BIO NOTES

S. M. Yahiya Ibrahim is an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) and Head, Dept. of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. A native of Gaya, Bihar and an alumnus of Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh he has a teaching experience of twenty four years. Though American Literature especially American Drama is his area of research Dr. Yahiya specializes in Commonwealth Literature and Indian Writing in English too. He is also interested in Literary History, Literary Theory & Criticism, Culture Studies, ELT, Translation and Urdu Literature. He has attended many national and international seminars, conferences and workshops and convened four UGC sponsored National Seminars till date. He was the editor of The Discourse, an ISSN numbered, refereed, bilingual, quarterly journal of Humanities and Social Sciences and presently the Chief Editor of Das Literarisch, a bi annual, peer reviewed, international journal of English Creative Writing and Literary Studies. He has been in the expert panel of National Translation Mission (NTM), a Govt. of India body based at Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. He writes short stories in Urdu and Hindi and composes poems in English and Hindi but only occasionally. Apart from academics he is very active in academic administration and looking after the affairs of Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), RUSA Cell, Language Resource Centre, Admission Section and IGNOU Study Centre of his college. He has acted as coordinator thrice during the NAAC assessment of his college. This apart, he has been looking after SPArC (Society for the Promotion of Art and Culture) the literary and cultural wing of his college. An anchor by chance Dr. Yahiya has a strong interest in Indian culture including Indian cinema and music.

Academic Profile 

Name                                                 

Dr. S. M. Yahiya Ibrahim

Designation & Present Position:

Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) & Head, Dept. of English

Karim City College Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Date of Joining on Temporary Post: 27^th Jan 1997

Date of Joining on Sanctioned Post:1^st July 1999    

Teaching Experience:                       

24 years

Highest Qualification:                       

M.A., NET & Ph. D

Topic of Ph.D:                                   

Image of Man and Human Predicamentin the Plays of Eugene O’Neill

Areas of Specialisation:

American Literature, Commonwealth Literature & Indian Writing in English

Areas of Interest:

Literary History, Literary Theory & Criticism, ELT, Culture Studies, Translation and Urdu Literature

Academic Achievements:

1. Chief Editor, Das Literarisch, an ISSN numbered (2454 – 4647) bi annual, international, refereed journal of English Creative Writing and Literary Studies.
2. Editor, The Discourse, an ISSN numbered (2278 – 0920) bilingual refereed research journal of Humanities and Social Sciences.
3. Member, Board of Studies, PG Department of English & Cultural Studies, Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand.
4. Member, Board of Studies, Department of English, ARKA Jain University, Jamshedpur.

Resource Person/Session Chaired:

1. Acted as Expert in a Translation Orientation Programme in Urdu, under the aegis of National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore held at Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 21-25 July, 2011.
2. Resource Person in In Service Teachers’ Training Workshop of Teachers of South Eastern Railway Schools held at Chakradhapur Division from 11^th May to 20^th May 2015 at SER Mixed +2 High School, Chakradharpur, Jharkhand.
3. Resource Person in NAAC Awareness Workshop organised by Kolhan University, Chaibasa, Jharkhand on 9-10 June 2015.
4. Chaired a Technical Session during a National Seminar on Remapping Translations: 1857 and After organized by Dept. of English, AMU, Aligarh on 4^th& 5^th March 2016.

Short Term Courses Conducted/Organised:

1. Course Coordinator of a Short Course on Computer Application from 2^nd to 8^th Feb 2016 held at Karim City College under the aegis of CALEM, HRDC, AMU Aligarh.
2. Course Coordinator of a Short Course on Data Analysis, SPSS & Mini Tab from 16^th to 22^nd May 2016 held at Karim City College under the aegis of CALEM, HRDC, AMU Aligarh.
3. Course Coordinator of a Short Course for College Administrators 26-27 Dec 2016 held at Karim City College under the aegis of CALEM, HRDC, AMU Aligarh.
4. Course Coordinator of an Online Academic Leadership Course on Personality Development from 28^th Jan 2021 to 3^rd Feb 2021 held for the teachers of Karim City College under the aegis of CALEM, HRDC AMU Aligarh.

 Organised Four UGC sponsored National Seminar as Convener:

1. Reverting the Gaze: Analysing the Portrayal of Male Characters in the Fiction of Indian Female Novelists, March 30-31, 2011.
2. Literature and the Subconscious: Dream and Memory as Narrative Structure in Indian Writing in English, December 20-21, 2011.
3. Celebrating Charles Dickens: His Mind and Art, April 03-04, 2013.
4. Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent, November 26-28, 2016.

