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Dr. K. V. DOMINIC’S BIO DATA
Date of Birth: 13 February 1956
Place of Birth: Kalady (Adi Sankara’s Native Place), Kerala, India
Postal Address: Kannappilly, Thodupuzha East P.O., Kerala – 685585, India
Land Phone: 04862 225758
Cell Phone: 91+9947949159
Email: prof.kvdominic@gmail.com
Web Site: www.profkvdominic.com
Blog: www.profkvdominic.blogspot.in
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Educational Qualifications:
B. A. English from Newman College, Thodupuzha (University of Kerala, India)
M. A. English from St. Thomas College, Pala (University of Kerala, India)
M. Phil. English from Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India. (Thesis on the
topic “Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore.”)
Ph. D. English from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. (Thesis on
the topic “East-West Conflicts in the novels of R. K. Narayan with Special Reference to
The Vendor of Sweets, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Painter of Signs and The Guide.”)
Government Service Details:
Lower Division Clerk in the Department of Agriculture, Kerala: 3 November 1983 to 23
January 1985
Date of Entry into Collegiate Service: 24 January 1985, as Junior Lecturer in Newman
College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Date of Retirement from Collegiate Service: 31 March 2011 as Associate Professor of English
from Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Family:
Anne Dominic (Spouse) – Teacher Educator in St. George’s Teachers Training Institute,
Vazhakulam, Muvattupusha, Kerala, India
Rose Ann Dominic (Daughter) –Working as Asst. Professor of Nursing in College of Nursing,
Nightingale College of Nursing, Noida, India
Joe George Dominic (Son) –Bank Employee at Thoudupuzha, Kerala, India
Positions held/hold:
Was Associate Professor of English in Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Is Member of the PG Board of Studies in English, Mahatma Gandhi University,
Kottayam, Kerala.
Currently Member of the Advisory and Editorial Boards of several leading journals in
India.
Have been the Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Postcolonial Literatures (IJPCL), a
reputed international refereed biannual (ISSN 0974 – 7370) published by the Centre for
English Studies, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, since 2003.
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Currently Publisher of New Fiction Journal, (ISSN 0976-6863) an international annual
on short stories.
Currently Editor-in-Chief of Writers Editors Critics, (ISSN 2231-198X) an international
refereed biannual journal published in March and September from Thodupuzha, Kerala,
India. Its issues are abstracted and indexed in Literary Reference Centre Plus, EBSCO
HOST, USA.
Currently Editor of International Journal on Multicultural Literatures (IJML), (ISSN
2231-6248) an international refereed biannual journal published in January and July from
Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. Its issues are abstracted and indexed in Literary Reference
Centre Plus, EBSCO HOST, USA.
Currently Secretary of Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC).
Currently Member of ASLE India.
Awards Conferred
1. International Poets Academy, Chennai conferred on him the LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD “in recognition of his distinguished contribution to
World Poetry, and for his pioneering pursuits in influencing mankind towards the
path of World Peace, Global Harmony and Cosmic Humanism” on 9th July 2009
at the World Poetry Day Celebration at World Peace Centre, Chemmencherry,
Chennai.
2. India Inter-Continental Cultural Association, Chandigarh conferred on him Kafla
Inter-continental Award of Honour SAHITYA SHIROMANI in recognition of his
contribution in the field of literature at the 10th International Writers' Festival at
Trivandrum (Kerala) on 28th December 2014.
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National Seminars Conducted
1. Conducted UGC sponsored National Seminar on the topic “The Genre of Indian English
Short Story: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities” on 24th and 25th of September 2010
at Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala. There were thirteen Resource Persons of which
eleven were writers cum professors from outside Kerala.
2. Conducted Two-day National Level English Poetry Festival at St. Teresa’s College
Ernakulam, Kerala on 17th and 18th September 2011. Former Justice of the Supreme Court,
V. R. Krishna Iyer was the chief guest.
3. Conducted Two-day literary festival on Contemporary Indian Literature in English
including poetry reading and workshop on research methodology at K J Somaiya College of
Arts and Commerce, Mumbai on 30 November and 1 December 2012. Arundhati
Subramaniam was the Chief Guest.
4. Conducted two day national literary festival on the topic “Indian Literatures in English:
New Directions, Newer Possibilities” on 20th and 21st March 2014 in Pondicherry Central
University in collaboration with the Department of English, Pondicherry University. The
festival included paper presentations and poetry reading. Legends of Indian Literature,
Jayanta Mahapatra and Ashokamitran were the distinguished writer participants.
Paper Presentations/Poetry Reading in International/National
Seminars/conferences/workshops
1. Presented paper on “Poetic Tools” in the Seminar on English Poetry conducted by the PG
Dept. of English Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala on 16 January 2009.
