Department of Languages
Gokul M. Nair
Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : MA in English , MSc in Clinical Psychology
Email-ID : gokul@rajagiri.edu
Gokul M. Nair is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages at Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), with over thirteen years of experience across academia, language education, career development, and mental health practice. He is currently a Doctoral Research Scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, and holds postgraduate qualifications in English Language and Literature and Clinical Psychology.
His academic and professional work spans English language and literature education, film and theatre, career counselling and skills development, and clinical psychology. He has worked extensively with young adults across India in career guidance and skills training, having conducted over 400 sessions reaching more than 8,000 students. He is a trained Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Certified POSH Trainer.
His research interests include perinatal mental health, postpartum depression, sexual assault and trauma studies, graphic narratives and visual culture, gender and identity, and cultural studies. He has published peer-reviewed research in SAGE journals including the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine and Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, as well as in other indexed journals. He is an active researcher in the area of maternal and paternal mental health in India
- Doctoral Research: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad (2024 – Ongoing)
- Master of Science — Clinical Psychology, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore (2023 – 2025)
- Postgraduate Degree: MA in English Language and Literature, Baselius College, Kottayam (2015–17)
- Undergraduate Degree: BA in English Language and Literature, Sree Sankara College, Kalady (2012–15)
- Assistant Professor (Grade II), Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) (2024 – Present)
- Assistant Professor (Grade I), Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) (2018 – Present)
- Career Upskilling Trainer — Samagra Siksha Kerala, Government of Kerala (2024)
- Corporate Employability Skills Trainer — Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission, Government of Kerala (2022 – Present)
- NSS College of Arts and Science, Kottayam (2017–2018)
- Corporate Training and Consultancy — Spectra Educorp (2012–2018)
- Perinatal Mental Health and Postpartum Depression
- Sexual Assault and Trauma Studies
- Graphic Narratives and Visual Culture
- Gender, Identity and Cultural Studies
- Indian English Fiction — Graphics, Anime and Comics
- Performance — Film and Theatre
- Career Counselling and Skills Development
- English Language and Communicative Training
- Clinical Hypnotherapy
- Resource Person — Insurance Regulatory Authority of India (Exide Insurance Pvt. Limited, Kochi)
- Resource Person — Business Communication and Language, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Kottayam Centre, Baselius College)
- Career Trainings and Assessment Consultant — Lifology (Septamills Pvt. Ltd, Trivandrum)
- Resource Person — Renaissance, Centre for Research, Extension, and Studies in Arts and Literature, Sree Sankara College, Kalady
- Art Director — National Award-winning short film, Campus category: "The Book of… Not for Sale"
- Resource Person — Workshops on Filmmaking and Theatre across Kerala
- Worked on pre-production, production and post-production for more than fifteen short films
- Journal Article — When Family and Culture Shape Motherhood: Pathways of Support and Risk in Postpartum Well-Being — Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services — SAGE, 2026 (DOI: 10.1177/10443894261439198)
- Journal Article — Dalit Graphic Novels: A Critical Resonance in Social and Literary Injustice — Contemporary Voice of Dalit — SAGE, 2026
- Journal Article — India's Silent Struggle: A Scoping Review on Postpartum Depression in the Land of a Billion Mothers — Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine — SAGE, 2024 (ISSN: 0253-7176) (Indexed in Scopus and Web of Science)
- Book Chapter — Queens of Kitchen, Incredible Inks Anthology, 2024
- Book Chapter — Everlasting Love, WordsGenix Publications Anthology, 2024
- Novella — Hridayini — Amazon Kindle Publishers, 2022
- Journal Article — What is it to be a Transgender in God's Own Country (Kerala, India)? An Explorative Case Study — The Global Journal of Medical Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Update, 2020 (ISSN: 1694-0423) (Indexed in Web of Science)
- Paper Presentation — "Framing an Indian Literary Sensibility" based on Vikram Seth's The Suitable Boy — National Undergraduate Research Conference, Manipal University, 2014
- "Education as a Potent Cause of Crime – A Subjective Reading" — National Seminar on Crime Cultures: Mediating Criminality in Literature, Media & Films — Baselius College, Kottayam, December 2016
- Certified POSH Trainer — National Institute of Skills Training (N.I.S.T), May 2026
- Microsoft Generative AI Specialist — Microsoft, 2025
- Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) — National Career Service, Government of India, 2025
- Public Speaking Foundations — NASBA, 2025
- IBM AI Foundations for Educators (9 Courses) — IBM Skills Build, 2024
- Introduction to Generative AI — Google, 2024
- Faculty Development Program — Curriculum Framework in line with NEP 2020, OBE and AI Advancements — KSHEC, 2024
- Faculty Development Program — OBE and Essential AI Tools for Teachers — KSHEC, 2023
- Dakshin 2023 — South India Media and Entertainment Conclave — CII, 2023
- PDT Curriculum Revision Workshop — Government of Kerala, 2023
- Faculty Development Program — Research Methodology — Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, 2023
- Art of Edification: Contemporary & Innovative Practices for Effective Teaching — Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, 2022
- Partner Training Program — Kerala Knowledge Economy Mission, Government of Kerala, 2022
- Shakespeare's Life and Work — Harvard University, 2021
- Best Practices for Online Teaching — KSHEC, 2021
- Film Orientation — Production — Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, 2019
- Certified Learning and Development Professional — KASE, Government of Kerala, 2018
- Approved Coach — Asia Pacific Association for Career Development, 2018
- Career Education and Advancement Program (90 days) — Lifology, 2018
- Speech Craft — Junior Chamber International, 2016
- International HR Program — Singapore, World Malayalee Council, 2013
- National HR Training Program — Chennai, World Malayalee Council, 2013
- State HR Training Program — Kochi, World Malayalee Council, 2013
- Trainer's Training Program — Trivandrum, World Malayalee Council, 2013
- Pillar Coordinator — Student Journey and Progression
- Coordinator — Curriculum Drafting Committee — FYUGP for BA English
- Faculty Coordinator — Film Club (2018 – Present)
- Course Director — 3 Day Film Making Workshop
- SPOC — Website Committee
- Anti-Ragging Committee
- Gender Equity Cell Committee