S Bharathi Kumar

Education, for me, is emancipation. I strongly believe in education which brings
transformation in society. This belief, I think, is due to my socio-economic background.
Coming from an illiterate community and one of the most backward districts of Orissa,
i.e. Kalahandi, I have been struggling to get myself educated. It is another matter that I
have now been a part of Delhi University, one of the premier educational institutes in
our country. Ever since I started receiving education I have been fascinated by its noble
objective. So from the very beginning, I wanted to be a teacher. My dream has finally
been realized. Now that I have nearly settled down in life I endeavor to use my
skills and knowledge for the greater benefit of people at large. For this, I am using my
teaching and research components. My research areas, over the years, have been issues
related to racial conflict, class, ethnicity, language, religion, and gender in literature. My most
recent research projects are on the subjectivity of marginal voices, especially in Dalit
literature. Thus by and large education has helped me to explore some possibilities
which I am striving for.
Areas of interest/research:
Dalit literature, Indian Literature, Autobiography, Post-colonial studies, Literary
criticism, Oriya literature.
Courses taught:
ELT, Spoken English, Literary Criticism, Indian Literature (MA), Racial Conflict Afro-American Literature (MPhil)
Honours and Awards:
Distinguished study award on Education ( B.Ed), Lot more Conference awards.