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{{Infobox poet
| name = K. V. Dominic
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|02|13}}
| birth_place = Kalady, [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = writer , poet, critic
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|''Winged Reason''
|''Write Son, Write''
|''Multicultural Symphony''
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|website = {{URL|http://www.profkvdominic.com/}}
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'''K. V. Dominic ''' (born 13 February 1956), an Indian poet, short story writer, editor, and critic, writing in English. He is a retired Associate Professor of the PG & Research Department of English, Newman College, [[Thodupuzha]], [[Kerala]]. He was awarded a PhD on the novels of [[R. K. Narayan]] from [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]], [[Kottayam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=12872|title=K.V. Dominic's Winged Reason by Prof. Dr. Ram Sharma|website=Boloji.com|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref>

==Literary career==
Dominic has published 41 books including seven books of English poems, one each translated book of poetry in Hindi, French, Bengali, Tamil and Gujarati and two short story collections in English.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profkvdominic.com/?page_id=310|title=BOOKS - Prof. K V Dominic|website=Profkvdominic.com|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref><ref>[https://www.amazon.in/dp/9352074009] {{dead link|date=August 2017}}</ref> <ref name="amazon.in">https://www.amazon.in/dp/B077FXPD7K</ref> His poems feature in the anthology, ''[[The Dance of the Peacock]]: An Anthology of English Poetry from India'',<ref name=brook>{{cite news|last1=Grove|first1=Richard|title=The Dance of the Peacock:An Anthology of English Poetry from India|url=http://hiddenbrookpress.com/Book-Indo-EnglishPoetry.html|accessdate=5 January 2015|issue=current|publisher=Hidden Brook Press, Canada}}</ref> published by Hidden Brook Press,<ref name=press>{{cite web|last1=Press|first1=Hidden Brook|title=Hidden Brook Press|url=http://hiddenbrookpress.com|publisher=Hidden Brook Press|accessdate=5 January 2015}}</ref> [[Canada]]. His research papers, poems, short stories, book reviews, one act plays etc. have been published in innumerable international refereed journal issues and edited anthologies. He has organized nine national/international literary conferences in various universities and colleges in India and participated in countless conferences, workshops, seminars, symposiums in India and abroad. Dominic’s poetry has been studied by scholars and writers from India and abroad.<ref name="Modern History Press">{{cite book|title=Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K.V. Dominic's Poems|editor-first=S.|editor-last=Kumaran|date=1 February 2016|publisher=Modern History Press|id={{ASIN|1615992669|country=in}}}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|title=English Poetry in India: A Comprehensive Survey of Trends and Thought Patterns|first=Prem|last=P|date=20 August 2017|publisher=Authorspress|id={{ASIN|8172736029|country=in}}}}</ref> <ref>{{cite book|title=A Critical Survey of Indo-English Poetry|first=T. V.|last=Reddy|date=20 August 2017|publisher=Authorspress|id={{ASIN|9352072499|country=in}}}}</ref>
A complete collection of K. V. Dominic's poems was published by Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA in 2016. <ref name="auto">{{cite book|title=K. V. Dominic Essential Readings and Study Guide: Poems about Social Justice, Women's Rights, and the Environment|first=K. V.|last=Dominic|date=15 July 2016|publisher=Modern History Press|id={{ASIN|1615993037|country=in}}}}</ref> His poetry has been researched for PhD Degree.

==Activities and Recognition==
Dominic is the Secretary of the [[GIEWEC (Guild of Indian English Writers Editors and Critics)]]. He conducts workshop on research methodology and MLA style of documentation in different parts of India every year.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marino |first1=Elisabetta |title=Interview with Prof. K. V. Dominic |journal=Labyrinth |volume=4 |issue=2 |date=April 2013 |page=208 }}</ref><ref name="Modern History Press"/>
#International Poets Academy, Chennai conferred on him the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD “in recognition of his distinguished contribution to World Poetry, and for his pioneering pursuits in influencing mankind towards the path of World Peace, Global Harmony and Cosmic Humanism” on 9th July 2009 at the World Poetry Day Celebration at World Peace Centre, Chemmencherry, Chennai.
#India Inter-Continental Cultural Association, Chandigarh conferred on him Kafla Inter-continental Award of Honour SAHITYA SHIROMANI in recognition of his contribution in the field of literature at the 10th International Writers' Festival at Trivandrum (Kerala) on 28th December 2014.
#International Sufi Centre, Bangalore conferred a citation of Brightest Honour in recognition of his distinguished contribution to Indian English Poetry and for his pursuits in influencing mankind towards Communal Harmony and Cosmic Humanism, on 1st September 2020.

