Vijay Kumar Roy
| Vijay Kumar Roy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
8 April 1978. Darbhanga, Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Education | PhD (English) |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, editor, educator |
Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy (born 1978) is a bilingual poet, writer and editor from Darbhanga, Bihar, India. He writes in English and Hindi. He has to his credit 16 books and a number of research articles.[1][2][3][4]
Bio
Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy was born on 8 April 1978 in Darbhanga, Bihar. He earned his BA Honours in English in 1999, master's degree in English in 2002 and PhD in 2008 all from Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU), Darbhanga. He also obtained LLB from the same university, and BEd from IGNOU, PG Diploma in Human Rights from Indian Institute of Human Rights, New Delhi and Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA) from the University of Cambridge, UK.
Career
After completing his higher education, he started his career as a Lecturer in English at SRM University ,[5] NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh in August 2008 and rose to Assistant Professor and Head, Department of English & Foreign Languages subsequently. He also taught at Mizan–Tepi University, Ethiopia, and Shri Venkateshwara University, Gajraula, Uttar Pradesh. Dr. Roy was elected Executive Member of North Zone in the general elections of the Association for English Studies of India[6] in 56th All India English Teachers' Conference ( 18–20 December 2011, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh) and served the post for a term. Presently, he teaches English at Northern Borders University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.[7]
Work
Dr. Roy's poems have appeared in various journals, both of national and international reputation. His poems have been anthologized in Poets' Paradise (2010), The Fancy Realm (2011), The Melodies of Immortality (2012), The Poetic Bliss (2012) The Rainbow Hues (2014) and Happy Isle (2015).[8]
He is editor-in-chief of Ars Artium,[9] poetry editor of Lapis Lazuli,[10] associate editor of Akshara and a member in editorial boards of Anglisticum Journal,[11] Global Journal of English Language and Literature, The Contour,[12] Thematics Journal of Commonwealth Literature, and International Journal of Engineering, Economics and Management (IJEEM).[13] He is a member in international advisory board of The Literary Herald[14] and member in Scientific Board of Arts, Literature and Social Sciences of International Centre of Economics, Humanities and Management (ICEHM).[15] He is a life member of the Association for English Studies of India (AESI), The Poetry Society (India), Academic Studies and Research Association, Darbhanga, and an annual member of some other literary societies.
Publications
Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy has to his credit sixteen books.[16][17][18]
- Realm of Beauty and Truth: A Collection of Poems (2016) (ISBN 978-93-5207-250-7) [19]
- Aesthetic of John Keats: An Indian Approach (2010) (ISBN 978-81-8435-202-3)
- Premanjali – A collection of poems in Hindi, 2009 (2nd ed. 2012) (ISBN 978-81-8435-141-5)
Edited Books
- Post-Independence Indian Poetry in English:New Experimentation (2015) (ISBN 978-93-83292-36-3)
- English Language Teaching: New Approaches and Methods (2013) (ISBN 978-93-313-1998-2)
- The Melodies of Immortality (An anthology of poetry) (2012) (ISBN 978-93-81465-78-3)
- Spiritual Poetry of India in English Translation (2012)
- Contemporary Indian Spiritual Poetry in English: Critical Explorations (2012) (ISBN 978-93-81465-69-1)
- Teaching of English: New Dimensions (2012) (ISBN 978-93-81465-52-3)
- Indian Poetry in English: A Comprehensive Study (2011) (ISBN 978-81-8435-277-1)
- Women’s Voice in Indian Fiction in English (2011) (ISBN 978-81-8435-275-7)
Co-edited Books
- Comparative Literature: Critical Responses (2014) (ISBN 978-93-83292-41-7)
- Contemporary Indian Fiction in English: Critical Studies (2013) (ISBN 978-93-82302-98-8)
- Value Education and Professional Ethics: An Anthology (2013) (ISBN 978-81-7139-555-2)
- Humanities and Social Sciences: The Quintessence of Education (2012) (ISBN 978-93-81031-98-8)
Translated & Coedited Book
- K Sekhar's Hindi- Speak with the Hearts of Indians (2013) (ISBN 978-99944-880-4-9)
Awards & Honors
- Poet of the Month of United Poets Laureate International, March 2016 [20]
- Life Time Achievement Award by Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, Kolkata, 2015.[21]
- Poet of the Month of Poets International, Vol. 32, No. 2 (February 2015), Bengaluru, India.
References
- ↑ Flinders.Edu.Au. "In Conversation with Vijay Kumar Roy". Flinders.Edu.Au, 23 July 2015.
- ↑ Adhyayan Publishers And Distributors. "Indian Poetry in English – A comprehensive study". Adhyayan Publishers And Distributors, 1 February 2011.
- ↑ Adhyayan publishers & distributors. "Women's Voice in Indian Fiction in English". Adhyayan publishers & distributors, 2011.
- ↑ APD. "Aesthetic of John Keats: An Indian Approach". APD, 1 January 2009.
- ↑ SRM University. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy at SRM University". SRM University.
- ↑ AES- Ind. Org. "The AESI Members's List 2009". AES – India.Org, 2009.
- ↑ NBU – SA. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy". NBU.
- ↑ Boloji.com. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Poems". Boloji.com.
- ↑ Ars Artium. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy, Editor-in-Chief at Ars Artium". Ars Artium.
- ↑ LAPIS Lazuli. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Poetry Editor". Lapis Lazuli.
- ↑ anglisticum.mk. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy at Anglisticum". Anglisticum.
- ↑ Contour. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy at Contour". Contour.
- ↑ IJEEM. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy at IJEEM". IJEEM.
- ↑ Literary Herald. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Literary Herald". Literary Herald.
- ↑ ICEHM. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy at ICEHM". ICEHM.
- ↑ PoemHunter. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Books". PoemHunter.
- ↑ Amazon. "Books by Vijay Kumar Roy". Amazon.co.uk.
- ↑ Dspace.Flinders.Edu.Au. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Books" (PDF). Dspace.Flinders.Edu.Au.
- ↑ Authorpress. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Realm of Beauty and Truth". Authorpressbooks.com.
- ↑ Boloji.com. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Poet of the Month". upli-wp.
- ↑ Boloji.com. "Dr. Vijay Kumar Roy – Awards". Boloji.com.