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About the Journal

Chetas: A Journal of Literature and Cultural Studies is an online journal of the Department of English, Punjabi University, Patiala. It is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published bi-annually. The journal publishes original contributions in the form of scholarly papers, literary and critical essays, interviews, book reviews, photo essays, commentaries, reports, etc.

Chetas is a Sanskrit word that can be tentatively translated as consciousness, intellect, reason, mind, or perception.

The Department of English was established, with the founding of the University, in 1962. The Department runs a wide range of courses for Masters and Doctoral degrees; it has recently started a Five Year Integrated Programme in Languages. The courses include beginning with Introduction to Poetry: Medieval and Renaissance, Classical and Elizabethan Drama, English Phonetics and Phonology, William Shakespeare: From Stage to Screen, Beginnings of the Novel Literary Criticism, Poetry from Neoclassical to Victorian Age, Contemporary Essay and others in M.A. Part I. In Part II, the core courses offered are Literature and Modernity, Literary and Cultural Theory, Modern Indian Literature in Translation, Literature and Politics, and Literature and Gender. The optional courses are Literature and Postcoloniality, Creative Writing, and Language and Linguistics. In Ph.D. Course Work, the courses offered are Research Methodology, Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Literature, Exile and Diaspora, Modern World Poetry, Film Studies, etc.


Submission Guidelines

  • The submissions should carry the name of the author(s), their address, institutional affiliation, contact details, and mention significant academic achievements.
  • The submission should be an original work accompanied by a certifying statement to this effect.
  • The upper word limit is 6000 words for research papers; 2000 for review articles; 1000 for commentaries; and 2000 for reports of conferences and seminars.
  • All submissions should carry a 300-word abstract, 4-6 keywords and bio-note(s) of the author(s).
  • The manuscript should be prepared in accordance with the latest MLA style.
  • The manuscript should be submitted as an email attachment in both Word and PDF format and sent to chetas@pbi.ac.in
  • There is no submission fee. However, after a submission is finally accepted for publication, the research scholar and faculty member will be required to pay Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 1500/- respectively for a paper.
  • The call for papers will be open round the year.

Advisory Board

  • Prof. Bhim Singh Dahiya, Kurukshetra University
  • Prof. M.L. Raina, Panjab University
  • Prof. Gurupdesh Singh, Guru Nanak Dev University
  • Dr. Sadhu Binning, The University of British Columbia
  • Prof. Anuradha Ghosh, Jamia Milia Islamia

Editorial Board

  • Prof. Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Editor-in-Chief
  • Dr. Jyoti Puri
  • Dr. Dharamjeet Singh
  • Dr. Navjot Khosla
  • Dr. Monica Sabharwal

Editorial Assistance

  • Sahajmeet
  • Satwinder Singh
  • Jatinder Kumar
  • Kulveer Kaur

Contact

Prof. Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Mobile: 78379-60942
Head, Department of English
Arts Block No 4
Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, 147002
Dr. Jyoti Puri 98765-72409
Dr. Dharamjeet Singh 98884-74424,
Dr. Navjot Khosla 98780-36114,
Dr. Monica Sabharwal 98725-16664
e-mail: chetas@pbi.ac.in
head_english@pbi.ac.in

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