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Dr. Rajendra kumar Mehta
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Department of modern Indian languages and literary studies Tutorial building, University of Delhi, Delhi -110007 |
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Educational Qualifications
| Ph.D. | (Modern Gujarati Drama) Bhavnagar University, Gujarat. | 1999 | | PG | MA (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar University, Gujarat. | 1992 | | UG | BA (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar University, Gujarat. | 1990 |
Career Profile
2008- till date: Assistant Professor (Gujarati), University of Delhi, Delhi. 1992- 2008: Lecturer (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar University, Gujarat.
Areas of Specialization / Interest
Indian Drama and Theatre, comparative Indian literature, translation studies, translations into Indian languages, postmodernism and post colonialism theories in Indian literature.
Subjects Taught
Certificate, Diploma and Advance Diploma in Gujarat M.A (Comparative Indian Literature) Theory of literary influence, Modernism, Postmodernism and Post-colonialism in Indian Theatre M.Phil (Comparative Indian Literature): Gandhi in Indian literature.
Publications Profile
Books/Monographs (Authored/Edited) | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2009. Sootrabadhha (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Parshv Publications. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2009. Nandivak (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Parshv Publications. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2009. Brahmlipi (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Parshv Publications. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2008. Brahmpalash (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Parshv Publications. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2008. Brahmvakya (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Parshv Publications. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2004. Natyarag (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2003. Apvarya (Collection Of Critical Essays). Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2002. Dalit (Gujarati Translation Of Hindi Play In Two Acts By Nag Bodas). Gandhinagar, Gujarat : Dalit Sahitya Akademi. | | Mehta, Rajendra. 2001. Manasmanch. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. |
Awards and distinctions
Jaybhikhhu Gold Medal for securing 1st class in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992. Kavi Nanalal Paritoshik for securing 1st class in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992. Vishvanath M. Bhatt Paritoshik for securing 1st class in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992. UGC-NET 1994. Best playwright award for one act play in Indian National Theatre-Gujarat Samachar All Gujarat Intercollegiate Drama Competition, 1995. Associate ship of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC), 2001-2004. Young writers’ Travel Grant by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, 2007. Pramodkumar Patel Yuva Vivechak (Young critic) Paritoshik, 2008 (for critical writings in Gujarati).
Association with Professional Bodies
Membership Life Member, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Life Member, Gujaratino Adhyapak Sangh, (association of the college and university teachers of gujarati language and literature) Gujarat. Founder, Brihad Bhavnagar Sahitya Sabha. Editorial Board Member, Budreti-Natak Quarterly Editorial Board, Gujarat. Committee and Board Coordinator, CBSE-Gujarati Language Committee, Delhi.
Other Activities
Script writing and direction of more than 31 Act plays and 3 full length plays. More than 100 cultural, scholastics event’s anchoring. Writing skills of Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi. Conversation skill of Urdu. Reading and Conversation skill of Sanskrit. 3 years associate ship of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC), an Autonomous Institute of Ministry of H.R.D. and Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission. Script writing and Voiceovering for various documentary films produced by: Ship Recycling Association (India), Saurashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Bhavnagar), Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (Bhavnagar), Various Industrial Units and Commercial Units, Gram Nirman Samaj (N.G.O. for Rural Development), Mahuva District Panchayat (Bhavnagar). Online Teaching, IGNOU, Delhi. 2009.
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