डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्‍वविद्यालय दिल्ली
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi
Established by The Government of NCT of Delhi

• Ph. D in English, Centre for English Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2021. 
• NET (National Eligibility Test) conducted by UGC in June 2012 in English. 
• Master of Arts (English) from Jawaharlal Nehru University (2012).
• Bachelor of Arts (English Hons.) from University of Delhi (2010).
   

Teaching Experience

• Assistant Professor of Global Studies, School of Global Affairs, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi. (Aug 2023-Present).
• Assistant Professor of English, Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi. (July 2016- Aug 2023).
• Assistant Professor of English, Zakir Hussain Delhi College (Morning), University of Delhi. (July 2013 -Feb 2015).

Courses Taught

• MA Dissertation
• MA Guided Research Project
• MA Seminar on Global Cities: Then and Now
• Introduction to Feminist Theory and Practice
• Novels as Ethnography (designed)
• Myth, Rumors and Conspiracies
• Literary and Cultural Dialogues in Latin America
• Historiographic Novels
• City in Literature
• Modern Indian Writings in Translation
• Partition Literature
• British Literature 19^th century
• British Romantic Literature
• Popular Literature
• English Proficiency
• Language Through Literature
• Media and Communication
• Creative Writing
• Translation

• Comparative Literature, Literary Urban Studies, Indian English Literature, Contemporary Hindi Novel, Translation Studies, and Graphic Narratives.

• Kavita. “Review of Storying Plants in Australian Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Roots and Winged Seeds by Melanie Duckworth and Annika Herb.” International Journal of Young Adult Literature, vol. 5, no. 1, 2024. DOI: 10.24877/ijyal.183
• Singh, Kashinath. “Musai Cha.” Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi), vol IL343, 2024, pp.78-85. Translated by Kavita. ISSN: 00195804. (UGC Care) https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/27331265
• Kavita. “Commodifying the Body or the Soul? The ‘New Liberal Woman’ of the 90s and Questions of Identity in Chitra Mudgal’s Aawan.”  IIS University Journal of Arts, vol. 13, no.1, Jan 2024, pp.108-119. ISSN: 2319-5339 (P) & 25837591 (O). (UGC Care)
• Kavita. “Trappings of the New Economy: Questions of Bondage and Freedom in Anjum Hasan’s Neti, Neti, Not This, Not This and Usha K R’s Monkey Man.” Social Science Researcher, vol. 8, no. 2, 2022, pp. 10-20. ISSN: 2319-8362.
• Kavita. “Looking at Working-Class Bombay through the Eyes of Women: Reading Chitra Mudgal’s Aawan.” Journal of the School of Language, Literature and Cultural Studies (JSL). New ser., vol. 22, Pencraft International, 2020, pp. 100-108. ISSN: 0972-9682. (UGC Care).

• “From a Typewriter to a Headset: Women of the New Economy in Usha K. R's Monkey Man” in Making the Subject: Interdisciplinary Explorations, A National Webinar for Research Scholars, organized by School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi, held on 23 July 2020.
• “My World is Falling Apart: Reading Kashinath Singh's Rehan Par Ragghu” in the International Conference,”  hosted by IACLALS and Department of English, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from 5-7 February 2020.
• “Cultural Violence and Translation of City Spaces” in the II Annual International Conference of Ceasurae Collective Society, on the theme of “Translation Across Borders: Genres and Geographies,” held at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, 9-11 Oct 2018.
• Presented poetry translations for “A Special Reading of Black American Poetry in Translation” at The American Centre, New Delhi, on 24 March 2011.

FDP/Invited Lecture

• Attended NEP-2020 Orientation and Sensitization Programme under Madan Mohan Malaviya Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC) organized by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College, University of Delhi from 1^st-11^th Oct 2024.
• Attended a 4-Week Faculty Induction Programme/Orientation Programme organized by Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching, from 22nd Jan-20th Feb 2024.
• Attended a two-day FDP on “Mentoring the Young Adult” at Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi, from 9-10 Aug 2016.

Seminar/Lecture/Events Organised

As the Convenor of The English Literary Society (August 2021 to present), I have organised the following events:

• The annual event of The English Literary Society, Litluminous on “Literature and Disability” on 20 April 2023. Panel Discussion by Prof. Someshwar Sati (KMC), Dr Swetha Antony (DU, English Department), and Ms Abha Khetarpal (disability rights activist and founder of Cross The Hurdles Foundation).
• Lecture by Dr Amit Ranjan, Assistant Professor of English, NCERT, on “John Lang and John Exshaw: The Drinker and the Thinker” on 8 February 2023.
• Lecture by Dr Sayandeb Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, School of Letters/School of Undergraduate Studies, Ambedkar University, on “Laughing with the Kafkaesque: The City in Charlie Chaplin and Jacques Tati” on 25 January 2023.
• Student exhibition on the theme of “Life Despite Nightmares: The Post Covid World” on 9 November 2022.
• Book release of Aaron Pamei and Achingliu Kamei’s poetry collection titled Headspace, followed by a lecture on “What Does It Takes to Write? Writing with a Purpose” on 1 November 2022 (in collaboration with The North-East Centre of Kamala Nehru College).
• Lecture by Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris, Ashoka University, titled “Fog and Filthy Air” on 14 October 2022
• Lecture by Dr Ajith Cherian, Language and Writing Instructor at IIT Delhi, on “Comics as Literature and Art as Technique” on 21 September 2022.
• Lecture by (Retired) Prof. GJV Prasad, JNU, titled “The India of Indian Literature” on 25 August 2022.
• Lecture on “Diagnosing Medical Humanities” by Dr Arka Chattopadhyay, Assistant Professor, IIT Gandhinagar, on 25 March 2022.
• The annual event of The English Literary Society, Litluminous on “Caste and Literature” on 25 February 2022. Panel discussion by Mr Bezwada Wilson (social activist), Ms Vijeta Kumar (writer), and Mr Siddhesh Gautam (mixed-media artist).
• A one-day workshop for the faculty on digital humanities, “Analysing Literary Texts Using Voyant,” by Dr Arjun Ghosh, Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi, on 2 February 2022.
• Lecture on digital humanities, “Scope of Computational Humanities Research,” by Dr Arjun Ghosh, Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi, on 19 January 2022.
• An interactive session on “Career Opportunities for English Graduates” by Mr Anupam Chowdhury (independent editor, previously associated with SAGE and Oxford University Press), Mr Anurag Chowbey (journalist with The Print), Ms Tanushree Basu Roy (market researcher for Satista.com), Ms Sukriti Pandey (research scholar, DU), Ms Anushka Dixit (creative strategist with Schbang), on 5 January 2022.
• Lecture on research methodology by Dr Anurima Chanda, Assistant Professor Birsa Munda College, NBU, titled “Letting Your Blueprint Guide You: Helpful Critical Writing Haacks” on 10 November 2021.
• Student exhibition on the theme of “Mental Illness and Literature” in Oct 2021.
• Talk and workshop by Ms. A P Payal, Ph.D. Scholar and graphic artist, on “Reading the Cards: Exploring the Feminist Possibilities of the Tarot” on 1 September 2021.