EDUCATION
Ph.D. in English from Gujarat University, 1993 (The Moral Quagmire: a study of Iris Murdoch’s Later Novels; Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Suguna Ramanathan).
M. Phil in English from Gujarat University, 1989 (Pattern in Four Quartets; Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. Suguna Ramanathan).
M.A. (English): University of Mysore, Mysore, 1985.
B.A. (English): Karnataka University, Dharwad, 1983.
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP
Research grant awarded to pursue research in England (towards PhD on Iris Murdoch) by British Council in 1990.
Junior Research Fellowship (in English Literature): UGC, 1988.
National Merit Scholarship at Undergraduate and Postgraduate Years, 1980-85.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2011-Present).
Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2006-11).
Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati (2001-06).
Senior Lecturer, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad (1990-2001).
Lecturer, Nav Gujarat College, Ahmedabad (1988-90).