Department of English

Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University

Six Monthly Progress Report of Ph.D. work

(To be submitted by Research Scholar to Supervisor – and – Supervisor will submit it to DRC Chairman)

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Semester No.:                                                            Registration Number:

1	Name of the Research Student (First Name – Middle – Last Name)	TAMSA PANDYA PRANSHANKAR
2	Name of the Research Supervisor	DR.A.A. KHAN
3	Contact Details of Research Scholar.	Mobile No. : 7990643352 Email ID      : tamsapandya25@gmail.com
4	Contact Details of Research Supervisor	Mobile No. : 9913085777 Email ID      : abshamim2008@gmail.com
5	Contact Details of Co-guide, if any	NA
6	Is there any change in the title or in the supervisor? If yes, give details with copy of University letter.	YES
7	Title of the Ph.D. Research (As per Registration Letter)	“An investigation Of Selected Controvertial and Banned Indian English Fiction”
8	Subject	English
9	Faculty	Arts
10	Registration No. and Date	NO- 2177   DATE: 20-01-2023
11	Report for the Period	From:  20-01-2023            To: 09-06-2023
12	Date of Previous Report
13	Have you completed Course Work successfully?	YES
14	If yes, give its detail. (Attach copy of Certificate)	From: 25-04-2023                       To: 30-04-2023
15	Are there any publications related to research work during the last term?	NO
16	If yes, please give details	NA
17	Fee details of last term	Fee paid for Semester:  YES Date                                : 20-01-2023, 06:24 pm Receipt Number           : 1750

 

Precise Report of the work done during the above period:   

 

Coursework:

 

The coursework was mainly aimed upon the first paper research methodology, research ethics, Publications and academic writing. All through the coursework, researchers were learnt to some crucial aspects of research for instance opening various accounts in UG approved journals (UGC care list, ORCHID.ORG, MLA, etc.) to find authentic literary pieces for better literature review. Moreover, the focal point of the coursework was to make research scholars aware about how to write a literature review and its significance in research simultaneously the importance of authenticity and regulations of plagiarism in research.

 

The researcher has completed a coursework of PhD. which organized on 25^th April to 30 April.  During the Coursework period we were made familiar with following prescribed books and went through it.

Paper 1 Research Methodology:

(1) The Art of Literary Research by Richard Altick and J.J. Fenstermanker

(2) MLA Handbook for writers of Research papers: 8&9th edition

(3) The Handbook to Literary Research by Delia da Sousa Correa, W.R. Owens

(4) (3) Writing skills for Academic purpose by Liz Hamp- Lyons & Ben Heasley

           

Research scholar has completed all the activities assigned during the coursework period. These activities include:

A.    Literature Review

B.    Syllabus Design of Paper 2 and 3.

 

Paper 2:  General paperwork

“AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES (second edition)”- Pramod K Nayar

-And the reference books on controversial, banned literature and censorship.

 

Paper 3: Specific Area of Research:

1. "An Area of Darkness" -V.S. Naipaul-1964
2. “Satanic Verses " Salman Rushdie -1988
3. “Such A Long Journey" - Rohinton Mistary – 1991
4. "Lajja" - Taslima Nasreen-1999
5. "The Moor's Last Sigh"- By Salman Rushdie- 1995

 

 

Online Paper Presentation:

The researcher has actively presented a paper entitled “Literature review as research Methodology: aid of AI (Artificial Intelligence)” 5^th March 2023 at Department of English, Maharaja krishkunvarsinhji Bhavnagar University.

 

Library Visit:

List of libraries visited by researcher during first semester.

 

Name of the library	Date of visit	Location of libraries
Shamladas ARTS college library	08-02-2023	Waghawadi road, Bhavnagar.
University library	25-04-2023	MKBU university campus.
Department of English library	28-04-2023	Department of English, MKBU

 

 

Here is the list of books issued by researcher.

Name of the libraries	Name of books issued	Date of issue
Shamladas ARTS college library	1)     “LAJJA”- Shame - Taslima Nasrin 2)     “THE MOOR’S LAST NIGHT” - Salman Rushdie 3)     “SUCH A LONG JOURNEY” – Rohinton Mistry	13-01-2023
University library (Central)	4)     “INDIA: A MILLION            MUNTINIES NOW” – V.S. Naipaul	07-02-023
Department of English library	5)     “AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL STUDIES” (second edition)- Pramod K Nayar.	28-04-2023

 

Note: So far ban on the book Satanic verses I haven’t received any physical copy in any of library, the soft copy will be used for further studies.

Research Discussion with a Guide:

Researcher has an active discussion with the guide throughout the term. Here below are the dates on which the discussion took place.

 

Discussion Guide in Person	Topic Discussed
10-01-2023	All Scholars meeting, changes in proposal
12-01-2023	library visit, withdraw 3 primary books
05-02-2023	Scholars gathering & guidance for ‘SHODH’
08-02-2023	Religious controversy on Satanic verses and lajja Fatwa, etc
14-03-2023	Guidance of Sir Jayavantsinh B Gohil (Principal   Shamaldas collage) for further PhD.
08-06-2023	Talk on review meeting report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussions with Guide through digital form	Topic Discussed
10-01-2023	Change in primary sources in Reperch proposal
30-01-2023	Orwell Feared’s view on ban books.
04-02-2023	National ban on Satanic Verses & An Area of                   darkness
14-02-2023	Referred guide’s (DR.A.A. KHAN) doctoral thesis
01-03-2023	Shared & discussed views of Stephen King on by guide for Effect of Book ban on community.
10-03-2023	Modification in title for doctoral dissertation & adding new book ‘The god of small things’
29-03-2023	Discussed Religious controversy of Dan Brown “DA VINCHI CODE”
13-04-2023	Talk on Maulana Abdul Kalam’s view on religious affinity in Taslima Nasrin’s “LAJJA”
05-05-2023	Dissuasion on the book “Hidden histories of Pakistan: Censorship and secular nationalism in late colonial India.”
11-05-2023	Asking guidance for literature review and syllabus design for course work
06-06-2023	Studied case of imprisoned Junaid Hafeez who sentenced for death because of insulting Muhammad on media

 

 

The Present Focus: The research candidate’s present focus is preparing a literary framework and completing reading of all the original books in the Specific Are of Research.

 

 

 

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