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Prof. M Raja Vishwanathan

PhD (Osmania University)

Associate Professor

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Room No:   +91-870-246
vishwanathan@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 American Literature 

 British Literature 

 Commonwealth literature 

 English Language Teaching 

  • Courses Handled
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  • Selected Publications
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  • Current PhD Students
  • Awards and Accolades
  • Additional Responsibilities
  • English for Technical Communication(HS1161)
  • Corporate Communication(HS445)
  • Psychology of Life and Career Transition(HSM05)
  • Self and Career Management(HS1M05)
  • Foundation Course in German(HS2164)
  • Research Writing and Publication Ethics(HS19002)
  • Functional English - II(HS2162)
  • Media and Language(HS1M02)
  • English for oral Communication & Report Writing(HS131)
  • English for Technical Communication(HS132)
  • ORC ID: 0009-0007-2715-4498


  • Teacher Identity as pedagogy : Autoethnography of an ESL Teacher , By M Raja Vishwanathan , Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.48, pp.58-66, 2024
  • Making daffodils bloom for everyone : The flowering of critical pedagogy in the ESL Classroom , By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.36, pp.81-90, 2018
  • Pronounced ambivalence: R. P. and native speaker norms in the ESL classroom , By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.39, pp.58-68, 2019
  • Factors Affecting the Acquisition of Spoken English by Undergraduate Students of Engineering: A Study , By M Raja Vishwanathan and Jaipal, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.33, pp.14-16, 2016
  • What? Literature! : Taking a re-look at using literature in the ESL classroomwww, By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.30, pp.20-22, 2015
  • A movi(e)ng experience : Using films in the soft skills class, By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.31, pp.15-18, 2015
  • Native speaker fallacy: A recipe for confusion (and ridicule!), By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.29, pp.24-26, 2014
  • Only English, please: We’re Indians, By M Raja Vishwanathan, Aakar Books International , Fortell, vol.27, pp.18-21, 2013
  • The Living Dead and the Logic of Performativity: An Analysis of The Picture of Dorian Gray. Language in India., By Aishwarya Sureshan and M Raja Vishwanathan, M S Thirumalai, Language in India , vol.22(4), pp.89-99, 2022


Aishwarya Sureshan

  • Area of Research: British Literature

Divya Lekshmi M S

  • Area of Research: Animal Studies

Isha Srishti Panna

  • Area of Research: Holocaust Literature

Krishna Priya

  • Area of Research: Indian Literature

R Vijaya

  • Area of Research: ELT
  • Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (Continuing from July, 2024)
  • Faculty Advisor, Minor Programme, H&SS (Continuing from January, 2023)
  • In-charge, English Language Communication Skills Lab (Continuing from January, 2023)
  • Member, Board of Studies, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad (Continuing from September, 2021)
  • Member, Board of Studies, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering, Vishakapatnam (Continuing from June, 2018)
  • Chairman, UG-DAC and PG DAC & R , Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018-2020 (January, 2018 - January, 2020)
  • Mentor, I B.Tech students (Continuing from January, 2016)
  • Department member, IIAC (Continuing from June, 2014)