HPU Asstt Prof Dr Priyanka Vaidya selected as Fellow in Indian Institute of Advanced Study
HPU Asstt Prof Dr Priyanka Vaidya selected as Fellow in Indian Institute of Advanced Study
Shimla
State-level awardee writer and HP University Assistant Professor Dr Priyanka Vaidya has been selected as a Fellow in the Indian Institute of Advance Studies for research on Sister Nivedita.
Himachal Pradesh’s litterateur Dr Priyanka Vaidya has been working in the Education Department for the last fifteen years.
Vaidya is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of English, ICDEOL at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
“Sister Nivedita loved India so deeply that she could feel the divine presence in every speck of Indian culture, values, gods and goddesses, nature etc.
Her way of looking at Shiva-Shakti, Purusha-Prakriti and Mother Kali reflects his devotion to those spiritual forces that breathe through the Indian consciousness.
We need to see the new truth from Nivedita’s point of view,” an elated Dr Vaidya said on selection.
She stated that Sister Nivedita’s writings have a distinctly divine aura of the Himalayas; the concept of Shiva-Shakti or Ardhanarishvara redefines the roots of Indian culture.
“Maa Kali speaks through her pen. Apart from spirituality, her revolutionary spirit exhorts humanity to follow the path of Karma by following the principles of Bhakti and Truth.
“Her journey gives meaning to metaphors, and her vision inspires us to delve deeper into Indian consciousness. I want to write such a book that can inspire me to lead a divine life like a Karma Yogi following the golden heritage of Indian culture.
Sister Nivedita is an ideal who gives the message of holding a sword in one hand and the Bhagavad Gita in the other,” she added.
She gives the credit for her success to her parents, Tarendra Pal Vaidya and Chand Vaidya.
HPU Vice Chancellor Prof S P Bansal and Prof Sanju Karol, Director ICDEOL congratulated Dr Vaidya on winning the prestigious fellowship at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
Fourteen of her books have been published, which include five poetry collections, three English research books, three short story collections and one poetic novel.
Her short story collections are: Lotus Rises in Mud, Lockdown Diary, and Gulmarg Gulzar Hoga. The poetic novel Anandi published in 2022 is the first poetic novel, a new effort.
Her nature-based poetry collection When the Cuckoo Sings in the Himalayas has been widely discussed. She has also edited two collections on Himachali English storytellers, Hatu and Carnival of Stories, published by HP Academy Of Arts Culture And Languages on the occasion of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
She has worked on more than 100 English research papers and previously, she was an Associate Fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study UGC-IUC.
Vaidya is also doing research on Swami Vivekananda and has been honored for his contribution to literature.
She has bagged the State Award for English Literature that was conferred on her by Governor Acharya Devvrat to represent India abroad.
She has received Woman Achiever Award, Himalaya Yuva Srijan Samman, Woman Icon Award, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Samman, Kavya Pratibha Samman and Sahitya Shree Samman.
Vaidya has contributed to the field of literature in both languages and was honored by the Himachal Kala Bhasha Sanskriti Academy for her contribution to English literature.