2. Presented paper on “Indian English Literature and Indian English Short Story: Issues and
Challenges” in the three day national Seminar on “Genre of Indian English Short Story:
Problems, Challenges and Opportunities” conducted by PG Dept of English, Newman
College, Thodupuzha, Kerala on 24 September 2010.
3. Presented paper on “Towering Personalities of Womanhood: A Reading of Tagore's
Heroines in Short Stories” in the three day national Seminar on “Genre of Indian English
Short Story: Problems, Challenges and Opportunities” conducted by PG Dept of English,
Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala on 25 September 2010.
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4. Presented paper on “Poems by English Poets in India Only in All the Text Books from
Primary to University Level” in the International Poetry Festival at Bangalore conducted by
Poets International on 4 December 2010. Also read the poem “Beauty.”
5. Presented paper on “Teaching English through Indian English Literature” in the
international seminar on “Humanistic Language and Literature Teaching” conducted by the
Department of English, Anna University, Chennai on 18 and 19 February 2011.
6. Presented paper on “Teaching English Language through Indian English Literature” at the
UGC sponsored national level workshop on “Globalisation, National Integration and
English Language Teaching in India” organized by the Department of English, J. D.
Women’s College, Patna in collaboration with GIEWEC on 18th and 19th August 2011.
7. Read the poems “Multiculturalism” and “Sexism” in the International Poetry Festival at
Guntur on 11.11.11
8. Read the poem “God is Helpless” in the creative writing session of International Conference
on Role and Responsibilities of Humanities and Social Sciences in Technical Education held
on 16th March 2012 at SRM University, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.
9. Workshop on Research Methodology and MLA style of documentation on 16th March 2012
at SRM University, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, UP.
10. Workshop on Research Methodology and MLA style of documentation at CMS College,
Kottayam, Kerala, on 21 July 2012.
11. Workshop on Research Methodology and MLA style of documentation at St. Teresa’s
College, Ernakulam, Kerala on 20 October 2012.
12. Workshop on Research Methodology and MLA style of documentation at K J Somaiya
College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai on 1 December 2012.
13. Read the poems “Who am I?” and “Musing on My Shoes” at the poetry reading session at K
J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai on 30 November 2012.
14. Read the poems “Mullaperiyar Dam” and “God is Helpless” at SAARC Literary festival at
Agra on 10 March 2013.
15. Presented the paper entitled “Kerala: God’s Own Country, Turning to Devil’s Own Hell” at
SAARC Literary festival at Agra on 11 March 2013.
16. Workshop on Research Methodology and MLA style of documentation at Baselius College,
Kottayam, Kerala on 12 November 2013.
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17. Read the poems “An Airport Made of Tears” and “International Women’s Day” at poetry
reading sessions of GIEWEC’s collaborative literary festival at Pondicherry University on
20th and 21st March 2014.
18. Presented the paper “Indian Feminism in Sarojini Sahoo’s Sensible Sensuality” at plenary
sessions of GIEWEC’s collaborative literary festival at Pondicherry University on 20th and
21st March 2014.
19. Read the poems “Why is Fate so Cruel to the Poor” and “Where shall I Flee” at International
Poetry Festival at Guntur on 19.09.2014.
20. Presented the paper "Cognizance of Vasidaiva Kutumbakam and Mahatma Gandhi as a
World Citizen" at the 10th International Writers' Festival at Trivandrum (Kerala) on 27th
December 2014.
21. Read the poem "Vasudaiva Kutumbakam" at the 10th International Writers' Festival at
Trivandrum (Kerala) on 28th December 2014.
22. Presented the paper “Mathrubhashayum English Parijnanavum” at Botany Dept. Hall,
Kerala University, Kariavattom conducted by Malayalathara on 21 February 2015.
23. Read the poems “I can Hear the Groan of the Mother Earth” and “Mother India I Weep…”
at CMS College, Kottayam on 5th and 6th December 2015 in connection with the GIEWEC’s
Collaborative Literary Festival.
24. Read the poems “Martyrs at the Borders” “IAF Vayu Shakti 2010” and “Where shall I Flee
from This Fretful Land” at Sri Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gold Park,
Kolkata on 30th and 31st December 2015 as part of Word Writers’ and Thinkers’ Peace Meet
2015.
25. Presented the paper “War and Violence in the Name of God” at Sri Ramakrishna Mission
Institute of Culture, Gold Park, Kolkata on 30th December 2015 as part of Word Writers’
and Thinkers’ Peace Meet 2015.
