Profile of the Instructors

Instructor 1- Dr. Bibhuti Mary Kachhap is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, at Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IITT), Andhra Pradesh. Previously, she was associated with Presidency University (Bangalore), India. She obtained her BA in English from St. Xavier’s College Ranchi, MA from BHU, MPhil from ISM Dhanbad in the year 2014 and PhD from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad in 2019. She has been a resource person for various government-funded faculty development programs/seminars; MMTTP and ICSSR. She has published papers in Journals and in edited books. Bibhuti has taught courses such as; Technical English, English for Communication, Introduction to Public Speaking, Reading Indian Cinema, Cultural Studies, Advanced Literary Criticism, Introduction to Migration Studies in Literature, Proficiency in English, Communication for Effective Leadership, Academic Writing and Conflict Studies. She floated courses such as Introduction to Migration Studies in Literature, Conflict Studies, and Social Justice. As a researcher she works in the area of conflict and migration in literature. She currently has a course on NPTEL- Indian Popular Culture.

Instructor 2- Malavika is a Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati under the supervision of Dr. Bibhuti Mary Kachhap. She did her MA from Central university of Kerala in English and Comparative Literature with a specialization in Postsecular Feminism, Film Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies. She has been actively working in the emerging field of Asexuality Studies in Visual Narratives for the past three years and has an active presence in the digital spaces of LGBTQIA+. Focusing on the sexual identity and orientation of asexuality, she works on increasing the visibility of asexual communities in Indian visual narratives and lived experiences of Indian asexuals. She has been an active presence in Conferences and Workshops and has published in the area of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Film Studies and Cultural Studies. She has been awarded the PJ Devasia National Masters Dissertation Award organized by St. Berchmans’ College, Changanassery for her Masters’s Dissertation on asexuality studies. Outside the academia, she has been active and has served the role of college student editor and has been a part of the College Student’s Union.  Research: - Gender and Sexuality Studies, Cultural Studies, Film Studies.

Instructor 3- Prithu Halder is a Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati under the supervision of Dr. Bibhuti Mary Kachhap. He did his MA from Jadavpur University with core papers on Modernism. His BA was from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, under the aegis of Calcutta University. He did courses on Film Studies from International Academy of Film and Media and Federation of Film Society of India. He had received two Governor Medals on Essay Writing and awarded among the top three participants in State Level Essay Competition. He has attended also attended a one-day Course, hosted by University of Oxford on Magical Realism. During his college days, he has directed plays and published with multiple media houses. He has presented papers in Conferences and Workshops and has published in the areas of Film Studies, Avant Garde, Modernity Studies, and Cultural Studies. He contributes regularly in Bengali too. A life member of IACLALS, his recent publication includes an academic paper in BioScope: South Asian Screen Studies.