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Dr. VAIDYANATH NISHANT

Speciliazation: Foreign Langaure
Qualifications: MA, MPhil, PhD
Campus: BANGALORE CENTRAL CAMPUS

Dr. Vaidyanath Nishant holds a PhD in Russian Literature from Gauhati University. He completed his MPhil on Peasant Movements in Indian Literature from Sikkim University. He was a Fellow with Teach For India in 2017 and has since been involved in academia. Dr. Nishant briefly worked as a journalist in 2021. His research focuses on the Anglo-Indian community in India and environmental justice in the Eastern Himalayas. His academic interests also include Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature, Russian Literature, and Literary Criticism. Currently, Dr. Nishant is an Assistant Program Coordinator for Research. He has published papers on Subaltern Women in Russian literature and environmental justice. He joined Christ University in 2022 and continues to make significant academic contributions. Outside of academia, Dr. Nishant has a keen interest in photography, traveling, and writing.

Educational Details

  • PhD 2021

    PhD

    University of Gauhati

  • MPhil 2017

    MPhil

    Sikkim University

  • PG 2015

    MA

    Sikkim University

  • Degree 2013

    BA

    Central University of Karnataka

  • Periodicity | Other

    Godse's Children versus Midnight?s Children

    Name of Periodical |

  • Periodicity | Other

    Who Killed the Elephant in Kerala?

    Name of Periodical | The Wire

  • Periodicity | Other

    Need of the Hour: A Transformation of Pedagogy

    Name of Periodical | Live Wire

  • 2023

    Date Of Publication: 20-Jan-2023

    Name of Journal: Critic: Journal of the Centre of Russian Studies

    Volume No/Issue No/Page No: /20/38 - 44

    Date Of Publication: 07-Jan-2023

    Name of Journal: Economic and Political Weekly

    Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 58/1/17 - 20

  • 2021

    Date Of Publication: 09-Dec-2021

    Name of Journal: Assonance

    Volume No/Issue No/Page No: 22/22/77 - 85

  • 2024

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Subaltern Women in Russian Literature and Nikolai Chernyshevsky: An Epistemological Break

    Date: 2024-10-03

    Organising Institution: Pondicherry University

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Seminar

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Skill Based ASMR Videos and Alienation in Urban Social Media Users: An Analysis

    Date: 2024-04-18

    Organising Institution: SRM University, AP

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Seminar

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Environmental Justice, the Non-Negotiable Component of 'Good Life': A Case Study of Anti-Dam Movement in Sikkim

    Date: 2024-03-14

    Organising Institution: Sikkim University

    Level: International

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: Neither Here, Nor There: The Anglo-Indian Community in Postcolonial India

    Date: 2024-01-23

    Organising Institution: Girijananda Chowdhury University

    Level: International

  • 2023

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Moderator/Chair

    Title:

    Date: 2023-11-23

    Organising Institution: Christ University

    Level: National

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Presenter

    Title: The Anti-Dam Movement in Dzongu and its Limitations

    Date: 2023-02-09

    Organising Institution: Institute of English, Kerala University

    Level: National

  • 2022

    Type of the Program: Conference

    Role: Moderator/Chair

    Title:

    Date: 2022-09-21

    Organising Institution: Christ University

    Level: National

  • 2024

    Name of Student: BATOUL ALHASAN

    Institutions: Christ University

    Month & Year: March 2024

    Name of Student: NADA SULAIMAN

    Institutions: Christ University

    Month & Year: August 2024

    Name of Student: BYMONMIRALDA B LATO

    Institutions: Christ University

    Month & Year: September 2024

  • 2023

    Name of Student: SURYA SURESH KUMAR

    Institutions: Christ University

    Month & Year: September 2023

  • 2024

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Innovative Education: Integration of SDGs in Curriculum Framework

    Name of the Organiser: Kristu Jayanti College and United Nations Academic Impact Hub for Sustainable Development Goals

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2024-09-17 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Training Workshop on Research Skills

    Name of the Organiser: Centre for Researcher Training and Administration and Department of Languages (English Division), Jain University

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Invited Resource Person/Trainer

    Date: 2024-07-27 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Capacity Building Workshop on Enhancing Excellence

    Name of the Organiser: Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST University

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2024-07-03 00:00:00

  • 2023

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Programme (FDP-1)

    Name of the Organiser: CEDBEC and SDC

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2023-06-26 00:00:00

  • 2022

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Design Thinking

    Name of the Organiser: HRDC, OIA, SDC and CAPS

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-12-12 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Faculty Development Program on Curriculum Design and Revision with specific focus on OBE

    Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-12-05 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Orientation Program

    Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

    Level:

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-10-11 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: Induction Program

    Name of the Organiser: Staff Development College

    Level: Institutional

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-07-28 00:00:00

    Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training Programme: FDP on "Digital Tools for Communication and Social Research"

    Name of the Organiser: Amity University

    Level: National

    Role: Participant

    Date: 2022-01-27 00:00:00

  • 2023

    Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others: Certificate of Recognition

    Description: Judge for QS Reimagine Education Awards 2023

    Organisation: QS

    Month/Year: 10 November 2023