Dr. Padmaja Shetty, Associate Professor and head of department English Sri Dhavala college Moodabidri was awarded Ph.D.degree by Kuvempu University Shimoga for her thesis entitled “ Portrayal of India in the works of Flora Annie Steel: A Critical Study of Selected Novels”, under the guidance of Dr. S. Siraj Ahmed, Associate professor, Dept of PG Studies and Research in English, Studies and Research in English, Sahyadri Arts College Shimoga.