Reena Mitra

Reena Mitra is a Senior Reader in the Department of English, Christ Church College, Kanpur. She is a gold medallist, who began her career in teaching in 1970, with a two-year span in Lucknow University, from where she did her postgraduation in English the same year, topping the list of successful candidates in the university. In 1972 she joined the Christ Church College as a Lecturer. She was awarded her M.Phil. Degree in 1982 and did her Ph.D. in 1992 - both from Kanpur University. Dr. Mitra...See more

Reena Mitra is a Senior Reader in the Department of English, Christ Church College, Kanpur. She is a gold medallist, who began her career in teaching in 1970, with a two-year span in Lucknow University, from where she did her postgraduation in English the same year, topping the list of successful candidates in the university. In 1972 she joined the Christ Church College as a Lecturer. She was awarded her M.Phil. Degree in 1982 and did her Ph.D. in 1992 - both from Kanpur University. Dr. Mitra has evinced a keen interest in Indian fiction in English from the days of her postgraduation. She has to her credit two books entitled Indian English Fiction: History as a Mode of Literature and Critical Response to Literatures in English. She has also produced quality research work entitled "The Indian English Fiction of Bhabani Bhattacharya"; "Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan" and "Manohar Malgonkar's A Bend in the Ganges: A Comparative Study". In addition, she has presented a number of papers at national seminars and has contributed several articles in books and journals of great repute. See less