Dr Nathiya M

Assistant Professor

English

0431-2258444

nathiya.m@ist.srmtrichy.edu.in nathiyam3@srmist.edu.in

Total Experience 

Area of intErest

Speciesism


Ecocriticism


Environmental Literature


Indian writing in English 


Comparative literature 

8 Years

course handled

Communicative English


Technical English


Professional English I & II


Communication and Sof skills laboratory


ELT


Indian writing in English 


General English for all UG programs

 Education Details

  • Publication details

    Articles Published


    C. Kathiravan & M. Nathiya, “A Comparative Analysis of Sujatha Rangarajan’s Kolaiyuthir Kaalam and Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, Journal of Inventive and Scientific Research Studies (JISRS). ISSN: 2584-0630 (Online) Vol, III, Issue: 1 March, 2025.


    C. Kathiravan & M. Nathiya, “Timeless Voices: A Comparative study of Shakespeare and Rabindranath Tagore” Peer Reviewed Journal / Yearly Shakespeare 2025,  ISSN – 0976-9536 (Online) Vol – XXIII / Issue 23.


    M. Nathiya & Dr. P. Nainar Sumathi, “Interdependent life: Adventure and Friendship in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi”, Aadhunik Sahitya- UGC approved CARE listed journal. Year-12/ Vol.-48/Bilingual/ Issue: October to December 2023. ISSN: 2277-7083. (Offline journal pg no. 482)


    M. Nathiya & Dr. P. Nainar Sumathi, “Persecution of Animals in Jack London’s The Call of the Wild”, Aadhunik Sahitya- UGC approved CARE listed journal. Year-12/ Vol.-48/Bilingual/ Issue: October to December 2023. ISSN: 2277-7083. (Offline journal pg no. 529)


    M. Nathiya, “Comparative study of Yann Martel's Life of Pi and Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea in relation to the phases of oikos”, Kala Sarovar (UGC Care Group-1 Journal), Vol-23 No.02 (III) July-September 2020 with ISSN Code: 0975-4520.


    M. Nathiya, “Quest for identity in Shashi Deshpande’s novel That Long Silence”, Roots vol:4 (special issue 7) with A Peer Reviewed, Refereed & Quarterly Journal with Impact Factor 3.487. ISSN: 2349-8684. UGC Approved Journal No: 48991.(21-02-2018

    )


    M. Nathiya, “Post- Modernist feminist projections in Anita Desai’s Cry, the Peacock and Where shall we go this summer?”, English Language and Literature (ICELL-18) Vol 2 Special issue 6 with An Online Peer-Reviewed- Refereed and Quarterly Journal with Impact Factor – 2.135. E-ISSN 2456-5571. UGC Approved Journal No:44274 (www.bodhijournals.com) 02-02-2018


    M. Nathiya, “Eco – Critical perspectives in Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi”, Roots vol:3 with A Peer Reviewed, Refereed & Quarterly Journal with Impact Factor 3.096. ISSN:2349-8684. 04-03-2017.


    Book Chapters


    V.Videnyangelpriyadharshini & M. Nathiya, “Quest for Autonomy in Zora Nealehurston’s Their Eyes were Watching Bird”, Social Perspectives in Contemporary English Literature. ISBN: 978-93-92995-23-1. 13 September 2022.


    M. Nathiya, “Innovative trends and Techniques in imparting English language to the rural students in Tamil Nadu”, Innovations in Using Technologies for Teaching English as Second Language (Esl) and Literature in Classrooms. ISBN 978–93–5692–893–0. December 2022.


    M. Nathiya, “Eco – Critical study of Ernest Hemingway’s Cat in the Rain and A Canary for One”, An Evolution of Literary Theory and Criticism Down the Ages. ISBN Code: 978-93-85283-91-8. 17-02-2018


    M. Nathiya & Dr. P. Nainar Sumathi, “Ecological relationships in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea”, Conglomeration of English Literature and Language with ISBN Code: 978-93-90084-49-4. December, 2020.


    M. Nathiya, “Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”- A Feminist Postmodernist Dystopia – An overview”, Postmodern Trends in English Language and Literature. ISBN: 978-93-852832-7-7. 09-02-2017.


    M. Nathiya, “Paradoxes of generational breaks and continuity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake”, Voices in the Wilderness vol 1 with the ISBN code: 978-81-908015-6-0. 21/03/2013.


    Patent 


     “A system and method for effects on ICT in assisted teacher training on Pedagogical Initiative and English language proficiency”, application number: 202241032392 A. dated 17/06/2022.


    Book Editor


    EDITOR for the book entitled “CHASING DREAMS” (VOICES IN THE MIND) with ISBN – 978-81-980146-4-1 published by Heduna Peer International Research and Reviews in December 2024



  • Awards and Achievements

    UGC-NET qualified for Ph.D (December 2024)


    STAFF 100% RESULT AWARD at Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur (2017-2018).


