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English:

 

Murder – Translation of Fakeer Mohammad Katpaadi’s short story in Kannada – Indian Literature, 1998

 

Mooga – Translation of Mallikarjuna Vanenoor’s Kannada short story in Indian Literature, 1998

 

Call of the Land – Translation of H.V. Savithramma’s Kannada short story in Routes (Macmillan Indian Limited) 2000

 

Current Spate in Translation – Published in Indiainfo.com Culture/literature section

 

The People Who Ask God – Translation of M. Chinnaswamy’s Kannada short story– The Dalit, 2002

 

Kannada:

 

Deshi Vaada –  Kannada translation of an article by G.N. Devy published in Kannada Adhyayana, 1999

 

Discourse on Values in Higher Education: A paper published in the Report on Orientation Course of ASC, Pondicherry University in 2002.

 

An Interview with Feminist Sociologist C.V. Vanaja – Mahila Adhyayana, Vol. , No. 1-2. 2003.
Research Projects Undertaken/Carried out:

No

Name of the Project

Name of the Funding Agency

Individual / Joint

Duration

1

Rethinking the “Crisis” in English Studies

Auto-financing Project

Coordinator of the National level group-project

Since 1998

2

A Database of English to Kannada Translations

Kannada University-Hampi

Joint-project of the Department,

worked on the drama section independently

One Year

1998-1999

3

Colonialism and Translation

Kannada University-Hampi

Individual

Three Years

2000-2003

4

Pre-colonial Notions of Translation

Kannada University-Hampi

Individual

Two years

2004-2006
Seminars/Workshops Conducted:

1.      Rethinking the ‘Crisis’ in English Studies at Bangalore in May-June 1998

2.      Rethinking the ‘Crisis’ in English Studies at Hospet in October, 1999

3.      Baashaanthara and Patrikodhyama (Translation and Print Media) at Bangalore in December, 1999

4.      ‘Crisis’ in Modernity: English and ‘Us’  at Hospet March 2000

5.      Badalaaguttiruva Sandharbhadalli Unnata Sikshana (Higher Education and the Changing Context) at Kannada University-Hampi in November, 2001

6.      Workshop for Young Translators at Kannada University- Hampi in March, 2003

7.      Workshop on Kannada Section of the Translation Database of Anukriti.net (Translation website/journal) held at Kannada University-Hampi in collaboration with CIIL, Mysore in February, 2005.
Other Academic Activities:

·        Association with Academic Journals

1.      Associate Editor of Journal of Karnataka Studies since 2003, December

2.      Editoral Board Member of Indian Journal of World Literature and Culture, 2003-4

·        At present I am also coordinating the activities of Center for Translations at Kannada University-Hampi

Ø      Associations/Interest in extra and co-curricular activities

·        Directed many plays: "Manishada/Agasayana" of Girish Karnad in 1996 (twice) and 1998, "Ratto-Ratto-Rayana Magale" in 1997, "Kitti Kathe" in 2004 (two shows).

1.      Won state-level best director award for the play "Tingara Buddanna" in Intercollege competition in 1994

2.       Won state-level best director award for the play "Kitti Kathe" in 2004

·        As a student, won several prizes in elocutions, debate and other cultural competitions.

·        Written articles on role of teachers as facilitators in learning, crisis in Higher education, values in Higher education etc.

Ø      Board of Studies Member:

  1. P.G. Diploma in Translation Studies (Kannada University)
  2. Department of Translation Studies (Kannada University)

Ø      Syllabus designed:

  1. English for Sculpture Students (Under graduate)
  2. English for Kannadigas (P.G. Students)
  3. P.G. Diploma in Translation Studies (Four Papers) also authored Self-Instruction Material for 2 papers (i. Theories and Debates in Translation Studies & ii.Multilingualism, Translation and India)
  4. Consultant for many colleges in designing curriculum for a diploma in Translation Studies

Ø      Research Guidance: Two Ph.D. students are currently with me
 
   
 

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