15 Years of Research in Indian Literature, Language & Education
38+ peer-reviewed research papers, 12+ books, two international journals, and a registered design patent — a body of work spanning Indian Writing in English, Postcolonial Literature, Indian English Drama, and Educational Technology.
Research Areas
🖊️ Indian Writing in English
Contemporary and historical perspectives — fiction, drama, poetry, and criticism by Indian writers in English from the colonial period to the present.
🎭 Indian English Drama
Focus on playwrights including Mahesh Dattani, Vijay Tendulkar, and Girish Karnad. Historical plays, stagecraft, and the politics of performance in Indian theatre.
🌍 Postcolonial Literature
Diasporic identity, colonial legacies, national allegory, and the subaltern in South Asian and world literature through postcolonial critical frameworks.
📚 Women’s Writing
Feminist readings of Shashi Deshpande, Anita Desai, Kiran Desai, Chitra Banerjee-Divakaruni, and other women writers in the Indian literary tradition.
🔤 Linguistics & ELT
Applied linguistics for Indian students, English language teaching methodology, listening skills, and language acquisition in the Indian higher education context.
💻 Educational Technology
EdTech design, vocabulary learning apps, spaced repetition systems, and NEP 2020 implementation in English literature pedagogy at the university level.
Selected Publications
A selection from 38+ research papers published in national and international journals. Full profile on Google Scholar and ORCID.
- 2013
Listening: An Important Skill and Its Various Aspects 14 Citations
The Criterion: An International Journal in English, Vol. 12
- 2012
Deconstructing Mother-Daughter Relationship: A Study of Manju Kapur’s Difficult Daughters
The Criterion: An International Journal in English
- 2012
Beyond National Allegory: Shashi Deshpande and Sunetra Gupta
Indian English Fiction: Postmodern Literary Sensibility, AuthorsPress
- 2011
The Theme of Woman’s Search for Self-Identity in Shashi Deshpande’s Selected Works
Indian Writing in English: Speculations and Observations
- 2011
Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss: A Tale of Domestic Abuse
Booker Prize Winner Indian English Novels: A Kaleidoscopic Study
- 2011
Gender in Question: Vijay Tendulkar’s Silence! The Court is in Session
Critical Essays on Indian English Poetry and Drama: Texts and Contexts
- 2009
Treatment of History in Indian Drama in English 2 Citations
PhD Dissertation, Shivaji University, Kolhapur
- 2009
History and Politics in Vikram Chandra’s Red Earth and Pouring Rain
Cyber Literature Online Journal
- 2009
Bravely Fought the Queen: A Study of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s Queen of Dreams
Cyber Literature Online Journal
- 2009
Betrayal Motif in Indira Parthsarathy’s Aurangzeb
Synthesis, Indian Journal of English Literature and Language
- 2012
Image of Goddess in Mahasveta Devi, Binapani Mohanty and Lakshmi Kannan’s Short Stories
Shreelipi Journal
- 2011
Transcendentalism in Anita Desai’s Fasting Feasting
Anita Desai’s Fiction: Themes and Techniques
Published Books
12+ books spanning Indian English drama, postcolonial fiction, linguistics, creative writing, and NEP education guides — detailed on the Books page.
Authored Books
• Mahesh Dattani: His Stagecraft in Indian Theatre
• Shashi Deshpande’s Fiction
• Historical Plays in Indian English Drama
• Introduction to Linguistics for Indian Students
• Creative Writing: Unlocking Your Voice
• Indian English Fiction: Post Modern Literary Sensibility
NEP Series & Edited Volumes
• NEP Students’ Guide for English Literature
• NEP Students’ Guide for Understanding Drama
• NEP Students’ Guide for Understanding Novel
• NEP Students’ Guide for Understanding Poetry
• Indian Writing In English: Critical Perspectives (Ed.)
• Booker Prize Winner Indian English Novels (Ed.)
Registered Design Patent
Granted by the Intellectual Property Office, Government of India under the Designs Act, 2000.
Language Learning Device
Design No. 466916-001 · Dated 23/07/2025 · Issued 13/11/2025
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The Criterion · ISSN 0976-8165
Founded 2010 · 17+ years of continuous publication
Indexed: MLA International Directory, Google Scholar, IndexCopernicus, Library of Congress, WorldCat, 20+ databases
Crossref DOI since October 2025
Visit Journal →Galaxy IMRJ · ISSN 2278-9529
Founded 2012 · 14+ years of continuous publication
Multidisciplinary · Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Commerce
Crossref DOI since November 2025
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