• Name: Sahar Rahman
• Gender: Female
• Department: Professor & Head Department of English

• • Ph. D – Patna University (2010)
  • B. Ed – Aligarh Muslim University (1996)
  • M.A (English) – Aligarh Muslim University (1995)

• • Postcolonial Literature and Theory
  • Urdu Literature in English Translation
  • Black American Women’s Writing
  • Popular Literature

• Teaching in the department of English, Patna Women’s College since July 2003

• • Head, Department of English, Patna Women’s College since 4th June 2021
  • Member Secretary, Academic Council, Patna Women’s College
  • Secretary, Departments Council, Patna Women’s College
  • Chairperson, Board of Studies, Department of English, Patna Women’s College
  • Area Coordinator, Research Committee, Patna Women’s College
  • Member, Board of Studies, Department of English, Patna University
  • Coordinator, Add on Certificate Course in German Language
  • Member of various committees at the college and university level

1. Thesis titled Black Feminism and Black Female Slave Experiences in Select African American Literature awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 04th December, 2025.
2. Thesis titled A Study of Popular Fiction with reference to select fantasies of J.K Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Rick Riordan, and George R. R. Martin awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 30th October, 2025.
3. Thesis titled ‘Gender Discourse in Dalit Autobiography with reference to Om Prakash Valmiki, Urmila Pawar, Baby Kamble and Sharankumar Limbale’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 27th February, 2025.
4. Thesis titled ‘Marriage, Motherhood and Identity: A Study of Maya Angelou’s Autobiography Series’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 03rd January, 2025.
5. Thesis titled ‘Speech, Sign and Space in the select plays of Harold Pinter’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 27th September, 2022.
6. Thesis titled ‘Lawrence’s idea of Instinct’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 18th August, 2021.
7. Thesis titled ‘Indian Politics in Fiction and Non-fiction of Shashi Tharoor’ awarded Ph.D. degree under my supervision on 3rd April, 2018.
8. Currently supervising one Research Scholar for the award of Ph.D degree on the topic The Dark Side of Progress: Dystopian Fears in Select Science Fiction and their Cultural Relevance.
9. Have been supervising PG and UG Research Projects at Patna Women’s College since 2008

• Worked on a project entitled ‘Bridging the Gap – A course in Remedial English’, a part of the three-year project on ‘Innovative Teaching: An Interdisciplinary and Experimental Approach’ at Patna Women’s College, Patna, which comes under Colleges Humanities and Social Sciences Improvement Programmes of the UGC.

• • Member, Editorial Board, EXPLORE, and QUEST, research journals of Patna Women’s College (both print and online)
  • Editor, Patna University Newsletter Samvaad
  • Was editor of Research, a bi annual refereed Research journal of English Studies

• Edited a book titled Child Studies: Children in English Literatures Rajesh Publications, New Delhi. 2015 (ISBN: 978-93-83684-14-4)

Research Papers in Journals:

Research papers in UGC CARE / Peer reviewed journals:

1. 1. Name of the Journal: Quest — A Peer Reviewed Research Journal
      ISSN:
      Volume: Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)
      Title of the Paper: Myths, Magic, and Politics in
      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
   2. Name of the Journal: Madhya Bharti -Humanities and Social Sciences
      ISSN: 0974-0066 UGC Care Approved, Group I
      Volume: Vol. 83, No. 13, January-June 2023
      Title of the Paper: Study of class in Rural Society in select Indian English Novels
   3. Name of the Journal: Remarkings (Peer Reviewed)
      ISSN: 0972-611X
      Volume: Vol.21 No.1 March 2022
      Title of the Paper: Representation of Indian Muslim Women in
      Indian English Fiction and Non-Fiction
   4. Name of the Journal: Motifs (Peer Reviewed)
      Print ISSN: 2454-1745
      Online ISSN: 2454-1753
      Volume: 7, 2021
      Title of the Paper: Cultural Study of the Indian Village as portrayed in select Indian English Novels
   5. Name of the Journal: Explore
      ISSN: 2278-0297 (Print)
      ISSN: 2278-6414 (Online)
      UGC approved list of journals no: 64404
      Volume: Vol. XI No 2, 2019
      Title of the paper: Decoding Children’s Fiction
      (Corresponding author)
   6. Name of the Journal: Research (Peer Reviewed)
      Volume: Volume 17, No 1
      Issue: Spring 2017
      ISSN No: 0972-7663
      Title of the Paper: The Origin and Evolution of Science Fiction: A Survey
   7. Name of the Journal: Research
      Volume: Volume 16, No 1
      Issue: Spring 2016
      ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
      Title of the Paper: Representation of Gandhian Politics at the Village Level: A Postcolonial Study of Kanthapura
   8. Name of the Journal: Research
      Volume: Volume 15, No 2
      Issue: Autumn 2015
      ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
      Title of the Paper: Environmental Concerns in Fiction: An Eco-Critical Study of Select Indian English Novels
   9. Name of the Journal: Research
      Volume: Volume 14, No 1
      Issue: Spring 2014
      ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
      Title of the Paper: Middle Passage of a Coolie Woman in Sea of Poppies
   10. Name of the Journal: Research
       Volume: Volume 13, No 1
       Issue: Spring 2013
       ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
       Title of the Paper: From a Turbulent Childhood to an Abnormal Adulthood: A Study of Rahel and Estha in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
   11. Name of the Journal: Research
       Volume: Vol 11, No 2
       Issue: Autumn2011
       ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
       Title of the Paper: Arundhati Roy’s Experiments with English Language:
       A Postcolonial Study of The God of Small Things
   12. Name of the Journal: Research
       Volume: Vol 10, No 2
       Issue: Autumn 2010
       ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
       Title of the Paper: Cultural Elements in Translation: A Study of
       Premchand’s Godan

