Brief Profile
Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. has been serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Central University of Kerala, since 2015.
He holds a First Class M.A. in English (University of Calicut) and a First Class M.A. in Translation Studies (Annamalai University). He also earned a B.Ed. in English with First Class and Gold Medal, and subsequently qualified the UGC-NET in English.
His professional career includes international experience (1996–2005) as Lecturer in English and News Correspondent in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where he contributed to human-interest journalism and engaged in human resource development through teaching.
In 2005, he joined the Department of Higher Education, Government of Kerala through the Kerala Public Service Commission and served as Assistant Professor in the Postgraduate Departments of English at KMM Government Women’s College, Kannur and Government Brennen College, Thalassery until 2015.
Dr. Ahamed was awarded a Ph.D. in English by Kannur University in February 2014 for his research in Poetry and Comparative Studies.
His research interests encompass Modern Poetry, Gender Discourse, Posthumanism and Science Fiction, West Asian Literature, Film and Media Studies, Translation Studies, English Language Teaching (ELT), the New Media, Disability, Trauma and Memory Studies, and Medical Humanities.
His academic visits to countries such as the USA, UK, Germany, France, Belgium, the Czech Republic, the UAE, and Vietnam have significantly enriched his academic and research competencies.
He has taken on several administrative and extension roles, including NSS Programme Officer, Staff Advisor, and Hostel Warden. His notable Community Outreach initiative—a Six-Month Communicative English Programme for inmates of the Central Prison, Kannur—was widely recognized for its impact.
He has successfully supervised over 80 MA dissertations and 1 PhD thesis. Currently, 2 students are pursuing their PhD research under his guidance.
He has authored six books and published over three dozen scholarly articles.
“The Pride March,” a play by Dr. Ahamed exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals, has been added to the distinguished collections of several leading institutions, including Columbia University in New York City, the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago Library, Duke University Libraries, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, among others.
He has presented research papers at numerous national and international seminars and conferences, both in India and abroad.
Education
| Degree | College Name | Year Of Passing |
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| Ph.D. | Kannur University | 2014 |
| Post Graduation | University of Calicut (MA English) | 1995 |
| Post Graduation | Annamalai University (MA Translation Studies) | 2015 |
| Graduation | University of Calicut (B.Ed. English) | 1996 |
| Graduation | University of Calicut (B.A. English) | 1993 |
| Others | University Grants Commission (NET) | 1998 |
Experience
| Employer Name | Designation | Start From | End To |
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| Department of Collegiate Education, Govt. of Kerala (for serving various Govt. Colleges) | Assistant Professor | 01/02/2005 | 01/12/2015 |
| Central University of Kerala | Assistant Professor | 01/12/2015 | 01/06/2025 |
Teaching & Research Guidance
| Level Of Teaching | Subjects |
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| Post Graduate | English Language & Literature |
| Research Guidance | English Language and Literature |
| Post Graduate | English Language and Literature |
Recent and Major Publications
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B & Ms. Jessita Anil Mary (2025). "Pandemic and Dehumanization: A Reading of A Nurse’s Story: My Life in A & E During the Covid Crisis". First AutSwami Vivekanand Advance Journal for Research and Studies (SVAJRS), 1, Vol. 2 , 97-102
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B & Ms. Jessita Anil Mary (2025). "Dehumanization during the Pandemic: The Entry of the New Normal in Medical Humanities". Tapasam (UGC CARE Listed International Journal), XVII 3-4 , 59 - 70
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2021). "How will NEP Shape the Best Professionals?". Vidyasudha, 1.1 July, Pgs 51-57
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2021). "From the ‘Psychic Man’ to the ‘Saintly Man’ – An Analysis of Freudian Materialism and Religious Spiritualism". Shodh Sarita (UGC CARE Listed International Peer Reviewed Journal), Vol. 8, Issue 29, pg. 101 – 105
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. & Sreelakshmi M (2021). "The Ambiguity in Digital Non-Verbal Cues : Tracing the Cultural Paradigm Shift". Kala Sarovar (UGC CARE Listed International Peer Reviewed Journal), Vol.-24-No.-3, pg. 203 – 208
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2020). "Touring Talkies - the Predecessor of Multiplexes through Local Cinema". Filmography, Book 02, Issue 02 June Page Nos. 30 - 35
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B (2020). "Translation in the Post Truth Era - Some Concerns". Tapasam (UGC CARE Listed International Journal), XVI 3-4 , 101 - 112
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B (2020). "Translation in the Post Truth Era - Some Concerns". Tapasam (UGC CARE Listed International Journal), XVI 3-4 , 101 - 112
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2019). "From Mother Tongue to Other Tongue - Some Factors involved in Learning English as a Second Language". Humanities Circle (UGC Approved International Peer Reviewed Journal), Vol. 6, Issue 3, pg. 81 – 87
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2017). "The Endangered Systemic Racism and Multi