==Editorship==
Dominic is editor and publisher of ''the International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML)'{{fact|date=May 2021}} and Editor-in-Chief of the Guild's international refereed biannual journal,'' Writers Editors Critics (WEC)''.{{fact|date=May 2021}}

==Interviews ==
Dominic has been interviewed by several scholars and litterateurs.
* Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Prof. Elisabetta Marino published in ''MOSAICO'', [[Italiano]] February 2012 issue and English Translation in ''Labyrinth''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/subjectwisejurnallist.aspx?tid=TGFieXJpbnRo&&did=Q3VycmVudCBUaXRsZXM=|title=Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India|website=Ugc.ac.in|accessdate=20 August 2017}}{{dead link|date=May 2021}}</ref> vol-4 No.-2, [[Gwalior]], [[India]], April, 2012.
* Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Dr. Rohit Phutela published in ''International Journal on Multicultural Literature'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/subjectwisejurnallist.aspx?tid=SW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBqb3VybmFsIG9uIG11bHRpY3VsdHVyYWwgbGl0ZXJhdHVyZQ==&&did=Q3VycmVudCBUaXRsZXM=|title=Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India|website=Ugc.ac.in|accessdate=20 August 2017}}{{dead link|date=May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=International Journal on Multicultural Literature|url=http://ijmljournal.blogspot.in/}}</ref> Vol-7, No-1, [[Kerala]], [[India]], January, 2017.
* Dr. K. V. Dominic in Conversation with Parthajit Ghosh published in ''Poetcrit''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/subjectwisejurnallist.aspx?tid=UG9ldGNyaXQ=&&did=Q3VycmVudCBUaXRsZXM=|title=Welcome to UGC, New Delhi, India|website=Ugc.ac.in|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref> Vol-30, No-2, [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]], July 2017
* Revelations of a Pantheistic Poet: Dr K.V. Dominic in Conversation<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Karmakar|first1=Goutam|title=Revelations of a Pantheistic Poet: Dr K.V. Dominic in Conversation|journal=Writers in Conversation|date=August 2017|volume=4|issue=2|doi=10.22356/wic.v4i2.18|url=https://journals.flinders.edu.au/index.php/wic/article/view/18/27|doi-access=free}}</ref> by Goutam Karmakar published in ''Writers in Conversation'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journals.flinders.edu.au/index.php/wic/index|title=Writers in Conversation|website=journals.flinders.edu.au|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref> [[Flinders University]] Journal, Vol-4, No- 2, [[Australia]], August 2017.
* Interview with Dr. K. V. Dominic by Dr. Jernail Singh Anand. Published in Interviews with Poets, Critical Thinkers and Scholars, 21st CENTURY CRITICAL THOUGHT, A DIALOGUE WITH POSTMODERN VOICES,Volume 3. By Jernail Singh Anand. Published by Earth Vision Publications, Gurugram, Haryana, India, 2021.

