Dr. S. Deepika

PhD thesis

• Deepika, “Writing the Unanchored Self in the Third Space: A Study through Selected Texts”. Departmental Research Committee:Prof. A. R. Parhi (chairperson), Prof. Himansu S Mohapatra (Guide), Utkal University, 2018.

Book Articles

• Deepika, “What Can We Learn from Reading Groups?”, “The Unbilled Hour: Essays on Literature, Culture and Theory” eds. Bijay Danta et al. Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. 93857-97200, 2018.

Books (Authored/Edited)

• Bijay Danta, S. Deepika, Tyagraj Thakur eds,“The Unbilled Hour: Essays on Literature, Culture and Theory”, English, Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. 93857-97200, 2018.
• Asim Parhi, S. Deepika, Pulastya Jani, “The Widening Arc”, English, Kitab Bhawan, ISBN No. XXXX-XXXX, 2016.

Journal Articles

• Deepika, S. “Forward to the Past: Stories in a Time Capsule of Colonial Modernity.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. 49, No. 09, September 2025.
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• Deepika, S. “Storytelling in a Double Key: The Short Stories of Jayanta Mahapatra.”
  Journal of the Odisha Association for English Studies, ISSN: 2249-6726, August 2024.
• Deepika, S. “In Search of Lost Time.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLVII, No. 12, December 2023.
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• Deepika, S. “Negotiating the Idea of Difficulty in Modernist Poetry.”
  Journal of the Odisha Association for English Studies, ISSN: 2249-6726, October 2023.
• Deepika, S. “Vernacularizing Pasts.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLVII, No. 9, September 2023.
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• Deepika, S. “Translation as Reparation.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLVI, No. 10, October 2022.
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• Deepika, S. “Of Human Frailty and Moral Resilience.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLVI, No. 7, July 2022.
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• Deepika, S. “A Timely Recall.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLV, No. 2, February 2021.
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• Deepika, S. “Towards a Translated Modernity.”
  The Book Review, The Book Review Literary Trust, New Delhi, ISSN: 0970-4175, Vol. XLIV, No. 7, July 2020.
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• Deepika, S. “A Novel of Thresholds: Basanti and Writing the New Woman in Odia Literary Culture.”
  Himal Southasian, Colombo, Sri Lanka, ISSN: 10129804, 2019.
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• Deepika, S. “The Meteque Writer and the Postcolonial Discourse.”
  Search: A Journal of Arts, Humanities & Management, DDCE, Utkal University, ISSN: 0974-5416, 2017.

Selected Unrefereed Reports: e-News Paper Article

• Deepika,“A Tribute Patremoir”. Odisha Bytes. 24 April 2021. https://odishabytes.com/a-tribute-patremoir/

PhD Registered Scholars (Contd..)

• Saswat Pattnaik, “Breaking the Bow: Exploring the Mythological Paradigm in Indian Science Fiction” Regn no. 01-English-2021-22
• Sanjib Kumar Sahu, “Re-imagining the Literature of Protest through a Study of Selected Extractive Fiction” Regn no. 02-English-2021-22

• History of English Studies in Odisha (Principal Investigator) –
  Funded under the Utkal University Seed Research Grant (2017) with a grant of ₹75,000.
  Project Description: The project explored the microhistory of English Studies in Odisha by examining the disciplinary evolution, pedagogical practices, and research traditions in English since its inception in the 1920s at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, and its subsequent expansion across the state, with special emphasis on the development of English Studies at Utkal University.

• Received the Utkal University Gold Medal for securing First Position in First Class in the M.A. Examination in English, 2011.
• Awarded the B.L. Mohanty Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A. Examination in English, 2011.
• Awarded the B. Patnaik Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A. Examination in English, 2011.
• Awarded the S. Ray Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest percentage of marks in the M.A. Examination in English, 2011.
• Received the Bidyadhar Nayak Cash Award for securing the highest marks in English Honours in the Final Degree Examination at Rama Devi Women’s College, 2009.

• Assistant Superintendent, Ramadevi Women’s Hostel (LH-2), Utkal University (July 2018 – Present).
• Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Guest House, Hospitality and Logistics, Utkal University (Since May 2026).
• Member, Media Cell, Utkal University (Since April 2026).
• Member, Research Club (Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences), Utkal University (Since April 2024).
• Co-coordinator, Creative Writing Club, Utkal University (Since December 2025).
• Co-coordinator, RUSA Centre for North-East Studies, Utkal University (Since September 2023).
• Co-coordinator, Centre for Language, Literature and Culture, Utkal University (Since April 2022).

• Attended an online 5-Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Translation Studies in the Digital Age: Theory and Praxis” from 9–13 March 2026, organized by the Department of Humanities, School of Liberal Studies, KIIT Deemed to be University.
• Attended a One-Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Writing a Systematic Literature Review: An AI Approach” from 26 April to 1 May 2025, organized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Sri Sri University, and the Academic and Administrative Development Centre.
• Attended a 6-Day Online Short-Term Programme (STP) on “Critical Humanities and the Future We Imagine” from 28 January to 3 February 2025, organized by MMTTC, Central University of Kerala.
• Attended an Online NEP Sensitization Programme from 16–28 September 2024, organized by MMTTC, Utkal University.
• Attended an Online Refresher Course on “19th Century Indian Literature: Tradition and Transition” from 8–21 January 2024, organized by MMTTC, Utkal University.
• Attended an Online One-Week Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “New Vistas in English Studies” from 20–26 September 2021, organized by the Department of Languages, Presidency University, Bangalore.
• Attended a Refresher Course in “Gender Studies” from 22 January to 4 February 2021 at UGC-HRDC, Utkal University.
• Attended an Orientation Programme from 19 November to 9 December 2019 at UGC-HRDC, Utkal University.
• Attended a Summer School on “Contextualising Social Sciences in the Current Knowledge Ecosystem” from 8 June to 28 June 2018 at UGC-HRDC, Utkal University.