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Published Books
1. Dominic, K. V., ed. Postcolonial Readings in Indo-Anglian Literature. New Delhi:
Authorspress, 2009. (Edited Book)
2. Dominic, K. V., ed. Selected Short Stories in Contemporary Indo-Anglian Literature. New
Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2009. (Edited Book)
3. Dominic, K. V. Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore. New Delhi:
Sarup Book Publishers, 2009. (Research Book)
4. Dominic, K. V. Winged Reason. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2010. (Poems)
5. Dominic, K. V., ed. Stephen Gill’s Poetry: Panorama World Peace. New Delhi:
Gnosis, 2010. (Edited Book)
6. Dominic, K. V., ed. Discourses on Contemporary Indian English Poets. New Delhi:
Gnosis, 2010. (Edited Book)
7. Dominic, K. V., ed. Studies in Contemporary Canadian Literature. New Delhi: Sarup
Book Publishers, 2010. (Edited Book)
8. Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Studies on Contemporary Indian English Women Writers.
Sarup Book Publishers, 2010. (Edited Book)
9. Dominic, K. V. Write Son, Write. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2011. (Poems)
10.Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Perspectives on the Poetry of R. K. Singh, D. C. Chambial
and I. K. Sharma. New Delhi: Access, 2011. (Edited Book)
11.Dominic, K. V., ed. Disccourses on Five Indian Poets in English: Keki N. Daruwalla,
Shiv. K. Kumar, Pronab Kumar Majumder, Syed Ameeruddin and Aju
Mukhopadhyay. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2011. (Edited Book)
12.Dominic, K. V., ed. Concepts and Contexts of Diasporic Literature of India. New
Delhi: Gnosis, 2011. (Edited Book)
13.Dominic, K. V., ed. Changing Face of Women in Literature: The Flaming Spirit. New Delhi:
Gnosis, 2012. (Edited Book)
14.Dominic, K. V., ed. Studies on Six Indian Poets in English: Jayanta Mahapatra, Hazara Singh,
P C K Prem, Gopikrishnan Kottoor, Manas Bakshi, Chandramoni Narayanaswamy. New
Delhi: Gnosis, 2012. (Edited Book)
15.Dominic, K. V. Multicultural Consciousness in the Novels of R. K. Narayan. New Delhi.
Authorspress, 2012. (Research Book)
16.Dominic, K. V., ed. African and Afro-American Literature: Insights and Interpretations. New
Delhi. Authorspress, 2012. (Edited Book)
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17.Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi.
Access, 2012. (Edited Book)
18.Dominic K. V. Multicultural Symphony (A Collection of Poems). New Delhi: Gnosis, 2014.
(Poems)
19. Dominic, K. V., ed. Jayanti M. Dalal: Select Stories. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2013. (Edited
Stories)
20. Dominic K. V., ed. Sarojini Sahoo’s Feminine Reflections. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014.
(Edited Book)
21. Dominic K. V., ed. Indian Literatures in English: New Directions, Newer Possibilities. New
Delhi: Authorspress, 2014. (Edited Book)
22.Dominic K. V., ed. Multicultural Literature of India: A Critical Evaluation of Contemporary
Regional Literatures. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015. (Edited Book)
23.Dominic K. V., ed. World English Fiction: Bridging Oneness. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015.
(Edited Book)
24. Dominic K. V., ed. Multicultural Studies on Three Nobel Laureates—Rabindranath Tagore,
Toni Morrison and Alice Munro. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Edited Book)
25. Dominic K. V. Who is Responsible? (Collection of Short Stories). New Delhi: Authorspress,
2016. (Short Stories)
26. Dominic K. V. Abheepsa (Hindi translated poems) Trans. Dr. Santosh Alex. New Delhi:
Authorspress, 2016. (Hindi Poems)
Papers Published
1. “Karma is Akarma” and “Parental Duty” in Writers Editors Critics 6.1 (January 2016).
(Poems)
2. “Classic Representatives of Womanhood: A Critical Examination of Tagore's Heroines in
Short Stories” in Multicultural Studies on Three Nobel Laureates—Rabindranath Tagore,
Toni Morrison & Alice Munro.” Ed. K. V. Dominic. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016.
(Research Paper)
3. “Murugan, God of Beggars” in MIT International Journal of English Language & Literature
2.2 August 2015. (Poem)
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4. “Flower Vendor” in Bridge-in-Making 69th number July 2015. (Poem)
5. “Nature Weeps” (Haiku) in Writers Editors Critics 5.2 (September 2015). (Poems)
6. “A Good Samaritan” in 1.11 (August 2015) issue of Dentcare. ( Short Story)
7. “An Airport Made of Tears” and “What is Karma?” in Bizz Buzz Volume 18, 2015. (Poems)
8. “Selvan’s House” in International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 5.2 July 2015.