    Best Class Advisor award at Roever Engineering College, Perambalur (2022-2023).


    YOU CAN YOU WILL (Largest human sentence) Guinness World Records & Book of Records on 10th August 2016 at Roever College of Engineering & Technology, Perambalur.

  • Workshops / Seminars

    Program/Event Organized


    Organized a Guest lecture on Rhetoric and Communicative Intelligence at SRM Institute of Science and Tehnology, Tiruchirappalli on 31.10.2025.

    Organized a School Visit program at Greenpark Matriculation School, Thozhudhur on 25.07.2025.


    Resource Person


    Acted as a Resource Person in the INTERNATIONAL FDP on An Overview of Developing Communication Skills organized by WELLTTA INTERNATIONAL - World English Language Learners Teachers and Trainers Association held on 05-05-2022.


    Participated 


    International Workshop on, “Etiquettes of Global Communication in AI Digital Era” organized by Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Trichy on 06.11.2025.


    10 days Online National Conference on, “Artificial Intelligence in Research, Recent trends in Research & Pathway to Research Gate”, organized by Faculty of Education, Mahaveer University, Meerut from 16-10-2024 to 08.11.2024.


    7 days Online Workshop on Research Methodology and Publication Ethics organized by Star International Foundation for Research and Education from 05.03.2025 to 11.03.2025.


    “A One-day workshop on Research Methodology & Publication Ethics” organized by PG & research Department of English, National College (A), Tiruchirappalli (TANSCHE- Tamil Nadu state council for Higher Education) on 18-08-2023.


    “One Day International Workshop on Literature Studies” organized by PG and Research Department of English, Edayathangudy G. S. Pillay Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Nagapattinam on 11.11. 2022.


    Three days International virtual workshop on Writing research proposal, grant proposal and Funding agencies organized by Lavender Literary club, Cape Comorin trust from 10-04-2022 to 12-04-2022.


    One Day National Web Workshop on “From Rupture to Repair: Proposal of A Model for Study of Trauma Literature” on 19/10/2020 hosted by the Department of English, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.


    Two Day National Level Online Workshop on “Learning Management System” Conducted during 8th - 9th July 2020, Organized by Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Siddhartha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, Telangana.


    National Level Online Workshop on “Documentation & Profile Management for NAAC & API”, organized by Department of Science & Humanities (English), K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology, Samayapuram, Trichy, on 10.6.2020.


    7 days International Workshop on Translation and research – A contemporary perspective organized by English department at Sri Vasavi College, Erode from May 15 to May 21, 2020.


    International Conference on Strategies & Challenges in Higher Education during COVID-19 Lockdown Period in India with reference to the World organized by Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, India on 15th - 17th May, 2020.


    Attended A One-day Workshop on Research Methodology held at Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Trichy on 22nd Febrauary, 2020.


    Attended A One-day National Level Workshop on Literary Criticism and Theory held at Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur on 4th October, 2019.


    Attended A One-day Workshop on ELT held at Sri Gnanaguru Vidyalaya Matriculation School, Tittagudi on 31st May, 2014.


    FDP


    Six days online Faculty Development Program on Integrating the Contemporary Discourses in English language and literature organized by Department of English, SSM Institute of Science and Technology, Dindigul from 17.11.2025 to 22.11.2025


    FDP on NPTEL – Swayam course on The English Novel: Interdisciplinary Approaches from July to September 2025


    Seven Day International Faculty Enrichment Program on Mentor with Mind and Manner organized by Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore from 21.07.2025 to 27.07.2025


    Six-Day International Online Faculty Development Programme on Niche Domains in Digital and Medical Humanities conducted from 30.06.2025 to 05.07.2025 Organized by the Department of English

    B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology in collaboration with UNITAR International University, Malysia.


    Attended Faculty Induction Program at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Tiruchirappalli from 27.06.2025 to 12.07.2025


    Five-day Faculty Enrichment Programme on Indian Knowledge system and Universal values for Academic Integrity organized by IQAC, Jamal Mohamed College, Trichy from 23.09.2024 to 27.09.2024.


    One Week online FDP on Fostering research & Development to Drive Technological Progress and Innovation for Sustainable growth at Roever Engineering College, Perambalur from 03.03.2025 to 08.03.2025.


    FDP on NPTEL – Swayam course on Indian Feminisms: Concepts and Issues during March to April 2025.


    One day FDP on Project Proposal writing, Patent drafting and filing (FDPPDF-2023) at Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur on 04-10-2023.


    FDP on NPTEL – Swayam course on Introduction to Indian Art – An Appreciation during July to August 2023.


    A Five- Day National Level Virtual Faculty Development Programme on Recent Trends in Research from 25.09.2023 to 30.09.2023 organized by the PG & Research Department of English, Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli.


    One-week Faculty Development Program on “Relearn English Language & Literature through Contemporary Tools” organized by Department of Science and Humanities (English) Sri Krishna College of Technology, Coimbatore-641 042 from 27-03-2023 to 01-04-2023.


