Assistant Professor | Department of English
Contact (Off.): 9891722333
Email Address : piyush[dot]chaudhary[at]hrc[dot]du[dot]ac[dot]in
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Specialization
- Modern Indian Drama & Theatre
- 18th Century British Literature
- Indian English Literature
- Dalit Literatures
- English Communication
Educational Qualifications
- B.A. (Hons) English , 2012-2015 , Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, University of Delhi
- M.A. English , 2015-2017 , Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi
- Ph.D. (Pursuing) , 2021 , Department of English, University of Delhi
Career Profile
Cumulative teaching experience of over 6 years at University of Delhi
Present Profile:
Assistant Professor, Hans Raj College, University of Delhi (since November 2022)
Past Profile:
- Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) at Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi.
(July 2019 – November 2022)
- Guest Faculty at Jesus and Mary College, Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB), University of Delhi.
(August 2018 – April 2019)
- Guest Faculty at School of Open Learning (SOL), CIE, University of Delhi.
(January 2018 – April 2018; November 2018 – January 2019; November 2019 – March 2020)
Subjects Taught
Have taught various papers under UGCF (NEP), LOCF & CBCS frameworks -
- Introduction to Literary Studies
- Indian Partition Literature
- 14th to 17th Century English Poetry
- British Literature: 18th Century
- 19th Century European Realism
- Indian Writing in English
- English Communication
Taught MA program under LOCF framework -
- Post-Independence Indian Literature
Administrative Assignments
- Member, Editorial Board, 102nd Annual Report, University of Delhi (2024-25)
- Member, Programme Management Committee, Centenary Celebrations Committee, DU Centenary Celebrations, University of Delhi, 2022-23. Given responsibility to coordinate with stakeholders in matters of infrastructure, logistics, stage management, VIP movement and actual performance of the Centenary Programmes as per the schedule.
- Member, Grievance Redressal Committee, Admissions 2023-24.
- Nominated by Office of Dean, Academic Affairs, University of Delhi for NEP Pavilion at New Delhi World Book Fair 2023, 25th Feb – 5th March 2023.
- Member, Paper Setting Committee – GE Language ‘Digital Communications.’
- Discharged all administrative and official work delegated by the college, viz. preparing, and editing reports, editing magazine, organizing events/ competitions, publicity and outreach, examination related evaluation, duties, and tabulation of data.
Thesis
Pursuing Ph.D. from Department of English, University of Delhi (since 2021)
Books
Chaudhary, Piyush. The Art of Professional Communication: Strategies for Success in Professional Life, Kalamos Literary Services, New Delhi, 2025.
The book is based on SEC: Communication in Professional Life & Communication in Everyday Life. The book is curated & designed for the students of DU, keeping in mind the syllabi of SECs prescribed at University of Delhi, in view of the Continuous Assessment (CA) pattern.
Available ➡ https://amzn.to/4iNkMQf
Journals Articles
- “Gandhian Way of Education: M.K. Gandhi’s Educational Philosophy in R.K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends.” in The Creative Launcher – An International, Open Access, Peer Reviewed, Refereed, E- Journal in English, Vol. 6, Issue I, April 2021, ISSN = 2455-6580, Web, pp. 134-144.
- “Education as Emancipation – Hazari’s Untouchable: Autobiography of an Indian Outcaste”, International Journal of Research in Social Sciences (IJRSS), vol. 9, issue 1(1), Jan 2019, UGC Approved Journal, ISSN = 2249-2496, Web, pp. 144-148.
- “Ambedkar and Annihilation of Caste–Performing Theory, Praxis, Counter Identity”, International Journal of Applied Ethics (IJAE), vol. 8, July 2022, Peer-reviewed Journal, ISSN = 2321 – 2497, Web, pp. 29-38.
- “Bastardy, Betrayal & Ageing: A Gerontological Reading of King Lear”, The Creative Launcher – An International, Open Access, Peer Reviewed, Refereed, E- Journal in English, Vol. 9, No. 3, June 2024, ISSN = 2455-6580. Web, pp. 1-9.
Conference/ Symposium etc. Paper Presented
- Presented research paper titled ‘Status of Women in an Islamic Society’ in National Seminar on “Questions of Human Rights: Indian Society” sponsored by UGC (University Grants Commission) at Moti Lal Nehru College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 30th March – 31st March, 2016.
- Presented research paper titled ‘The Home and the Domestic – Home as the Site of Inescapability in Mohan Rakesh’s Halfway House’ in National Seminar on “Home and Beyond: Belonging, Unbelonging, Nostalgia” sponsored by NEIC (North East India Company) at Santipur College, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, 25th Feb – 26th Feb, 2019.
- Presented research paper titled ‘Gandhian Way of Education – An Assessment of M.K. Gandhi’s Educational Philosophy in R.K. Narayan’s Swami and Friends’ in International Seminar on “The Gandhian Way: An Idea whose Time has Come?” sponsored by UGC (University Grants Commission) at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 11th April – 12th April, 2019.
Talks
- Delivered a 1-day Invited Talk/ Lecture on Indian Classical Literature with special focus on Kalidasa’s Abhijnana Shakuntalam, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 31st March, 2021.
- Delivered a 1-day Invited Talk/ Lecture on Modern European Drama with special focus on Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 16th April, 2022.
- Resource Person at UGC-CEC:
Link to playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNsppmbLKJ8JIhn6tvfYt2P6oQ9MohiB7
- Resource Person at Hansraj e-Samvaad:
Link to playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhueDoSfZI3j7LoVWLae6SfJOSLl4UJSS
Link to playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhueDoSfZI3jUN_MSwd8WFLdzILc077_m&si=etQYoigUlyEWLFSc
Link to playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhueDoSfZI3hbX_kI56jKNjQwG8fuYw2h&si=bC__v9VIAiDZkoc5
Others
- Reviewer, Ad Litteram – An English Journal of International Literati (A Peer-reviewed, Open Access, Refereed Annual e-Journal) ISSN: 2456 6624 (December 2017 onwards)
https://adlitteramjournal.com
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Innovation and Multidisciplinary Research (A peer-reviewed, Open Access Journal of Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, University of Delhi) ISSN: 2583 4452 (January 2022 onwards)
https://www.rajgurucollege.com/Journal-IJIAMR