Faculty
Dr. Chitra Krishnan
Assistant Professor
Alliance School of Liberal Arts and Humanities
Dr. Chitra Krishnan holds the position of an Assistant Professor of English at the Alliance School of Liberal Arts. She has a doctoral degree in South-Asian Diaspora Literature from Andhra University. Her research interests include Diaspora Literature, American Literature, Crime Fiction, Business Communication, and Indian Writings in English. Dr. Chitra is actively engaged in contributing to the academic community through publication of journal articles, books, and attending national and international conferences, workshops, webinars, and Faculty Development Programs (FDPs).
ARTICLES
- “The Dynamics of Online Learning.” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES (IJELR). Vol. 8. Issue.2. 2021 (April-June) pp. 35-38. doi: 10.33329/ijelr.8.2.35
- “Challenges in Language Acquisition in ESL Classroom.” Language in India. Vol. 19:3, March 2019, pp. 55-59.
- “The Use of Drama in Language Learning.” Language in India. Vol.18.12, December 2018, pp. 68-71.
- “Weaving Community and Culture across Borders: A study of Michael Ondaatje’s In the Skin of a Lion and The English Patient.” The Atlantic Literary Review, Vol. 19, No. 1, January – March 2018, pp. 64-74.
- “Constructing Hybrid Self: A study of Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the family.” Poetcrit, Vol. XXIV July 2011, pp. 70-74.
- “Return to Home in Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the family and Romesh Gunesekera’s The Sandglass.” The IUP Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Vol. III No. 2 July 2011, pp. 55-63.
- “Apocalypse on the Emerald Isle: The Sri Lankan Ethnic conflict in Michael Ondaatje’s Anil’s Ghost and Romesh Gunesekera’s Heaven’s Edge.” The Atlantic Critical Review, Vol. 11 No. 1, January – March 2012. pp. 72-84.
- “A Study of the Symbolism in Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient.” Triveni, Vol. 81, 2012, pp. 34-37.
- “The interplay of Home, Memory and Past in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Lowland.” The Atlantic Critical Review,Vol.13, No. 1, January-March 2014, pp. 78-90.
- “Political and Personal Angst in Shyam Selvadurai's Funny Boy.” Labyrinth, Vol.5/No.3, July 2014, pp. 61-69.
- “Role of Ethics at workplace for maintaining work-life balance.” MATS Journal of Management and Commerce, Vol. 1, 2014, pp. 92-95.
BOOKS:
- Krishnan, Chitra. Exploring Identity in the novels of Michael Ondaatje. Scholars Press: Saarbruken, 2014. ISBN No. 978-3-639-71528-6
- Krishnan, Chitra, Sudha Sai, B. Sandhya. Life Skills. Notion Press: Chennai, 2016. ISBN No. Paperback: 9789352068722, ebook: 9789352068739
Awards won
- Awarded the OPEN (Online Professional English Network) scholarship by the U.S. Embassy, US Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. government and administered by FHI 360 in 2020.
