Academic Qualifications :

Research Degrees

Work Experience :

Teaching experience

• P.G. Classes (in years): 8 years
• U.G. Classes (in years): 12 years (as a full-time faculty)
• U.G Classes Overall Experience: 13 years

Professional Growth

Add-on Certificate Course

Designed and facilitated a 2 Credits, 34 hours, Add-on Certificate Course ‘English for Career Advancement’ from February 15 to April 3, 2023, as per the circular received from S.N.D.T. Women's University regarding the implementation of "Add-on Courses" under NEP 2020, for UG Programs. 40 students from B.A I and B.Com I classes successfully completed the course.

Member of Syllabus Drafting Committees

• Appointed as a member of the Syllabus Committee by the Board of Studies in English of Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai, on 26th April, 2021 to draft the syllabus of the paper of “Drama and Theatre” in the Two-Year Master’s degree course of M. A. Honours with Research in English Language and Literature. The syllabus was to be in effect from the academic year 2021-22.
• Appointed as a ‘Subject Expert’ in the Syllabus Drafting Committee, Board of Studies- English of K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai – 400077 (Autonomous) on 7th June, 2021 to design the curriculum in the M.A English Program in the Core Course Study of “Modernist and Post-Modernist Literature” for the Part I in the semester II to be implemented from the academic year 2021- 2022.
• Appointed as a ‘Subject Expert’ in the Syllabus Drafting Committee, Board of Studies- English of K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai – 400077 (Autonomous) on 7th June, 2021 to design the curriculum in the M.A. English Program in the Core Course Study of “Colonial Discourse and Postcolonial Studies” for the Part I in the semester II to be implemented from the academic year 2021-2022.
• Appointed as a ‘Subject Expert’ in the Syllabus Drafting Committee, Board of Studies- English of K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Vidyavihar, Mumbai – 400077 (Autonomous) on 7th June, 2021 to design the curriculum in the M.A English Program in the Core Course Study of “Film and Literature” for the Part II in the semester IV to be implemented from the academic year 2021-2022.

Guest Lectures/Resource Person

• Invited as a Guest Speaker in an ‘Interface: a Webinar Series on Literature and Beyond’ and delivered a Guest Lecture on the topic of ‘Living in Translation: Introduction to Translation Studies’ held on 18th May 2020 at 11 am organised by the Department of English, Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Matunga, Mumbai.
• Invited as a Resource Person for the expert talk on “Indian Literature in English Translation” on 11th July, 2020 at 12.00 pm by the Department of English, S.N.D.T College of Arts and S.C.B.C College of Commerce and Science, Churchgate, Mumbai.
• Invited as a Resource Person for the expert talk on “Contemporary Drama: Reading Performing and Playing” on 14th July, 2020 at 2.00 pm by the Department of English, S.N.D.T College of Arts and S.C.B.C College of Commerce and Science, Churchgate, Mumbai.
• Appointed as an Academic Counsellor at the IGNOU Study Centre- K. J. Somaiya College of Education, Mumbai on July 22, 2022.
• Invited as a Resource Person for the expert talk on “Bhashantar Sanshodhan” in Ph.D Course Work at the Ph.D Research Centre, Sangamner Nagarpalika Arts, D.J. Malpani Commerce and B. N. Sarada Science College, (Autonomous) Samgamner, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune on February 24, 2023.
• Invited as a Resource Person to judge research paper presentations at One Day ‘Inter-Institutional Research Conclave- Humanities and Languages’ organised by Sathaye College (Autonomous), Vile Parle, Mumbai on February 28, 2022.
• Invited as an External Examiner to evaluate research proposals of M.A. second-semester students at the Department of English, S.N.D.T Women's University, Mumbai, on April 26, 2023.
• Invited as an External Examiner to evaluate the dissertations of M.A. third-semester students at the Department of English, S.N.D.T Women's University, Mumbai, on December 17, 2023.
• Invited to be a Resource Person for a RUSA sponsored Student Training Program to deliver a session titled “Theory of Translation and Historical Overview of Translation” conducted by Sir Sitaram and Lady Shantabai Patkar College of Arts and Science and V. P. Varde College of Commerce and Economics, (Autonomous), Mumbai on 28th December, 2023.
• Invited to deliver a Guest Lecture titled “A Historical Overview of Women’s Writing in India with Special Reference to the Inner Courtyard: Stories by Indian Women” at Maniben Nanawati Women’s College, Mumbai on 14th April, 2024.
• Invited to deliver an Expert Lecture titled “Translation as a Tight Rope Walking Task: A Comparative Analysis of Maza Pravas and Travails of 1857” in a ‘Certificate Course in Translation’ at K.G. Joshi College of Arts & N.G. Bedekar College of Commerce, Thane on 15th December, 2024.

