Dr. Papiya Lahiri
Assistant Professor
Department Of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jaypee University of Information Technology
India
Biography
Dr. Papiya Lahiri is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jaypee University of Technology. She is a published poet in India, USA and Canada, holding a Ph.D in Canadian Drama. The author is also a theatre activist having directed Indian and European plays. She has presented papers in various national and international Conferences/Seminars in India and abroad. The author has also worked as the Project Associate in the Centre for Australian and New Zealand Studies, HP University, Shimla. She taught UG and PG classes as Asst. Prof. in the Dept. of English and Modern European Languages, Banasthali University, Jaipur (Rajasthan) and was involved in various academic and cultural activities. Dr. Lahiri’s book on the celebrated Canadian playwright Sharon Pollock is being used as a major secondary source in Universities where Canadian Drama/Sharon Pollock is prescribed in syllabus.
Research Interest
Gender Studies, Canadian Drama, Commonwealth Literature, British Drama and Poetry, ELT.
Publications
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An article published entitled “State Politics and the Individual’s Dilemma: Probing History in Walsh†in Literary Miscellany: An international Journal of Literary Studies ISSN 2230-7451,Vol.1, No. 1, Jan-Jun 2012, New Delhi.
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An article published entitled “Silence to Eloquence: Emerging Trends in Dalit Literature†in Literaria: An International Journal of New Literature Across the World ISSN 2229-4600, Vol. 1, No. 2, July-Dec 2011, New Delhi
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A poem entitled “Sublime†published in South Asian ENSEMBLE, a Canadian Quarterly of Arts, Literature and Culture, Winter 2011, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2011. ISSN 1920-6763 published from Ontario, (Canada).
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Paper entitled “Landscape as Metaphor: Australian Identity in Judith Wright’s Poetry†in IJAS (Indian Journal of Australian Study) No.2, Vol. 3. 2010. ISSN 2229-7863.
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A poem entitled “Feelings†published in Patchwork Musings, a journal of poetry, in December, 2009 edition in USA. Both print and online publication on net.
