Devika Panikar
δάσκαλος (dáskalos) means the teacher in Greek. Devika Panikar has been teaching English Language and Literature since 2006. She is an Assistant Professor with the Directorate of Collegiate Education under the Government of Kerala and now works at the Government College Kasaragod. This website is a collection of lecture notes she prepared by referring to various sources for her students’ perusal.
An Introduction
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Insight into Experiences and Challenges
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Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences
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Exploring the Complex Social Dynamics
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A Hijra Life Story
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More About Verbs
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