Contact Info

Dr. Anjan Kumar Behera

Dr. Anjan Kumar Behera

Assistant Professor

Dean, School of Political Studies
IQAC Coordinator

Deans

abehera@tetsocollege.org

Qualification

  • PhD - Nagaland University
  • MPhil - The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderbad
  • MA English - Christ College (Autonomous), Bangalore
  • BEd - IGNOU
  • BA English - Christ College (Autonomous), Bangalore

Achievement

  • Tetso College Outstanding Contributor Award (2014)
  • 8th Rank in the International Article Writing Competition on Race and Discrimination organised by the Literati Council, India (2017)
  • 1st position in ‘Science Extempore Speech’ state level competition, as part of the ‘Year of Scientific Awareness 2004’, Govt. of Nagaland.

Publication

  1. "Symbolism in Hemingway’s The Old Man & the Sea and Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin: A Comparative Study", 'Mosaic of Ideas: Multidisciplinary Reflections: - July 2024', CIRS Publication. ISBN 978-81-974450-8-8
  2. "Print Vs Screen: A Systematic Comparison of Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ and Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’", 'Fractals of Knowledge', CIRS Publication. ISBN-13:978-81-969135-1-9
  3. "Fair and Lovely People Everywhere!", "Complexion Based Discriminations Global Insights" Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64324-231-6
  4. "Amma is Singing: Poems Encapsulating the Indian Experience", 'Amma is Singing' Authors Press. ISBN 978-93-88332-25-5
  5. "Letting Go!", 'EXOUSIA A TETSO COLLEGE ANTHOLOGY OF ART AND LITERATURE' First published as an e-book in 2017 by the Department of English. ISBN-978-81-929456-2-0
  6. "Love in Crosswords, The Pale Horse Approaches,The Bachelor's Snivel, Confessions of the Night, The Mistake", 'P H O E N I X' First published as an e-book in 2015 by the Department of English. ISBN- 978-81-929456-1-3
  7. "Laboni's Letter, Days of Livs (Haikus), Sunrise on the Seas, Two Path Diverged, Unititled, Let Me Be Your Star, Smiles of a Summer Night", "Musing De Este" First published as an e-book in 2014 by the Department of English. ISBN-978-81-929456-0-6
  8. Dialectics on Northeast Writings: Theory & Praxis, 2023 (Co Editor). ISBN: 978-93-5526-049-9
  9. "A Critical Study of the Representation of Men in Bharati Mukherjee's ‘Jasmine’", UGC Approved, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews - September 2023. ISSN: 2348-1269
  10. "The Diaspora Mimics: A Post Colonial Reading of Tony Morrison's The Bluest Eyes", UGC Approved, International Journal of English Language, Literature In Humanities, March 2018. ISSN -2321-7065
  11. Representing the "Other"Subaltern Identities in America Television, Peer Reviewed, Impressions. ISSN: 2278-4624
  12. "Public Opinion: Myth or Reality?", Peer Reviewed, Pranabananda Women's College Journal. ISNN-2394-2851
  13. Cricket, Nationalism and National Conciousness in Pre-Independence India, as seen in Ashutosh Gawarikor's Lagaan, Peer Reviewed, An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. ISSN-2349-2147
  14. An Ode to Chumu Haat, UGC Approved, Langlit: An International Peer Reviewed Open Acess Journal. ISSN-2349-5189
  15. Singularity in Diversity: The Latina's 'Moms' of Amrican Television, Peer Reviewed, Tetso Interdisciplinary Journal. ISSN-2319-2925
  16. A Tale of Myth:s-The Devils wear Prada : An Analysis of the Film with Reference to Simone De Beviour's Myth of a Woman, Peer Reviewed, Humanities and Social Sciences The Journal. ISSN-2319-9970
  17. "A Criticall Study of the Representation of Men in Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine", UGC Approved, International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews. E-ISSN 2348-1269
  18. "Mosque, Caves, and Temples: Religion and Superstition in Forster's A Passage to India", UGC Approved, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (JETIR), I, May 2024. ISSN 2349-5162
  19. Tetso Interdisciplinary Journal (ISSN 2319-2925) – “Singularity in Diversity: The Latina Moms of American Television”.
