Professional Overview
Dr. Ratna Kushwah is an accomplished academician and researcher specializing in Hindi literature. Selected by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2012, she serves as an Assistant Professor of Hindi at Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM) in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Her academic portfolio focuses heavily on novelistic analysis, regional folk culture, and the social dynamics portrayed in the Hindi literature of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Institutional Affiliation & Appointment
- Position: Assistant Professor (Hindi)
- Selection: Commissioned via the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2012
- College: Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya (JNRM), Port Blair
Academic & Research Background
- M.Phil. (2004): Conducted a structural analysis on Amritlal Nagar’s novel ‘Agnigarbha’ (अमृतलाल नागर के उपन्यास ‘अग्निगर्भा’ का तात्विक अनुशीलन).
- Ph.D. (2008): Completed doctoral research on environmental consciousness in the novels of Govind Mishra (गोविन्द मिश्र के उपन्यासों में पारिवेशिक चेतना).
- UGC Research Award (2014–16): Received the University Grants Commission (UGC) Research Award for her project titled “Society Depicted in the Hindi Literature of Andaman and Nicobar Islands” (अण्डमान निकोबार द्वीप समूह के हिन्दी साहित्य में चित्रित समाज).
Key Publications & Research Papers
Dr. Kushwah has published extensively across several peer-reviewed national and international multidisciplinary research journals:
- “Andaman va Nicobar Dweep Samuh ki Hindi” – Published in Bhartiya Bhasha, Shiksha, Sahitya evam Shodh, Vol. 5, Issue 4 (2014).
- “Andaman ki Hindi Kavita mein Stree-Svar” – Published in Akshar Varta (ISSN: 2349-7521), Year 13, No. 4 (January 2017).
- “Andaman va Nicobar Dweep Samuh ka Hindi Sahitya” – Published in Akshar Varta (ISSN: 2349-7521), Vol. XII, No. 06 (March 2016).
- “Andaman ki Hindi Kavitaon mein Sanskritik Chetna” – Published in Shabd-Brahm (E-ISSN: 2320-0871), Vol. 4, Issue 1 (2016).
- “Andaman ki Lok Sanskriti ki Jeevan Yatra” – Published in Shabd Pravah, Year 3, No. 1 (July–September 2017, ISSN: 2455-1805).
- “Kalapani Sangya Mujhko Khalti Hai’ Kavya Sangrah mein Samsamayik Sandarbh” – Published in Shodh Ritu, Vol. 3, Issue 25 (July–September 2021, ISSN: 2454-6283).
