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FACULTY PROFILE

Teachers
Mrs. A. POORNIMA DEVI
Assistant Professor
Department of English (Self)
Academic Qualifications
  •   M.Phil. English
    Year of Passing : 2018

     V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar

  •   M.A. English
    Year of Passing : 2016

     V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar

Mrs. A. POORNIMA DEVI, M.A., M.Phil.,
Assistant Professor, Department of English (Self)
poornimadevi@vvvcollege.org
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar, 8 years, 3 months
Communicative English Trainer, Theme English Academy, Sivakasi, 1 Year
Research Area
Indian Writing in English
Chapters published
Acclimatization of Immigrants in Uma Parameshwaran's Rootless but Green are the Boulevard Trees, Acculturation in the works of Millennium, ISBN: 978-81-93589372, 2018, V.V.Vanniaperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar
Bharati Mukherjee's Depiction of Socio-Cultural Iniquity on Women in the Tree Bride, Innovative Developments in Arts, Social and Management Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities, ISBN: 978-81-942052-8-9, 2020, Virudhunagar Hindu Nadars' Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudhunagar
Journal Publication
Devi Poornima, A. (2020). Portrayal of Diasporic Features in The Mistress of Spices and Jasmine: A Study, Annual Research Journal, Vol.13, No.1, March 2020, ISSN: 0974-701X
Published a paper titled "From Individual Witnesses to Collective Bystanders: A Prominent Projection of Sexual Abuse in Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out in Bodhi International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science Vol. 10 Special Issue 3 June 2026 E-ISSN: 2456-5571
Published a paper titled "Rooted Yet Rising: Feminine Resistance and Growth in Bharati Mukherjee’s Trilogy" in International Multidisciplinary Innovative Research Journal- An International Refereed e-journal ISSN: 2456 - 4613, Volume X (2), May 2026.
Paper Presentation
Devi, Poornima,A. 2015, “Condition of Indian Women Reflected in Shashi Deshpande’s The Dark Holds No Terrors”, One Day Student’s Seminar on Indian Fiction in English Since 1950 ,Department of English, Sourashtra College, Madurai
Devi, Poornima,A. 2016. “Theme of Diaspora: By Indian English Women Writers Chitra Banerjee and Bharati Mukherjee in The Mistress of Spices and Jasmine”, State Level Students’ Seminar on Indian Literature in English by the Research center in English, VHNSN College, Virudhunagar
Devi, Poornima,A. 2018. “Diasporic Sensibility of Tilo in Chitra Banerjee’s The Mistress of Spices”, Virudhunagar District Cluster of Colleges joint Faculty Programme, Department of English, Sri Kaliswari College, Sivakasi
Presented a paper titled "Depiction of Caste Conscious Society in K.A.Gunasekara’s The Scar" in the National Level Seminar organised by Sourashtra College, Madurai on 06.10.2023.
Presented a paper titled "Society’s Reluctance to Confront Sexual Abuse Against Women: A Study of Manjula Padmanabhan’s Lights Out" in International Conference organised by St.John’s College of Arts and Science, Ammandivilai, Kanyakumari on 06.09.2024.
Presented a paper titled "A Comparative Study of Friendship Ethics in Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics" in the International Conference organised by V.V.Vannaiperumal College for Women, Virudhunagar on 16.03.2026
Courses taught at UG level
Part II English
Short Stories
Word Power
Modern English Grammar and Usage
Literary Forms
Classical Myth and Literature
Social History of England
Shakespeare
New Literatures in English
Post Colonial Literature
Literary Criticism