(short story)
9. “What is Karma?” in 6.3 July 2015 issue of Labyrinth (Poem)
10. “World Environment Day” in Episteme: An online interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary &
multi-cultural journal of Bharat College of Commerce, Badlapur, June 2015. (Short
Story)
11. “Our Dear Bhai” in Writers Editors Critics 5.1 (March 2015). (Short Story)
“Flower Vendor” and “Parents Deserted” in MIT International Journal of English Language
& Literature 2.1 January 2015. (Poems)
12. “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam: Cognizance and Significance in the Present World” in
International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 5.1 January 2015. (Essay)
13. “Child Trafficking” in Writers Editors Critics 4.2 (September 2014). (Poem)
14. “International Women’sDay” in Indian Women’s Writing: From Shadow to Revolt. Ed. Sonia Soni.
New Delhi: Omega Publications, 2014. (Poem)
15. “Sanchita Karma” in Bridge-in-Making 67th number July 2014. (Short Story)
16. “School Entrance Festival” in International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 4.2
July 2014. (Short Story)
17. “International Women’sDay,” “Crow, the Black Beauty,” “Martyrs at the Borders” and”
Child Trafficking” in Beyond the Rainbow (from Australia) Number 74 (July/August 2014).
Poems.
18. “I Wish I could Fly Back” in The Challenge 23.1 (Jan-June 2014). Poem
19. “Homage to Swami Vevekananda” in Writers Editors Critics 4.1 (March 2014). (Poem)
20. “Nature Weeps” and “Siachen Tragedy” in MIT International Journal of English Language
& Literature 1.1 January 2014. (Poems)
21. “What I Search for?” in International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 4.1 January
2014. (Poem)
22. “Saviour of Stray Dogs,” “Mother’s Love” and “Mukesh’s Destiny” in Bridge-in-Making
66th number January 2014. (Poems)
23. “Chandora and Shashikala: Daring Heroines of Tagore’s Short Fictions “Punishment” and
“Elder Sister” in SAARC CULTURE Volume 4 (2013). Published by SAARC Cultural Centre,
Colombo. (Research Article)
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24. “Martyrs at the Borders” and “Siachen Tragedy” in The Enchanted World: An Anthology of
Poems. Ed. P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela. Guntur: P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela,
2013. (Poems)
25. “What I Search for?” in Episteme: An online interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary &
multi-cultural journal of Bharat College of Commerce, Badlapur, December 2013.
(Poem)
26. “A Tribute to Sankuntala Devi,” “Celebration of Girl-Child’s Birth,” “Religious Fanaticism,”
“Who am I?” and “Where shall I Flee from This Fretful Land?” in Building Bridges: Poems
From Australia and India. Ed. Robe Harle. Allahabad: Cuberwit.net, 2013. (Poems)
27. “Hungry Mouths” in The Literati 3.1 (Summer 2013). (Poem)
28. “Beauty,” “Crow, the Black Beauty” and “Musings on My Shoes” in The Dance of the
Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India. Ed. Dr. Vivekanand Jha. Ontario,
Canada: Hidden Brook Press, 2013. (Poems)
29. “Thodupuzha Municipal Park” in Writers Editors Critics 3.2 (September 2013). (Poem)
30. “India, Number One” in Contemporary Vibes 8.32 (July-September 2013). (Poem)
31. “Ammu’s Birthday” in Voyage: A Collection of Short Stories. Eds. P. Gopichand & P.
Nagasuseela. Guntur: P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela, 2013. (Short Story)
32. “Women’s Crickets World Cup 2013,” “Why is Fate So Cruel to the Poor?,” “Tears of a
World Champion” and “Thodupuzha Municipal Park” in Bridge-in-Making 65th Number
Poetry Special (July 2013) (Poems)
33. “Fire Your Horoscope” in International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 3.2 (July
2013). (Short Story)
34. “Adam and Eve, Our First Parents” in Katha Kshetre 14.3 (Jul-Aug-Sep 2013). (Poem)
35. “Martyrs at the Borders” in Writers Editors Critics 3.1 (March 2013). (Poem)
36. “Charles Darwin, Patron Saint of Animals” and “Elephant Mania” in Bridge-in-Making 64th
Number January 2013. (Poems)
37. “Fruit of Labour” in International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML) 3.1 (January
2013). (Poem)
38. “Horoscope,” “I Wish I could Fly Back” in The Poetic Bliss. Ed. P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela.
