[Academic Profile]
PhD (English) in 2016 from Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur.

[Areas Of Specialisation]
Translation

[Doctoral Thesis Guidance]
Thesis Submitted:
An Enquiry into Subaltern Identity: A Study of Four Contemporary Indian English Novels. (Tauqueer Fatima, T.M.B.U.).
Registered:
Diasphoric concern in Jhumpa Lahiti’s the Lowland and Chitra Divakaruni’s Oleander Girl: A comparative Study. (Tashkir Hossain).

[Teaching Experience]
21 years ( December, 1996 onwards)

[Professional Experience]
Associate Professor, J.P. College, (T.M.B. University) July, 2003 to Present.

[Orientation & Refresher Course]
Participated in an Orientation Course conducted by Academic Staff College, Patna University from May 24 to June 20, 2000.
Participated in a Refresher Course conducted by Academic Staff College, Ranchi University from November 24 to December 13, 2010.
Participated in a Refresher Course conducted by Academic Staff College, Patna University from February 26 to March 18, 2005.
Participated in a Refresher Course conducted by Academic Staff College, Bhimrao Ambedkra Bihar University from February 12 to March 3, 2004.

[Administrative Experiences]
Former NAAC coordinator
Held the post of Bursar thrice

[Participation In]
Presented a paper on “Indian Diaspora in Naipaul’s Vision” in 61st All India English Teachers’ Conference held at Hislop College, Nagpur from 20-22 January, 2017.
Presented a paper on “Shakespeare’s Last Plays of Dramatic Romances: Nature & Features” in a Two-Day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Shakespeare organized by Dept. of English T.M.B. University (Bhagalpur) from 22-23 November, 2016.
Participated in a Three Day Workshop on Research Methodology conducted by Dept. of English, T.M.B. University, (Bhagalpur) from 20-22 October, 2016.
Presented a paper on “Survival in a world of Multiculturalism: A Study in the Major Fictional Works of V.S. Naipaul” at 60th All India English Teachers’ National Conference held at V.S.K. University, Ballari (Karnataka) from 18-20 December, 2015.
Presented a paper on “Difficulty in the Understanding of Language of Poetry at +2 Level” at UGC-National Seminar on State Quality Mission in Bihar: Challenges and Implications of English Language Teaching in the Context of RTE organized by Dept. of English, R.N. College, Hazipur (Bihar) from 22-23 September, 2012.
Presented a paper on Alienation in the Novels of VS Naipaul” in an UGC-National Seminar on Alienation and Death in Modern Literature in English organized by T.M.B. University, Bhagalpur from 26- 27 March, 2008.
Presented a paper on “Social Realism in Jayant Maha Patra’s Poetry: An Analysis” at 50th All India English Teachers Conference organized by University of Lucknow (U.P) from 13-16 January, 2006.

[Publications]
Book Chapter:
Srivastava, R.K. (2014). Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide: A Saga of Social Concern. In R.K. Sinha & A. Thakur (Eds.) Contemporary Indian English Fiction: An Anthology Criticism (pp. 99-107). ISBN: 978-93-82630-20-3.
Journals:
Srivastava, R.K. (2016). Survival in a world of multiculturalism: A study in the major fictional works of V.S. Naipaul. The Literary Pearls, vol. 4, 92-104. ISSN—2319-8001.
Srivastava, R.K. & Mishra, R.K. (2015). Impact of English writers on English Literature. The Literary Pearls, vol. 3, 324-332. ISSN—2319-8001.
Srivastava, R.K. (1997). The quest for identity in major fiction of V.S. Naipaul. Orbit, 36-41.