About

​Mr. Abhinav Kumar is an Assistant Professor of English with over seven years of dedicated academic experience, specializing in British Literature, Non-Fictional Prose, and Indian Literature in Translation.

​Biographical Overview
​Mr. Abhinav Kumar is a passionate literary scholar, poet, and educator whose work bridges classical Western literary traditions and modern Indian aesthetics. With a career spanning more than seven years in higher education, Mr. Kumar has cultivated a dynamic pedagogy that emphasizes critical thinking, close reading, and cross-cultural literary analysis. His dual passion for English and Hindi traditions brings a nuanced, bilingual perspective to the classroom, enriching the academic experience for literature students.

​Academic & Professional Credentials

• ​UGC-NET (National Eligibility Test): Qualified in English Literature.
• ​Master of Arts (M.A.): English Literature.
• ​Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.): Specialized in advanced pedagogical techniques and curriculum design.
• ​Post Graduate Diploma in Translation (PGDT): Advanced training in literary translation theory and practical cross-lingual adaptation.

Areas of Academic Expertise

​1. British Literature
​Non-Fictional Prose: In-depth analysis of the modern essay, biographical studies, philosophical treatises, and political prose from the 17th century to the post-modern era (including Bacon, Lamb, Hazlitt, Orwell, and Woolf).
​British Poetry: Specialized focus on Romanticism, Victorian sensibilities, Modernist poetic shifts, and structural prosody.

​2. Indian Writing in English & Translation

• ​Indian English Canon: Exploration of post-colonial identity, cultural synthesis, and socio-political themes in modern Indian English works.
• ​Translated Works: Critical examination of regional Indian texts rendered into English, focusing on translation mechanics, cultural fidelity, and linguistic nuances.

​Teaching Philosophy & Experience

​With 8+ years of continuous teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Mr. Kumar’s instructional approach centers on student engagement and interdisciplinary exploration.

​”Literature is not merely a collection of texts to be analyzed, but a continuous conversation between history, culture, and individual consciousness. My role is to help students find their own voice within that dialogue.”

​Key Pedagogical Contributions:

• ​Interactive Seminars: Employs Socratic dialogue to encourage close textual reading and critical debates.
• ​Translation Workshops: Leverages his PGDT training to run hands-on workshops on translating regional Indian literature into English.
• ​Curriculum Enrichment: Integrates comparative literary frameworks, comparing themes in British literature with parallel movements in Hindi literature.
  ​Creative & Literary Pursuits. ​Beyond academia, Mr. Kumar is an active creative writer and bilingual scholar.
• ​Poetry: writes contemporary poetry exploring themes of memory, nature, identity, and modern existentialism.
• ​Hindi Literature: Possesses an extensive command over classic and modern Hindi literature enabling him to offer comparative insights between English and Hindi literary traditions.

​Courses Taught

• Introduction to English Literature
• ​History of English Literature & Cultural Contexts
• ​Survey of British Poetry: From Chaucer to the 20th Century
• ​The Art of Non-Fictional Prose & Essay Writing
• ​Indian Writing in English: Voice and Nation
• ​Translation Studies: Theory and Practice
• Literature and Cinema
• World Literature