Papers Presented in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops:

1. Presented a paper titled Language Barriers of Translating Culture with Reference to Dawn of Dreams in a National Seminar organised by National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore, 20-21 October 2009.
2. Presented a paper titled Teaching the Second Language : Some Linguistic Approaches in UGC Sponsored National Seminar organised by Sindri College, Sindri, Jharkhand 14-15 March 2010.
3. Presented a paper titled Aiming the Wider Reach : Issues and Challenges of ODL in India in DEC Sponsored International Conference organised by CDE, AMU, Aligarh 22-24 March, 2011.
4. Presented a paper titled Ruman-o-Inquilab ka Nuskha-e-Faiz in UGC Sponsored National Seminar organised by Department of Urdu, Karim City College, Jamshedpur 12-13 December, 2011.
5. Presented a paper titled Traditional Symbols, Romantic Metaphors and the Poetry of Faiz in NCPUL Sponsored National Seminar organised by Dept. of Urdu, Karim City College, Jamshedpur January 17^th, 2012.
6. Presented a paper titled Love : The Symbolic Refuge in the Poems of Faiz in National Seminar organised by CETA, C.C.S. University Meerut , 11-12 February 2012.
7. Presented a paper titled Jigsaw Pieces, Mere Verbalising or Strong Social Statements: A Reader Response Critique of the Poetry of Rukhaya M. K in a UGC sponsored National Seminar organised by Department of English, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka, Jharkhand, 7-8 September 2012.
8. Presented a paper titled Bhartiyay Slum Jivan aur Bhartiyay Angrezi Sahitya in a UGC sponsored National Seminar by Department of Hindi, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 20-21 March 2013.
9. Presented a paper titled Manto in the Short Stories of Manto in a UGC sponsored National Seminar organised by Department of Urdu, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 23-24 March 2013.
10. Presented a paper titled Social Concerns of Dickens and Anand: A Comparative Study in a UGC sponsored National Seminar organised by Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 3-4 April 2013.
11. Presented a paper titled Locating God and Spiritualism in the People and Poetry of Punjab in a UGC sponsored National Seminar organised by Department of Philosophy, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 6-7 April 2013.
12. Presented a paper titled Adapting Cinema to Literature: (Con)textualising Deepa Mehta’s Water by Bapsi Sidhwa in an International Seminar organised by Department Of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, 1-3 June 2013.
13. Presented a paper titled Translating Culture, Politics and Pain: Qurratulain Hyder’s Partition Stories in a National Seminar on Remapping Translations: 1857 and After organized by Dept. of English, AMU, Aligarh on 4^th& 5^th March 2016.
14. Presented a paper titled Equity, ICT, Quality and the Digital Divide: Dichotomy in Indian Higher Education System in a NAAC sponsored Workshop on Enhancing Quality in Higher Educational Institutions organized by IQAC, Nirmala College, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 30^th April & 1^st May 2016.
15. Presented a paper titled Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq: Reshaping History into Post Colonial Reality in a National Conference on Indo-Anglian Drama and Criticism: Coming of Age organized by Yogoda Satsanga Mahavidyalaya Ranchi on 11^th& 12^th May 2016.
16. Presented a paper titled On Looking and Locating Macbeth as a 21^st Century Rebel Against Monarchy in a National Conference on Revisiting Shakespeare in the 21^st Century organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna on 15^th& 16^th September 2016.
17. Presented a paper titled Homeland and The Nation: The Quest for Identity in a UGC sponsored National Seminar on Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent organized by Dept. of English Karim City College Jamshedpur on November 26-28, 2016.
18. Presented a paper titled Locating Culture amidst the Politics of Pain and Partition: Qurratulain Hyder’s Fireflies in the Mist in an International Seminar on South Asian Literature, Culture & Society organized by Dept. of English & Dept. of History Barabazar B.T.M. College, Purulia, West Bengal on February 27-28, 2019.