Guntur: P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela, 2012. (Poems)
39. “Multicultural Kerala” in Writers Editors Critics 2.2 (September 2012). (Poem)
40. “Musings on My Shoes” and “Siachen Tragedy” in Syndic 7 (August 2012) – Ejournal from
USA. (Poems – audio and print)
41. “Beena’s Shattered Dreams” and “Child Labour” in Poetcrit XXV.2 (July 2012). (Poems)
42. “Hungry Mouths” and “Beena’s Shattered Dreams” in Bridge-in-Making 63rd Number July
2012. (Poems)
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43. “Multiculturalism” and “India, Number One” in International Journal on Multicultural
Literature (IJML) 2.2 (July 2012). (Poems)
44. “Crow the Black Beauty” and “God is Helpless” in Syndic Literary Journal (E-journal from
USA) Number 6 (April 2012) (Poems – audio and print)
45. “Horoscope” in Contemporary Vibes 7.27 (April-June 2012). (Poem)
46. “The Beauty of Rabindranath Tagore’s Short Stories” in India Forward 4.39 (Jan 2012).
(Critical Article)
47. “God is Helpless” and “Crow, the Black Beauty” in The Melodies of Immortality. Ed. Vijay
Kumar Roy. New Delhi: Alfa Publications, 2012. (Poems)
48. “Daisy--A Fighter against Patriarchy: A Study of R. K. Narayan’s The Painter of Signs” in
Writers Editors Critics 2.1 (March 2012) (Research Article)
49. “Joseph’s Maiden Vote to the Parliament” in Bridge-in-Making 61st and 62nd number January 2012.
(Short Story)
50. “Pearl’sHarbour” in Bridge-in-Making 61st and 62nd number January 2012. (Poem)
51. “Multiculturalism” and “Sexism” in The Fancy Realm. Ed. P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela. Guntur:
P. Gopichand and P. Nagasuseela, 2011. (Poems)
52. “Joseph’s Maiden Vote to the Parliament” in New Fiction Journal (NFJ) Vol. 2 (August 2011) (Short
Story)
53. “Conflict between Innocence and Evil: Child Protagonists in Tagore’s Short Stories” in New Fiction
Journal (NFJ) Vol. 2 (August 2011) (Research Article)
54. “Crow the Black Beauty” and “Bulbul’s Nest” in GIEWEC’s English Poetry Festival 2011 Souvenir
(Poems)
55. “Sail of Life,” “Child Labour” and “Bulbul’s Nest” in The Literary Musing, 2.3 (July 2011) (Poems)
56. “God is Helpless” in Bridge-in-Making, Diamond Jubilee Edition, 60th Number July 2011. (Poem)
57. “Victory to thee, Mother India” in Contemporary Vibes 6.24 July-September 2011. (Poem)
58. “Haiku and R. K. Singh: A Critical Analysis of Peddling Dream.” R. K. Singh’s Mind and Art: A
Symphony of Expressions. Ed. Rajni Singh. New Delhi: Adhyayan Publishers &Distributors, 2011.
(Critical Article)
59. “The Poetry of D. C. Chambial: A Brook from the Himalayas.” Critical Perspectives in the Poetry of R.
K. Singh, D. C. Chambial and I. K. Sharma. Ed. K. V. Dominic. New Delhi: Access, 2011. (Critical
Article)
60. “A Feminist Reading of Kamala Das’ Poetry” in Contemporary Indian Writing in English: A Critical
Survey. Ed. Satendra Kumar. Jaipur: Yking Books, 2011. (Critical Article)
61. “Beauty” in Poets International 28.3 (March 2011). Poem
62. “Wagamon,” “Crow, the Black Beauty” and “Lines Composed from Thodupuzha River’s Bridge” in
Writers Editors Critics 1.1 (March 2011). Poems
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63. “A Cow on the Lane,” “Musings from an Infant’s Face,” “Wagamon,” “Flowers’ Greetings” and “God
is Helpless” in Poetry Contemporary: An Anthology of Twenty Contemporary Indian English Poets.
Ed. Pronab Kumar Majumuder. Kolkata: Bridge-in Making Publication, 2011. (Poems)
64. “Nature Weeps,” “To My Deceased Cats” and “Flowers’ Greetings” in Muse India (E-journal)
Issue 36 (Mar - Apr 2011). Poems
65. “A Cow on the Lane” in Poets International 28.2 (February 2011). (Poem)
66. “IAF Vayu Shakti 2010” and “Aung San Suu Kyi-Asia’s Lady Mandela”in Poets for World
Peace Vol. 2. . Eds. Ram Sharma & Mosan Sinha. Ontario: Vesta Publications, 2011.
(Poems)
67. “Train Blast” and “For the Prophet” in Poetcrit 24.1 (January 2011). Poems
68. “An Elegy on My Ma” in Labyrinth: The Biannual Literary Journal of Postmodernism 2.1
(January 2011). (Poem)
69. “Resolution” in Bridge-in-Making Number 58 & 59 (January 2011). (Poem)
70. “Crow, the Black Beauty” in Poets International 28.1 (January 2011). (Poem)
71. “An Elegy on my Ma” and “Victory to thee, Mother India” in IJPCL 10.2 (December 2010).