Chapters in Books:

1. Name of the Book: Excellence in Higher Education: Emerging Concerns and the Road Ahead
   ISBN No: ISBN: 978-81-94687-78-8
   Publication: Rajesh Publications, New Delhi
   Edition: 2020
   Title of the Chapter: A Critique of Choice Based Credit System
2. Name of the Book: Child Studies: Children in English Literatures
   ISBN No: ISBN: 978-93-83684-14-4
   Publication: Rajesh Publications, New Delhi
   Edition: 2015
   Title of the Chapter: Race and Gender in Toni Morrison:
   A Study of Pecola in The Bluest Eye
3. Name of the Book: Contemporary Indian English Fiction
   ISBN No: ISBN: 978-93-82630-20-3
   Publication: Aadi Publications, Jaipur
   Edition: 2014
   Title of the Chapter: Destruction of Indian Village Life: A Postcolonial Study of Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason
4. Name of the Book: Novel and Society
   ISBN No: ISBN: 978-81-908526-1-6
   Publication: AMS Publication, Patna
   Edition: 2010
   Title of the Chapter: Partition and the Indian Village: A Study of
   Train to Pakistan
   Resource Person in International FDP/Conference/Seminar

• Delivered the Plenary Lecture on the topic ‘Decolonising the Ecological Crisis: Postcolonial Perspectives on Environmental Degradation and Climate Change’ in a National Conference on Evolution and Shifts: Emerging Patterns in Literature and Language organised by the Lucknow Satellite Campus of Maulana Azad National Urdu University on 24th & 25th of February 2025.
• Delivered a guest lecture on the topic ‘Postcolonialism and Neocolonialism: Histories and Contexts’ in a Seven-day International Online Faculty Development Programme on Contemporary Theories: Challenges and Possibilities on 14/12/2021 organised by Vasanta College for Women, Varanasi

Sessions chaired in International and National Seminars:

• National Conference on AI and Data Science: Catalysts for Viksit Bharat sponsored by AICTE-VAANI and organised by Patna Women’s College from 9th to 11th October 2025.
• International Conference on Women and Migration: Vulnerability, Challenges and Prospects in the present time organised by the Department of Economics, Patna Women’s College on August 31, 2022.
• International Conference on Resistance and Assimilation: Voices of the Subalterns organized by Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies on 30th January 2020.
• National Seminar on Women in Contemporary India: Contexts and Possibilities organized by Patna Women’s College on 18th and 19th September, 2019
• National Seminar on Excellence in Higher Education: Emerging Concerns and the Road Ahead organized by the IQAC of Patna Women’s College from 8th to 9th February 2019.

