Professional Summary
Dynamic and research-driven Assistant Professor of English with expertise in literary theory, memory studies, feminist and postcolonial pedagogy. Experienced in university-level teaching, interdisciplinary research, and international academic collaboration. Professional training from Harvard University and the University of Hong Kong.
Education
- PhD in English — National Institute of Technology Patna (2024) Thesis: Gender and Spaces in Partition Fiction: A Study of Select Novels by Muslim Women
- M.A. in English — Patna University (2019)
- B.A. in English — Patna University (2017)
- Qualified UGC NET — December 2018
Academic Experience
- Visiting Assistant Professor — NIT Patna (July–Dec 2024)
- Teaching Assistant — NIT Patna (Jan 2020–Apr 2024)
- Summer Intern — Partition Museum, Amritsar (2018)
Research Publications
- “Tangible Heritage and Intangible Memory…” — Studies in Media and Communication (Scopus Indexed, 2023)
- “Transgressions of Gendered Spaces…” — IUP Journal of English Studies (2023)
- Book Chapter — Routledge Companion to Twenty-First Century Indian Fiction in English (Forthcoming 2026)
Conference Presentations (International & National)
Presented research papers in Germany, Egypt, UK, and leading Indian institutions including IIT Patna, AMU Aligarh, and VIT Chennai on Partition literature, memory studies, and gendered spatial narratives.
Professional Affiliations
- Memory Studies Association (MSA)
- Gesellschaft für Anglophone Postkoloniale Studien (GAPS)
- English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI)
- Postcolonial Studies Association (PSA)
