Teaching and Learning English Language and Literature in India

This book re-orients and enriches the existing teaching and learning processes of English language and literature in an Indian context. It foregrounds and critiques the relevance of existential humanities in the classroom (both pedagogy and research), re-contextualizes classroom interactions with reference to everyday lived experiences and ethical choices, and fosters critical humanistic thinking among teachers and learners. It offers a unique perspective on existentialism drawn from various cultures by intertwining it with Indian cultural and philosophical underpinnings, enabling readers worldwide to appreciate the diversity of existential thought. This book introduces lesser-known non-Indian as well as Indian literary works to a global audience, highlighting how existentialism permeates and connects various genres and styles of global writing. It provides insights into how language nuances convey existential ideas in diverse linguistic contexts, encouraging a deeper understanding of how existentialism transcends language barriers. Through a comparative lens, this book enables readers to compare and integrate Indian existential themes with those from other cultural and literary landscapes. It equips educators worldwide with tools to incorporate diverse existential perspectives into classroom discussions, fostering a broader understanding of human experiences across cultures. This book foregrounds the crisis facing the teaching and learning of language, literature, humanities and social sciences in the post-truth era. It establishes the crucial need to re-invigorate these domains for a truly inclusive, progressive and harmonious society. Most importantly, this volume offers crucial classroom strategies, practical lesson plans and precious insights from classroom experience to teachers and researchers.

Dr. Kaniphnath Malhari Kudale is a distinguished scholar and educator in English Studies. He holds a B.A.in English and M.A. in English from the University of Pune (now Savitribai Phule Pune University, SPPU) and a Ph.D. from The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad. His doctoral research, "Orality and Cultural Resistance: Exploring Dhangar Folklore Praxis of Western Maharashtra," reflects his deep engagement with indigenous knowledge and oral traditions. He has taught at Malla Reddy University, Hyderabad, MREC Hyderabad (Now M R deemed to be University Hyderabad), the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, and SR University, Warangal, and currently serves as Associate Professor of English at Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus (GNITC), JNTU Hyderabad. Dr. Kaniphnath has published six books, including Trauma and Memory: Reflections Beyond Boundaries (Springer Nature), several Springer chapters, and numerous papers in reputed journals such as Routledge, Elsevier, and Sage. Assistant Editor of the International Journal of English Research, he is also associated with the International Ecolinguistics Society and the Research India Foundation. He is the Founder of Sharayu EduPro, EduuMentu'U' fostering innovative learning and global academic collaboration.(sharayuedupro.in) (https: //www.eduumentuu.com) Dr. Rositta Joseph Valiyamattam is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, U.K. A gold medallist and PhD (UGC Senior Research Fellow) in English literature from Andhra University, she served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities, University of Edinburgh, U.K. She has taught for over 12 years at prestigious institutions including St Joseph's College for Women and GITAM University, Visakhapatnam where she was Head of the MA English programme. A consultant Editor with Orient BlackSwan India, she is also Cambridge English facilitator at Sancta Maria International School, Hyderabad. Having specialised in Post-Colonial and Subaltern Studies, Dr. Rositta completed a research project on the agency of Mumbai's slum-dwelling women during the Bombay Riots, under the guidance of renowned sociologist Prof Patricia Jeffery, University of Edinburgh, UK. Dr. Rositta's first volume of poetry 'A Poet's Promise' (2025, Black Eagle, USA) has received a warm reception globally. Her doctoral research 'Personal and National Destinies in Independent India: A Study of Selected Indian English Novels' was published by Cambridge Scholars, UK in 2016. She has also published two English textbooks for the Universities of Pune and Madras with Orient BlackSwan India, apart from two edited volumes, over 40 academic publications and 30 paper presentations at global platforms. She has been a prolific columnist for several national magazines and news websites. She is the recipient of two best research paper awards from IIM Kozhikode (2021) and NIT Warangal (2024). She volunteers with NGOs for education and wo