Dr. Parvathy P

Dr. Parvathy P
Assistant Professor in English
parvathy.maruthukavil@gmail.com

Educational Qualifications:

  • BA English Language and Literature (Model II Journalism) – MG University, Kerala – 2012–2015
  • MA English Language and Literature – MG University, Kerala – 2015–2017
  • NET-JRF/SRF – 2016
  • Ph.D (Cultural Studies) – EFL University, Hyderabad – 2024

Research Areas:

  • Subaltern Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Adivasi History, Culture and Literature
  • Slave Histories of Kerala

Publications:

  1. “The Dead Man’s Song: Tracing the Cultural History of the Paniya Tribes of North-East Kerala in Penappattu, the Shadow Song” – Reimagining Marginality: Exploitation, Experience, Expression, Authors Press, ISBN 978-93-5529-353-4, 2022
  2. “Reclaiming the Tribal Country Life: A Critical Reading of K. J. Baby’s Nadugaddika” – Country Life: Perspectives, Representations and Challenges, Sneha Publications, ISBN 978-81-952329-4-9, 2021
  3. “Slavery, colonial Rule and Tribal History: Analysing the Adiyas and Paniyas of Kerala Through the Colonial Archives” – Malayala Pachcha, ISSN 2454-292X, Vol. 1 No. 12, 2021 (UGC Care listed)
  4. “Indigeneity, Orality and Tribal agency: A Critical Reading of K. J. Baby’s Mavelimanram” – Cape Comorin, ISSN 2582-1962, Vol. 2 No. 6, 2020 (Peer Reviewed)
  5. “Slavery, indigeneity and Tribal Culture: A Critical Reading of K. Panoor’s Memoirs” – MZU Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies, ISSN 2348-1188, Vol. 7 No. 1, 2020 (UGC Approved)
  6. “Inseparable Beings of Tribal Culture: Reading the Gaddika of the Adiyas of North-East Kerala” – Jigyasa, ISSN 0974-7648, Vol. 12 No. 5, 2019 (UGC Approved)

Teaching Experience:

  • Assistant Professor (English) – Government Arts and Science College, Nadapuram – March 2026–Present
  • Assistant Professor (English) – KLH (Deemed to Be) University, Hyderabad – Dec 2024–Dec 2025
  • Assistant Professor (English) on Contract – St. Aloysius College, Kerala – July 2023–March 2024
  • Doctoral Research Scholar – Dept of Cultural Studies, EFL University, Hyderabad – July 2017–Dec 2022

Awards & Recognitions:

  • The Charles Wallace India Trust Fellow, UK – 2019
  • Invited Speaker at CADALFEST, Hyderabad – 2023. Topic: “From Bondage to Liberation: Unveiling the Transformative Power of Gaddika in Adiya Culture” (Watch on YouTube)

Conferences/FDPs/Workshops:

  • Presented “Slavery, Migrations and Tribal Culture: A Critical Reading of K. Panoor’s Memoirs” – Utkal University – 2019
  • Presented “Inseparable Beings of Tribal culture: An analysis of Gaddika and Kambalanritha of the Adiya Tribes” – Jaipur National University – 2020
  • Presented “Indigeneity, Orality and Tribal Agency: A Critical Reading of K. J. Baby’s Mavelimantram” – Cape Comorin Trust – 2020
  • Presented “Reclaiming the Tribal Country Life: A Critical Reading of K. J. Baby’s Nadugaddika” – Government First Grade College, Kalasa – 2021
  • Attended 7-day FDP on “Practical Aspects of ICT Tools and Online Teaching” – BLDEA’s AS Patil College of Commerce & Cape Comorin Trust – 2024