It is Good to have a Beautiful Mind but even Greater gift is to discover a Beautiful Heart.
- Sylvia Nasar (A Beautiful Mind, 1998)
The Best and most Beautiful things in the world can not be Seen or even Touched, they must be Felt within Heart.
- Helen Keller
Hello Dear Readers,
How should I come to you ? Isn't it the most difficult task to introduce, or even know, understand and accept ourselves? In fact the whole of our life is pursuit of it. Does what I want to quote (above) say something about myself?
Well, I am Aahuti Dhandhukia. My exposure to digital world happened 2012 onward, almost in the third decade of my life, and today, on 23 April, 2019, World Books Day, I have driven myself for my introductory blog-post. To give me identity as a Blogger, I owe to Prof (Dr) Dilip Barad sir, Head, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India, and my PhD Research Supervisor whose actions and expectations are inspiration and aspiration for us. Had I not been his PhD research scholar, my blogging would have been still delayed by many more months or years- and there is no exaggeration if I say so.
To become the student of Literature was one of the wisest decisions that I made in my life. I have completed my Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English Literature from Gandhi Mahila College Bhavnagar, affiliated with SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India. My college study, not only developed my interest in Women's Studies but also honed my literary skills and shaped the very essence of my personality. My academic performance, with standing First in English Literature at BA in University, and huge participation and winning in numerous Co-curricular activities was rewarded with ' Best Student of the Year Award' for 1998-1999. I have also pursued Bachelor of Education which aroused my interest in English Language Teaching. At present I am pursuing my PhD from Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India. I have also served as Translator in Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Secretariat, Gandhinagar, Government of Gujarat. There the transformation from Literary English to Legal English was initially involving as it was quite challenging and it edged me with precision, punctuality and accuracy but subsequently turned into stereotype killing my passion, creativity and insight. My yearning for academic career, which was my ambition too, became stronger. I got selected by Gujarat Public Service Commission as Lecturer in English for Government Polytechnic, Sir Bhavsinhji Polytechnic Institute, Bhavnagar. At Present I am serving as Assistant Professor (English) , in Gujarat Education Service, at Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar under Commissionerate of Technical Education, Department of Education, Government of Gujarat and affiliated with Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India. My teaching includes the courses on English Language and Grammar, Communication Skills, Personality Development, Life Skills and Literature for Engineers. I am well aware of the impact of Humanity faculty in Technical college and accordingly I conduct various activities and programs for holistic development of my engineering students. As a teacher I want to be a life-long learner. I feel happiest among students. I like reading, listening to music, travelling and interacting with people. Accepting challenges and my dedication to rise to the occasion characterizes my strength. As a young student I used to view success in terms of acquiring and achieving but as a teacher, and with growing maturity, now I understand success as experiencing and contributing.
...And whatever I have done and am doing is with less than 25% eyesight. Yes, I am a visually challenged, if you want to call a differently-abled person. Does it affect or alter your opinion and attitude towards Me? I am pursuing my PhD in the area of Disability Studies and English Literature. I have published 05 research papers and presented 05 conference papers.
This is my personal blog. There will be posts containing my ongoing PhD research activities, life reflection and teaching English as well.
What keeps my spirit uplift:
Do not go gentle into that good Night,
Rage, Rage against the dying of the Light.
- Dylan Thomas
- Sylvia Nasar (A Beautiful Mind, 1998)
The Best and most Beautiful things in the world can not be Seen or even Touched, they must be Felt within Heart.
- Helen Keller
Hello Dear Readers,
How should I come to you ? Isn't it the most difficult task to introduce, or even know, understand and accept ourselves? In fact the whole of our life is pursuit of it. Does what I want to quote (above) say something about myself?
Well, I am Aahuti Dhandhukia. My exposure to digital world happened 2012 onward, almost in the third decade of my life, and today, on 23 April, 2019, World Books Day, I have driven myself for my introductory blog-post. To give me identity as a Blogger, I owe to Prof (Dr) Dilip Barad sir, Head, Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India, and my PhD Research Supervisor whose actions and expectations are inspiration and aspiration for us. Had I not been his PhD research scholar, my blogging would have been still delayed by many more months or years- and there is no exaggeration if I say so.
To become the student of Literature was one of the wisest decisions that I made in my life. I have completed my Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English Literature from Gandhi Mahila College Bhavnagar, affiliated with SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India. My college study, not only developed my interest in Women's Studies but also honed my literary skills and shaped the very essence of my personality. My academic performance, with standing First in English Literature at BA in University, and huge participation and winning in numerous Co-curricular activities was rewarded with ' Best Student of the Year Award' for 1998-1999. I have also pursued Bachelor of Education which aroused my interest in English Language Teaching. At present I am pursuing my PhD from Department of English, Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University, Gujarat, India. I have also served as Translator in Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Secretariat, Gandhinagar, Government of Gujarat. There the transformation from Literary English to Legal English was initially involving as it was quite challenging and it edged me with precision, punctuality and accuracy but subsequently turned into stereotype killing my passion, creativity and insight. My yearning for academic career, which was my ambition too, became stronger. I got selected by Gujarat Public Service Commission as Lecturer in English for Government Polytechnic, Sir Bhavsinhji Polytechnic Institute, Bhavnagar. At Present I am serving as Assistant Professor (English) , in Gujarat Education Service, at Government Engineering College, Bhavnagar under Commissionerate of Technical Education, Department of Education, Government of Gujarat and affiliated with Gujarat Technological University, Gujarat, India. My teaching includes the courses on English Language and Grammar, Communication Skills, Personality Development, Life Skills and Literature for Engineers. I am well aware of the impact of Humanity faculty in Technical college and accordingly I conduct various activities and programs for holistic development of my engineering students. As a teacher I want to be a life-long learner. I feel happiest among students. I like reading, listening to music, travelling and interacting with people. Accepting challenges and my dedication to rise to the occasion characterizes my strength. As a young student I used to view success in terms of acquiring and achieving but as a teacher, and with growing maturity, now I understand success as experiencing and contributing.
...And whatever I have done and am doing is with less than 25% eyesight. Yes, I am a visually challenged, if you want to call a differently-abled person. Does it affect or alter your opinion and attitude towards Me? I am pursuing my PhD in the area of Disability Studies and English Literature. I have published 05 research papers and presented 05 conference papers.
This is my personal blog. There will be posts containing my ongoing PhD research activities, life reflection and teaching English as well.
What keeps my spirit uplift:
Do not go gentle into that good Night,
Rage, Rage against the dying of the Light.
- Dylan Thomas