Participated in Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Academic Programmes:

1. Participated in a Workshop on Introduction to Linguistics during NLSI Summer School at CIIL, Mysore May 21 to June 30, 2007.
2. Participated in a Workshop on Indo Aryan Languages during NLSI Summer School at CIIL, Mysore May 21 to June 30, 2007.
3. Participated in a Workshop on Literature during NLSI Summer School at CIIL, Mysore May 21 to June 30, 2007.
4. Participated in a Workshop on Preparing Guidelines for Translation in Urdu organised by National Translation Mission, CIIL, Mysore at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 23-27 August 2010.
5. Participated in a UGC Sponsored INFLIBNET Awareness Programme organised by Karim City College, Dec 20^th 2010.
6. Participated in an Orientation-cum-Training Programme on Item Writing in Urdu under the aegis of National Testing Service-India, CIIL, Mysore at Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 23-25 December, 2010.
7. Participated as Principal’s nominee in a Workshop for College Principals on Understanding Quality Assurance and Excellence in Colleges with Potential for Excellence organised by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) New Delhi, 17-21 September 2012.
8. Delivered a lecture titled Quality Assurance and Sustenance in Higher Education under the aegis of Centre for Academic Development, Karim City College, Jamshedpur, 7^th Feb 2013.
9. Participated in a Workshop on Tracing the Footsteps of Urdu, 11^th June 2013 to 14^th June 2013 at CIIL Mysore.
10. Participated in an NTM Workshop for Preparation of Glossary of History in Urdu, 3^rd Oct to 10^th Oct, 2013 at CIIL Mysore.
11. Participated in an NTM Workshop for Preparation of Glossaries of Political Science/Philosophy/Sociology/Linguistics  in Urdu, 23^rd Oct to 1^st Nov, 2013 at Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi.
12. Participated in a Workshop on RUSA, NAAC and AISHE organized by Kolhan University, Chaibasa on 11^th& 12^th Dec 2015.
13. Participated in an NTM Workshop for Compilation of Text Based Glossary in Sociology (Urdu) from 11^th July to 18^th July 2016 at Dept. of Urdu, Karim City College, Jamshedpur.

Orientation & Refresher Courses:

1. Participated in NLSI Summer School organised by CIIL, Mysore May 21 to June 30, 2007.
2. Attended Orientation Programme at UGC Academic Staff College AMU, Aligarh March 17 to April 16, 2009.
3. Attended Refresher Course in Linguistics at UGC Academic Staff College AMU, Aligarh Oct 23 to Nov 14, 2007.
4. Attended Refresher Course in Women Studies at UGC Academic Staff College AMU Aligarh, January 31 to February 21, 2012.
5. Attended Refresher Course in Literary Theories & Discourses at UGC Academic Staff College AMU Aligarh in September 2014.

Publications:

Books:

1. Published an edited book titled The Gaze Reverted: Women Looking at Men (ISBN 978-81-8435-397-6) from Adhyayan Publishers New Delhi 2014.
2. Published an edited book titled Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and the Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent (ISBN 978-93-87281-82-0) from Authors Press New Delhi 2018.
3. Published an edited book titled Indian Fiction in English: Post-Colonial Discourses (ISBN 978-81-8435-6090-0) from Adhyayan Publishers New Delhi 2018.

Research Papers/Chapters in Edited Books:

1. Published a paper titled The Gaze Reverted: Women Looking at Men in the self-edited book titled The Gaze Reverted: Women Looking at Men (ISBN 978-81-8435-397-6) from Adhyayan Publishers New Delhi 2014.
2. Published a paper titled Emily Bronte: The Metaphysics of Feminism and The Male Voice in Feminine Issues in the Writings of British Female Authors Edt. Vivekanand Jha & Ajit Kumar (ISBN 978-93-80820-72-9) V L Media Solutions New Delhi 2015.
3. Published a paper titled Relationship Dilemma in Anita Desai’s Cry the Peacock and Voices in the City in Socio-Political and Cultural Discourses: Women, Literature and Struggle Edt. Dr. Baliram Gaikwad & Dr. Ajit Kumar (ISBN 978-93-83871-48-3) New Man Publications Mumbai 2016.
4. Published a paper titled Equity, ICT, Quality and the Digital Divide: Dichotomy in Indian Higher Education System in Quality Enhancement in Higher Educational Institutions: Issues, Practices and Perspectives Ed. Rashmimala Sahu & Afrinul Haque Khan (ISBN 978-93-82847-32-8) R K Books, New Delhi 2017.
5. Published the Introduction of the self-edited book Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and the Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent (ISBN 978-93-87281-82-0) Authors Press. New Delhi 2018.
6. Published a Chapter titled Homeland and the Nation: The Quest for Identity in the self-edited book Remapping History and (Con)Textualising Literature: The Tragedy of Partition and the Fictional Narratives of Indian Subcontinent (ISBN 978-93-87281-82-0) Authors Press. New Delhi 2018.
7. Published the Introduction of the self-edited book Indian Fiction in English: Post-Colonial Discourses (ISBN 978-81-8435-609-0) Adhyayan Publishers. New Delhi 2018.
8. Published a Chapter titled Beyond Marriage and Domesticity in Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy in the self-edited book Indian Fiction in English: Post-Colonial Discourses (ISBN 978-81-8435-609-0) Adhyayan Publishers. New Delhi 2018.

