Academic Profile

  • PhD (English) — Patna University (2025). Thesis: “The Poetry of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Adrienne Rich: A Critical Study.”
  • MPhil (English) — IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2011). MPhil thesis: “Creative Tension in the Poetry of Mani Rao.”
  • M.A. (English Hons) — Vinoba Bhave University (2010).
  • B.A. (English Hons) — Vinoba Bhave University (2008).
  • UGC NET — qualified (Dec 2024).

Selected Research & Publications

  • “Language as Liberation: Adrienne Rich's Feminist Discourse” — Research Journal of English Language and Literature (RJELAL), Vol.13, Issue 1, Jan–Mar 2025, pp.136–142.
  • “The Transformative Power of Confession in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and Adrienne Rich” — RJELAL, Vol.11, Issue 2, Apr–Jun 2023, pp.291–294.
  • Contributed “Lock me up but make the Walls Solid: Metaphor of Protest in Mani Rao” in the book Indian Poetry in English: In Search of Identity (ISBN: 978-81-7273-663-7), 2012.
  • Analysis of “Depiction of Women in the poetry of Sylvia Plath” in the Women’s Volume of the Journal of Literature, Culture and Media Studies.

Teaching & Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor — Department of English, Xavier University, Patna (from 1 July 2025).
  • Assistant Teacher — Carmel High School, Patna (1 Apr 2017 – 28 Feb 2023): delivered classroom teaching and student development programmes.
  • Developed e-learning lecture recordings (GoodEd Technologies) for 9th & 10th grade SCERT Bihar syllabus (Jan 2017 – Jul 2017).
  • Conducted life-skills workshop for Bihar State Food Corporation (28 Jan – 5 Feb 2017).

Seminars, Conferences & FDPs

  • Presented “Exploring Gender Disparity in the poems of Adrienne Rich” — Presidency University, Bengaluru (International Conference), 2–3 Aug 2023.
  • Presented papers at IIT Patna, Patna Women’s College, St. Joseph’s University (Nagaland) and other national & international conferences (2020–2023).
  • Participated widely in webinars and workshops including “The Future of Genre”, “The Waste Land: Poetic Journey of 100 Years”, and national workshops on research methodology.
  • Active participant in e-conferences and national seminars addressing gender, ecology, and literary theory.

Professional Memberships

  • Lifetime Member — Journal of Literature, Culture and Media Studies (ISSN: 0974-7192).
  • Annual member — The Association for English Studies of India (Member ID: AM 84/2022).