(Poems)
72. “The Conflict between Spirituality and Materialism in The Guide” in IJPCL 10.2 (December
2010). (Research Article)
73. “The Magic Charm of Rabindranath Tagore’s Short Stories: An Evaluation” in Glorious
Trends: Indian Writings, Films and Translation. Ed. Jaydeep Sarangi. Jaipur: Book
Enclave, 2010. (Research Article)
74. “Interview with Stephen Gill,” in Studies in Contemporary Canadian Literature. Ed. K. V.
Dominic. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2010. (Interview)
75. “Stephen Gill—the Bard of World Peace: A New Historicist Analysis of his Poetic
Musings,” in Stephen Gill’s Poetry: A Panorama of World Peace. Ed. K. V. Dominic. New
Delhi: Gnosis, 2010. (Critical Article)
76. “Poems by Indian English Poets Only in All the Text Books from Primary to University
Level” in Poets International 27.12 (December 2010). (Article)
77. “Beauty” in Poets International 27.12 (December 2010). (Poem)
78. “Mathews, the Real Christian” in The Editors’ Choice: Contemporary Short Stories in
Indian English. Eds. Sunil Sharma and Jaydeep Sarangi. New Delhi: GNOSIS, 2010. (Short
Story)
79. “Train Blast” in Poets for World Peace Vol. I. Ed. Eftichia Kapardeli. Ontario: Vesta
Publications, 2010. (Poem)
80. “Aung San Suu Kyi—Asia’s Lady Mandela” and “Sister Mercy” in The Literary Musings 1.1
(July 2010). (Poems)
81. “Who is Responsible?” in New Fiction Journal 1 (August 2010). (Short Story)
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82. “Musings from an Infant’s Face” in Labyrinth: The Biannual Literary Journal of
Postmodernism 1.2 (September 2010). (Poem)
83. “The Magical Charm of Rabindranath Tagore’s Short Stories: An Evaluation.” In
Muse India (E-journal) Issue 33, September-October 2010. (Research Article)
84. “A Feminist Reading of Kamala Das’s Poetry” in Karisma of Kamala Das. Ed. Chandra
Mouli. New Delhi: GNOSIS, 2010. (Critical Article)
85. “Nissim Ezekiel: The Father of Modernity in Indian English Poetry” in Discourses in
Contemporary Indian English Poets. Ed. K. V. Dominic. New Delhi: GNOSIS, 2010. (Critical
Article)
86. “The Conflict between Spirituality and Materialism in R. K. Narayan’s The Vendor of
Sweets” in Poetcrit Vol. XXIII July 2010 No. 2. (Research Article)
87. “Who is Responsible?” in IJPCL 10.1 (June 2010). (Short Story)
88. “Acceptance, Rejection, Compromise: Three One Act Play (A Trilogy by Pronab Kumar
Majumder” in Labyrinth: The Biannual Literary Journal of Postmodernism 1.1 (March
2010). (Review)
89. “Who is Responsible?” in Muse India (E-journal) Issue 30 (March-April 2010). (Short Story)
90. “Stephen Gill’s The Flame: An Epic on Anti-terrorism” in The Flame Unmasked: Stephen
Gill’s Epic Critically Examined. Ed. Sudhir K. Arora. Bareilly: Prakash Book Depot, 2010.
(Critical Article)
91. “A Cow on the Lane” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Jan. 2010. (Poem)
92. “Magic Realism and New Historicism in Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children” in Seva
Bharati Journal of English Studies 6 (January 2010). (Critical Article)
93. “Teresa’s Tears” in Seva Bharati Journal of English Studies 6 (January 2010). (Poem)
94. “Wolfgang, the Messiah of Nature” in Bridge-in-Making Number 55 & 56 (January 2010).
(Poem)
95. “A Good Samaritan” in the IJPCL Vol. 9 No. 2 (December 2009). (Short Story)
96. “Celibacy,” “Beauty,” “Gayatri’s Solitude,” “A Nightmare” and A Blissful Voyage” in
Kohinoor Vol. 6 No. 2 (2009). (Poems)
97. “A Blissful Voyage,” “A Nightmare,” “I am Just a Mango Tree,” and “Work is W orship” in
MuseIndia (E-journal) Issue 28 (November-December 2009). (Poems)
98. “Nature’s Bounties” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Nov. 2009. (Poem)
99. “The Conflict between Tradition and Modernity in R. K. Narayan’s The Guide” in
Parnassus: An Innovative Journal of Literary Criticism. Jun 2009. (Critical Study)
100. “A Nightmare” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Jul. 2009. (Poem)
101. “Blissful Voyage” and “Gods will be Pleased” in Posy of Poesy, edited by P. Gopichand
and Nagasuseela. Guntur: P. Gopichand and Nagasuseela, 2009. (Poems)
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102. “An Email from Senthilkumar” in Bridge-in-Making Number 53&54 (July 2009). (Short
Story)
103. “A Nightmare,” “Laxmi’sPlea” and “Nature’s Bounties” in the IJPCL Vol. 9 No. 1 (June
2009). (Poems)
104. “R. K. Narayan’s The Guide: A Postcolonial Reading” in Postcolonial Readings in Indo-
Anglian Literature. Ed. K. V. Dominic. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2009. (Research Study)
105. “The Twins” (Short Story) in Selected Short Stories in Contemporary Indo-Anglian Literature,
Edited by K. V. Dominic, published by Sarup Book Publishers, New Delhi, 2009.