 Research Papers in Journals:

1. Published a paper titled Ruman-o-Inquilab ka Nuskha-e-Faiz in the Urdu journal ‘Tahqeeq’ (ISSN 2278-2613) Vol 1, Issue 1, July-Sept 2012 PARE Jamshedpur.
2. Published a joint paper titled Imagery in Anita Desai’s Cry the Peacock in The Discourse (ISSN 2278-0920) Vol.: 1, Issue: 3, Oct-Dec 2012.
3. Published a joint paper titled Man Woman Relationship in the Poems of Kamala Das in The Discourse (ISSN 2278-0920) Vol.: 2, Issue: 1&2, Jan-March & April-June 2013.
4. Published a joint paper titled Myth, History and Post-Colonial Reality in Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq in The Discourse (ISSN 2278-0920) Vol.: 3, Issue: 1, Jan-March 2014.
5. Published a paper titled Jigsaw Pieces, Mere Verbalising or Strong Social Statements: A Reader Response Critique of the Poetry of Rukhaya M K in The Discourse (ISSN 2278-0920) Vol : 3, Issue 3 & 4 July-September & Oct-Dec 2014.
6. Published a paper titled Aye Husn-e-Lala Faam …. Capturing the Tradition of Ghazal Singing in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol 1, Issue 1 July-Dec 2015.
7. Published a joint paper titled The Death Strain in Eugene O’Neill : A Study of Iceman Cometh, Long Day’s Journey into Night and A Moon for the Misbegotten in The Discourse (ISSN 2278 – 0920) Vol 4, Issue 1-4, Special Annual Issue 2015.
8. Published a paper titled Ismat Chughtai: Urdu Afsaane ka Baghi Tevar in Muktanchal (ISSN 2350-1065) Vol III, Issue 7 Jan-March 2016.
9. Published a paper titled Ah ….. Wilderness! Appreciating the Literariness of an Album Rung-e-Gulistaan in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol II Issue 1 Jan-June 2016.
10. Published a paper titled On Looking and Locating Macbeth as a 21^st Century Rebel in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol II Issue I July-Dec 2016.
11. Published a paper titled The Image of Man in Select Sea Plays of Eugene O’Neill in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol III Issue I Jan-June 2020.

Production of Teaching Material:

1. Prepared a Unit titled Textual and Non Textual Orality (Course 6, Block 2, Unit IV) as Course Writer of MA in Folklore and Cultural Studies offered by IGNOU.

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities:

1. Coordinator, IGNOU Study Centre (32024) at Karim City College : From 2013 till date.
2. Coordinator, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Karim City College : From 2005 till date.
3. RUSA Nodal Officer, RUSA Cell, Karim City College : From 2017 till date.
4. Coordinator, Language Resource Centre, Karim City College : From 2007 till date.
5. Convener, Society for Promotion of Art and Culture (SPArC) Karim City College : From 2004 till date.
6. Admission Incharge, Karim City College ; From 2020.
7. Acted as Coordinator thrice during NAAC Accreditation of the College in the years 2004, 2012 & 2018.

Subject Expert/Interview Panel:

1. Acted as Subject Expert (Internal) for the appointment of Lecturer in English in Karim City College, Jamshedpur in 2001.
2. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of PGT English in Seva Sadan High School, Jamshedpur in 2011.
3. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of PGT English in Kabiria High School, Jamshedpur in 2011.
4. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of PGT English in Central Karimia +2 High School, Jamshedpur in 2013.
5. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of PGT English in Central Karimia +2 High School, Jamshedpur in 2014.
6. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of Assistant Teachers in Central Karimia Middle School Jamshedpur in 2016.
7. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of Assistant Teacher (English) in Central Karimia +2 High School, Jamshedpur in 2016.
8. Acted as Subject Expert in the Interview Board for the appointment of PGT English in Central Karimia +2 High School, Jamshedpur in 2018.
9. Subject Expert of Cluster Interview of PGT English & TGT English at Kendriya Vidyalaya Jamshedpur 2019.
10. Acted as Subject Expert for the appointment of Lecturer in English (Intermediate level) in Karim City College, Mango Campus, Jamshedpur in 2019.

