Anurag Ambasta, Dean of Arts and Humanities, is Assistant Professor (Selection Grade) in the Department of English at Xavier University, Patna. Dr Ambasta is an alumnus of Patna University and CIIL Mysuru. He completed his PhD (2014) and M.A. from Patna University. His research interests include modernist and postmodernist transitions, memory studies, discourse analysis, postcolonial literature and theory. He serves as reviewer for journals such as Translation Today, The Interiors and Satraachee.

• Ph.D. — Awarded 2014. Dissertation: A Postcolonial Study of Politics, Identity, and Culture in Select Non-fiction.
• M.A. (English) — Patna University (2008: American Literature; 2005: Translation Theory).
• B.A. (English) — IGNOU (2001).

The list below is a selected extraction from Dr. Ambasta's publications (journals, chapters and edited books):

• “Re-Critiquing Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines: Underscoring Nationalism, Identity and Globalisation” — Journal of the Oriental Institute, MS University of Baroda (Vol.72, Issue 2, Apr–Jun 2024).
• “Magic Realism on Screen: Critiquing the Cinematic Adaptation of Morrison’s Beloved” — Journal of Literature & Aesthetics (Jul–Dec 2024).
• Chapter: “Yet Another Indian in America…” in Writers of Indian Diaspora: Critical Essays (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024).
• Articles on caste trauma, gender, postcoloniality and translation in journals such as The Interiors, Satraachee and others (selected items listed in full CV).
• Edited volumes: Gender and Culture (2024), Indian Diaspora Writers, and English Literature: Text, Contexts and Concepts (2023).

• “Red, Blue, Black and White: Colour Semiotics in Ketan Mehta’s Movies” — IIT Patna (2023).
• “Fans and the Discourse Community” — SXCMT Patna (2023).
• “Memory and Nostalgia: Post Partition Chronotopes” — SXCMT (2022).
• Multiple national & international presentations on identity, diaspora, technology-mediated narratives and caste studies (full list in CV).

• Plays written/directed: What is This Shakespeare? (staged on Bihar Diwas), The Phlegmatic Praxis (college script).
• Acted in short films: The Bath Tub, Where the River Flows East.
• Radio program: Syllabus Hour — Gyan Vani, Patna.

• Assistant Professor — Department of English, St. Xavier’s College of Management & Technology, Patna.
• Academic counsellor — IGNOU (2008–2016); taught at Patna College and Patna Science College (2008–2011).
• Extensive experience in curriculum design: PG & UG English programmes and multiple professional course modules for affiliating universities.

• Dean, School of Arts & Humanities — Xavier University, Patna.
• Former Head, Department of English — St. Xavier’s College of Management & Technology (July 2019 – June 2025).
• Chair — NAAC Criterion I (2021–2023); Member, NEP Task Force; other institutional administrative roles listed in CV.

• Reviewer — Translation Today (CIIL), The Interiors, Satraachee.
• Member, abstract selection & editorial committees for national/international conferences; external examiner and viva expert for multiple universities.

• Guru Shikha Samman (EDC, Patna) — 2024.
• Felicitated for contributions to academia on Teacher’s Day by various institutions.