106. “The Conflict between Tradition and Modernity in R. K. Narayan's The Vendor of Sweets”
in The Journal of Contemporary Literature, Vol. 1 No. 1 Jan. 2009 (Research Article)
107. “A Blissful Voyage” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Feb. 2009. (Poem)
108. “I am Just a Mango Tree” Kerala Private College Teacher. Jan. 2009. (Poem)
109. “Sleepless Nights,” “Harvest Feast,” and “Lal Salaam to Labourers” in the IJPCL Jan-Jun
2008. (Poems)
110. “Work is Worship” in Poetcrit Vol. XXI July 2008 No. 2.
111. “I am Just a Mango Tree” in the IJPCL Jul-Dec 2008. (Poem)
112. “Doris Lessing and The Golden Note Book” in the IJPCL Jul-Dec 2007 (Critical Study)
113. “Celibacy” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Sept. 2007. (Poem)
114. “Beauty” in the IJPCL Jan-Jun 2007. (Poem)
115. “Gods will be Pleased” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Feb. 2007. (Poem)
116. “Haves and Have-nots” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Nov. 2006. (Poem)
117. “Towering Personalities of Womanhood: A Reading of Tagore’s Heroines in Short Stories”
in the IJPCL Jan-Dec 2006. (Research Article)
118. “What shall I Pray?” and “Tsunami Camps” in the IJPCL Jan-Dec 2004. (Poems)
119. “Long Live E. K. Nayanar” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Jul. 2004. (Poem)
120. “In Memoriam George Joson” in Kerala Private College Teacher. Jun. 2004. (Poem)
121. “Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth: A Saga of the Colonized” in the IJPCL Jan-Dec 2002.
(Book review and critical analysis)
122. “Rasa in Tagore’s “The Postmaster”’ in the IJPCL July 2001. (Theoretical application)
123. “Realism in Tagore’s Stories” in the IJPCL July 2000. (Critical Study)
Reviews and Critical articles on K. V. Dominic’s Poetry Book Winged
Reason which appeared in various international refereed journals and
edited books
1. “A BIG BUNNY IN THE FIELD” Review of K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason by I. K. Sharma
(Appeared in Poetcrit 24.2 (July 2011)
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2.“The Matrix of Cultural Co-existence: K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason as an attempt to enlighten
the need of cultural cohesion and interaction between the flora, fauna and human worlds” by Kavitha
Gopalakrishnan (appeared in International Journal on Multicultural Literature 1.1 (July 2011)
3. Laxmi Prasad’s review of Winged Reason (Review appeared in Bridge-in-Making,Diamond
Jubilee Edition, July 2011. 126-130.)
4. Patricia Prime’s review of Winged Reason (Appeared in Writers Editors Critics 1.1 (March 2011)
5. “K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason: Poems of Man’s Earthly Life and Painful Realities” by P C K
Prem (Appeared in Labyrinth 2.2 (April 2011)
6. “K. V. Dominic as a Poet of Reason: Postmodern Review of Winged Reason” by Sunil Sharma in
Indian Journal of Postcolonial Literatures 10.2 (December 2010)
7. Sarojini Sahoo’s Review of Winged Reason -- appeared in Kohinoor Vol. 9 (2011).
8. “An Angel in Flight: A Critique of K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason” by Sudhir K Arora
(Appeared in International Journal on Multicultural Literature 1.1 (July 2011)
9. Iris Meria Isaac’s review of Winged Reason – appeared in Science and Society: Interdisciplinary
journal of Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha, Kerala (November 2010)
10.“Reason, Realism, Sensibility and Sensitivity on the Wings of the Cuckoo: An Analysis of K. V.
Dominic’s Winged Reason” by Kavitha Gopalakrishnan (Appeared in Critical Evaluation of
Contemporary Indian Poetry in English, edited by K. V. Dominic and published by Access, New
Delhi, 2012)
11. “Humanism in K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason” by S. Kuraran (Appeared in XXVI.1 (Jan 2013)
issue of Poetcrit)
12. “K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason: A Portrait of Social Realism” by D. C. Chambial (accepted for
the book A Critical Study on Indian Poetry in English Edited by Prof. P. Gopichand and P.
