Department of English
omprakash

Dr. Somapalyam Omprakash

Associate Professor

Email Id :somapalyam@yahoo.com, somapalyam77@gmail.com

Phone :(M) 919440371352

Educational Qualifications:Ph.D.


Research Interests:

Indian Writing in English, Post-colonial Literature, British Drama.

Profile of Somapalyam Omprakash

Dr. S. Omprakash completed Ph D in English from Maulana Azad National Urdu University. He has 15 years of teaching experience. He teaches English Drama, Poetry, Indian Writing in English and Dalit Literature. He has published around 10 research articles in various peer-reviewed journals.


Research Publication of Somapalyam Omprakash

  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Characterization in Khushwant Singh's I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale. Pune Research An International Journal of English, vol 4, no. 1, July- August 2017, pp 1-6. (ISSN: 2454-4354)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Ironic and Satiric Elements in Khushwant Singh's Short Stories. MAJELL vol 1 no. 1, March 2009, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad. (ISBN 09749268)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Foreign Language Teaching and Learner’s Independence, The Criterion: An International Journal in English, vol. 8, no 3, June 2017, pp 688-693. (ISSN: 0976-8165)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Portrayal of (Satirical) Characters in Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan. Pune Research An International Journal in English, vol.1, no. 3, Nov-Dec2015, pp 1-6. (ISSN 2454-3454)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. The Element of Fantasy in Khushwant Singh’s Select Short stories. Pune Research An International Journal in English vol 3, no. 4, Jul-Aug 2017, pp 1-5. (ISSN 2454-3454)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. The East-West Encounter in Khushwant Singh’s ‘A Bride for the Sahib’ and ‘Karma’. New Voices, vol 1, June 2011, pp 91-95. (ISSN 2231-3249)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Portrayal of Dalit Women in Kumud Pawde’s Antashpot. Pune Research An International Journal in English, vol 2, no 6, Nov-Dec2016, pp 1-4. (ISSN 2454-3454)
  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. Wit, Humour and Laughter in Khuswant Singh’s Short Stories. Pune Research An International Journal in English, vol 2, no. 4, Jul-Aug 2016, pp 1-5. (ISSN 2454-3454)
  • Quadri, Syed Mohammed Haseebuddin and Somapalyam Omprakash. The Bubble of the South Sea Company Literature. Research Journal of Language, Literature and Humanities, vol 3, 2016, pp 24- 26. (ISSN 2348-6252)
  • Sheergojri, Wasim Ahmad and Omprakash Somapalyam. War as a Disaster in Farhad Sorabjee’s Hard Places. Akshar Wangmay, vol 9, Jan 2021, pp 73- 76. (ISSN 2229-4929)

Chapters in Books:

  • Omprakash, Somapalyam. “The Virtuous and the Vicious: Portrayal of Women in Khushwant Singh's Fiction”. Contribution of Khushwant Singh to Journalism History and Literature. Dr. Mohan Educational Publications, 2016. (ISBN 978-81-920462-3-5)