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Sanjit Kumar Mishra
Professor
sanjit.mishra[at]hs.iitr.ac.in
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences IIT Roorkee
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Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background
Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations
Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars
Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
Shaw Studies, A I and Literature, Modernist English Writings, Postcolonial Writings
BioSketch
Educational Details
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1998
Ph. D, Poetry of Nissim Ezekiel
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1995
M.A., English literature
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
1993
B.A. (Hons), English literature
Professional Background
Professor
10 Aug 2020 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Associate Professor
04 Apr 2014 - 09 Aug 2020
IIT Roorkee
Asstt Professor
22 Oct 2009 - 03 Apr 2014
IIT Roorkee
Asstt Professor
23 Sep 1998 - 21 Oct 2009
Rajasthan Govt
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Empowering School Students with Environment Education through Literature 01 Jan 2014 Empowering School Students with Environment Education through Literature 400000 ICSSR New Delhi None
Scientific Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Development in UBA Clusters of Shivalik R 01 Apr 2021 Scientific Management of Natural Resources for Sustainable Development in UBA Clusters of Shivalik R 1265000 (app) DST
Nuances of Urbanity in Nissim Ezekiel's City Poetry 01 Jan 2010 Indian Poetry 50000 IIT Roorkee (FIG)




Publications
Eco-centrism in Vedic Traditions: Reinterpreting Ancient Rituals in Contemporary Spiritual Culture
2026
(With A Yadav and SK Yadav) | Springer Nature
Journal: Journal of Dharma Studies
Psychological and Mental Health Outcomes of Energy Transition: From Pollution Stress to Well-Being
2026
(With Saumya Richa and ZA Lone) | Springer Nature
Journal: Book Chapter
Harnessing the Past: Nonconventional Energy and Environmental Practices in Ancient India
2026
(With A Yadav and SK Yadav) | Taylor and Francis
Journal: Green Energy Systems (ed. Book Chapter)
The Will to Serve
2022
(With Nidhi Kaushal) | Palgrave Macmillan
Journal: In Dhiman, S.K., Roberts, G.E. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership
“The Era of Environmental Derangement: Witnessing Climate Crisis in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island
2021
(With Nupur Pancholi) | Aesthetics Media Services
Journal: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
Textiles as Texts: Trauma-Witnessing, Agency and Intergenerational Memory in The Dressmaker’s Gift
2026
(With Kasturi Lal) | Taylor and Francis
Journal: TEXTILE
Books
The Poetic Art of Nissim Ezekiel
Year: 2001 ,
Sanjit Mishra | Atlantic
Honors And Awards
MemberShips
International Shaw Society, United States Of America
11 Sep 2010 - Present
Member
Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association, United States Of America
01 Jul 2026 - Present
Member
Central University of Rajasthan, India
06 Aug 2026 - Present
Member Board of Studies
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Modern Drama in English ( IHS 05 )
Spring
Indian Novel in English ( IHS 06 )
Spring
Identity and Contemporary Literature ( 60 )
Autumn
Art of Fiction ( HSN 913 )
Spring
Technical Communication Advanced & Basic ( HSN 001 (A) & (B), both )
Autumn
Students
SuperVisions
A Comparative study of Vijay Tendulkar , Girish Karnad and Mahesh Duttani
01 Jan 2008 - 15 Jun 2012
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Pratibha Sharma
Narratives of Disability
01 Jan 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Manjari
The Roma Tribes and their Writings
31 Dec 2019 - 01 Sep 2025
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Anchal Meena
Fiction of Crime
18 Dec 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: -, Scholar: Garima Yadav
Environmental Writings
18 Dec 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: -, Scholar: G Jai Prakash
British experimental writers
01 Dec 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: ..
Indigenous Cultures and Gender
31 Dec 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ankit Anand
Indian Detective Fiction and Cityscape
14 Jul 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Suyasha Singh
Climate Fiction and Parenting
14 Jul 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Deepti Bhardwaj
Heterotopia in Indian Speculative Fiction
14 Jul 2023 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ankita Pandey
Writings of Amish Tripathi
01 Jan 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shivangi Patel
Poetry of the Tribals in North-eastern India
01 Jan 2024 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Chinmuankhan Samte
Reading at the Cross Roads : Artificial Intelligence (A I) and Literary Studies, India
13 Jan 2026 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Farhat Bahar
Prison Writings, India
15 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Navin Kamat
Science Fiction, India
15 Jul 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sunil Kumar Singh
Clothes, Fashion and Memory Writing, India
15 Jun 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Kasturi
Partition Literature and Memory Studies, India
10 Jan 2025 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Swastika Roy
Theories of Affect and Indian Literature, India
16 Jul 2026 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Jisha P Jincy
Narratology in Indian Writings, India
16 Jul 2026 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ananya Sharma
Curriculum of English in Primary and pre- Secondary Schools in Rajasthan.
01 Jan 2008 - 01 Jul 2012
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Aarti Malik
