Dr. D.Rajani



Designation: Associate Professor (English)

Date of Joining: 08-06-09
Total Experience: 14 years
Research Interests: Soft Skills, Communication skills, English Language Teaching, Functional Grammar

Qualifications:

  • Ph. D, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • M.Phil. (English), gold medal, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • M.A. (English), Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Work Experience:
  • 08-06-2009 - Till date: Asst. Prof in English, R.V.R. & J.C.C.E, Chowdavaram, Guntur, A. P. India.
  • 15- 06-2008 to 31-03-2009 worked as soft skills trainer at Railway Vignana Nilayam, Hyderabad, India.
  • Working as a Translator for NPTEL Translation Project -2023.
Awards/Achievements :
  • Working as a Translator for NPTEL Translation Project -2023.
  • Award of Gold Medal for submission of best PhD thesis in XXXVIII Convocation held on 20 August 2022.
  • Award of Gold Medal for Master of Philosophy in XXXIV Convocation held on 28 Dec. 2013.
Patent Publications:
  • "Method and System for Enabling Seamless Translation of Language/Speech Using Artificial Intelligence Models", Application No. 202141053254A, December 03,3032.
Book Publications:
  • A book entitled "Native Womanhood and Resilience A Study of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton & Lee Maracle" of Dr. D. Rajani has been published by Prestige Books International Publications, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-81-938503-3-6
Guest Lectures delivered:
  • "Navigating Challenges, Fostering Innovation, and Rising Above: A Journey for Women Entrepreneurs" in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, sponsored 3-Week Online Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) organized by R.V.R. and J.C. College of Engineering on August 30, 2023.
  • "Ethical Entrepreneurship: Integrating Social Responsibility and Strategic Planning for Startups" in the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India, sponsored 3-Week Online Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) organized by R.V.R. and J.C. College of Engineering on August 29, 2023.
  • a Resource Person and Presented a paper on 'Writing Survival & Existence (Sojourner's Truth, Bobby Lee, I am Woman & Daughters are Forever)' in a 7 Day Online FDP on the theme of 'Technology to Master Language, Literature, Teaching and Evaluation' Andhra Loyola College in collaboration with ISCS (Indian Society for Commonwealth Studies) & St. Mary's Institute, Melbourne, Australia, July 17-23, 2021.
  • Delivered a guest lecture on 'Need for Effective Communication Skills', at KVR, KVR & MKR College, Khajipalem, on 13 Sept. 2019.
  • Delivered a guest lecture on 'Stress Management' to 1/IV B. Tech girl students in an awareness programme organized by Lady Advisory Committee (LAC), RVR & JC College of Engineering, 03 Oct. 2018.
Research Publications
  1. "Unleashing Digitalization for Inclusive Development and Social Equality in India" Aadhunik Sahitya, Vol.47, pp. 423-433, ISSN 2277-7083, July- September, 2023. (UGC CARE)
  2. "Friction and wear performance of surface textured bearing steel AISI 52100: a study of texture distribution", International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 2023. https://www.springer.com/journal/12008. (https://www.springer.com/journal/12008.) (Scopus).
  3. "Effect of graded layers on void formation in metal based functionally graded materials", AIP Conference Proceedings, pp. 120003-1-4, Vol. 2810, (2023). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0146869 (https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0146869). (Scopus).
  4. "A Study on Community Detection in Multilayer Networks", Journal of High-Speed Networks, pp. 1-13, Vol. 1(3), March, 2023. (EISSN-1875-8940). DOI 10.3233/JHS-222052. (Scopus).
  5. "Friction and Wear Characteristics of Engine Oil through Four-Ball Tester. Machining and Additive Manufacturing", Select Proceedings of CPIE 2023, pp.59-65, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-6094-1_6 (Scopus).
  6. "Writing for Survival & Resistance: A Critique of Lee Maracle's Works", Littcrit, Vol. 48, No 1, Issue 93, 90-95, ISSN 0970-8049, June 2022.
  7. "Divergent Applications of the Most Important Graph in the World", Linguistica Antverpiensia, (Scopus Indexed), Issue 3, 7679-7688, ISSN: 0304-2294, Sep. 2021.
  8. "Rebuilding Economy Post Covid Era by Prof. Bagavathi Prakash Sharma Vice Chancellor, GBU (Noida)", in a book on Redefining India's Indigenous Knowledge' organized by Towards Better India. PP: 52-53, ISBN 978-93-90146-13-0, Dec. 2020.
