
Purnima Bali teaches as well as conducts research in diverse streams of English Literature. She has received her PhD in English Literature from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla (HP) India. She holds more than 12 years of teaching experience and her academic contributions include several international research papers, reviews, book chapters, edited books published by renowned journals and publishing houses.
Bali has been honored with the “Young Faculty Award-2016”, “Bright Educator Award-2017”, “Bright Educator Award-2018” in recognition of her contribution in the field of education and research. She also holds editorial positions in SCIREA Journal of Education, The Criterion: An International Journal in English and The International Open Research Journal (IORJ) along with being the member of Advisory Committee of numerous National and International Conferences.
She is an active member of the International Society for Research & Development (ISRD), Social Science and Humanities Society under the International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT) and Muse India. Bali’s research areas include Indian Writing in English, Cultural Studies, Feminism and World Literature. Currently, she is engaged in completing ongoing projects of a couple of edited books.
Publication
Peer-Reviewed Journals:
- Wang Dongqing, Dr. Purnima Bali, ‘On the Growth Paradigm Writing and Cultural Anxiety of the Sled Dog song’. (2019) Journal of Lanzhou Institute of Education. Vol. 35, Issue 3.
- Prof. Neelima Kanwar, Dr. Purnima Bali, “Role of Youth in the Value-Making: With Reference to Four Chapters”. (2018) International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), ISSN No. 2395-2628 (Print) and 2349-9451 (Online), Vol.5, Issue 3.
- Dr. Purnima Bali, “Humanistic Values & Concerns: A Study of Tagore’s Farewell My Friend”. (2016) International Research Journal of Humanities, Language & Literature (IRJHLL), ISSN No. 2394-1642, Vol. 3, Issue 9.
- Dr. Purnima Bali, “Social Challenges in Girls’ Education with Reference to ‘I am Malala’ ”. (2016) International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), ISSN No. 2395-2628 (Print) and 2349-9451 (Online), Vol. 3, Issue 2.
- Dr. Purnima Bali, “Evolution of Bengali Literature: An Overview”. (2016) International Journal of English Language, Literature and Translation Studies (IJELR), ISSN No. 2395-2628 (Print) and 2349-9451 (Online), Vol. 3, Issue 1.
- Purnima Bali, “Portrayal of Women Characters in Rabindranath Tagore’s The Garden”. (2014) The Criterion: An International Journal in English with ISSN No. 0976-8165, Vol. 5, Issue V.
- Purnima Bali, “Different Religions Having One Voice: Kamala Das, Imtiaz Dharkar and Eunice de Souza”. (2013). The Criterion: An International Journal in English, ISSN No. 0976-8165, Vol. 4, Issue II.
- Purnima Bali, “Poetry of Protest and Confession: A Study of Kamala Das”. (2013). The Criterion: An International Journal in English, ISSN No. 0976-8165, Issue 12.
Chapters in Books:
- Dr Purnima Bali, ‘‘Celebration of Humanity from Self to Selves: Reading Whitman’s ‘‘Song of Myself” in Corona Times”. (2021). Essays on American Literature: Signposts and Landmarks. ISBN – 978-81-290-0240-2. 129-133.
- Dr Purnima Bali, ‘‘Journey from Resistance to Substance”. (2020).The Twentieth Century: Literary Signposts and Watersheds” – an anthology of Essays, Kindle edition. 86-89.
- Lata Negi, Dr Purnima Bali and Sara Sharma, “Subversion of Patriarchy and Upsurging of Female Voice in Tagore’s Work: A Study on The Wreck”. (2020.) Emerging Trends in Arts & Literature. ISBN 978-81-945576-0-9 (ebook), 161-166, Pratibha Spandan.
- Purnima Bali, “Questioning the Social Norms: With Reference to Tagore’s The Nexus”. (2015). Feminism and Literature: Text and Context,176-184.
- Purnima Bali, “Search for Identity: A Critical Study of In the Name of Honour”. (2015). Women Safety & Security: Issues & Challenges, 138-40, Mahindra Publishing House, Chandigarh, (India).
Co-edited Books:
- ‘‘Essays on American Literature: Signposts and Landmarks”, ISBN – 978-81-290-0240-2. New Era International Print, Brought out by Shoolini University, 2021.
- ‘‘The Twentieth Century: Literary Signposts and Watersheds” – an anthology of Essays, 2020. Kindle edition.
- ‘‘Looking at the Lockdown: Stories by Young Adults”, 2020. Kindle edition.