Change in Racial Perspectives : Charles Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison, Toni Morrison
01 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2012
Other Supervisors: --, Scholar: Gunpal Singh
Influence of Hindu Religious Ideologies on Walt Whitman's Poetry
01 Jan 2009 - 01 Jul 2013
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Sangeeta Singh
The Poetry of Jayant Mahapatra : Innovations in Poetic Expression
01 Jan 2009 - 01 Oct 2013
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mukul Sharma
Marginalisation and Cultural Identity in the works of Mulk Raj Anand and Premchand
01 Jan 2009 - 01 Feb 2013
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ajay Singh
The Short Stories of Chitra Divakaruni and Jhumpa Lahiri
01 Jan 2010 - 31 Aug 2015
Other Supervisors: Prof N Kumar, Scholar: N. Jaipaul
Partition of India : A Literary-Historical Study
01 Jan 2011 - 01 Jun 2017
Other Supervisors: Dr N Kumar, Scholar: Santosh Kr Yadav
Hindu Myths in Indian Literature in English
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jul 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shankar Lal
Representation of Culture and Environment in the Writings of Amitav Ghosh
01 Jan 2017 - 16 Mar 2022
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nupur Pancholi
Developing Management Skills through Literature
01 Jan 2016 - 31 May 2019
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Nidhi Kaushal
Creative Employment of Hindu Myths in the Writings of Pattanaik
01 Jan 2018 - 19 Jul 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rajeev Tamhankar
Representation of Sports in Literature and Cinema
01 Jan 2017 - 10 Aug 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mukesh Kumar
National and Trans-national Identities: An Analysis of V S Naipaul's Indian Trilogy
01 Jan 2018 - 17 Aug 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Bala Singh
Cultural Rejuvenation in Naipaul and Ngugi ó Thiango
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Deepa Randhawa
Challenges in Entrepreneurship Development in India
31 Jan 2011 - 28 Feb 2012
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rajeev Saini and others
Miscellaneous
Events
FDP Lectures on Enhancing Emotional Intelligence through Environmental Writings
06 Mar 2024 - Present
AICTE
International Conference on Science Spirituality & Civilization
01 Jan 2018 - Present
ICSSR
A Two-Day International Conference Fulfilling the Vision of NEP 2020 in English Language Textbooks
27 May 2022 - 28 May 2022
Vidya Bharati Uchcha Shiksha Sansthan
International Conference on Literary and Cultural Paradigms of Uttarakhand
17 Feb 2024 - 18 Feb 2024
ICSSR, New Delhi
The Annual Summer Shaw Symposium, Canada
24 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2026
International Shaw Society and Shaw Festival
Culture & Communication
01 Mar 2016 - 01 Mar 2016
Communication in Indian Context
01 Jan 2017 - Present
Literature and Communication
11 Sep 2020 - Present
Public Speaking
11 Sep 2020 - Present
Perspectives on the Tribes of India
01 Jan 2020 - Present
Modern Approaches to Research in Language, Literature and Culture
11 Sep 2020 - 14 Sep 2020
Miss A G Stock Annual Lecture
09 Dec 2021 - 09 Dec 2021
Cultural Imperialism
11 Sep 2020 - Present
Swami Vivekananda
01 Jan 2020 - 01 Jan 2020
Lecture on Knowledge as Power: An Indian Perspective
07 Mar 2024 - 07 Mar 2024
Visits
University of London, London, United Kingdom
2025-06-20
Talk / Conference on Memory Studies
University of Bucharest (UB) Universitatea din București, Bucharest, Romania
2015-01-01
Conference on Spirituality in Literature and Arts, organised by University of Bucharest, Romania
University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
2013-01-01
Conference on Literary Texts
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States Of America
2023-03-29
Comparative Drama Conference (CDC)
Rollins College, Orlando, Florida, United States Of America
2017-01-01
To deliver a talk and a research paper in Comparative Drama Conference (CDC)
University College of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
2012-01-01
International Conference on G B Shaw
Portegrandi, Venice, Italy
2015-06-06
Cultural Ethnography Visit
Sigmund Freud Museum Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2015-01-01
Cultural Study Visit
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2011-01-01
International Conference on George Bernard Shaw
University, Munich, Germany
2017-01-01
Cultural Study Visit
University, Lugano, Switzerland
2017-01-01
Cultural Study Visit
University of Rajasthan
2017-01-01
Keynote address
RIE, Mysore
2015-01-01
To deliver a talk on "Situation of Women during the Mughal India"
University of Delhi (SLC)
2020-09-11
Invited as a Resource Person
University of Delhi (SLC)
2020-09-11
To deliver lectures -- 1) CULTURE AND COMMUNICATION, 2) CULTURAL IMPERIALISM
BITS Pilani
2024-02-23
Plenary Lecture on "Modernity, Development and Degrowth"
Administrative Positions
Warden
01 Jan 2012 - 01 Jan 2015
Malviya Bhawan (Hostel), Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Secretary DFB
01 Feb 2011 - 31 Jan 2014
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Faulty Advisor for TARANG ' 12 and '13 (A Cultural Festival)
01 Mar 2012 - 07 Mar 2013
IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Faculty Advisor
01 Jan 2013 - 01 Jan 2018
Cultural Council, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
O C Time-Table
01 Jun 2010 - 30 Jun 2013
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Member, Institute Library Committee
01 Aug 2023 - Present
IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
Particulars of course
- Organised a ONE WEEK SHORT TERM COURSE for Faculty Development (QIP,-IIT Roorkee, May 2018) - Organised a One week FDP (online) in collaboration with NIT-UK (27-31 August 2020)
Books Authored

