0000-0003-2364-6405 About
Dr. Binod Mishra, Professor of English at IIT Roorkee, a Ph. D on the works of Mulk Raj Anand, has served as a faculty in various reputed institutions and contributed academically in many national and international journals and conferences. Starting his career in 1995 from Majuli of Assam, he worked at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan for more than six years before switching over to IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand in 2007. He has published 25 books (18 edited and 07 authored) on various aspects of English language and literature. One of his books entitled Communication Skills for Engineers and Scientists, (2009, second edition 2023 published from Prentice Hall, India) is used as a text book and reference book in many reputed colleges and universities. He is also credited with two poetry collections, namely Silent Steps and Other Poems (2011) and Multiple Waves (2017). He has supervised 12 PhDs and presently many more are working under him.
Besides books, Prof. Mishra has published more than 100 papers, 80 poems and 25 book reviews in esteemed journals. His poems have appeared in many reputed journals and anthologies. Some of his poems have also been included in the syllabi of some reputed universities. He has conducted 13 workshops/conferences and presented papers in at least 75 conferences of national and international repute, besides delivering around 90 talks in various conferences, workshops, and FDPs. His MOOC/NPTEL courses, namely on Soft Skills, Effective Writing, Indian Poetry in English, and Public Speaking are being re-run consecutively for several years.
Associated with several literary bodies, Prof. Mishra is also on the editorial advisory board of many reputed journals, and BoS member of several universities. Elected twice as Editor-in-Chief of Indian Journal of English Studies(IJES) for six years, he also held the position of Vice Chairman, Association for English Studies of India(earlier IAES) for one term. .
Prof. Mishra has been the recipient of several prestigious awards, namely AIMS International Distinguished Service Award, 2008 (in Indian Business Academy, 29 December, New Delhi), AIMS International Outstanding Editor Award, 2009 (in IIM Bangalore, 21 December, 2009) and “Excellence in World Poetry Award” on 5th January, 2010 by International Poets Academy, Chennai, India. He was also conferred with a Citation of the Brightest Honour on 1st September,2020 by International Sufi Centre, Bangalore, and recognized among 25 Indian English Poets for their contribution to communal harmony and cosmic humanism.
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IIT ROORKEE PROFESSOR2007 - Present
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Publications (49)
- ‘Much of recent history is a long sequence of fearmongering’: an interview with Tabish Khair Save
- “What may be perceived by some as something quite fantastical is lived reality for us”: In conversation with Avinuo Kire Save
- Storying (by and with) the Sylvan: Indigenous Naga Phytoloric Storytelling in Avinuo Kire’s Where the Cobbled Path Leads Save
- Blood, sugar, and survival: Joanne G. Joseph on violence, resistance, and the legacy of indenture Save
- Literature against fundamentalism Save
- Populism and Fascism Save
- Censorship and time: review of the film Kiss Save
- Unveiling the Enigma of Reality: Investigating Muslim Identity, Culture and Violence in Tabish Khair’s Night of Happiness Save
- Locating Indigenous Meitei feminist counterspaces in Linthoi Chanu’s Wari : the (fem)animist prefiguration of Feminist Posthumanities Save
- “Healing in intercorporeal harmony: decolonial (re-)cognition of Angami Naga shamanic therapeutic traditions in Avinuo Kire's The Last Light of Glory Days”, Save