  9. "Jhumpa Lahari's The Namesake: An Exploration of Diasporic Predicament", Feminine Voices in Indian English Fiction, Shan lax Publications, pp. 139-151, ISBN: 978-93-89146-33-2, First Edition, 2019.
  10. "Revisiting the Childhood Trauma: A Reading of Shirley Sterling's My Name is Seepeetza", an International Peer Reviewed Journal on The Cultural and Literary Nationalism of Fourth World, 2018, Vol.3, ISSN: 2349 - 3038.
  11. "Responsibility of Teachers and Educational Institutes in Imparting Value based Higher Education", was published in International Journal of Multidisciplinary Advanced Research Trends, IJMART, Vol: IV, issue2(2), Sep 2017, pp. 118-122. ISSN: 2349-7408.
  12. "The Discourse of Native Canadian Women in Lee Maracle and Beatrice Culleton", written by D. Rajani Asst. Prof was published in an International Peer Reviewed Journal on The Cultural and Literary Nationalism of Fourth World, Vol.1, Issue.1, pp. 104-107, Jan 2015. ISSN: 2349-3038.
  13. "Struggle for Intrinsic Selfhood in Lee Maracle's Bobbi Lee, I Am Woman, and Beatrice Culleton's In Search of April Raintree", written by D. Rajani Asst. Professors was published in Indian Chronicle of English Literature Peer Reviewed & Refereed International Journal on New Directions in English Language & Literature, special issue- 2015, pp. 22-26. ISSN: 2321-0818.
Papers Presented:
  1. "Writing Survival And Existence: Sojourner's Truth, Bobby Lee, I Am Woman & Daughters Are Forever" in an international seminar on novel issues in Indian writing in English organized by the Dept. of English, JKC College, Guntur, A.P, India on 23, 24 February 2018.
  2. "Responsibility of Teachers and Educational Institutions in Value Based Higer Education", National Seminar on Social Responsibility and Ethics in Higher Education, organized by IQAC and Alumni Association of VSR & NVR College, Tenali, September 01, 2017
  3. "Post Colonial Translations" in a One Day National Seminar on World Literatures in English Translations, organized by Dept. of English, Maris Stella College, Vijayawada, A.P, on 18 Jan 2017.
  4. "Marxist Reading of Shakespeare's Plays in the National Seminar on Shakespeare organized by department of English", P. B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science, Vijayawada, A.P, on 5 January, 2017.
  5. "Women Trafficking in Native Cultures - A Study of Lee Maracle's Bobbi Lee in the ICSSR sponsored One day National Seminar on Prevention of Women Trafficking and Rescue, Rehabilitation & Reintegration of Victims in Andhra Pradesh organized by department of Sociology and Social Work, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, A.P, on 9 June, 2016.
  6. "Struggle for Intrinsic Selfhood in Lee Maracle's Bobbi Lee, I Am Woman, and Beatrice Culleton's In Search of April Raintree" in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on New Directions in English Language & literature, organized by department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University,Guntur, A.P, during 13-14 February 2015.
  7. "Socio Literary Understanding of the Culture of the Fourth World" in the National Seminar on Social policy for inclusion of Marginalized Sections: Problems and Prospects, organized by the Department of Sociology and Social Work, A. N. University, Guntur during 18-19 Dec 2015.
  8. "Daughters Are Forever: Cultural Identity of First Nation Women is in Geography" in the Global Seminar on Celebrating the Ancient/Contemporary Wisdom of the Fourth World, organized by the Department of English, A. N. University, Guntur during 14-16 Dec 2015.
  9. "Tradition and Discontinuity in Native Canadian Women Writings", International Conference on Cultural Spaces: Canada & India, organized by Department of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi & Indian Association for Canadian Studies.during 27-29 January, 2014.
  10. "Bobbi Lee a Native Canadian Woman's Autobiography", UGC Interdisciplinary Global Seminar Exploring the Cultural &Literary Nationalism of Fourth World Natives/ Aboriginals/ Dalits), organized by Department of English, Acharya Nagarjuna University, during 14-16 December, 2012.
  11. "Language Proficiency Tests" English Language Teachers Association of India (ELTAI) 5th International and 41st Annual Conference organized by English Language Teachers Association in association with the department of English, Anna Adarsh College for Woman and with the support of British council and the Regional English Language Office of the American centre, New Delhi, during 5th -7th August 2010.
  12. "Problems of Teaching English in India, UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Methods, Materials and Techniques of Teaching English Language, organized by Department of English, J.K.C College, Guntur, during 24-25 June, 2010.