The Poetic Art of Nissim Ezekiel. Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi. 2001

Visiting Professor at Indian Institute of Management Rohtak

Critical Thinking and Writing Skills

Research Papers
  1. Mishra, Sanjit.  “The Romantic Vein in Ezekiel’s Poetry”. RESEARCH JOURNAL (APOORVA) Vol. II. 2006. pp. 93-103.
  2. Mishra, Sanjit.  “Auden and the Human Predicament” . REMARKINGS, Vol. II, 2007. pp. 91-94
  3. Mishra, Sanjit. “Changing Perspectives on Marginalisation in Mulk Raj Anand” . JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES . Vol- 02, Issue-02, December 2010, pp.1-3.   (ISSN: 0975-7090)
  4. Mishra, Sanjit & Mallik, Arti. . “Teaching English in Schools: Problems and Solutions -A Case Study from Rajasthan, India”. Language in India. Vol 11 : 3, March 2011 pp. 253-268
  5. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “Voices of Protest : An Evaluation of Kamala Das and Namita Gokhale”.  ANUSHILANA Research Journal of Indian Culture, Social & Philosophical Stream, Vol XXXIII, March 2011.Pp.31-38  ( ISSN 0973-8762)
  6. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “Influence of English Modernists on Nissim Ezekiel’s Poetry”. The Criterion Vol. 2: 1 April 2011  (ISSN 0976-8165)
  7. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “Cross-Cultural Fertilisation : The Influence of Modernism on Indian Poetry in English”. Language in India. Vol. 11: 5. May 2011.  (ISSN 1930-2940)
  8. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “Interrogating the Normal: An Analysis of Mahash Dattani’s Plays”. Abhivyakti  Vol III :1. Jan-June 2011  Pp. 37-42 ( ISSN 0975-8801)
  9. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “ Shaking the Roots of Western Science in Amitav Ghosh’s Calcutta Chromosome”. ASIATIC, Vol 5, No 1, June 2011 . Pp. 78-85. (ISSN 1985-3106)
  10. Mishra, Sanjit & Kumar, Nagendra. “ Corruption as a Theme in Contemporary Indian Fiction”.  ATLANTIC LITERARY REVIEW Quarterly, Vol.  12 No. 3, July- September 2011. Pp. 90-98.
  11. Sharma, Pratibha & Mishra, Sanjit. “ Social Concerns in the Plays of Vijay Tendulkar”. Language in India. Vol. 12:2, Feb. 2012.(ISSN 1930-2940)  pp. 712-729
  12. Sharma, Mukul & Mishra, Sanjit. “Jayant Mahapatra : A Poet of Social- Cultural Concerns”. Language in India  Vol. 13:2, Feb. 2013 pp. 267-278.
  13. Sharma, Mukul  & Mishra, Sanjit. "The Marginalized Women in Jayanta Mahapatra’s Poetry". International Journal of English and Education Volume:2, Issue:3, JULY 2013. Pp. 394-399
  14. Singh, Sangeeta & Mishra, Sanjit. The Enigma of Creator: Creature  and Creation  in  LEAVES OF GRASS and  Hindu Religious  Ideologies in IJELL (International Journal of English Language and Literature Volume: 1st,  Issue: 3rd (July - September 2013’) PP: 89-101
  15. Singh, Sangeeta & Mishra, Sanjit. “ Hindu Religious Ideologies Reflected in Leaves of Grass” in Kafla Intercontinental. Summer 2013. Pp 39-46.
  16. Mishra, Sanjit & Yadav, Santosh. "Marginalization of Women in Mughal Period". PARIPREKSYA. Volume VII , 2013. Pp 53-57.
  17. Yadav, Santosh Kumar; Mishra, Sanjit Kumar & Kumar,Nagendra.  RISE OF NATIONALISM IN BANKIMCHANDRA’S ANANDAMATH. Volume-01 Issue-09, January-2015   IJHEPS. Home Page: www.ijheps.org pp. 16-19
  18. Mishra, Sanjit & Gaur, Priya. Environment and Literature: An Analysis of the Pedagogic Possibilities. International Journal of English and Education (ISSN: 2278-4012) Volume:4, Issue:1, January 2015. pp. 577-589
  19. Gaur Priya & Mishra Sanjit. A Vedic Approach towards Exploring Education for Sustainable Development.  IJBA. Vol 2, No. 5. April-June, 2015. Pp. 294-297.