==Published books==
===Poetry collection===
* ''Winged Reason''(2010), Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]
* ''Write Son, Write''(2011), Gnosis, [[New Delhi]]
* ''Multicultural Symphony'' (2014), Gnosis, [[New Delhi]]
* ''Contemporary Concerns and Beyond''(2016), Authorspress [[New Delhi]]
* ''K. V. Dominic Essential Readings and Study Guide'' (2016), Modern History Press, [[Ann Arbor, USA]]<ref name="auto"/>
* ''Abheepsa''(Hindi translated poems) (2016), Trans. Dr. Santosh Alex. Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]
* ''Aapni Abheepsa. (Gujarati Translated Poems). (2016), Trans. Fr. Varghese Paul, SJ and Yoseph Macwan. Rennade Prakashan, [[Ahmedabad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profkvdominic.com|title=Prof. K V Dominic - Prof.K V Dominic|website=Profkvdominic.com|accessdate=20 August 2017}}</ref>
* ''Cataracts of Compassion'' (2017), Authors Press, [[New Delhi]]<ref name="amazon.in"/>
* ''Poèmes Philosophiques de K V Dominic: Poèmes sur la justice sociale, les droits des femmes et de l'environnement'' (French Edition) (2019) Kindle Edition<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.in/Po%C3%A8mes-Philosophiques-Dominic-justice-lenvironnement-ebook/dp/B07PRB4926/ref=sr_1_32?qid=1554618895&refinements=p_27%3AK.+V.+Dominic&s=books&sr=1-32|title = Poèmes Philosophiques de K V Dominic: Poèmes sur la justice sociale, les droits des femmes et de l'environnement}}</ref>
* ''Winged Reason--A Bilingual Anthology of Poems'' Translated by Barathi Srinivasan. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2019. <ref>https://www.amazon.in/Winged-Reason-Bilingual-Translated-Anthology/dp/B07WZD97S7/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Winged+REason+by+Barathi+Srinivasan&qid=1569137577&s=books&sr=1-1</ref>
* ''Write My Son, Write''Translated into Bengali by Dr. Sabita Chakraborty. Underground Literature, Kolkata, 2019.
* ''Musings on Covid Pandemic and Beyond'' (2021) Authorspress, [New Delhi]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.in/Musings-Covid-Pandemic-Beyond-Dominic/dp/B092SNCZLN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kv+dominic%27s+musings+on+covid+pandemic+and+beyond&qid=1619707325&sr=8-1|title = Musings on Covid Pandemic and Beyond|date = 16 April 2021|publisher = Authorspress}}</ref>

===Short story===
* ''Who is Responsible?''(2016), Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]
* ''Sanchita Karma and Other Tales of Ethics and Choice from India'' (2018), Modern History Press, [[Ann Arbor, USA]]<ref>{{Cite book |isbn = 978-1615993932|title = Sanchita Karma and Other Tales of Ethics and Choice from India|last1 = Dominic|first1 = K. V.|year = 2018}}</ref>

===Criticism===
* Pathos in the Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2009.
* Multicultural Consciousness in the Novels of R. K. Narayan. New Delhi. Authorspress, 2012.

