Theodore Sourav Palma

 

Theodore Sourav Palma—a faculty member in the Department of English at Notre Dame University Bangladesh since 2017—completed his Master’s in English Literature from the Department of English and Humanities, BRAC University, in 2016. He is an energetic and enthusiastic researcher. His debut publication, a historical book, 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.

MA Dissertation

• The Tempest: a postmodern reading (BRAC University, 2016-04) Palma, Theodore Sourav; Supervisor: Islam, Syed Manzoorul; Files pdf (394.03 KB); URI http://hdl.handle.net/10361/7680

Journal Articles

• The Old Man and the Sea: A Manual of Biblical Teaching and Preaching, published by SEEJPH Volume XXVI, S2, 2025, ISSN: 2197-5248; Posted:03-02-2025
• A Postmodern Representation of Prospero, Ariel, and Caliban in The Tempest, published by Quest Journals Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science Volume 10 ~ Issue 12 (2022) pp: 273-278 ISSN(Online):2321-9467
• The Tempest: A Postmodern Reading, published by International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation ISSN: 2617-0299 (Online); ISSN: 2708-0099 (Print) DOI: 10.32996/ijllt
• A Critical Study of Intensive Language Courses at the Private Universities in Bangladesh: Goals and Achievements, published by International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) |Volume VI, Issue XII, December 2022|ISSN 2454-6186
• “The Reflection of Cardinal, Moral, Intellectual, and Theological Virtues in Santiago’s Journey as Depicted in Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea” presented at the International Conference on English Literature and Linguistics (ICELL) held in London, UK during 07 – 08 April, 2025.

Other Publication

• Churches of Bangladesh: A Compilation of Christian Architectural Heritage, Palma, Theodore Sourav [Editor & Coordinator], published by Nymphea Publications  September 2021, ISBN: 978-984-90159-3-2, http://library.uap-bd.edu/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=8653

Research Interests

• Post-colonialism
• Postmodernism
• Historical and Religious Studies
• Cultural Studies

Academic Responsibilities

African-Caribbean Literature (Grad.), and Literature and Visual Media (Grad.), Continental Literature, Language Through Literature, Twentieth Century English Poetry, Critical Theory & Literary Criticism, Seventeenth Century Prose & Drama, Bangladesh Studies, Introduction to Poetry, Romantic Poetry, Introduction to Prose, Rhetoric & Prosody, Western Classics in Translation, American Literature, South Asian Literature, Philosophy & Aesthetics, History of England, Seventeenth Century English Prose & Drama, 20^th Century Fiction, English Writings by Bangladeshi Authors, Diaspora Writing

International Conference

• International Conference on English Literature and Linguistics (ICELL) held in London, UK during 07 – 08 April, 2025.
• International Conference on Religion and Religious Studies (ICRRS -2025) held in Bristol, UK on 6 – 7 January 2025.

Profile Links

• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=rtqRBP8AAAAJ&hl=en
• ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Theodore-Palma
• Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/PalmaSourav
• ORCHID ID: 0009-0005-2398-0659

Professional Experiences

• Lecturer, Dept. of English, NDUB (2017 to present).
• Coordinator, Dept. of English, NDUB (2023 to August 2025)
• Lecturer, Prime Bank College of Nursing for three years.
• Teacher Assistance, Dept. of English AUB for two years and a half.
• Committee Member, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), NDUB
• Member, Syllabus Design and Curriculum Development Committee, Dept. of English, NDUB

Trainings

• Workshop on Academic Research, Publication & Teaching Skills, organized by the Department of English and Modern Languages on May 27^th and 28^th in 2019, at North South University, conducted by Dr. Eugene Hammond, Associate Professor, Stony Brook University & Dr. Shyam Sharma, Associate Professor, Stony Brook University
• Training on Compliance of Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) in Higher Education held on September 12, 2022 organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council
• Training on Effective Teaching Learning and Assessment held on September 13, 2022 organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council
• Training on Outcome-based Curriculum held on September 14-15, 2022 organized by Bangladesh Accreditation Council
• Training on the Holy Cross Tradition in Education, Outcome-based Education and Effective Academic Writing held on 15-17 January 2024, organized by NDUB

Collaborations

• Dr. Nicholas Austin, SJ, Master and Senior Fellow in Theological Ethics from Campion Hall, Oxford
• Diana Robinson, Chief Editor, Boston Research Journals, Massachusetts United States
• Dr. Xavier Jeyaraj, S. J., St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata.
• Rev. Dr. Sacaria Joseph, SJ, Dept. of English, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata
• Nymphea Publication—a prominent publishing house and agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded in 1999—is well-known for its specialized niche in “Promoting Bangladesh” through high-quality cultural narratives, premium coffee-table books, corporate annual reports, and event management services, in collaboration with leading historians, researchers, editors, translators, photographers, artists, and writers.