Online Seminars/Conferences/Workshops/Lectures/Talks

2020. Presented a paper titled Locating Social Ruptures and Emotional Stasis through Poetry: A Covidian Analysis of Two Persian Poems at the International Webinar on Cultural Stasis: Corona the Loss/Gain to Humanity at the Department of English, D.A.V. P.G. College, Varanasi, 2^nd-3^rd June, 2020.
2021. Organised International Web Conference on Translation and the Glocal: Texts, Identity, Politics and Cultural Survival, August 27-29, 2020 as Convener.
2022. Presented a paper titled Translating Culture: A Case Study of Qurratulain Hyder’s Aakhir-e-Shabke Humsafar and Fireflies in the Mist in an International Web Conference on Translation and the Glocal: Texts, Identity, Politics and Cultural Survival, organized by the Department of English, Karim City College, Jamshedpur on August 27-29, 2020.
2023. Delivered an Online Lecture titled The Dichotomic Vision: A 21^st Century Analysis of The American Dream and the Dream of Martin Luther King under the aegis of Karimpur Panna Devi College, Nadia, W est Bengal on 22^nd July 2020.
2024. Delivered an Online Lecture titled Seeing Covid 19 as a Voice of Resilience and Resistance: An Ecocritical Approach under the aegis of Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand on 25^th July 2020.
2025. Delivered a lecture titled Ecofeminism: Theory, Celebration and Resistance on 5^th July 2021 in a UGC STRIDE (Component 1) sponsored 6-Day Lecture Series on Tribal Culture, Language and Practices: An Ecofeminsm Perspective organized by Nirmala College, Ranchi Jharkhand in collaboration with Amity University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

E-Content Development

A: Lectures uploaded on own YouTube Channel

1. Lecture on Francis Bacon’s Of Studies
2. Lecture on Richard Steele’s Recollections of Childhood
3. Lecture on Oliver Goldsmith’s On National Prejudices
4. Lecture on Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal
5. Lecture on Charles Lamb’s Dream Children (Part 1)
6. Lecture on Charles Lamb’s Dream Children (Part 2)
7. Lecture on William Hazlitt’s On Familiar Style
8. Lecture on What is Culture?
9. Lecture on Linking Language, Literature and Culture
10. Lecture on Understanding Cultural Studies
11. Lecture on Cultural Studies: Meaning, Scope and Aim
12. Lecture on Cultural Studies: Methods (Part 1)
13. Lecture on Cultural Studies: Methods (Part 2)
14. Lecture on Linguistics and Cultural Studies
15. Lecture on Structuralism and Cultural Studies
16. Lecture on Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction and Cultural Studies
17. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: About the Author
18. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: About the Play
19. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: Critical Summary
20. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: Significance of the Title
21. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: Themes
22. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: Symbols
23. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: Plot Structure
24. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: The Enigmatic Godot
25. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: As Existential Play
26. Lecture on Waiting for Godot: As an Absurd Play

B: Lectures uploaded on other E-Resources/ YouTube Channels

1. Video of the lecture titled Ecofeminism: Theory, Celebration and Resistance delivered on 5^th July 2021 in a UGC STRIDE (Component 1) sponsored 6-Day Lecture Series on Tribal Culture, Language and Practices: An Ecofeminsm Perspective organized by Nirmala College, Ranchi Jharkhand in collaboration with Amity University, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Creative Writings& Translations:

1. Published Four Short Stories in Hindi Magazines.
2. Published Three Short Stories in Urdu Magazines.
3. Published a translated Short Story of African-American Writer Francis Allen Watkins Harper in a Hindi Magazine.
4. Published a poem titled A Plagiarised Poem in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol 1, Issue 1 July-Dec 2015.
5. Translated and Published an Interview of Alice Munroe in the Katha Desh.
6. Published two poems titled The Inestimable Archetype and Blind Old Fool in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol II, Issue 1 Jan-June 2016.
7. Published a translation (titled Announcement) of Manzar Kazmi’s short story Announcement in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol III, Issue 1 Jan-June 2020.
8. Published a translation (titled The Parrots Speak) of Manzar Kazmi’s Urdu short story titled Totey Bolte Hain in Lapis Lazuli (ISSN 2249-4529) Volume 10, No. 1, Spring 2020.
9. Published a poem titled Migrant (1) in Lapis Lazuli (ISSN 2249-4529) Volume 10, No. 2, Autumn 2020.
10. Published two poems titled Migrant (1) and Migrant (2) in Das Literarisch (ISSN 2454 – 4647) Vol III, Issue 2 July-Dec 2020.

 S. M. Yahiya Ibrahim