30/12/2025
FDP IN PROGRESS | Department of English & Literary Studies (ELS) 📚
The Department of English & Literary Studies (ELS) is currently organising a 7-Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on
✨ “New Paradigms in Textual Exploration: The Future of Reading, Interpretation and the AI Question” ✨
This intellectually stimulating FDP brings together eminent scholars and thought leaders who are redefining the way we read, interpret, and engage with texts in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
🎓 Distinguished Resource Persons
🔹 Prof. Pramod K. Nayar
UNESCO Chair in Vulnerability Studies
Department of English, University of Hyderabad
Distinguished Professor, Department of Liberal Arts, IIT Hyderabad
🔹 Dr. D. Jockim
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Department of English,
St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu
Former Dean, Faculty of Arts, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Tamil Nadu
🔹 Dr. Sakilahmed A. R. Makarani
Visiting Professor, CVM University, Gujarat, India
Former Professor, Department of English, Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
East-West Centre Fellow, University of Hawai’i, USA
Through engaging sessions, critical discussions, and interdisciplinary perspectives, the FDP is exploring how AI is reshaping literary studies, pedagogy, and textual interpretation, opening up new horizons for research and teaching.
📖✨ A vibrant academic exchange is underway—where tradition meets technology, and texts meet the future.