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Dr Ruby Merlin I

Associate Professor
English
UGPGPh.D
Qualifications
UG, PG, Ph.D
Designation
Associate Professor
Department
English
Official Email
rubymerlin@hcctrichy.ac.in
Qualifications
  • Degree: UG

    Branch: ENGLISH

    Institution: Fatima College, Madurai

    Year: 1997

    Degree: PG

    Branch: English

    Institution: Holy Cross College (Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli

    Year: 1999

    Degree: Ph.D

    Branch: ENGLISH

    Institution: BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY

    Year: 2019

  • Title:

    Specialization: Indian Writing In English & Comparative Literature

    Supervisor: Dr Rajamanickam

    Centre: Raja Sarfoji Government Arts College, Thanjavur

    Year: 2019

Experience
  • Year: 2025 - Present

    Position: Vice Principal

    Year: 2016 - Present

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Time Table Committee

    Position: Co-ordinator

    Year: 2021-2024

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Dean of Student Affairs

    Position: Dean

    Year: 2019-2024

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: College Magazine

    Position: Editor

    Year: 2016-2019

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: Fine Arts Committee

    Position: Co-ordinator

    Year: 2012-2016

    Club/Committee/Dean/Others: National Service Scheme

    Position: Co ordinator

  • Institution: Holy Cross College (Autonomous)

    Designation: Associate Professor

    From: 09-08-1999

    To: Present

  • Ug: 26 years

    Pg: 18 years

    Phd: 2 years

Research & Publications
  • PG: 17

    PHD: 6

  • Title: Untying Refugee Actualities by Exposing the Imprints of Stranger King Theory in Nadia Hashimi's When the Moon is Low

    Journal: MERGEN

    ISSN/ISBN: 3049-4478

    Volume/Issue: 1, 2

    Date:

    Title: Resisting Stereotypes in Hansda Sowvendra Shekar's The Mysterious Ailment of Rupi Baskey

    Journal: MERGEN

    ISSN/ISBN: 3049-4478

    Volume/Issue: 1, 2

    Date:

    Title: Intertwined Sequences and Character Struggles Identified in Anuradha Roy's The Earthspinner

    Journal: MERGEN

    ISSN/ISBN: 3049-4478

    Volume/Issue: 1, 2

    Date:

    Title: Relocation as a gear to bring back aspiration: A Study in Kate Atkinson's Fiction When Will There be Good News

    Journal: MERGEN

    ISSN/ISBN: 3049-4478

    Volume/Issue: 1, 2

    Date:

    Title: Reclaiming Women's Voices: A Feministic Interpretation of Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club From An Empowerment Theory Perspective

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

    Title: Representation of Subaltern Consciousness in Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar's The Adivasi Will Not Dance Stories

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

    Title: Traversing East-West Cultural Strives and Discovering Hybrid Identities in Nadia Hashimi's House Without Windows (2016): A Cultural Delineation

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

    Title: Mapping Displacement and Desire: A Perspective of Post Colonialism in Anuradha Roy's An Atlas Of Impossible Longing

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

    Title: Food, Therapy and Healing: Exploring Culinary Practices As A Therapeutic Approach in Amulya Malladi's Serving Crazy with Curry

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

    Title: Philosophical Causality and Resilience as a Hope: Analysis of Traumatic Experience in Kate Atkinson's Fiction Life After Life

    Journal: BODHI

    ISSN/ISBN: 2456-5571

    Volume/Issue: 10, 1

    Date: 31-10-2025

  • Chapter Title: Navigating Identity through Maternal Bonds in The Joy Luck Club: A Feminist Reading

    Book Title: English Language and Literature in Digital Era

    Publisher: Pope John Paul II College of Education

    Year: 2025

  • Book Title: Oliyilla Vali an anthology of poems in Tamil

    Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing, 2020, ISBN

    Year: 2020

    Book Title: Thalayali

    Publisher: Pustaka publishing,

    Year: 2023

    Book Title: Edited Karigaiyin Kanmai

    Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing

    Year: 2020

    Book Title: .Appa ....Achil Yera Kavithai

    Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing

    Year: 2021

  • Title: Orientation

    Type: Orientation Program

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: Bharathidasan University, Trichy

    Duration: 22-05-2009 to 29-05-2009

    Title: Refresher Course in English

    Type: Refresher Course

    Organizer: Bharathidasan University, Trichy

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: Tiruchirappalli

    Duration: 13-11-2015 to 03-12-2015

    Title: Refresher Course in English

    Type: Refresher Course

    Organizer: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

    Sponsoring Agency: UGC

    Place: cOIMBATORE

    Duration: 20-11-2019 to 03-12-2019

Achievements
  • Award Name: Best NSS Programme Officer

    Awarded By: Bharathidasan University

    Year:

    Level: Regional

    Place: Tiruchirappalli

    Award Name: Best Female Cultural Coordinator (BDUFEST)

    Awarded By: Bharathidasan University

    Year:

    Level: Regional

    Place: Tiruchirappalli