Name: Mr. Pulastya Jani
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A, M.Phil
Phone No.:
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3224-3450
E-mail ID: pjaniengl@utkaluniversity.ac.in
Biosketch
Download- Literary Anthropology
- Dalit Literature
- Tribal Literature
| Utkal University | 2012- 2013 | M.Phil Department: English Thesis Title: Tribal Oral Epics of Western Odisha : A Study Areas: Folklore Advisor: Dr. A.J. Khan |
| Utkal University | 2010- 2012 | M.A. Department: English Special Paper : Professional Writing |
| Sambalpur University | 2006-2009 | Bachelor of Arts |
| UGC | June, 2013 | Department: English Hons: English UGC-NET Subject: English |
| Utkal University | DEC. 2014 –present | Asst. Professor |
| Government Autonomous College Bhawanipatna | July. 2014 – Dec. 2014 | Lecturer |
Core Course- British Literature (Core 1-10)
Doctor Faustus, Literary Criticism ( Matthew Arnold & T.S. Eliot), ‘What is an Author’, Arts as Technique, Things Fall Apart
Core Elective-World Literature
Duino Elegies, Robert Frost: Selected Poems, The Palm Wine Drinkard,
Core Elective- American Literature
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Great Gatsby, Walden, Essays of Emerson
Book Articles (Authored/Edited)
- Burnt: Beyond Return – A landmark in Dalit Literary expression in Fiction, Spectrum of Voices: An Anthology of Critical and Creative Writings, ISBN: 978-81-995480-5-3, December 25, 2025
Journal Articles
- Interface of Literature and Anthropology: A Study of Verrier Elwin as a Writer, Meher Journal of English Studies ISSN:0975-8518, Vol.6 Issue No.1, 2024
Books (Authored/Edited)
- Asim Parhi, S. Deepika, Pulastya Jani, “The Widening Arc”, English, Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. XXXX-XXXX, 2016.
Invited Lectures/Talks
- S.C.S College Puri (Department of English), 2018, ‘Dalit Literature : Form and Purpose’
- Maa Manikeswari University, Bhawanipatna, ( Aug 2025 ) “ Negotiating the Disciplinary boundaries: Literature, Activism and Philanthropology of Verrier Elwin”
Presentations
- Confluence of History, Literature and Anthropology in the works of Verrier Elwin, Presented at the National Seminar on Negotiating Fact and Fiction : Literature as History, 5-6 December 2025 , Department of English Utkal University
- Verrier Elwin’s Literary Ethnography: Environmental Consciousness and the Tribal World, Presented at the International Conference on Human, Animal and Natural History: An Ecocritical approach to World Literature, 29-31 January 2025, Department of English, Ravenshaw University
- Verrier Elwin and the Indian Tribal World in Literature: A Study, Presented at the International Conference on Beyond horizons: Exploring the World in World Literature, 7-8 March 2024, Department of English Language and Literature , Central University of Odisha , Koraput
- Arundhati Roy and the Dalit Discourse: A Critical Study of “ The Doctor and the Saint” presented at the International Conference on “ Politics of Letters : The Function of Criticism at the Present Time” , 23-25 January 2018 , Department of English, Utkal University
Attendee of Refresher Course in “Indian Language and Culture: Text & Context”, From 04-01-2019 to 24-01-2019 at HRDC, Utkal University
Attendee of Faculty Development Programme (FDP) in “Faculty Development Programme of Academic Faculty of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha”, From 02-03-2020 to 06-03-2020 at National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration( NIEPA) .