Nagasuseela, JKC College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh)
13. K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason (Book review) by Prof. Dr. Ram Sharma in Bologi.com. Posted
on 16 September 2012
14. K. V. Dominic’s Winged Reason (Book Review) by Dr. Shaleen Kumar Singh in www.
shaleenreviews.blog.com. Posted on 26 December 2010.
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Reviews and Critical articles on K. V. Dominic’s Poetry Book Write
Son, Write which appeared in various international refereed journals
and edited books
1. “Ecological Issues Reflected in the Selected Poems of K. V. Dominic” (Appeared in
International Journal on Multicultural Literature 4.1 January 2014)
2. “Eco-consciousness in K. V. Dominic’s Write Son, Write” by S. Kumaran (Appeared in
The Challenge 23.1 (Jan-Jnue 2014)
3. “Poetic Pigments of K. V. Dominic: A Critical Study of Write Son, Write” by Arbind
Kumar Choudhary (Appeared in International Journal on Multicultural Literature 3.2 July
2013)
4. “Poetic Flavour of K. V. Dominic” by Arbind Kumar Choudhary (Appeared in
International Journal on Multicultural Literature 3.1 (January 2013)
5. “Eco-consciousness in K. V. Dominic’s Write Son, Write” by S. Kumaran (appeared in
Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English, edited by K. V. Dominic and
published by Access, New Delhi, 2012)
6. “K. V. Dominic—A Humanitarian in Conception and Socio-Consciousness: An
Analytical Study of Write Son, Write” by D C Chambial (Appeared in 2.2 July 2012 issue
of International Journal on Multicultural Literature)
7. Chandramoni Narayanaswamy’s review of Write Son, Write (Appeared in Indian Book
Chronicle XXXVII.10-11 (October-November 2012)
8. “Nature, Nocuous neglect, Corrigenda and Concern: K. V. Dominic’s poems
animadverting the apathy and animosity of mankind” by Kavitha Gopalakrishnan
(appeared in Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English, edited by K. V.
Dominic and published by Access, New Delhi, 2012)
9. Patricia Prime’s review of Write Son, Write (Appeared in 2.1 January 2012 Issue of
International Journal on Multicultural Literature)
10. S. V. Rama Rao’s review of Write Son, Write (Appeared in The Literati 2.1 (Summer
2012)
11. Sudhir K Arora’s review of Write Son, Write (Appeared in Cyber Literature 29 & 30.1&2
(June-December 2012):144-146.)
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12. “A Comparative Study of Two Contemporary English Poets: O. P. Arora and K. V.
Dominic” (Appeared in Bridge-in-Making 63rd Number July 2012). (Also Appeared in
Poetcrit XXVI.2 July 2013)
13. K. V. Dominic’s Write Son, Write (Book Review) by Dr. Shaleen Kumar Singh in
www.shaleenreviews.blog.com. Posted on 28 December 2011.
Study on K. V. Dominic’s Poetry from USA
An edited book on K. V. Dominic’s poetry, consisting of 25 critical papers, an interview and
some of his famous poems has been under print in the American publishing house, Modern
History Press under the title Philosophical Musings for Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K. V.
Dominic’s Poems. The book is edited by Dr. S. Kumaran of Chennai and is expected to be
released by the end of January 2016.
INTERVIEW WITH K. V. DOMINIC
K. V. Dominic has been interviewed by the renowned Italian Professor and Writer, Prof.
Elisabetta Marino, and it appeared in the reputed Italian journal MOSAICO VIII.109 (February
2012) which has wide circulation in Italy and Brazil. Its English translation appeared in the
international refereed quarterly journal, Labyrinth 4.2 (April 2012) from Gwalior, India.
K. V. Dominic as Secretary of Guild of Indian English Writers
Editors and Critics (GIEWEC)
A literary forum of Indian writers in English, entitled Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors
and Critics (GIEWEC) was established on 24 September 2010 at Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. It
was registered on 13 October 2010 and its Head Office is functioning at the residence of the
Secretary at Thodupuzha. GIEWEC is a non-profit-making institution aimed at promoting Indian
literature in English through the members’ creative and critical writings and by editing and
publishing books and journals. The chief objectives of the Guild are: to promote Indian
Literature in English, to exchange creative writings between nations, to conduct annual
conferences and literary festivals, and to help Ph.D. scholars. The Guild is publishing an
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international biannual refereed journal entitled Writers Editors Critics (ISSN 2231-198X). The
issues come out in March and September. GIEWEC is fast growing with more than 250 members
now of which 86 are life members. Professors and Lecturers of universities/colleges, professional
English writers and PhD research scholars are its members.
