Jagdish Batra

Prof. Dr. Jagdish Batra, an academic, writer, and social activist is currently Professor of English at  O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat, India (ranked No. 1 Private University in India by QS World Rankings 2020, and declared ‘Institution of Eminence’ by the Govt. of India),  which he joined in 2012 as the Founding Head of English Language Centre. Prior to it, he worked as Principal, Hindu Institute of Competitions & Foreign Languages, Sonipat, and Head of PG Dept. of English in Hindu College, Sonipat.  He has more than 30 years of teaching experience and has guided 33 M.Phil. and 13 Ph.D. scholars. His areas of specialization include contemporary Indian English fiction, Culture Studies, and Literary Theory. He has presented papers as also presided at several international conferences in India, Europe, and South East Asia. He was recently presented the Research Excellence Award by the University. He is the Convener of six annual international literary conferences organized at Jindal Global. A former Rotary Group Study Exchange scholar to the USA, Dr. Batra has published eight books besides more than 50 research papers in leading journals. He is on the editorial boards of three literary journals including The Commonwealth Review and The Indo-American Review, and research panels of many universities. ORCID: 0000-0003-3261-4819.

At ELS 2020, Dr. Batra will deliver a talk on ’21st Century Indian English Fiction: Major Strands’.