  20. Yadav, Santosh Kumar; Mishra, Sanjit Kumar &  Kumar, Nagendra. Women in Cinema on Indian Partition. IRJEPS. Vol 1. 11, January 2016. pp 13-15. 
  21. Shankar Lal & Mishra, Sanjit. The God that Failed: The Failure of Naxal Movement in Bani Basu's The Enemy Within. The Criterion. Vol. 7, Issue I, February 2016. pp 208-214. (http://www.the-criterion.com/V7/n1/029.pdf)
  22. Shankar Lal & Mishra, Sanjit. Myth in Early Modern Indian Literature: A Brief Survey.  International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities (IJELLH), Volume IV, Issue IX. September 2016 (http://ijellh.com/myth-early-modern-indian-literature-brief-survey)
  23. Shankar Lal & Mishra, Sanjit. The Curse of Being Woman: Mythological Echoes in Mahasweta Devi’s Draupadi. Bharatiya Pragna: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Indian Studies. Vol. 1, No. 3, 2016, pp. 41-46.
  24. ‘’Creative Employment of Hindu Myths Modern Childrens’ Literature’’. Asian Quarterly: An International Journal of Contemporary Issues. Vol 16 Issue 3, November 2018. Pp. 96-104
  25. Pancholi, Nupur & Mishra, Sanjit. "Colonization of Western Himalayas and Cultivation of Pine: A Geo-cultural Perspective".  International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities. Vol 7, Issue 2. Feb 2019. Pp 71-82.
  26. Tamhankar, Rajeev & Mishra, Sanjit. " Sports in Graphical Storytelling of Amar Chitra Katha’s Krishna" , International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities, [S.l.], Vol. 7, Issue 5, Pp. 1080-91, May 2019.
  27. Kaushal, N., & Mishra, S. (2020). Developing Positive Leadership through Literature: Towards a Human-Centric Model of Leadership and Management. In Satinder Dhiman & Joan Marques (Eds.), NEW HORIZONS IN POSITIVE LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE - A Practical Guide for Workplace Transformation. Springer Nature: Switzerland, Pp. 333-348
  28. Balasingh & Mishra, Sanjit. (2021). National Identity through Cognitive Style of Narration : An Analysis of Naipaul's Indian Trilogy. Elementary Education Online (An Elsevier Journal). Vol 20 Issue 4. Pp 934-943
  29. Pancholi, Nupur & Mishra, Sanjit. “The Era of Environmental Derangement: Witnessing Climate Crisis in Amitav Ghosh’s Gun Island”. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. Vol. 13, No. 2, April-June, 2021. 1-10
  30. Kaushal, N., Mishra, S. (2022). The Will to Serve. In: Dhiman, S.K., Roberts, G.E. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69802-7_9-1
  31. "Harnessing the Past: Nonconventional Energy and Environmental Practices in Ancient India". Yadav Aarushi, Santosh, & Mishra, Sanjit. Green Energy Systems. AAPublications. May 2026
  32. "Eco-centrism in Vedic Traditions: Reinterpreting Ancient Rituals in Contemporary Spiritual Culture". Yadav, A., Yadav, S.K. & Mishra, Sanjit Kumar. DHARM 9, 29 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42240-025-00247-7

  33. "Psychological and Mental Health Outcomes of Energy Transition: From Pollution Stress to Well-Being". (2026); https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-30239-7_14

  34. "Echoes of Silence: Exploring Quietude in The God of Small Things"; Notions. July-Dec. 2024 Vol. XV No. 2 ISSN (P) 0976-5247 (e) 2395-7239

  35. "Textiles as Texts: Trauma-Witnessing, Agency and Intergenerational Memory in The Dressmaker’s Gift". TEXTILE (RFTX); 2026; https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rftx20,  https://doi.org/10.1080/14759756.2026.2714996