Shashikantha Koudur

Designation:

Associate Professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Friday, October 27, 2000

Professional Experience:

Total 14 Years and at NITK 14 Years

Contact Details

E-mail:

sasikant [at] nitk.ac.in

sasikant75 [at] gmail.com

Telephone:

+91- 824 - 2474000 -3228 (Ext)

Mobile:

9448105458

Personal Website:

http://www.guhika.blogspot.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/shashikantha.koudur

Academic Background

• Ph.D (University of Hyderabad in 2008)
• MPhil (University of Hyderabad in 2000)
• MA (University of Hyderabad in 1998)

Areas of Interest

Comparative Literature
Communication
Indian Classical Music
Translation
Studies in Literary Cultures

Significant Projects

Coordinated and completed an R&D Project “A Re-look into Efficiency: The Problem of Communication among Science and Technology Students of Lower Classes” sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development with the fund allocation of Rs. 6 lakh.

Supervision of Ph.D

3 (Ongoing)

Significant Publications

Shashikantha, K., “Carnatic Music, Kannada and Kannadigas: Certain Moments from Princely Mysore”, in Journal of Karnataka Studies , Vol. 2, No. 1 (53-95), 2005
Shashikantha, K., “Translating a Community: An Experience from Coastal Karnataka”, in Translation Today, Vol. 4, No. 1&2 (169-185), 2007
Shashikantha, K., “Inscribing Culture for the Kannadiga: Dasa Sahitya and the Language of Renunciation in Early Twentieth Century Karnataka”, in Journal of Karnataka Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2 (1-53), April 2008
Shashikantha, K., "Music and Nationalism", in Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII (Nos. 26&27), June 29-July 6, 2013, pp. 82-83
Mallya, Ambika G., and Shashikantha K., "Marginalised Voices: Towards Creating Counter Images", in Asian Journal of English Studies, Vol 2 (no.3), in July 2013

Achievements

Awarded the Charles Wallace Short Research Grant to conduct short independent research in United Kingdom in the year 2014-15.
'B' grade artist at the All India Radio, Mangalore
Directed music for more than 5 plays staged across Karnataka and Hyderabad

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