Culturalism". The Criterion, Vol. 8.2,
Page Nos. 1020 – 1023
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2017). "Digital Tattooing and the Body Carnivalesque - an Ethnocreational Contrivance ". Humanities Circle, Vol 5. 02, Page Nos. 139 -
144
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2016). "Tackling the Issues of Dalitality – An Analysis
of the Poems of Edasseri". Contemporary Discourse, Vol. 7, Issue 2, July, Page Nos. 69 –74
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2016). "The Necessity of Community Outreach Programs in
the Higher Education Sector". INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (IJMER), Vol.5, Issue 4(5), April, Page Nos. 57 – 66
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2016). "The Note of Scepticism in the Poems of R.S. Thomas". The Literati, 2016, Vol. 6.1, Page Nos. 51 – 61
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2015). "The Role of Constructivism in Inter/Multi –Disciplinary Studies". Journal of Research and Innovation in Education (JRIE), Vol. 2.2, Page No.s 58 – 62
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2014). "Edasserian Poetry – Man’s Collective Consciousness of the Universal Brotherhood". LITTCRIT, Vol.40, No. 2, Issue (78), Dec 61 – 65
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2014). "The Theme of Alienation". NOTIONS, 2014, Vol.5, No.3, Sep Page Nos. 19 –25
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2014). "Dubbing and Subtitling - the Visual and Acoustic
Phonetics in Film Translation". NOTIONS, Vol.5, No.1, March, Page Nos. 115 – 122
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2014). "Transgender – the Transformation from
‘Sex Change Joke’ to Inconsiderate Veracities". Brennen Journal of Multi Disciplinarity Studies, Vol. 9, Jan, Page Nos. 1 – 9
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2013). "A New Historicist Reading of The Mahabharata". NOTIONS, Vol.4, No.2, June, Page Nos. 69 – 78
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2012). "Postcolonial Nepali Poetry – Gynocentric Angst against the Doubly Colonized Mind". NOTIONS, Vol. 3, No.1, Mar, Page Nos. 11 – 16
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2012). "The Feast of the Goat – the Triumphant Worlds of
Power Structure". Brennen Journal of Multi Disciplinarity Studies, Vol. 7, Jan, Page Nos. 1 – 7
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2012). "Digital Translation Mediation – (Im)proper
Sandwiching of Communication Between
Information". IDEAGORA, 1 Jan, Page Nos. 319 – 322
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2011). "Niche of Female IT User-ship – An e-reading of the
Women’s Voices". NOTIONS, Vol.2, No.4, Dec, Page Nos. 55-61
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2011). "The Art of Reading in the Digital Age". Journal of ELTIF, Vol. 2, No.1, Jan – Mar, Page Nos. 7 – 10
- Dr. Efthikar Ahamed B. (2007). "Translating the Translated – Some Issues on Reversal". Brennen Journal of Multi Disciplinarity Studies, Vol. 1, Page Nos. 1-9
Books / Chapters
Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2022). Malayala Padanavum Aksharamalayum, Media House, Delhi, 97893 90608713Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2021). Uyir, Olive Publications, Kozhikode, 9789390339853Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2021). Vivarthanathinte Charitram, Soundaryam, Rashtreeyam (History, Aesthetics and Politics of Translation, Mazhathulli Publications, Thrissur, 9788194906728Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2020). The Shadows of My Life, Sahithi Publishers, Trivandrum, 97893 89768060Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2019). Folklore, Authorspress, New Delhi, 97893 89110302Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2018). Kaalam Kavaratha Katha Velichangal, Authors’ Forum State Committee, Kerala, 0Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2017). Shakespeare Sings, Farook College, Calicut, 97881 92753089Chapter(s) - Sole Author, (2014). Malayalikalude Marquez (Marquez of Malayalees), Samayam Publications, Kannur, 97881 91070611Book - Sole Author, (2022). Houses that Only See the Firmament, Manorama Books, Kottayam, Kerala, India, 97893 93003041Book - Sole Author, (2021). Aakasham Mathram Kanunna Veedukal (Houses that Only See the Firmament), Current Books, Thrissur, 9789390075195Book - Sole Author, (2018). R.S. Thomas - The Bard of Wales, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, 97861399293 99Book - Sole Author, (2018). The Pride March, Dattson Publishers, Nagpur, 97881719216 69Book - Sole Author, (2016). Edasseri Govindan Nair: The Bard of Kerala, Samayam Publications, Kannur, 97811 91070626Book - Sole Author, (2013). Vishwasaahithya Jaalakam, Samayam Publications, Kannur, 1234567
Miscellaneous
| Membership/Fellowship of other institutions/professionals societies : |
Academic Faculty Member, Kannur University
Board of Studies Member, Kannur University
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| Student related co-curricular, extension and field based activities and counseling. |
National Service Scheme
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
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| Contribution to corporate sector-management of the department and institution through participation in academic and administration,committees and responsibilities.
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NAAC Member
Joint Director, Language Centre
Dept. Placement Officer
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| Other activities/Responsibilities : |
Hostel Warden
Public Relations Officer i/c
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| Any other relevant information, if not given above : |
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