K. V. Dominic

K. V. Dominic
Born	(1956-02-13) 13 February 1956 Kalady, Kerala, India
Residence	Thodupuzha, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	writer , poet, critic

K. V. Dominic (born 13 February 1956), an Indian poet, short story writer, editor and critic ^[1] in Indian writing in English, is a retired professor of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, Thodupuzha, Kerala, India. He took his PhD on the topic "East-West Conflicts in the Novels of R. K. Narayan with Special Reference to The Vendor of Sweets, Waiting for the Mahatma, The Painter of Signs and The Guide from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala .^[2]

Literary career

In addition to innumerable poems, short stories and critical articles published in national and international journals, he has published twenty eight books so far. His poetry collections Winged Reason , Write Son, Write , Multicultural Symphony , Contemporary Concerns and Beyond ^[3] have received a huge critic response from in and out side India. He has also edited a number of books on different poets and short story writers. His poems featured in the poetry anthology, The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India,^[4] featuring 151 Indian English poets, edited by Vivekanand Jha and published by Hidden Brook Press,^[5] Canada. His English and Hindi translated poems are included in Amaravathi Poetic Prism 2016 International Multilingual Poetry Anthology.^[6] Dominic’s poetry has been critically studied by eminent professors, scholars and writers from India and abroad and Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA published a critical book on his poetry in 2016, consisting of 24 papers and an interview, under the title Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K. V. Dominic’s Poems.^[7] Dominic’s poetry has been discussed in detail in the various chapters of PCK Prem’s critical book entitled English Poetry in India: A Comprehensive Survey of Trends and Thought Patterns published by Authorspress, New Delhi in 2011.^[8] Prof. T. V. Reddy in his research book A Critical Survey of Indo-English Poetry published by Authorspress, New Delhi in 2016, has studied in detail K. V. Dominic’s poetry in a separate chapter.^[9] A Complete collection of K. V. Dominic's poems entitled K V DOMINIC ESSENTIAL READINGS AND STUDY GUIDE was published by Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA in 2016. The book is aimed at inclusion in the syllabus of South Asian Studies in USA, UK, Canada and Australia. Also it is going to be considered for UG and PG studies in some universities of India.^[10]

GIEWEC

Prof. Dominic is the Secretary of the Guild of Indian English Writers, Editors and Critics (GIEWEC), whose headquarters is at Thodupuzha, Kerala, India . It is a large literary family consisting of professional writers, editors, university/college professors and PhD research scholars from India and abroad. He is serving as the editor and publisher of the international refereed biannual journal, International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML)' and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild's international refereed biannual journal, Writers Editors Critics (WEC).^[11] Both the journals are abstracted and indexed by Literary Reference Centre Plus, EBSCO Host, USA for Worldwide reference.^[12] He is also the publisher of the international refereed annual, New Fiction Journal (NFJ).^[13] He is an authority on research methodology and writing manuals and he conducts workshop on research methodology and MLA style of documentation in different parts of India every year. Dr. Dominic has been interviewed by an Italian Professor, Prof. Elisabetta Marino, and it appeared in reputed Italian journal MOSAICO in Italy and Brazil and its English translation in international refereed quarterly journal, Labyrinth from Gwalior.,^[14][15]

Awards

International Poets Academy, Chennai conferred on him its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009 for his literary contribution to world peace and harmony.India Inter-Continental Cultural Association, Chandigarh conferred on him Kafla Inter-continental Award of Honour SAHITYA SHIROMANI in recognition of his contribution in the field of literature at the 10th International Writers' Festival at Trivandrum (Kerala) on 28 December 2014.

Published Books

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• 1. Dominic, K. V., ed. Postcolonial Readings in Indo-Anglian Literature. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2009. (Edited Book)

2. Dominic, K. V., ed. Selected Short Stories in Contemporary Indo-Anglian Literature. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2009. (Edited Book) 3. Dominic, K. V. Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2009. (Research Book) 4. Dominic, K. V. Winged Reason. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2010. (Poems) 5. Dominic, K. V., ed. Stephen Gill's Poetry: Panorama World Peace. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2010. (Edited Book) 6. Dominic, K. V., ed. Discourses on Contemporary Indian English Poets. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2010. (Edited Book) 7. Dominic, K. V., ed. Studies in Contemporary Canadian Literature. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2010. (Edited Book) 8. Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Studies on Contemporary Indian English Women Writers. Sarup Book Publishers, 2010. (Edited Book) 9. Dominic, K. V. Write Son, Write. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2011. (Poems) 10. Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Perspectives on the Poetry of R. K. Singh, D. C. Chambial and I. K. Sharma. New Delhi: Access, 2011. (Edited Book) 11. Dominic, K. V., ed. Disccourses on Five Indian Poets in English: Keki N. Daruwalla, Shiv. K. Kumar, Pronab Kumar Majumder, Syed Ameeruddin and Aju Mukhopadhyay. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2011. (Edited Book) 12. Dominic, K. V., ed. Concepts and Contexts of Diasporic Literature of India. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2011. (Edited Book) 13. Dominic, K. V., ed. Changing Face of Women in Literature: The Flaming Spirit. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2012. (Edited Book) 14. Dominic, K. V., ed. Studies on Six Indian Poets in English: Jayanta Mahapatra, Hazara Singh, P C K Prem, Gopikrishnan Kottoor, Manas Bakshi, Chandramoni Narayanaswamy. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2012. (Edited Book) 15. Dominic, K. V. Multicultural Consciousness in the Novels of R. K. Narayan. New Delhi. Authorspress, 2012. (Research Book) 16. Dominic, K. V., ed. African and Afro-American Literature: Insights and Interpretations. New Delhi. Authorspress, 2012. (Edited Book) 17. Dominic, K. V., ed. Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi. Access, 2012. (Edited Book) 18. Dominic K. V. Multicultural Symphony (A Collection of Poems). New Delhi: Gnosis, 2014. (Poems) 19. Dominic, K. V., ed. Jayanti M. Dalal: Select Stories. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2013. (Edited Stories) 20. Dominic K. V., ed. Sarojini Sahoo's Feminine Reflections. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014. (Edited Book) 21. Dominic K. V., ed. Indian Literatures in English: New Directions, Newer Possibilities. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014. (Edited Book) 22. Dominic K. V., ed. Multicultural Literature of India: A Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Regional Literatures. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015. (Edited Book) 23. Dominic K. V., ed. World English Fiction: Bridging Oneness. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015. (Edited Book) 24. Dominic K. V., ed. Multicultural Studies on Three Nobel Laureates—Rabindranath Tagore, Toni Morrison and Alice Munro. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Edited Book) 25. Dominic K. V. Who is Responsible? (Collection of Short Stories). New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Short Stories) 26. Dominic K. V. Abheepsa (Hindi translated poems) Trans. Dr. Santosh Alex. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Hindi Poems) 27. Dominic K. V. Contemporary Concerns and Beyond (Collection of Poems). New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Poems)^[17] 28. Dominic K. V., Pamela Jeyaraju, eds. Environmental Literature: Research Papers and Poems. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016. (Edited Book)^[18] Books on K. V. Dominic's Poetry 1. Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K. V. Dominic's Poems. Ed. S. Kumaran. Ann Arbor, USA: Modern History Press, 2016. 2. K. V. Dominic: Essential Readings and Study Guide. Ed. Victor R. Volkman. Ann Arbor, USA: Modern History Press, 2016. 3. Write My Son, Write—Text and Interpretation: An Exercise in Reading. By Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhayaya. . Ann Arbor, USA: Modern History Press, 2016.

References

External links

• Official website
• Sunoasis Writers Network