Dr. Mallika A Nair
Abstract
Dr. Mallika A Nair is an Associate Professor and Research Supervisor hailing from Thrissur, the cultural Capital of Kerala. She has 25 years of teaching experience in Higher Education. Her areas of Research include feminine spirituality, ecological humanities, post-humanism, folklore studies and spatial studies. Dr. Mallika was born in Bangalore as the second of three children. She grew up in the company of Nature and books. She is an ardent Nature enthusiast and has helped with community engagements catering to ecological consciousness. She also loves to meditate and is a life member of the International Heartfulness Organization that teaches Meditation and Mindful living for Human Integration. Mallika is a Translator with more than 20 translations of poetry, prose and essays to her credit. She has presented papers in many National and International Seminars, with publications in journals and books of International as well as National repute. She was awarded the Best Teacher-Researcher for the Year 2022 at Vimala College for her contributions in the field of teaching and Research. Dr. Mallika has also completed two Research Projects funded by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and the Indo-US Cultural Exchange Programme, US Embassy on the Folklore and Indigenous Art &Literature of India.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
Folklore
Mythology
and Literature Studies
Cultural and Mythological Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Routledge eBooks
- Pages
- 203–212
- Publication date
- 16 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter