Book chapters

 

1. Devika, Sushila Rathore and Virendra Singh Nirban. “Unobtrusive Dissemination of the Didactic Teachings through the Indian Folklore.” Canons of Children’s Literature. Ed. Sunita Sinha. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2012. 95-109. Print.

 

2. Devika. “An Encounter with the Labyrinthine Affairs of Life.” Studies in Women Writers in English. (Vol. IX). Eds. Mohit Kumar Ray and Rama Kundu. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2010. 1-16. Print.

 

3. Devika. “An Enchanting Enigma of Kiran Desai’s Stylistic Nuances in The Inheritance of Loss.” Critical Responses to Kiran Desai. Eds. Sunita Sinha and Bryan Reynolds. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2009. 32-50. Print.

 

4. Devika. “Exquisite Depiction of Cultural Sensitivities in Doris Lessing.” New Urges in Postcolonial Literature: Widening Horizons. Ed. Sunita Sinha. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2009. 52-66. Print.

 

5. Devika. “Existential Concerns in Toni Morrison.” Studies in Women Writers in English. (Vol. V). Eds. Mohit Kumar Ray and Rama Kundu. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2006. 13-27. Print.

 

6. Devika. “Disastrous Synthesis of Desire and Duty in Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters.” Studies in Women Writers in English. (Vol. V). Eds. Mohit Kumar Ray and Rama Kundu. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2006. 231-48. Print.

 

7. Devika. “Diaphanous Expose of Human Values in Jhimpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies.” Indian Writings in English. Eds. Binod Mishra and Sanjay Kumar. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2005. 113-28. Print.

 

8. Devika. “The Portrait of a Lady: A Journey from Self Deception to Self Destruction.” Critical Perspective in American Literature. Ed. Meenakshi Raman. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2005. 71-86. Print.

 

9. Devika. “A Clash between Male Chauvinism and Existential Concerns.” Mohit K. Ray. Indian Writing in English. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, 2003, 138-56. Print.

 

Journal Papers

 

1. Devika. “Charismatic Decant of Stylistic Niceties in Doris Lessing and Arundhati Roy.” The Literati: A Transnational Peer Reviewed Journal Devoted to Language & Literature 2.2 (Winter 2012): 112-118. Print.

 

2. Rathore, Sushila and Devika. “Tumultuous ordeal of women to self assertion in Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters and Married Woman” Contemporary Discourse: A Peer Reviewed International Journal 3.1 (Jan. 2012):113-118. Print.

 

3. Rathore, Sushila and Devika. “Depiction of individual ideology against the backdrop of philosophy in the movies of Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles and Jean Renoir” Literary Insight: A Refereed International Journal 3.1 (Jan. 2012): 41-45. Print.

 

4. Nirban, Virendra Singh, Devika Sangwan, and Sushila Rathore. “Language Alterations in Internet Relay Chat Discourse.” International Journal of Research in Management & Technology (IJRMT) 1.2 (Dec. 2011): 93-96.

 

5. Rathore, Sushila and Devika. “Self Assertion of Hester Prynne and Pilate for Sexual Liberation in The Scarlet Letter and Song of Solomon” Indian Journal of Humanities: A Multidisciplinary Quarterly Refereed Research Journal 1.3 (July-Sep. 2011): 65:69. Print.

 

6. Devika, Virendra Singh Nirban and Sushila Rathore. “Vocabulary Acquisition through Conversation.” The Journal of English Language Teaching XLIX.4 (July-Aug. 2011): 3-9. Print.

 

7. Devika and Meenakshi Raman. “Exploration of Self in the Existential Sphere in Margaret Atwood.” Literary Voice 2008 Annual Issue (2008): 32-52. Print.

 

8. Devika “Streak of Existentialism in Literature.” The Atlantic Literary Review 8. 4 (Oct-Dec 2007): 140-51. Print.

 

9. Devika. “Thematic Gamut of Philip Larkin’s Poetry.” The Atlantic Literary Review 8.1 (Jan-Mar 2007): 11-22. Print.

 

10. Devika. “An Irresistible Lure for Latin and Greek Roots in the Language of Literature and Science.” The Atlantic Critical Review 6.2 (Apr- Jun 2007): 125-31. Print.

 

11. Devika and Meenakshi Raman. “Inclusion of Small Things in Arundhati Roy’s Big World.” The Atlantic Literary Review 7.4 (Oct-Dec 2006): 90-109. Print.

 

12. Devika and Sushila Rathore. “Media Miracles: Subtle Shift in Identity.” International Journal of Communication 16.1-2 (Jan-Dec 2006): 145-154. Print.

 

13. Devika. “Importance of Rhetoric in Business Communication.” International Journal of Communication 14.2 (July-Dec 2004) 119-24. Print.

 

14. Raman Meenakshi and Devika. “Recurring Theme of the Question of Choice in Toni Morrison’s Words.”

http://www.literatureclassics.com/essays/1425. June 2004.

 

 

Conference Proceedings

 

1. Gupta, Piyush and Devika. “Developing Lexical Database through Word-Image Association.” Interfacing ELT with Culture and Technology: Direction for New Classroom. Eds. Pushp Lata, Devika and Gajendra Singh Chauhan. Conference Proceedings. New Delhi: Jain Brothers, 2012. 75-82.

 

2. Devika. “Breaking the barrier to move beyond: a charismatic display of self belief in Arundhati Roy and Manju Kapur.” Language, Literature & Linguistics (L3 2012). Ed. Prof Daniel Newman. Conference Proceedings. Singapore: Global Science and Technology Forum (GSTF), 2012. 308-311. 

 

3. Devika. “Maximizing the Benefits through Creativity: An IDEA Approach.” Creativity and Innovation: Breaking the Barriers to Reach the Bottom of the Pyramid. Ed. Dr. Raghuvir Singh. Conference proceedings. New Delhi: Savera Publishing House, 2012. 103-111. Print.

 

4. Devika. “Convergnce of Cultures in Margo Lanagan’s Black Juice and Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies.” Identity, Ethos and Ethnicity: Australia and India. Conference Papers. Eds. Anuraag Sharma and Pradeep Trikha. Ajmer: ARAWLII Publications, 2010. 56-72. Print.

 

5. Devika. “Apposite Immediacy and Delicacy of Etiquette in Professional World.” Soft Skills: Cornerstone of Professional Success. Eds. Meenakshi Raman et. al. New Delhi: Jain Brothers, 2009. 453-59. Print.

 

6. Devika. “Effective Use of Technology in Corporate Communication.” Communicating at Work: Shifting Paradigms and Emerging Trends. Eds. Meenakshi Raman, Sangeeta Sharma, and Binod Mishra. New Delhi: Jain Brothers, 2005. 27-36. Print.

 

7. Raman Meenakshi and Devika. “Theme of Choice in Toni Morrison.” Fresh Insights into Contemporary American Literature. Eds. T. S. Anand and Gulshan Rai Kataria. New Delhi: Creative Books, 2005. 74-84. Print.