Manju Jaidka is an Indian author, known for her contribution to American Studies in India.[1] she contributed critical works that are widely acknowledged as standard references.[2] she was chairperson and professor at Panjab University, in Chandigarh, India.[2]
Manju Jaidka | |
|---|---|
| Born | Haryana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | SRM University |
Books
edit- Jaidka, Manju; Dhar, Tej N. (2023). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-24557-7.[3]
- When Cato Played Cupid and Other Stories. Petals Publishers, 2022.
- Gumshoe Mania: A Novel. Vishwakarma Publishing House, November 2021.
- Covid’s Metamorphosis: Stories from our Corona Times. Amazon Kindle publication, Sept 2020.
- Saudade. Poetry collection. Sapatrishi Publications, Chandigarh. December 2019.
- Amaltas Avenue: A Novel. New Delhi: Lifi Publishers, June 2014.
- For Reasons Unknown. Poetry anthology. Allahabad: Cyberwit. Jan 2013.
- Scandal Point: A Novel. New Delhi: Rupa Publishers. Dec 2011.
- Spots of Time: A Novel. Chandigarh: Graphit India. Oct 2007
- The Seduction and Betrayal of Cat Whiskers: An Academic Satire. Chandigarh: Graphit India. Oct 2007. Rpt Jan 2013.
- Ed. Vignettes: Anthology of Short Stories by Women (translated from Hindi) for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi. 2018.
- The Next Milestone Nov 2016 (on management of disability). Print edition, March 2017.
- Essays on American Literature: Signposts and Landmarks. Arun Publishing House, Chandigarh. January 2021.
- Narratives Across Borders. Cambridge Scholars, 2016. [4]
- Deepa Mehta's Elemental Trilogy. New Delhi: Readworthy Press, July 2011. [5]
- Landmarks in American Literature. New Delhi:Prestige Press, 2007. [6]
- Politics of Location in the Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the Americas, co-edited with Anil Raina (Chandigarh: Arun Publishing House, 2003).
- An Annotated Anthology of English and American Poetry (University Grants Commission Text Book Award). Chandigarh: Panjab University Publication Bureau, 2002.
- Cross-Cultural Transactions in Multi-Ethnic Literatures of America, eds. Anil Raina, Manju Jaidka, Somdatta Mandal and Vijay Kumar Sharma. New Delhi:Prestige Press, 2002
- From Slant to Straight: Recent Trends in Women's Poetry. New Delhi: Prestige Publishers, 2000.
- T. S. Eliot's Use of Popular Sources (Mellen Press, US, 1997). This was her Post-Doctoral Fulbright project for which research was carried out at the Houghton (Harvard University, Cambridge, MA), Beinecke (Yale), Harry Ramson Centre (Austin, Texas), and New York Public Library.
- Tiresias and Other Masks: English and American Poetry after The Waste Land. Chandigarh: Arun Publishing House, 1994.
- Confession and Beyond: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath. Chandigarh: Arun Publishing House, 1992.
Awards and honours
edit- In 2016: Award for Lifetime Contribution to Literature from Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi.[7][8]
- In 2008, The Lillian Robinson Fellowship by the Simone de Beauvoir Institute for Feminist Studies, Concordia University.[9]
• 2011-13: Associate Scholar, Indian Institute of Advances Study, Shimla, • 2008: Award for Creative Excellence by First Friday Forum, Chandigarh • 1998-99: International Fellowship, Rockefeller Foundation, at the International Forum for US Studies, University of Iowa. • 1996, April-May: Fellowship, Salzburg Seminar Workshop on “Themes in Contemporary American Literature” (April 1996) sponsored by USIA, Washington. • 1995, September-October: Resident Fellowship, Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Italy. (sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation) • 1991-92: Post-Doctoral Fulbright Research Grant, Harvard and Yale Universities, USA. (sponsored by USEFI) • 1994: Awarded University Grants Commission Text Book Grant. • 1991 March: Olive I. Reddick (Sr.) Award for the best literature paper presented at the annual conference of the Indian Association for American Studies, Bombay. • 1989 August: William Mulder Research Grant from ASRC, Hyderabad.
References
edit- ^ "Book Nook: Writer-educator Manju Jaidka's anthology captures 'shades of human emotions and life's realities'". The Indian Express. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "An effort to make the city a literary hub". India Today. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Jaidka, Manju; Dhar, Tej N. (2023). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Indian Writing in English. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-24557-7.
- ^ Jaidka, Manju (2016). Narratives across borders. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars. ISBN 978-1-4438-8811-0.
- ^ Jaidka, Manju (29 July 2011). A Critical Study of Deepa Mehta's Trilogy Fire, Earth and Water: Fire, Earth and Water. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-5018-106-5.
- ^ Sequeira, Isaac (2007). Landmarks in American Literature: History in the Making. Prestige Books. ISBN 978-81-7551-199-6.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "10 authors felicitated with Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi award". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Flash mob". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ Jaidka, Manju (29 July 2011). A Critical Study of Deepa Mehta's Trilogy Fire, Earth and Water: Fire, Earth and Water. Readworthy. ISBN 978-93-5018-106-5.