Dr. Sahar Rahman

• Name: Dr. Sahar Rahman
• Gender: Female
• Department: English
• Designation: Associate Professor
• Educational Qualification:
  • Ph. D                            Patna University (2010)
  • B. Ed                            Aligarh Muslim University (1996)
  • M.A (English)               Aligarh Muslim University (1995)

• Postcolonial Literature and Theory
• Indian English Literature
• Black American Women’s Writing

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

• Language Trainer for Pathways to Higher Education sponsored by Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access (FAEA) programme of the Ford Foundation from 2005 to 2008.

• Administrative Responsibilities:
  • Head, Department of English, Patna Women’s College since 4^th June 2021
  • Chairperson, Board of Studies, Department of English, Patna Women’s College
  • Member, Academic Council, Patna Women’s College
  • Placement incharge, Patna Women’s College since 2005
  • Coordinator of the Add on Certificate Course in German Language

Other Responsibilities:

• Secretary, Departments Council, Patna Women’s College
• Area Coordinator and Member, Research Committee, Patna Women’s College
• Member of various committees at the college and university level

Ph.D Supervision

• Thesis titled ‘Speech, Sign and Space in the select plays of Harold Pinter’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 27^th September 2022.
• Thesis titled ‘Lawrence’s idea of Instinct’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 18^th August, 2021.
• Thesis titled ‘Indian Politics in Fiction and Non-fiction of Shashi Tharoor’ awarded Ph.D degree under my supervision on 3^rd April, 2018.

• Currently supervising four Research Scholars for the award of Ph.D degree.

• Have supervised Undergraduate Research Projects under the CPE Scheme of Patna Women’s College

Projects undertaken:

• 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.

Editorial Experience:

• Had been an editor of Research, a bi annual refereed Research journal of English Studies
• Member, Editorial Board, Explore, the Research journal of Patna Women’s College (both print and online)

Orientation / Refresher Courses:

• Participated in a Special Winter School on Quality of Higher Education through NAAC Accreditation organized by UGC- Academic Staff College, Patna University, Patna from 16^th January to 5th February 2015 and obtained ‘A’ grade.
• Participated in a Refresher Course organized by UGC- Academic Staff College, Patna University, Patna from 26^th February to 18th March 2013 and obtained ‘A’ grade.
• Participated in a Refresher Course organized by UGC- Academic Staff College, Patna University, Patna from 30^th March 2007 to 19th April 2007 and obtained ‘A’ grade.
•  Participated in an Orientation Programme for University teachers organized by UGC- Academic Staff College, Patna University, Patna from 20^th July 2005 to 16th Aug 2005 and obtained ‘A’ grade.

Training Programmes:

Successfully completed a one-week course in Direct Trainer Skills developed by Thames Valley University, U.K in association with the Training Division, Department of Personnel & Training, Govt. of India, organised by Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development, Patna from 25^th to 30^th June, 2007.

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

Research papers in Peer reviewed journal:

1. Name of the Journal: Remarkings
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

2. Name of the Journal: Motifs
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

3. 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)

4. Name of the Journal: Research
Volume: Volume 17, No 1
Issue: Spring 2017
ISSN No: ISSN: 0972-7663
Title of the Paper: The Origin and Evolution of Science Fiction: A Survey

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Name of the Journal: The Literary Pearls
Volume: Volume I
Issue: 2013
ISSN No: ISSN: 2319-8001
Title of the Paper: The Destruction of an Indian Village: A Postcolonial study of Amitav Ghosh’s The Circle of Reason

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

• International Conference on Resistance and Assimilation: Voices of the Subalterns organized by Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies on 30^th January
• National Seminar on Women in Contemporary India:Contexts and Possibilities organized by Patna Women’s College on 18^th and 19^th 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 8^th to 9^th February 2019.

1. Participated in a five-day online Faculty Development Programme on Exploring Globalised Space(s): Contemporary Trends in Literature and Language from 12^th 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 23^rd June to 27^th 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 28^th September to 3^rd 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 22^nd May to 28^th May, 2020 organised by Auxilium College, Vellore.

1. 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 8^th February 2020.
2. 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 30^th January 2020.
3. 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.
4. 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 8^th to 9^th February 2019.
5. 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 17^th-19^th Nov 2017.
6. Presented a Research paper entitled An Eco-feminist Study of Kamala Markandaya’s Nectar in a Sieve at an International Seminar on Socio-Political Issues in Modern English Writing organized by the Dept. of English, Rameshwar Mahavidayalaya, Muzaffarpur from 25^th-26^th March, 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 6^th-7^th 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 26^th-28^th 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 7^th-9^th 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 6^th-7^th 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 24^th-25^th 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 5^th International Congress on English Grammar on Language Engineering and Information Technology from 6^th to 11^th 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 3^rd to 4^th 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 19^th and 20^th February 2006.

•  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

• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married