About Me

CURRICULUM VITAE

Prithvirajsingh Thakur
Associate Professor of English,
G. S. Science, Arts & Commerce College, Khamgaon- 444 303 (Maharashtra), India
prithvithakur1@rediffmail.com

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EDUCATION:                       M.A. (English, 2002), NET (2004), SET (2004), PGCTE, PhD

RESEARCH INTERESTS:   Translation Studies, ELT, Shakespearean Studies.

PUBLICATIONS:

  • ELE in the Post-Truth World: Exploring a New Context
    [Published in Teaching English in Multilingual Contexts: Selections from the 5th AINET International Conference, Hyderabad, ISBN: 978-8193068403, 2021]

  • मराठी-इंग्रजी भाषांतराची गेली दोनशे वर्षे: एक आढावा
    [Published in भाषा आणि जीवन Volume 38, No. 4, October-December 2020 ISSN: 2231-4059 Listed in UGC CARE]

  • Translation in Maharashtra: An Overview of the Past Two Hundred Years
    [Published in TRANSLATION TODAY Volume 13, No. 1, Special Issue, 2019 ISSN: 0972-8740. Listed in UGC CARE]

  • माझा प्रवास च्या इंग्रजी भाषांतरातील समाजभाषाशास्त्रीय समस्यांचे अध्ययन
    [Published in भाषा आणि जीवन Volume 37, No. 3, July-September 2019 ISSN: 2231-4059. Listed in UGC CARE]

  • A Study of Sociolinguistic Problems in Translating Godse’s Mājhā Prawās from Marathi into English
    [Published in GNOSIS Volume 3, No. 4, July 2017 ISSN: 2394-0131. UGC Approved Journal Serial no. 48815. International Peer-Reviewed]

  • Our Bard in Maharashtra: Shakespeare in Marathi Culture
    [Published in GNOSIS Volume 3, No. 2, January 2017 ISSN: 2394-0131. UGC Approved Journal Serial no. 48815. Impact Factor: 4.147. International Peer-Reviewed]

  • Refresher Courses in English: Their Role in Ensuring Quality in ELT
    [Published in Ensuring Quality in English Language Teacher Education: Selected Papers from the fifth International Teacher Educator Conference, Hyderabad, 2015. ISBN: 9780863558412]

  • Vishnubhat Godse’s Majha Prawas: A Travel Extraordinary
    [Published in the anthology-Indian Travel Narratives, edited by Dr Somadatta Mandal, Creative Books, New Delhi., 2013 ISBN: 9788180431012]

  • My Journey: 1857 through the Eyes of a Priest
    [Published in the anthology 1857 and After: Literary Representations edited by Dr. R. N. Rai et. al., Department of English, BHU, Varanasi, Pencraft International, New Delhi. ISBN: 9788185753942]

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

  • “ELE in the Post-Truth World: Exploring a New Context”
    [Paper presented in the 5th AINET International Conference on English in Multilingual Contexts at Hyderabad, 2020]

  • “Translation in Maharashtra: An Overview of the Past Two Hundred Years”
    [Paper presented in the International Conference on Translation and Nation at CIIL, Mysore, September 2018]

  • “A Linguistic Study of Code-Mixing in Mājhā Prawās”
    [International Conference on Translation and Knowledge Society at CIIL, Mysore, March 2018]

  • “Translation and/in Language Teaching”
    [ Fourth AINET International Conference in Mumbai , 2018]

  • “An Examination of Sociolinguistic Problems in Translating Marathi Texts into English: A Case Study of Godse’s Mājhā Prawās”
    [National Seminar on Translation: Theory and Practice at SRTM University, Nanded, 2017]

  • “Refresher Courses in English: Their Role in Ensuring Quality in ELT”
    [Fifth International Teacher Educator Conference, Hyderabad, 2015]

  • “Improved Classroom Questioning: Using Classroom Questions as Motivators”
    ​ [Second AINET International Conference, Nagpur, 2015]

  • “Historical Novel and Nation Building”
    [International Seminar on Reading /Understanding Fiction in Contemporary Times, BHU, Varanasi, 5-6 March, 2014].

  • “Teacher Development through Online Courses”
    [AINET International Conference, Nagpur, 18-19 January, 2013].

