Chaitra Nagammanavar

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Date of Joining at NITK:

Friday, December 12, 2025

Professional Experience:

Total Experience: 5 Years

Academic Background

• Ph.D. (English Literature) – Karnatak University, Dharwad (2017-2023)
• M.A. English – Karnatak University, Dharwad (2015-2017)
• B.A. (English Honours) – Karnataka Arts College, Dharwad (2012-2015)

Areas of Interest

• Indigenous Literature
• Postcolonial Ecocriticism
• Environmental Humanities

Significant Projects

• Translation Project: Translation of Karnataka’s Siddi Folk Literature into English (Funded by Bangalore University – ₹2,00,000).

Significant Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
• Nagammanavar, Chaitra. "Multi-directional Eco-memory: Whale Hunting, Human Suffering, and the Vietnam War in Linda Hogan’s People of the Whale." International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies, Vol. 10, Issue 2. (ISSN: 2349-9451).
• Nagammanavar, Chaitra. "Diaspora as a Repercussion of Colonization in Kim Scott’s Benang." IJELLH – International Journal of English Language, Literature in Humanities.
• Nagammanavar, Chaitra. "The Interplay of Myth, Nature, and Social History in GopinathMohanty’s Novels Paraja, The Ancestor, and Amrutara Santana."Kalasarovar.
• Nagammanavar, Chaitra. "Tribal Hero of Indian Independence: Birsa Munda in Indian Literatures."Srujan – Jan-Mar 2023 (ISSN: 2320-0391).

Achievements

Gold Medals:

Rao Saheb Siddappa Mantur Shettar (B A, Optional English)
Late Principal B.S. Ganachari Gold Medal (B.A, Optional English)
Late Shri Sadashiv Wadeyar Memorial Gold Medal (M.A English)
Dr. Sarojini B. Shintri Gold Medal (M.A English)
Vaidya Anant Krishna Raibagkar of Hubli, Gold Medal (M.A English)
Shri. S. G. Nadigir Gold Medal (M.A English)
Padmashri Dr. V. K. Gokak Gold Medal (M.A English)
Prof. Veeranna Basappa Paraddi Gold Medal (M.A English)

Scholarships & Fellowships:

Smt. Jalihal Cash Award (English)
P. S. Haliyal Cash Award (B.A, Psychology)
Smt. Jalihal Cash Award (B.A Optional English)
Prof. V. T. Patil Cash Award (M.A English)
Late. Shri. S. G., Baichwal Memorial Cash Award (M.A English)
Prof Armando Menezes 60th Birthday Memorial Cash Award (M.A English)
Wr. D.C.Pawate Diamond Jubilee Celebration Fund Scholarship. (M.A English)
National Scholarship for Scheduled Tribes: 2017-2019 (Ph.D)

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