Bareilly: Aarti Devi Verma, a research scholar in the Department of English at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University (MJPRU), Bareilly, successfully completed her PhD viva voce on October 10, 2026.
Verma’s research dissertation, titled “Themes and Techniques in the Select Short Fiction of Ernest Hemingway,” examines the major themes, narrative structures and literary techniques employed by renowned American author Ernest Hemingway in his selected short stories.
Her research supervisor, Professor Charu Mehrotra, discussed the scope and content of the study, its literary perspective and the research methodology adopted. She highlighted the importance of studying Hemingway’s distinctive narrative style, concise language and portrayal of human emotions.
Subject expert Professor Rashmi Atri discussed the literary and critical dimensions of the research, emphasising the relationship between Hemingway’s narrative techniques, themes and literary form. She also underlined the importance of text-based analysis and an independent critical perspective in literary research.
Professor Anita Tyagi, Dean of the Faculty of Linguistics and acting head of the Department of Applied English, described research activities as important to strengthening academic quality and fostering a research-oriented environment at the university.
Former head of the Department of Applied English, Professor Sumitra Kukreti, was also present on the occasion.
Report by Akhilesh Chandra Saxena, Bareilly
