• Name: Dr. Runa
• Gender: Female
• Department: English Communication and Media
• Qualification: MA, NET, Ph.D
• Designation: Assistant Professor

• Teaching courses in English Literature, Language, Communication, and Media in the Department of English Communication and Media, Patna Women’s College, Patna (November 1, 2014 – Present).
• Certified Language Lab Trainer
• Teaching Communication Skills as part of the MVDF (Mother Veronica Development Foundation) program
• Taught English in ICWA Project, Patna Women’s College, Patna.
• Active involvement in syllabus design, internal assessments, and academic committees.

• Introduction to Digital Humanities – HarvardX
• Creative Writing – All Genres – Udemy

• Member, South Asian Literary Association
• Member, The Shakespeare Society of India
• Member, Mother Veronica Development Foundation, Patna Women’s College

• Supervises undergraduate research on topics across media, communication, and gender studies.

1. Runa. (2018). Robert Cormier And The Golden Age Of Young Adult Fiction. In Young Adult Fiction: Issues And Trends. Atlantic Publishers. ISBN 978-81-269-2768-5
2. Runa & Co-author. (2018). Karukku And Untouchable: A Comparative Study Of Texts By A Dalit And Non-Dalit In The Wake Of Social, Political And Religious Ethnicity. In Dalit, Society And Politics: Emerging Trends In Indian Political System. Synergy Books India. ISBN 978-93-82059-76-9
3. Runa. (2017). Social Infrastructure (Health, Education and Recreation) and Quality Of Life. In Development and Management of Urban Infrastructure in India. Rajesh Publications. ISBN 978-93-83684-38-0
4. Runa. (2017). New Woman Under Feminist Lens: Challenging And Changing Patriarchy With Special Reference To Select Few Indian English Novels. In Challenging Patriarchy: A Humanist Perspective. ISBN 978-93-82059-62-2
5. Runa & Co-author. (2016). Portrayal Of Women In Literature With Reference To Select Three Indian English Novels. Proceedings from Gender Issues in First International Conference and 6th Annual Conference, Centre For Gender Studies, Patna. ISBN 978-81-926605-5-4

Research Articles

1. Runa. “Dalit Feminism and the Intersection of Class, Caste and Gender in The Prisons We Broke by Baby Kamble.” Creative Saplings, vol. 2, no. 8, Aug. 2023. ISSN 0974-536X.
2. Runa. “Intersection of Caste and Gender in Dalit Autobiography: A Comparative Study of Joothan and The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoirs.” Creative Saplings, vol. 1, no. 4, July 2022. ISSN 0974-536X.

1. “Shikasta: A Socio-Historical Apocalyptic Work by Doris Lessing.” Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2017. ISSN 0973-7663.
2. “Psychoanalytic Study of the Poetry of Kamala Das.” Research: A Journal of English Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 2015. ISSN 0973-7663.
3. Runa, and [Co-author’s Name]. “A Study of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye and S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders: The Forerunners of Young Adult Fiction.” Research, vol. 15, no. 2, 2015. ISSN 0973-7663.
4. “The White Tiger – The Poor in Politics: A Socio-Economic Analysis.” Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 2016. ISSN 0973-7663.
5. Runa, and [Co-author’s Name]. “Colloquial Element in the Language of Midnight’s Children.” Approaches: A Bi-Annual International Refereed Research Journal of English Language and Literature, 2016. ISSN 2349-5960, 2394-9899.
6. “Derek Walcott: Linguistic Construct of a Divided Self and Hybridity with Special Reference to ‘A Far Cry from Africa’.” Research, vol. 16, no. 2, 2016. ISSN 0973-7663.

Conference Presentations

• Presented papers at various national and international-level conferences