Dipak Giri
| Dipak Giri | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 March, 1984 Cooch Behar, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | M.A. (Double), B. Ed, PhD in English |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🌐 Website | https://www.dipakgiri.com |
Dipak Giri (born 7 March, 1984) is an Indian English writer, editor and critic.[1][2] He is the Editor-in-Chief of Creative Flight[3]
Early Life and Education
He was born and brought up in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India.[1][4] He completed his PhD form Raiganj University, West Bengal, India on Lesbian characters in select works of Indian Women Novelists.[5]
Career
He started his career as a Part Time Lecturer in Cooch Behar College in 2007. Since his first job as a Part Time Lecturer in Cooch Behar College where he has now been employed as an Invitee Faculty for PG (Post Graduation) in the Department of English, he had already rendered his teaching services in a number of educational institutions in his district town Cooch Behar, named Dewanhat Mahavidyalaya, Thakur Panchanan Mahila Mahavidyalaya and also at a college in his neighboring district Jalpaiguri, named Vivekananda College, Alipurduar (Now in Alipurduar district) before he got permanent job as a school teacher in Katamari High School (H.S.) in his hometown Cooch Behar in 2010.[6] He is also an Academic Counsellor of Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[7]
Works
His books encompass a wide range of subjects, especially related with Indian roots. His main area of concern includes women, Dalits, tribes, homosexuals, transgenders & other marginalized people of Indian society. Apart from social issues, he has also brought out books of literary criticism, especially on Indian English literature.[2] His first published book was Indian English Drama: Themes and Techniques (2018). This book with twenty seven chapters includes all the major dramatists of India and their works. [8][9] As a critic he has had literary criticism in all possible genres of Indian literature, from poetry to drama, from short story to novel and from native Indian literature to diasporic literature. His book Indian English Poetry: A Critical Evaluation (2021) captures the prominent poetic voices of India. [10] Indian Short Story: A Critical Evaluation (2024) compiles the works of major Indian short story writers.[11][12] Immigration and Estrangement in Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Study (2019)[13] and Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Evaluation (2024)[14][15] studies on major Indian diasporic voices. Among other notable books, New Woman in Indian Literature: From Covert to Overt (2018) studies new woman in Indian literature against the old and conventional image of womanhood in Indian society. Indian critic P C K Prem reviews the book as "a notable and extraordinary contribution to the study of status and mounting authority of New Woman in India encompassing all wings of life in totality." [16] Transgender in Indian Context: Rights and Activism (2019) presents the pathetic picture of Indian transgenders and seeks plea for their rights and social validation. Indian critic Prof. Dr. K. V. Dominic addresses the book as "a monumental anthology on Indian Transgenders". [17] Homosexuality in Contemporary Indian Literature: Issues and Challenges (2019) studies the practice of homosexuality in Indian literature from a contemporary perspective.[18]Same Sex Desire in Present India: An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts (2019) quests for social validation of homosexual desire in reference to Indian literary texts.[19] Woman-Nature Interface: An Ecofeminist Study (2019) glorifies Woman and Nature and seeks parallelism between the two. According to Indian writer and environmental activist Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, "The book weaves together nature, mother, woman, and the creator of all living beings."[20] Queer sexualities in Indian Culture : Critical Responses (2020) scrutinizes the queer (LGBTQIA+) space in Indian culture in reference to all possible media of culture available to human world like art, literature and movie. Tribal Perspectives in India: Critical Responses (2020) presents a panoramic view of Indian tribe and their socio-cultural life. [21] Perspectives on Indian Dalit Literature: Critical Responses (2020) deals with the plights and sufferings of Indian Dalits and their movements toward the attainment of mainstream social life.[22][23]Subaltern Perspectives in Indian Context: Critical Responses (2021) critiques subalterns in Indian context from all possible perspectives- from historical to modern and sexual to social.[24] Gender Perspectives in Indian Context: Critical Responses (2021) critiques against gender stereotypes in Indian society. According to Indian critic P C K Prem, "As an interdisciplinary study it foregrounds issues like gender role and disparity that arise out of gender discrimination, gender violence and gender binarism." [25]
Awards and Recognition
List of Major Works
Social Criticism
- Transgender in Indian Context: Rights and Activism (2019)
- Woman-Nature Interface: An Ecofeminist Study (2019)
- Tribal Perspectives in India: Critical Responses (2020)
- Queer sexualities in Indian Culture : Critical Responses (2020)
- Gender Perspectives in Indian Context: Critical Responses (2021)
- Subaltern Perspectives in Indian Context: Critical Responses (2020)
Socio-Literary Criticism
- New Woman in Indian Literature: From Covert to Overt (2018)
- Homosexuality in Contemporary Indian Literature: Issues and Challenges (2019)
- Gender and Marginality in Mahesh Dattani's Drama: Text and Context (2019)