Conferences/Seminars Attended:
  1. A 5-day Online FDP "Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education", All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), during 3-7 April, 2023
  2. A Three-week online Women Entrepreneurship Development Program (WEDP) sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India during 21st August - 8th September, 2023
  3. An IP Awareness/Training program under National Intellectual Property Awareness Mission, jointly organized by Intellectual Property Office and MoE's Innovation Cell, India on August 11, 2022.
  4. A National Webinar, 'Scope of Big-Data Analytics in Agriculture and Allied Sectors', organized by Department of Statistics & Computer Applications, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati, August 26, 2022.
  5. 'SEBI & NISM sponsored online Investor Awareness Program, Financial Literacy for You (FLY)' from 7th October 2021 to 7th July 2022.
  6. A one day National Webinar, Creative Writing', Dept. of English, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Nov. 20, 2021.
  7. An AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP, 'Developing Consciousness', Andhra University, August 16-20, 2021.
  8. An AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP, 'Quality Attributes for the Strategic Improvement of Faculty Productivity', Sri Venkateswara College of Pharmacy, August 03-07, 2021.
  9. A National Level Webinar, 'How You Feel Inside (An Emotional Wellbeing about Combat of Covid-19)', Dept. of Humanities & Science, July 10, 2021.
  10. A 7 day online FDP, 'Technology to Master Language, Literature, Teaching and Evaluation', July 17-23, 2021.
  11. A 3 Day FDP, 'ELL (English Language Learning) as a life skill', Dept. of English, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, June 24-26, 2021.
  12. A 2 Day National Online Workshop, 'Research for Academic Excellence', Dept. of English and Other Foreign Languages, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, July 22-23, 2021.
  13. One of the organizing committee members in an online cultural fest ANHAD -2020 on 104 birth anniversary 'Sharad Purnima' dedicated to Rashtra Rishi Nanaji Deshmukh Barath Ratn, organized by Towards Better India. Sep. 2020.
  14. A Webinar on 'Communicate with Confidence' IQAC in Association with Dept. Of Basic Science and Humanities, Chalapathi Institute of Technology, Guntur, June 4, 2020.
  15. A National Workshop on "Emerging Trends in English Language Teaching for Engineering Graduates" organized by Dept. of English, Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla, during 23& 24 March, 2019.
  16. A Five-day FDP programme on "National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research-NBA Accreditation" conducted by NITTTR, Kolkata at IIT Bombay Remote center, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering during 17-21 June 2019.
  17. A Foundation Program in ICT for Education (FDP 101x) and Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process (FDP 201x) conducted by IIT Bombay during the period August to November 2017. Received certificate of excellence and is amongst the top 241 performers from a total of 5308 participants in the programme.
  18. An AICTE two week FDP on Innovations on Renewable energy harvesting and environment friendly process technologies for sustainable development, organized by department of Chemical Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering, Guntur, during 23-10-2017 to 04-11-2017.
  19. A one day work shop on "Teaching Communication Skills" on 9th August 2017 at J.K.C, Guntur, A.P.
  20. Secured 'C' in the APTIS test on LSRW skills, conducted by APSCHE in collaboration with English British Council and was selected to attend Master Trainer Training Programme.
  21. A Two week training programme organized by British Council on "APSCHE English Communication Skills Project" at R.V.R. & J.C.C.E, Guntur.
  22. The National Women's Parliament, organized by government of A. P. in association with MAEER'S MIT School of Government, Pune, during 10-12 Feb 2017 at Amravati, A.P.
  23. Cambridge Authorized Examination Centre (IN269) Speaking Examiner Induction and Training Programme conducted at Vignan centre on 29th April 2016.
  24. A Two -day Faculty Development Programme on Soft Skills during 16th-17th March 2009 at R.V.R. & J.C.C.E, Guntur.
Online Courses:
  • "Developing Soft Skills and Personality" with 85% conducted by (SWAYAM) NPTEL, IIT Kanpur, during Aug- Oct. 2019.
Certification from Arizona State University (ASU), funded by COURSERA:
  • Pursuing TESOL Professional Certificate (Teaching English to the Students of Other Languages).
    • Course-1: Teach English Now! Foundation Principles
    • Course-2: Teach English Now! Theories of Second Language Acquisition
    • Pursuing Course-3: Teach English Now! Lesson Design and Assessment
Membership in Committees:
  1. Time Table Committee member, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur.
  2. News Letter Committee member, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur.
  3. ISO member, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur.
  4. IQAC member, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur.
  5. AQAR member, RVR & JC College of Engineering, Guntur.
Contact Details:
EMail:rajani [at] rvrjcce.ac.in
Phones: +91 8632288254 Ext: 712