Dr. Debanjali Roy

Senior Assistant Professor

Dr. Debanjali Roy presently works as an Assistant Professor of English in School of Liberal Studies, KIIT Deemed to be University, India where she heads the Erasmus Plus Programmes Committee. Recipient of the T.S. Sterling Scholarship for academic excellence from Presidency College (presently University), Kolkata, she has received recognition from international organisations, including a travel grant to Oxford University, UK and scholarships from RELO, India. Her academic contributions include publications in reputed journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. She has delivered talks and chaired sessions related to literature and culture studies at several national and international conferences. She is presently associated with the RELO Alumni Association, AWID, TOEFL and ELTAI.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

M.A., PGDMC, Ph.D.

COURSE EXPERTISE

Modernism and Modernist Literature, Women’s Writings in English, Gender and Literature, Digital Humanities, Postmodernism

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Educational AI, Psychoanalytic Criticism, Women’s Writings in English, Queer studies, Popular Fiction and Culture, and Film Studies

Administrative Responsibilities

FIC Erasmus Programmes, KSLS, FIC Alumni Relations, FIC Women’s Grievance Cell, KSLS, FIC Library Affairs, FIC Rhythm and Rhyme, Department of Humanities

Awards and Achievements

  • Highest level of achievement in the V-NYI#9 Program in Cultural, Cognitive and Linguistic Studies, NYI USA, 2024.
  • Best paper in the International Conference funded by Edureform Project of European Union, held in Chitkara University, Punjab, 2023.
  • “Women of Substance” award, 2023.
  • Fellowship for the Summer program on Japanese Culture Studies organised by University of East Anglia, UK, 2021.

Outreach Activity

Organiser of “Together Towards Tomorrow” as a part of AOG, 2025

Professional Membership

Association for Women’s Rights in Development, RELO-US Embassy, Kolkata, ELTAI, TOEFL

Patents and Innovations

  • Copyright on a The future of smart tourism and integration of IOT and AI for connected travel experiences issued by Copyrights Office, IPR, Govt. of India (L-161127/2025), 2025
  • Copyright on a literary work on rural handicraft business models issued by the Copyrights Office, IPR, Govt. of India (L-152709/2024), 2024
  • Patent on Data Processing Device for receiving and analysing consumer feedback published by the Patent Office, Government of India (429989-001), 2024