Theodore Sourav Palma

Theodore Sourav Palma was born and brought up in Gazipur, Bangladesh. He completed his schooling at St. Nicholas High School, Bandura Holy Cross High School & College, and Higher Secondary at Notre Dame College, Dhaka. Theo was also a student of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. In 2013, he completed his B.A. (Hons) from the Department of English, AUB, with distinction. Theo completed his M.A. in English Literature from BRAC University in 2015. He started his teaching career as a lecturer of English in a private college and worked there for three years. He has been working at Notre Dame University Bangladesh as a lecturer in the Department of English since 2017.

Theo was the editor of PBCN Publications and coordinator of co-curricular activities at PBCN for three years. His areas of interest are history, American literature, postmodern literature, critical theory, Shakespeare, novels, poetry, and South Asian literature. He is a creative writer who writes in Bengali and English.

Theo loves sports, music, and recitation. He served YCS, BCSM, and Youth Commission from 2003 to 2014. Since 2015, he has worked as a youth trainer and career guide and has participated in international workshops and seminars on youth education, world peace, and interfaith dialogue.

His debut publication, Churches of Bangladesh: A Compilation of Christian Architectural Heritage, ISBN: 978-984-90159-3-2, was published by Nymphea Publication in August 2021. The Churches of Bangladesh is officially enlisted in the Archive of the Vatican, Pontifical Urban University, and Pontifical Gregorian University. For this publication, he was invited to a special audience of Pope Francis in Rome and handed over a copy to the Holy Father in person.

Conferences 

1. International Conference on Religion and Religious Studies (ICRRS -2025) in Bristol, UK on 6th- 7th January 2025.

Publication

1. The Tempest: A Postmodern Reading. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation ISSN: 2617-0299 (Online); ISSN: 2708-0099 (Print)DOI: 10.32996/ijllt
   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366394770_The_Tempest_A_Postmodern_Reading
2. A Critical Study of Intensive Language Courses at the Private Universities in Bangladesh: Goals and Achievements. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume VI, Issue XII, December 2022|ISSN 2454-6186
   https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-6-issue-12/508-512.pdf
3. A Postmodern Representation of Prospero, Ariel, and Caliban in the Tempest. Quest Journals, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science Volume 10 ~ Issue 12 (2022) pp: 273-278 ISSN(Online):2321-9467
   https://www.questjournals.org/jrhss/papers/vol10-issue12/1012273278.pdf
4. The Old Man and the Sea: A Manual of Biblical Teaching and Preaching. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (ISSN: 2197-5248)