About
Dr. Sarannya V. Pillai has taught a wide range of courses in English literature, ecocriticism, and Indian Writing in English at Jain (Deemed-to-be University) and Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru. She holds an M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Commonwealth Literature from the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, and is UGC-NET qualified. Her research explores the intersections of ecocriticism, mythology, African literature, and Indian Writing in English. She has published book chapters and scholarly articles and presented papers at national and international seminars and conferences on ecocriticism, postcolonial literature, and feminist literary criticism.
Pillai, Sarannya V. “Polyphony, Performance, and Dalit Identity: A Study of A. Shanthakumar’s Dreamhunt”, Metaphor Of The Pyramid: Rethinking Caste, Class And Gender In Dalit Discourse. UK: Redshine, 2024.
“(Un) Impaired Vision in Hardy’s The Return of the Native”. Glocal Colloquies. Vol.4 (Oct 2018): 42-55, Web. ISSN: 2454-2423
“Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood: Linking Nature and Motherhood”.Multicultural and Marginalized Voices of Postcolonial Literature. Eds. Varun Gulati and Garima Dalal. UK: Lexington,2017. 81-86 Print. ISBN9781498547444
“Reading The Mimic Men As A Postcolonial Text”. Perspectives on New Literatures: Postcolonial Responses. Eds. Janatha Kumari and Chitra Thrivikraman Nair. New Delhi: Atlantic, 2015. 134-146. Print. ISBN- 9788126920297
“Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s The Palace of Illusions : An Ecriture Feminine”.Contemporary Women’s Writing in India. Eds. Mythili Anoop and Varun Gulati. UK: Lexington, 2014. 161-169. Print. ISBN 9781498502108
My research explores the intersections of ecology, mythology, and culture through literary studies, examining environmental ethics, gender, caste, and identity in African literature and Indian Writing in English.
Research Interests
Ecocriticism,Mythology,African Literature,Indian Writing in English,Postcolonial Literatures
UGC-NET

Assistant Professor
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Bengaluru