotinivas College, Autonomous |
| 4 | Recovering History as a Postcolonial Gesture | Guest Lecture | 17/02/2024 | CHRIST (Deemed to be University) |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Of Paradice Projects and Imposed Heavens: AStudy of Religion, Science and Reproduction in Margaret Atwood?s select Dystopian Novels | Maria RajanThaliath | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2018 |
| 2 | Rewriting History: A Study of Shalimar the Clown and The Collaborator as Counter Narratives of the Kashmir Conflict | B. Raghavi | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2018 |
| 3 | Displacement, Hybridity, Inbetweeness: Exploring Complexities of the Nepali Diasporic Identity in Prajwal Parajuly and Madhu Gurung?s Novels | Sunila Gurung | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2018 |
| 4 | The Nature of Resistance in Select Marathi Dalit Life Stories | Thekkekara Livea Paul | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2018 |
| 5 | Reading Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Ironies in Andrea Levy's The Small Island and Fruit of Lemon | Namitha Merin Thomas | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | February 2019 |
| 6 | From Diversity to solidarity: Exploring Women's Issues and Transculturalism in 'The English Patient, Maps for Lost Lovers and A Thousand Splendid Suns' | Ms. Reshmi Revidran P | EXAMINER | |||
| 7 | . | ELNATHAN WISDSOL LYNGKHOI | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | January 2021 |
| 8 | WRITING 'HERSTORIES': A FEMINIST READING OF INDIA EDGHILL AND TESSA AFSHAR'S SELECT NOVELS | ANN MARIA DAVIS | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | April 2022 |
| 9 | "I AM ALREADY DEAD, BUT THIS BODY KEEPS ON BREATHING": EXPLORING EXPLOITATION AND RESISTANCE OF THE MARGINALISED BODY IN SELECT PLAYS OF MANJULA PADMANABHAN | ANAGHA BIJU | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | January 2022 |
| 10 | . | ADELINE LOBO | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | January 2022 |
| 11 | . | SUVAN GUPTA | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | January 2022 |
| 12 | Analysis of 'Power' in The Ivory Throne with use of Michael Foucault's Power Theory. | ANNA MARY PALAMATTAM | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2022 |
| 13 | "THE HOMELAND THAT KILLED US IN ITS NAME": TRACING LITERACY FEMINISM THROUGH SELECT LEBANESE WAR LITERATURE OF HANAN AL-SHAYKH AND IMAN HUMAYDAN | SHAIKH NEDA PARVIN RAFIUDDIN | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2021 |
| 14 | Victims or Agents: A Feminist Analysis of thee Lives of Female K-Pop Idols | SOMYA DIMRI | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2023 |
| 15 | ROOTED AND FAULTED: FRAGMENTED MEMORY AS HOME IN MEENA ALEXANDER'S POETRY | GOURI PARVATHY V | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | August 2024 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Articulating Women: Interrogating Intersectionality and Empowering Women through Critical Engagements | ABHAYA N B | Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK | External |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Feminist Foreign Policy Fellowship | The Asia Foundation/Impact and Policy Research Foundation, The Asia Foundation/Impact and Policy Research Fou | International | Participant | 17/10/2024 |
| 2 | Scaffolding Adult Learning Through Learner-Centered Approach | Teaching and Learning Enhancement Cell, | Institutional | Participant | 26/02/2024 |
| 3 | VIRTUAL CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | Edrian Global and Dept of English, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Edrian Global | Regional | Invited Resource Person/Trainer | 08/08/2020 |
| 4 | Women Empowerment: Challenges and Opportunities during the covid times | Dept of English, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) , Green Valley Group of Institution | Regional | Presenter | 24/07/2020 |
| 5 | Challenges and Avenues in English Studies | Dept of Egnlish, CHRIST and Dept of English, SRNM College, Sattur, SRNM College, Sattur, Tamilnadu | Regional | Invited Resource Person/Trainer | 20/08/2019 |
| 6 | Faculty Development programme for PhD Supervisors | CHRIST (Deemed to be Univeristy), | Institutional | Participant | 18/01/2018 |
| 7 | Curricular Aspects: Application of Ideas and Preparation of Documents for the Context | Dept of English , | - | 30/09/2015 | |
| 8 | English Language and Literature in India- Approaches, Themes and Concerns | Dept of English , | - | 22/05/2015 | |
| 9 | Research Concerns and Methods in Contemporary English Studies | Dept of English, Christ University, | Institutional | - | 18/03/2014 |
| 10 | Developing Learner Centered Curriculumn | Dept of English, Christ University , | Institutional | - | 18/01/2014 |
| 11 | "Yuganta" by Irawati Karve and Its Nuances, "Leadership through Literature" course | IIM Lucknow, | Regional | - | 29/11/2011 |
| 12 | Regional Workshop - Effective Teaching | CEDBEC, Christ University, Bangalore , | Regional | - | 10/05/2010 |
| 13 | workshop On Effective Classroom Communication Skills | CEDBEC, Christ College, Bangalore, | Regional | - | 12/03/2005 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | Member of the Panel | Panel Discussion - Member of the Panel - Women's Day Celebrations | Maharani's Arts College | 26 April 2013 |