Faculty Development Programme:

1. Participated in a five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Exploring Globalised Space(s): Contemporary Trends in Literature and Language from 12th July to 6thJuly,2021 organised by Amity Institute of English Studies and Research, Amity University, Kolkata
2. Participated in a five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Creating a Positive Work Culture: Strategy for Quality and Excellence from 23rd June to 27th June,2021 organised by IQAC, Patna Women’s College
3. Participated in a five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Curriculum Development for Outcome Based Education from 28th September to 3rd October, 2020 organised by IQAC, Patna Women’s College
4. Participated in a five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Contemporary ICT to Facilitate Constructivist Learning of Digital Natives from 22nd May to 28th May, 2020 organised by Auxilium College, Vellore

Research Papers presented in International and National Seminars & Conferences:

1. Presented a Research paper entitled Exploring Black Womanhood through Intersectional Lens: A Study of Narrative Strategies of Black American Women Novelists at a RUSA sponsored two-day International Virtual Conference on Intersections of Gender: Texts and Contexts organised by Department of English, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous) Patna University from 26th to 27th April, 2022
2. Presented a Research paper entitled The Co-existence of Elitism and Subalternity in Indian Muslim Women: A Study of Sunlight on a Broken Column and Tara Lane at a National Seminar on Human Development: Contemporary Issues and Challenges organized by St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna on 8th February 2020.
3. Presented a Research paper entitled Voices of Muslim Women in Indian English Fiction: Articulation and Silence at an International Conference on Resistance and Assimilation: Voices of the Subalterns organized by Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies on 30th January 2020.
4. Presented a Research paper entitled Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes: A Study of Select Fairy Tales at a National Seminar on Women Empowerment: Revisioning Identities and Building Strategies for a Participatory Society organized by St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna from 23 to 24 February 2019.
5. Presented a paper entitled Compulsion or Choice: A Critique of Choice Based Credit System in a NAAC sponsored National Seminar on Excellence in Higher Education: Emerging Concerns and the Road Ahead organized by the IQAC of Patna Women’s College from 8th to 9th February 2019.
6. Presented a Research paper entitled Science as a Tool for Emancipation of Women: A Study of Sultana’s Dream at an International Conference on Gender Issues: Possibilities and Challenges organized by the Centre For Gender Studies, Patna from 17th-19th Nov 2017.
7. Presented a Research paper entitled God of Small Things as a Dalit Novel at a UGC sponsored National Seminar on Dalit, Society and Politics – Emerging Trends in Indian Political System organized by the Dept. of Political Science, Patna Women’s College from 6th-7th February 2017.
8. Presented a Research paper entitled Politics of Race and Gender at an International Seminar on Challenging Patriarchy: A Humanist Perspective organized by the Dept. of Political Science and the dept. of History, Patna Women’s College from 26th-28th October 2016.
9. Presented a Research paper entitled Structure of Gender in Literature: A Critique of Select Novels by Indian English Women Writers at an International Conference on Gender Issues: Priorities and Challenges organized by the Centre For Gender Studies, Patna from 7th-9th Feb 2016.
10. Presented a Research paper entitled Race and Gender in Toni Morrison: A Study of Pecola in The Bluest Eye at a UGC sponsored National Seminar on Representation of Children in English Literatures organized by the Dept. of English, Patna Women’s College from 6th-7th February 2012.
11. Presented a Research paper entitled Famine and Migration in colonial India as represented in Bhabani Bhattacharya’s So Many Hungers in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on Urban Poverty: Issues and Challenges organized by the Dept. of Geography, Patna Women’s College from 24th-25th January 2012.
12. Presented a paper on The Impact of Colonialism and Freedom Movement on rural Indian Women: A Postcolonial Feminist Study of Two Leaves and a Bud and Kanthapura in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Gender Equality: A Historical Perspective organised by the Department of History, Sri Arvind Mahila College, Patna from 9th-10th January 2011.
13. Presented a paper in the 5th International Congress on English Grammar on Language Engineering and Information Technology from 6th to 11th January 2008 on ‘Postcolonial Elements in Arundhati Roy: A Linguistic Study of The God of Small Things.’
14. Presented a paper entitled ‘Feminist Consciousness in Sunlight on a Broken Column’ in an International Seminar on ‘Feminist Consciousness in South Asian Literature’ organized by Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow from 3rd to 4th November 2006.
15. Presented a paper entitled ‘Exposing Patriarchy: A Postcolonial Study of Nectar in a sieve’ in a National Seminar on ‘New Literatures in English: Issues and Trends’ organized by B.N. College, Patna on 19th and 20th February 2006.

• Member, School Management Committee, Delhi Public School Patna
• Shabnam Zaidi Memorial Scholarship, Department of English and Modern European Languages, AMU, Aligarh.

• • Academic Excellence Award in March 2022
  • Exemplary Teacher Award in July 2015

• • Fluent in English, Urdu & Hindi
  • Can read Arabic and Persian