- Immigration and Estrangement in Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Study (2019)
- Same Sex Desire in Present India: An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts (2019)
- Perspectives on Indian Dalit Literature: Critical Responses (2020)
Literary Criticism
- Indian English Drama: Themes and Techniques (2018)
- Indian English Novel: Styles & Motives (2018)
- Postcolonial English Literature: Theory and Practice (2018)
- Indian Women Novelists in English: Art and Vision (2018)
- Indian English Poetry: A Critical Evaluation (2021)
- From Literary Composition to Cinematic Adaptation: A Study of Cinema through Literature from Indian Perspective (2022)
- Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Evaluation (2024)
- Indian Short Story: A Critical Evaluation (2024)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anand, Jernail Singh (2024-09-13)."An Interview with Dr. Dipak Giri on Poetics of Creation by Dr. Jernail Singh Anand" Compulsive Reader. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mahalakshmi, S. (2024). An Interview with Indian Writer Dr. Dipak Giri Creative Saplings. 3 (7): 1-5 . ISSN 0974-536X Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ↑ "About Us: About the Editor-in-Chief" Creative Flight: An International Half-Yearly Open Access Peer-Reviewed e-Journal in English. "ISSN 2582-6158" Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ↑ "Meet Our Author" AABS Publihing House. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ↑ "Lesbian Bond Versus Heteronormative Bound Reading Sexual Transgression in Select Works of Indian Women Novelists" Shodhganga: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. Uploaded 2023-11-07 Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ↑ "Dipak Giri" AuthorsPress. Retrieved 2024-06-23
- ↑ "List of Counsellors" Netaji Subhas Open University. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
- ↑ Amalraj, D. (2024). Indian English Drama: Themes and Techniques by Dr. Dipak Giri Polis Magazino. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ↑ Rahaman, Sharuk (2024). Indian English Drama: Themes and Techniques by Dr. Dipak Giri Setu. 9 (3). ISSN 2475-1359 Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ Pandey, Akanksha (2025). Indian English Poetry: A Critical Evaluation Wilderness House Literary Review. 20 (2). ISSN 2156-0153. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Dogra, Sapna (2025). Indian Short Story- A Critical Evaluation Muse India. 122 (Jul-Aug 2025).ISSN 0975-1815. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Zahra, Andleeb (2025). Dipak Giri's Indian Short Story: A Critical Evaluation: A Review Episteme: Online Journal of Bharat College. 13(2):1-6.ISSN 2278-8794. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ LVL, Himani (2024). Immigration and Estrangement in Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Study postScriptum: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Literary Studies, Department of English, Sarat Centenary College. 9 (1):74-77.ISSN 2456-7507. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Zahra, Andleeb (2024). Indian Diaspora Literature: A Critical Evaluation Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics. 48 (2):237-239.ISSN 0252-8169. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Latha, Madhavi (2025). A microscopic view of the experiences of immigrants Muse India. 122 (Jul-Aug 2025).ISSN 0975-1815. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ↑ Prem, P C K (2025-07-06). Transformative scenario of woman in India The Hans India. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Dominic, K. V. (2025-06-08). A monumental anthology on Indian transgenders The Hans India. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Roy, Sahadev (2024). Review of Homosexuality in Contemporary Indian Literature: Issues and Challenges by Dipak Giri Das Literarisch. 7 (1) Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ Sarkar, Priyabrata Dey (2024). Same Sex Desire in Present India: An Anthology of Literary Texts and Contexts by Dipak Giri. Creative Flight. 5 (2). ISSN 2582-6158 Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ Anand, Jernail Singh (2025-06-01). Femininity and motherhood interwoven with earth and nature The Hans India. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ L.V.L, Himani (2024). Tribal Perspectives in India: Critical Responses by Dipak Giri, Booksclinic Publishing, Chhattisgarh, India, 2020. Creative Saplings. 3 (7): 1-4 . ISSN 0974-536X Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ↑ Barman, Biplab(2025). Perspectives on Indian Dalit Literature: Critical Responses Wilderness House Literary Review. 20 (2). ISSN 2156-0153. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ L.V.L., Himani (2024). Book Review on Perspectives on Indian Dalit Literature: Critical Responses by Dipak Giri New Academia. 13 (3). ISSN 2347-2073 Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ Rahaman, Sharuk (2024). Dipak Giri’s Subaltern Perspectives in Indian Context: Critical Responses Creative Saplings. 3 (10). ISSN 0974-536X Retrieved 2024-11-19.
- ↑ Prem, P C K (2025-06-22). An interdisciplinary approach to gender disparity The Hans India. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ↑ Vishwabharati Literary Festival (2018-05-27)"Emerging Editor of the Year" by Sahitya Anand in association with Vishwabharati Research Centre at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad, India. Retrieved 2024-06-29
- ↑ "Mewadev Laurel Award (2018)" by Pratham Trust, Contemporary Literary Society of Amlor, Uttar Pradesh, India. Retrieved 2024-06-29
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