Research Undertaken

Research Experience

• M. Phil- 2 years and 6 months
• Ph.D- 3 years and 3 months
• Overall, 15 years

Fields of Specialisation under the Subject/Discipline

• Translation Studies
• Archival Research of Literature
• Colonial Marathi Theatre
• William Shakespeare
• Western Feminism
• Marathi Literature
• Dalit Literature and Translation

Symposia/Conferences/Seminars/Webinars Organised

• Coordinated and organised A National Web Symposium on “Narrative in Literature and Cinema” in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of B. M. Ruia Girls’ College on August 18th, 2020. Four eminent scholars together with Dr. Hrishikesh Ingle from English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, Dr. Anil Sonawane from the University of Mumbai, Dr. Pandurang Barkale from S.N.D.T Women’s University, Mumbai, and Mr. Amol Jadhav, an Independent Filmmaker from Mumbai delivered their scholarly talks. 860 participants counting 06 from four countries like Algeria, Philippines, Iraq and Saudi Arabia and 854 participants from 27 states plus 04 Union territories of India from the 56 disciplines including Natural Sciences, Pure Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, etc. registered for the Symposium out of which 493 participants were issued an e-certificate.
• Coordinated and organised A State Level Webinar on “Effective Communication Skills: A Key to Successful Career” on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Resource Person was Dr. Shriram Dongre, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Commerce, and Science, Vasai Road (W), Dist. Palghar, Maharashtra. More than 74 participants attended the webinar and obtained an e- certificate.
• Coordinated and organised A National Level Workshop on “Shaping the World through Words: A Kaleidoscopic View of Content Writing in English” on Saturday, 24th February, 2024, from 5.00 pm onwards on google meet platform. 1 international participant from Russia and 69 national participants from 21 states of India attended the workshop. Overall, 70 participants attended the workshop and obtained an e-certificate.
• Coordinated and organised A National Web Symposium on “Gender Perceptions in Media, Cinema and Literature” on Friday, March 8, 2024, at 11.00 am on google meet platform under the Women's Week Programme from 4th to 9th March, 2024. 1 international participant from Russia and 84 participants from 22 states of India attended the symposium. Overall, 85 participants attended the symposium and obtained an e-certificate.

Publications

a. Translations

• Appointed as a Translator on February 1, 2023, by the Sahityaratna Anna Bhau Sathe Adhyasan Kendra, Sanskrut Bhavan, Kalina Campus, University of Mumbai to translate two literary texts by Anna Bhau Sathe from the Marathi into English. Translated two texts by Anna Bhau Sathe from Marathi into English consisting of a short story collection “Navati” and a novel Avadi. These translations are to be published by the Government of Maharashtra soon.
• Translated Sahitya Akademi Winner Writer Rajan Gavas’ short story collection “Rivanavayali Mungi” into English as “An Distinct from Ant Mill”. This translation is under consideration of the publications houses like Penguin Random House, Harper Collins India, Speaking Tiger Books, and Open Letter Books, and Copper coin Publishers.

b. Research Papers

International (Abroad)

• Published a research paper entitled “Being in Translation: Diaspora and Translating Rhizomatic Experiences” in UGC Care List Group II- Journals indexed in globally recognised databases- Directory of Periodicals by the Modern Language Association, Journal no. 274. The journal is indexed in CEEOL, DOAJ, St. Jerome Publishing, Index Copernicus, and Fabula. Journal titled ‘Translation Studies: Retrospective and Prospective Views’, an annual journal of the Department of English published under the aegis of: Faculty of Letters – Department of English, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania and Research Centre Interface Research of the Original and Translated Text, Cognitive and Communicative Dimensions of the Message published by Casa Cărții de Știință, Romania in 2023, ISSN-2065-3514, page no. 131 to 139.
• ● Published a research paper entitled “Translation and Modernity: Organic Intellectuals in Western India under Colonialism” in UGC Care List Group II- Journals indexed in globally recognised databases- Directory of Periodicals by the Modern Language Association, Journal no. 280. The journal is indexed in Ebsco, CEEOL, DOAJ, St. Jerome Publishing, Index Copernicus, and Fabula. Journal titled ‘Translation Studies: Retrospective and Prospective Views’, an annual journal of the Department of English published under the aegis of: Faculty of Letters – Department of English, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania and Research Centre Interface Research of the Original and Translated Text, Cognitive and Communicative Dimensions of the Message published by Casa Cărții de Știință, Romania in 2024, ISSN- 2065-3514, page no. 147 to 158.

International (Within the Country)

• Published a research paper in ‘Journal of Higher Education and Research Society: A Refereed International ISSUE-1/VOL-3 OCTOBER 2014’, entitled “The Conflict between Social Conformity and Individual Freedom in Pride and Prejudice,” on 3rd October, 2014, page nos. 582-589, ISSN 2349-0209.
• Published a research paper in ‘Chronicle of Humanities and Cultural Studies’, Volume 1 NO. 3, October-November 2015, A Bimonthly Refereed International Journal having ISSN-2454-5503 entitled “Tratika: A Note on Textual and Conceptual Grid”, page nos.126 to 131.
• Published a research paper in the conference proceedings of an International Conference entitled “Global Shakespeare” entitled “Elements of Translatability: Hamlet to Vikaravilasita” held at the Department of English, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune on 16th and 17th December 2016.
• Published a research paper entitled “Mahasveta Devi’s Draupadi: Resistance Within” in the Journal of Higher Education and Research Society: A Refereed International in April, 2017, ISSN- 23490209, Volume-5/Issue-1.
• Published a research paper entitled “Dalit Literature and Destitution: The Aporia of Customary Morality in Translation” in the Bodhi International Peer-reviewed Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Science, an online, peer-reviewed, refereed, quarterly journal in July, 2020, ISSN- 24565571, Volume- 4, no.4, page no. 24-28.
• Published a research paper entitled “On Translating into and from Marathi: Machine Translation and ‘Translate Document’ Tool” in the Roots International Peer-reviewed Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, an online, peer-reviewed, refereed, quarterly journal in February, 2021, ISSN- 23498684, Volume-7, no.3.
• Published a research paper entitled “The Destitutionalised Reading of Gender and Caste in Baburao Bagul’s Short Stories” in the New Literaria, An International Peer-reviewed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities ISSN- 2582-7375 [Online] in January-February, 2023, Volume-04, Issue- 01.
• Published a research paper entitled “Translating Word to Image: Retelling of A Passage to India” in the New Literaria, An International Peer-reviewed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities ISSN- 2582-7375 [Online] in January-February, 2023, Volume-04, Issue- 01.
• Published a research paper entitled “Accomplishing Colonial Ambitions through Translation: The Case of Modern Marathi Theatre” in the New Literaria, An International Peer-reviewed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities ISSN- 2582-7375 [Online] in January-February, 2025, Volume-06, Issue- 01.
• Published a research paper entitled “Cultural Translation of Shakespeare into Marathi: A Comparative Study of Zunzararao and Othello” in the Roots International Peer-reviewed Journal of Multidisciplinary Researches, an online, peer-reviewed, refereed, quarterly journal in February, 2025, ISSN- 23498684, Volume-11, no.3, page no. 25 to 29.

National

• Published a research paper in proceedings having ISBN-978-93-81831-96-0 in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Natak: Ek Shashwat Kala’ at Ramnarayan Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai entitled “Shakespeare’s Othello in Marathi: A Note on Adaptation and Cultural Translation” on 12th and 13th Dec 2014, page nos.181 to 185.
• Published a research paper in proceedings having ISBN -978-93-83871-55-1 of UGC Sponsored national level seminar on ‘Humour: Texts and Contexts’ at Patkar and Varde College, Vile Parle, Mumbai, entitled “On Translating Humour, Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors in Marathi” on 7th and 8th February 2015, page nos. 197 to 203.
• Published a research paper in the conference proceedings of a UGC Sponsored Two Days National Conference on ‘Revisiting Shakespeare 400 Years After’ paper entitled “Macbeth as Manajeerao: The Hermeneutic Motion” held at the Department of English, K. G. Joshi College of Arts and N.G. Bedekar College of Commerce, Thane (W) on 13th and 14th January, 2017.

c. Chapters in Books

• Published a research paper in a book having ISBN-978-81-922913-2-1 named ‘Issues in Contemporary Indian Society: Literary and Cultural Perspectives’ Vol 3, 2014, entitled “Concerning the ‘Self’ and the ‘Other’ in A Passage to India,” page nos. 55 to 66.
• Published a chapter entitled “Platforms of Experiential E-learning of English Literature and Language” in a book entitled Paradigm Shift and the New Digital Pedagogy of English Language Teaching and Learning published by L Ordine Nuovo Publication, Madurai, Tamilnadu in December 2020, ISBN 978-93-90084-31-9, page no.51-56.
• Published a chapter entitled “The Paradox of Institution and Destitution in Baburao Bagul’s Short Stories” in a book entitled Revisiting Subaltern Studies: Issues and Perspectives published by Unique Foundation, Pune in June 2022, ISBN 978-93-92362-06-4, page no.113-126.
• Published a chapter entitled “Translation, Late Nineteenth Century Maharashtra, and Imagining an Independent Nation into Existence” in a book funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) titled Bhartiya Swatantryaladhyat Maharashtrache Yogdan published by Nisha Publications, Kanpur, U.P. in 2023, ISBN 978-93-94800-16-8, page no. 242-252.
• Published a chapter entitled “Blending Experiential Learning with Generative AI: Transforming English Language Education” in a book funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) titled Future of Learning: AI Integration & Human Expertise in Education published by Sri S. Ramasamy Naidu Memorial College with SHANLAX Publications, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, in 2025, ISBN: 978-81-956002-8-1, page no. 193-199.

d. Marathi Publications

• Published an article in Marathi titled “Anaidhikata ani Bhashantar: Baburao Bagulanchi Katha” in an online Marathi Newspaper The Wire Marathi on August 28, 2021. To check the article online: https://marathi.thewire.in/short-story-of-baburao-bagul-and-problems-in-translation-of-dalit-literature
• Invited as a Writer-Critic by the Maharashtra Rajya Marathi Vishwakosh Nirmiti Mandal- Vishwasahitya Dnyanmandal (Maharashtra State Marathi World Literature Encyclopedia), Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune on 27th April, 2021, to contribute entries on Russian Literature.
  1. Published an article in Marathi on a Russian Writer- ‘Andrei Bely’ on September 1, 2021, in Marathi Vishwasahitya Kosh (Marathi World Literature Encyclopedia). To check the article: https://marathivishwakosh.org/55343/
  2. Published an article in Marathi on a Russian Writer- ‘Andrei Ivanov’ on June 22, 2022, in Marathi Vishwasahitya Kosh (Marathi World Literature Encyclopedia). To check the article: https://marathivishwakosh.org/56639/

Research Papers Presented

International (Abroad)

• Presented a research paper titled "Being in Translation, Diaspora and Translating Rhizomatic Experiences" at an International "Scientific Conference of Doctoral Schools: Cultural Spaces: Retrospective and Prospective Views" organised by "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania, funded by the Ministry of Education, Romania on 8th June, 2023.

International (Within the Country)

• Presented a research paper entitled “Tratika: A Note on Textual and Conceptual Grid” at the Interdisciplinary International Conference on ‘New Trends in Humanities and Gender Studies’ held on 9th and 10th October 2015, organized by the Dept. of English, N.G. Acharya and D.K. Marathe College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Chembur (E), Mumbai in collaboration with M.G.E.W. Society’s Centre for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Kalyan (W).
• Presented a paper entitled “Elements of Translatability: Hamlet to Vikaravilasita” at an International Conference entitled “Global Shakespeare” held at the Department of English, St. Mira’s College for Girls, Pune on 16th and 17th December 2016.
• Presented a research paper entitled “Translation as an Act of Protest: Significance of Vikarvilasita" in the 19th Century Marathi Theatre” at the One Day International Conference on “Literature and Protest”, organised by the Department of English, University of Mumbai, Vidyanagari Campus, Kalina, Mumbai, on 3rd, February, 2018.
• Presented a research paper entitled “Living in Limbo: Translating Rhizomatic Experiences through Indo-Canadian Theatre” in the Two-Day Virtual International Conference on ‘Space, Narratives and South Asian Diasporic/Transnational Experiences’ organised by the Indo-Canadian Studies Centre, University of Mumbai in collaboration with Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, New Delhi, and International Society for Educational Leadership on 4-5 March, 2021.
• Presented a research paper titled “Translating Destitution: ‘Common Sense’ Reading of Marathi Dalit Literature” on 5th March, 2022 in A Virtual Three-day International Conference on ‘Comparative Literature: Frames, Methods and Practice’ jointly organised by the Department of English and Department of Marathi, S.N.D.T. Women’s University and Calcutta Comparatists 1919, on 4th-6th March, 2022.
• Presented a research paper titled “The Destitutionalised Reading of Gender and Caste in Baburao Bagul’s Short Stories” in Three Days International E-Conference on ‘Gender, Culture, and Society’ jointly organised by the Department of English and Foreign Languages, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, West Bengal, India in collaboration with New Literaria, An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities on 26th, 27th and 28th November, 2022.
• Presented a research paper titled “Dakshina Prize Committee and Imperial Aims: Some Speculations on the ‘Translation Age’ of Colonial Modern Marathi Theatre” in International Conference on ‘Comparative Literature and Translation: Mapping Milestones, Tracing Trajectories’ organised by the Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, in collaboration with Comparative Literature Association of India, in memory of Dr. Chandra Mohan from 23rd to 25th, July, 2024.
• Invited as a panellist and presented a research paper titled “Drama Translation in Western India from 1860 to 1912: A trend in Theory of Translation and Social Reform” in XVII Biennial International Conference on ‘Comparative Literature as Alternative Humanities: Ethics, Affect and the Everyday Social’ organised by Comparative Literature Association of India and University of Delhi on 10th, 11th, and 12th September, 2024.
• Presented a research paper titled “Bridging Realms through Diaspora: Location, Dislocation, and Relocation of Beings” in Two Days International E-Conference on ‘Bridging Realms: Exploring Intersections in Humanities and Social Sciences’ organised by New Literaria, An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, in collaboration with the Department of History, Humanities and Societies, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy, and Department of English, Central University of Karnataka, India 4th and 5th October, 2024.

National

• Presented a paper entitled “The Fear of Homosexuals: Mitra in a Homophobic Society” in UGC Sponsored One-day National Seminar on ‘The Literature of Minority, Sexual and Gender Identity’ organized by the Department of English, Karmveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on 6th December 2014.Presented a paper entitled “Shakespeare’s Othello in Marathi: A Note on Adaptation and Cultural Translation” in UGC Sponsored Two-days National Seminar on ‘Natak: Ek Shashwat Kala’ organized by the Department of Marathi, Ramnarayan Ruia College, Matunga, Mumbai held on 12th and 13th Dec 2014.
• Presented a paper entitled “Macbeth as Manajeerao: The Hermeneutic Motion” in a UGC Sponsored Two Days National Conference on Revisiting Shakespeare 400 Years After held at the Department of English, K. G. Joshi College of Arts and N.G. Bedekar College of Commerce, Thane (W) on 13th and 14th January, 2017.
• Attended and presented a research paper entitled “Retelling of A Passage to India: Mimicry from Word to Image” at the Two Days National Conference on “Re-working, Re-imagining, Re-inventing: The Changing Faces of Adaptation Studies, organised by the Department of English, St. Andrews College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Bandra, Mumbai, on 17-18th November, 2017.
• Presented a research paper entitled "Characters Alienated BRICS from Below" at the National Seminar on "Century of Asians: Role and Impact of Asian Countries" organised by UGC-HRDC, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand, on 31st May and 1st June, 2018.
• Presented a research paper entitled "Destitution and Translation: Baburao Bagul’s Aai" at the Two Days National Seminar on "Emerging Trends in Indian Literatures," organised by the Post-graduate Department of English, BPHE Society's Ahmednagar College, Ahmednagar on 15th-16th February, 2019.
• Presented a research paper entitled “The Paradox of Institution and Destitution in Baburao Bagul’s Short Stories” in the Two-Day Interdisciplinary National Seminar on ‘Subaltern Movement in India: Issues and Challenges’ organised by the Department of History, Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous College, Matunga, Mumbai, sponsored by the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi on 10-11 January, 2020.