About Event

Greetings from the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, University of Allahabad.

We are pleased to invite teachers of Literary Studies and allied disciplines in institutions of higher education to participate in a One-Week Short-Term Course/Faculty Development Programme titled:

“Reframing Comparative Literature: Theory, Method and Praxis in an Indian-Global Context”

Dates: 25 September 2026 to 1 October 2026
Mode: Online
Registration Fee: Nil

The programme will engage with contemporary developments in Comparative Literature, with particular emphasis on comparative theory and methodology, translation studies, Indian and Global South perspectives, interdisciplinary approaches, digital tools, and pedagogical innovation.

The programme features distinguished scholars as resource persons, including Prof. Pramod K. Nayar, Prof. Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Prof. Jon Cook, Prof. E. V. Ramakrishnan, Prof. Narayana Chandran, Prof. Gurupdesh Singh, Prof. Saugata Bhaduri, Prof. Sowmya Dechamma, Prof. Joly Puthussery, and Prof. Sayantan Dasgupta.

The course/programme will be considered for fulfilment of the requirements laid down by the UGC Career Advancement Scheme (CAS).

Registration:
Participants may register through the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Portal:
https://mmc.ugc.ac.in/

After registration, please select University of Allahabad (A Central University) and the programme “Reframing Comparative Literature: Theory, Method and Praxis in an Indian-Global Context”, scheduled from 25.09.2026 to 01.10.2026.

The detailed flyer is attached for your kind reference.

We would be grateful if you could kindly circulate the attached flyer among faculty members in English, Comparative Literature, Languages, Humanities, Cultural Studies, Translation Studies, and other allied disciplines who may be interested in participating.

We look forward to the participation of faculty members from institutions across India.