===Edited books===
* Postcolonial Readings in Indo-Anglian Literature. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2009.
* Selected Short Stories in Contemporary Indo-Anglian Literature. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2009.
* Stephen Gill's Poetry: Panorama World Peace. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2010.
* Discourses on Contemporary Indian English Poets. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2010.
* Studies in Contemporary Canadian Literature. New Delhi: Sarup Book Publishers, 2010.
* Critical Studies on Contemporary Indian English Women Writers. Sarup Book Publishers, 2010.
* Critical Perspectives on the Poetry of R. K. Singh, D. C. Chambial and I. K. Sharma. New Delhi: Access, 2011.
* Discourses on Five Indian Poets in English: Keki N. Daruwalla, Shiv. K. Kumar, Pronab Kumar Majumder, Syed Ameeruddin and Aju Mukhopadhyay. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2011.
* Concepts and Contexts of Diasporic Literature of India. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2011.
* Changing Face of Women in Literature: The Flaming Spirit. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2012.
* Studies on Six Indian Poets in English: Jayanta Mahapatra, Hazara Singh, P C K Prem, Gopikrishnan Kottoor, Manas Bakshi, Chandramoni Narayanaswamy. New Delhi: Gnosis, 2012.
* African and Afro-American Literature: Insights and Interpretations. New Delhi. Authorspress, 2012.
* Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Indian Poetry in English. New Delhi. Access, 2012.
* ''Jayanti M. Dalal: Select Stories''(Edited Stories) (2013), Authorspress, [[New Delhi]]
* Sarojini Sahoo's Feminine Reflections. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014.
* Indian Literatures in English: New Directions, Newer Possibilities. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2014.
* Multicultural Literature of India: A Critical Evaluation of Contemporary Regional Literatures. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015.
* World English Fiction: Bridging Oneness. Jaipur: Vking Publishers, 2015.
* Multicultural Studies on Three Nobel Laureates—Rabindranath Tagore, Toni Morrison and Alice Munro. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016.
<ref>{{cite book|title=Contemporary Concerns and Beyond|first=K. V.|last=Dominic|date=20 August 2017|publisher=Authorspress|id={{ASIN|9352074009|country=in}}}}</ref>
* Pamela Jeyaraju, eds. Environmental Literature: Research Papers and Poems. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2016.<ref>{{cite book|title=Environmental Literature: Research Papers and Poems|first1=K. V.|last1=Dominic|first2=Pamela|last2=Jeyaraju|date=20 August 2017|publisher=Authorspress|id={{ASIN|9352073096|country=in}}}}</ref>
* The Poetic Art of T. V. Reddy: New Perspectives. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://authorspressbooks.com/book_detail.php?preference=1242|title=Authorspress}}</ref>
* Raichel M Sylus, eds. Multicultural Matrix: Shifting Paradigms. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2017.<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/B077CZZWSL</ref>
* S. Barathi, eds. Diasporas and Dilemmas: The Voice of an Exile. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2017.<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/B077D1L93N</ref>
* A Journey from Within to Beyond: A Bunch of Short Stories Culled from Different Cultures. New Delhi: Authors Press, 2018.<ref>https://www.amazon.in/Journey-Within-Beyond-Different-Cultures/dp/B07HYTBKG9/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1541992336&sr=1-13&refinements=p_27%3AK.+V.+Dominic</ref>
* Muse of Now Paradigm: An Entry into Poepro. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/s?k=muse+of+now+paradigm&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss|title = Amazon.in : Muse of now paradigm}}</ref>

===Critical books on Dominic's poetry===
* English Poetry in India: A Comprehensive Survey of Trends and Thought Patterns. By P C K Prem. Published by Authorspress, New Delhi in 2011
* ''Philosophical Musings for a Meaningful Life: An Analysis of K. V. Dominic's Poems''(2016), Ed. S. Kumaran., Modern History Press, [[Ann Arbor]], [[United States]]
* ''Essential Readings and Study Guide.''(2016), Ed. Victor R. Volkman. Modern History Press, [[Ann Arbor]], [[United States]]
* ''Write My Son, Write—Text and Interpretation: An Exercise in Reading''. (2016) By Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhayaya. Modern History Press, [[Ann Arbor]], [[United States]]
* A Critical Survey of Indo-English Poetry. By Prof. T. V. Reddy. Published by Authorspress, New Delhi in 2016
* K V DOMINIC CRITICISM AND COMMENTARY: AN ESSENTIAL READINGS COMPANION. By Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya. Modern History Press, Ann Arbor, USA in 2017<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/1615993576</ref>
* The Social, Cultural and Spiritual Dimensions of Modern Indian Poetry in English. Edited by Vijay Kumar Roy. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2PA, UK, 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lib.myilibrary.com/ProductDetail.aspx?id=1010150|title = MyiLibrary}}</ref>
* Poetical Sensibility of K V Dominic’s Creative Muse. By Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2019.<ref>https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07W9BJL5W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Ramesh+Chandra+MUkhopadhayaya&qid=1565499018&s=books&sr=1-1-spell</ref>
* P.C.K. Prem’s History of Contemporary Indian English Poetry: An Appraisal, Volume I & II. New Delhi: Authorspress, 2019.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.profkvdominic.com/}}
* [http://sunoasis.ning.com/profile/ProfKVDominic Sunoasis Writers Network]

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