Education
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PhD in English from Gujarat University, 1993 (The Moral Quagmire: a
study of Iris Murdoch’s Later Novels; Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Suguna
Ramanathan).
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M. Phil in English from Gujarat University, 1989 (Pattern in Four Quartets; Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. Suguna Ramanathan).
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M.A. (English): University of Mysore, Mysore, 1985.
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B.A. (English): Karnataka University, Dharwad, 1983.
Grants and Fellowships
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Research grant awarded to pursue research in England (towards PhD on Iris Murdoch) by British Council in 1990.
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Junior Research Fellowship (in English Literature), UGC, 1988.
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National Merit Scholarship at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Years, 1980-85.
Academic Positions
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Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2011-).
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Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2006-11).
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Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2001-6).
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Senior Lecturer, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad (1990-2001).
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Lecturer, Nav Gujarat College, Ahmedabad (1988-90).