  20. The Journal (ISSN 2319-9970) – “A Tale of Myths- The Devil Wears Prada: An Analysis of the Film with reference to Simone de Beauvoir’s Myth of a Woman” (Unity College, Dimapur).
  21. Modern Research Studies: An International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (ISSN 2349-2147) – “Cricket, Nationalism, and National Consciousness in Pre-independence India, as seen in Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan”.
  22. Pranabananda Women’s College Journal (ISSN 2394-2851) – “Public Opinion: Myth or Reality”.
  23. LangLit: An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal (ISSN 2349-5189) – Poem titled “An Ode to Chumu Haat”.
  24. Impressions: Volume 4 (ISSN 2278-4624) – “Representing the ‘Other’: Subaltern Identities in American Television” (Kohima College, Kohima).
  25. International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities (ISSN 2321- 7065) – “The Diaspora Mimics: A Postcolonial Reading of Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye”.
  26. The St Joseph’s College Journal (ISSN xxxx-xxxx) – “Postmodernism in Flaubert’s Parrot”.
  27. "An Onyx Shines Too (poem)", "Complexion Based Discrimination: Global Insights", edited by Deen Dayal (ISBN 9781643242323)
  28. Musings de Este: A Tetso College Anthology of Literature and Art (ISBN 978- 929456-0-6)
  29. Phoenix: A Tetso College Anthology of Literature and Art (ISBN 978-929456-1-3)
  30. Exousia: A Tetso College Anthology of Literature and Art (ISBN 978-81-929456-2- 0)
  31. Say It Right (The Morung Express- Degree of Thought: 23.08.2013)
  32. Naga Literature: An Ignored Shangri La (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 06.11.2013)
  33. The ‘Fair and Lovely’ Woman (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 08.08.2014)
  34. RIP Privacy (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 18.08.2014)
  35. Clash of Clans Mania (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 26.05.2015)
  36. Being a Non-Local (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 30.12.2015)
  37. Great Expectations of an English Teacher in Nagaland (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 06.04.2016)
  38. NET: A Faulty Touchstone (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 20.07.2016)
  39. Is India Truly Democratic? (The Morung Express – Degree of Thought: 24.01.2017)
  40. Jibon Fairy Tale Nohoi (The Morung Express – 25.02.2018)
  41. New Beginnings: Literature in the Digital Age (The Morung Express – 18.04.2018)
  42. Challenging Nagaland’s ‘Fine’ Culture (The Morung Express – 08.06.2018)
  43. Wedding Season Banter (The Morung Express – 17.10.18)

Paper Presentation

  1. Power and Masculinity in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Queen of Dreams and Sister of my Heart at the ‘Postcolonial Theories & Practice’, organised by Department of English, Nagaland University from 16th - 20th June, 2023.
  2. Indian Culture & American Television: A Postcolonial Reading of ‘A Thousand & One Nights’ of NBC’s ‘Smash’ at the ‘Change & Preservation in Language, Literature, & Culture in Academia: Trends & Directives’' organised by "Department of English, St. Joseph University, Chumoukedima, Nagaland" on 6th & 7th November, 2023.
  3. ‘Redefining the Fourth World: Accessing the Subaltern Men in the Diaspora Space in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth’ at the ICSSR Sponsored 3-Day National Seminar on ‘Fourth World Literature: Voices of the Marginalised with Special reference to Northeast India’, organized by the Department of English, Tetso College.
  4. ‘Metamorphosis of Higher Education in Nagaland: A Case Study of Tetso College’s Responseto the Pandemic’ at the NAAC Sponsored 2-Day National Seminar on ‘Quality Sustenance and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education’, organised by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), C-Edge College, Dimapur.

Area of Interest

  • Film & Tele-visual Studies, Diaspora Fiction, & Gender Studies

Total Experience: 10 years and 3 months