    FDP on NPTEL – Swayam course on English Language for Competitive exams during January to April 2023.


    FDP on Public Speaking by NPTEL-AICTE during Jul-Oct 2022.


    One-week online FDP on Contemporary Trends and Significance of English Language Communication at Vel Tech Multi Tech Dr. Rangurajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College from 10.10.2022 to 15.10.2022.


    Six-Day Faculty Development Programme on Task Based English Language Teaching organized by Department of Humanities and Sciences, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Kacharam, Shamshabad, Hyderabad from 26th September 2022 to 1st October, 2022.


    International Virtual Faculty Development Program on Craft of the Research and Publication organised by Research and Development Cell & IQAC & Department of English, AVP College of Arts and Science, Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India in collaboration with Cape Comorin Trust, India from 25-31 August 2022.


    A Two-week Multidisciplinary International Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology organized by Department of English & other Foreign Languages (Science and Humanities) held from 06-06-2022 to 21-06-2022.SRM Institute of Science and Technology Ramapuram, Chennai.


    Ten Days FDP on Advanced Research Methodology organized by Department of Commerce at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Ramapuram from May 09 to May 20, 2022.


    FDP on Effective Writing by NPTEL-AICTE during Jan-Feb 2022. 


    FDP on Teaching Learning Research & Innovation held at Roever Engineering College, Perambalur on 29th& 30thOctober, 2021.


    One week FDP on Literary Criticism organized by PG Department of English at Thiruvalluvar University Constituent college of Arts and Science, Kallakurichi from July 30 to August 5, 2020.


    AICTE training and learning (ATAL) Academy, Five days FDP on Emotional Intelligence organized by St. Martin’s Engineering College, Secunderabad from September 21 to September 25, 2020.


    Seven days International FDP on Language and Literature: A Pragmatic Approach organized by English department, VET Institute of Arts and Science, Erode from July 20 to July 26, 2020.


    Three days Faculty Enrichment Program on Rethinking on quality teaching and academic strategies in Higher education organized by HMCS at G. T. N Arts college Dindigul from July 21 to July 23, 2020. 


    One week FDP on Futuristic trends of language and Literature – Impact on 21st century learners organized by organized by English department, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai from July 13 to July 18, 2020.


    One week FDP on Higher Education 2020: Requirements and Expectations organized by IQAC at TPCT’s college of Engineering, Osmanabad from July 08 to July 12, 2020.  


    National level five days FDP on ‘Scilab’ organized by Science and Humanities at St. Peter’s Engineering College, Hyderabad from June 15 to June 19, 2020.


    A One-week National level FDP on Possessing the two Wardrobes: Communication and Writing at BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women, from May 25 to May 31, 2020.


    Three Days FDP on Hands on with Creating & Managing Online Teaching Tools for Teachers organized by Electrical Engineering Department, S. N. Patel of Institute of Technology &Research Centre, Umrakh on 28-05-2020 to 30-05-2020.


    Four Days FDP on Multidimensional perspectives in Literature organized by English department at Nallamuthu Gounder Mahalingam College, Pollachi from May 20 to May 23, 2020.


    Five days national level FDP on The Changing faces of Language and Literature – A Digital Perspective organized by English department at Dr. M. G. R Educational and research institute, Chennai from May 11 to May 15, 2020.


    Faculty Awareness Program on NAAC Accreditation organized by RD’s Shri Chatrapathi Shivajiraje college of Engineering, Dhangawadi, Pune from May 10 to May 15, 2020.


    Short-term courses


    • Computer-cum-Internet Literacy Programme on September 2009 and obtained Second Class.

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on Effective Writing. (Elite)

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on Public Speaking. (Elite)

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on English Language for Competitive exams.

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on Introduction to Indian Art – An Appreciation. (Elite)

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on Indian Feminisms: Concepts and Issues

    • NPTEL – Swayam course on The English Novel: Interdisciplinary Approaches (Elite+Silver)

    • UGC Sponsored Online Refresher Course in English from 05.06.2024 to 18.06.204 (MMTTC) and obtained the Grade ‘A’

    • A three-credit certificate course on Social Media for Academics at St.Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli (October 2024)

    • Online Short Term Programme on Situated Knowledges: Multilingual Education in the Indian Context organized by MMTTC, Kancheepuram, Chennai during August 4 – 9, 2025. (Obtained A+ grade)



  • Work Experience

    Assistant Professor, Division of Language, Culture and Society, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruchirappalli. (June 2025 to till date)


    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Roever Engineering College, Perambalur. (July 2019 to May 2025)


    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur. (September 2016 to April 2018)


    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Roever College of Engineering & Technology, Perambalur. (June 2016 to August 2016)

  • Memberships

    Lifetime Membership - ENGlang Skills Training Academy, Asia (ELSTA) (Membership no.132)

  • Funded Projects

    NIL