  • “Our Bard in Maharashtra: Shakespeare and Marathi Culture”
    ​ [Seventh Biennial World Shakespeare Conference, BHU, Varanasi, 2012].

  • “Teaching and Learning Pronunciation: A Technology Inspired Approach”
    [Tenth Asia TEFL Conference, Gurgaon, 2012].

  • “Colonialism, Culture and Diaspora in Bride and Prejudice: A Postcolonial Perspective”
    ​ [International Seminar on Theory at Work: Text, History and Culture BHU, Varanasi, 2010].

  • “My Journey: 1857 Through the Eyes of a Priest”
    [Annual International Conference of the IACLALS , BHU, Varanasi, 2007].

  • “Teaching Literature in 21st Century: Some Thoughts”
    [Third ELTAI Viderbha Regional Conference, Nagpur, 14-15 January,2006].

POPULAR ARTICLES / CREATIVE WRITING:
MARATHI

  • भाग्यवान वेड्यांची दुनिया, (पुस्तक परिचय) नवभारत मासिक, वाई.,           2021

  • क्रांती ही सुद्धा !- लोकमत मंथन पुरवणी १० जून २००७                               2007

  • एक अमर चरित्रकोश- लोकमत मंथन पुरवणी सप्टेंबर २००५                        2005

  • मंगल पांडे: सत्य आणि अपलाप – दै. देशोन्नती ०३ ऑक्टोबर २००५             2005
ENGLISH
  • A Few Haikus and a Haibun in Writing Something for a Change , ed. Alan Maley, EFLU Press, Hyderabad, 2021

  • The Kid and the Covid (poem) in The New Normal , ed. Alan Maley, Our Glass Publications, UK, 2021

COURSES/ QUALIFICATIONS/ TRAINING PROGRAMS COMPLETED:

  • One Week Online FDP on English Language Teaching and Research by Kumaraguru College, Coimbatore, 17-23 May 2021

  • Twelve week online course on Ancient Indian Literature and Culture by Asiatic Society of Mumbai, OCT 2020 -JAN 2021

  • MOOC – Teaching Grammar Communicatively by American English Institute and RELO, India, June 2020.

  • MOOC – Teaching for Success by FutureLearn, June 2020

  • Four Day International Workshop on Creative Writing at EFL-U, Hyderabad, December 2019.

  • One Day Workshop on Translation by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune, March 2017

  • Passed Cambridge ESOL’s Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) with Band 3, January, 2015

  • British Council, India’s IELTS Train the Trainer Course, October, 2014

  • Passed IELTS examination of the British Council and Cambridge ESOL with an overall band score of 8.5 on a scale of 0-9.

  • e-Teacher Course on Critical Thinking, U of Oregon, USA, 07 April- 13 June 2014.

  • Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching English (PGCTE), EFL-U, Hyderabad (Distance Mode)- July 2016.

  • Refresher Course in English, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, 03-23 October, 2013.

  • e-Teacher Course on Building Teaching Skills through Interactive Web, U of Oregon, USA, 09 April- 15 June 2012.

  • XII Orientation Program, UGC ASC, Kumaun University, Nainital, 28 May – 24 June 2010.

  • Short Term Course on Language, Cognition and Communication, IIT Kharagpur, 2-8 December, 2009.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS:

  • Betty Azar Travel Grant for attending TESOL Virtual Convention, 2021 by TESOL International Association, USA.

  • First Prize in the State Level Essay Competition on “Google Majha Guru” [by Vicharvedh, Pune], 2020

  • K Subramanian Prize for being topper in PGCTE Course [by EFL Universtity, Hyderabad], 2016

  • First Prize in the State Level Essay Competition on “Kasaa Ghadalaa Bharat?” [by Rohan Prakashan and Maharashtra Times] 2013

  • III Merit in the SGB Amravati University Merit List for M.A. [English], 2003

  • Loknayak Madhav Srihari Ane Memorial Gold Medal in Sanskrit Literature. [SGB Amravati University], 2001

  • Late Mrs. Neela Mukund Shukla Memorial Gold Medal in Sanskrit Literature. [SGB Amravati University], 2001

LANGUAGES KNOWN:

  • Hindi– Mother Tongue

  • English– Speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency.

  • Marathi –Speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency.

  • Sanskrit –Speak moderately and read/ write with moderate fluency.

FELLOWSHIPS/MEMBERSHIPS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES: