Education
PhD in English
2022 – presentUniversity of St Andrews, School of English
Recipient of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) PhD fellowship through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities (SGSAH). Supervised by Professor Sara Lodge and Dr Clare Gill.
MPhil in English
2008 – 2010University of Delhi
Thesis: “Dissent in Victorian and Edwardian Fantasies by Women”. First Division with Distinction.
MA English
2005 – 2007Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
First in the University (65.6%). Awarded Principal B.B. Gupta Memorial Medal and Dr N.S. Pradhan Memorial Medal.
BA (Hons) English
2002 – 2005Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
First in the University (64.44%). Awarded Dr Sarup Singh Gold Medal, N.V. Thadani Memorial Prize, and Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyer English Prize.
Academic Positions
PhD Researcher
2022 – presentSchool of English, University of St Andrews
AHRC-SGSAH Funded. SGSAH Featured Researcher (April 2025).
Assistant Professor (Permanent)
June 2015 – presentDepartment of English, ARSD College, University of Delhi
Member of Internal Quality Assurance Cell. Convenor of Media Cell (2017–2019). Convenor of Film Appreciation Society (2017–2019).
Assistant Professor (Ad-Hoc)
September 2010 – May 2015Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi
Faculty Advisor, English Literary Society. Organisation of academic events and workshops.
Assistant Professor (Ad-Hoc)
July – November 2011St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi
Assistant Editor
July 2007 – September 2008Oxford University Press, Academic Division
Awards & Grants
SGSAH Featured Researcher
Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities
Selected as Featured Researcher for April 2025.
SGSAH Engagement Funding
Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities
GBP 1,000 for archival research in Delhi.
AHRC PhD Fellowship
Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities
Full funding for PhD research at the University of St Andrews.
UGC Junior Research Fellowship
University Grants Commission, India
National fellowship for doctoral research.
Principal B.B. Gupta Memorial Medal
University of Delhi
First in the University, MA English.
Dr N.S. Pradhan Memorial Medal
University of Delhi
MA English.
Dr Sarup Singh Gold Medal
University of Delhi
First in the University, BA (Hons) English.
N.V. Thadani Memorial Prize
University of Delhi
BA (Hons) English.
Sir C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyer English Prize
University of Delhi
BA (Hons) English.
Languages
English
Native proficiency
Hindi
Native proficiency
Bengali
Professional proficiency
Service & Administration
- Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, ARSD College
- Convenor, Media Cell, ARSD College (2017–2019)
- Convenor, Film Appreciation Society, ARSD College (2017–2019)
- Faculty Advisor, English Literary Society, Lady Shri Ram College for Women