RESEARCH INTERESTS
Translation, Postcolonial Studies, Culture Studies, Indian Writing in English and Modern British Literature.
WORK IN PROGRESS: BOOKS
An anthology of translations of Varkari poetry (medieval Marathi bhakti poetry) to be published by Penguin in their Black Classics Series (in collaboration with Chakradhar Saswade).
The Third Eye (a translation of Jotiba Phule’s 1855 play Tritiya Ratna), Orient Blackswan.
PROJECTS
Name of Project: Anthology of abhangas from Varkari Bhakti
Principal Investigator: Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
Sponsoring Agency: Indian Council for Historical Research
Amount Sanctioned: 1.8 (lakh)
Duration of the Project: 2014-16
Name of Project: Creating Digital Learning Environment for Design In India: E-Kalpa
Principal Investigator: Ravi Mokashi-Punekar
Sponsoring Agency: MHRD
Amount Sanctioned: 7.5 (crores)
Co-investigator: Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
Duration of the Project: 2009-ongoing
RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Ph.D. Theses • Completed
1. Abhigyan Prasad, Narrative Strategies in the Fiction of Amitav Ghosh. (August 2009)
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2. Arpana Nath, Mothers and Daughters: a study of selected fiction by Indian Women Novelists in English. (September 2010)
3. Monalisha Saikia, Cultural Reconstruction in the novels of Bharati Mukherjee. (June 2013)
4. Kalpana Bora, Metropolis Bombay: Spatial Representations in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English. (August 2013)
5. Rajashree Bargohain, Echoes From the Hills: Poetry in English from Northeast India (January 2018)
Ph.D. Theses • Current
1. Halim Hussain (Completed his SOAS)
2. Birenchi Pegu (Completed his Comprehensive Exam)
3. Himaxee Bordolai (Completed her Comprehensive Exam)
4. Snighda Deka (Coursework)
MA Dissertations
1. Mayuri Borah, Rammanohar Lohia’s Views on Caste and the Impact on Indian Society (Completed in April 2012).
2. Yogesh Mishra, Dalits in Contemporary India: The Public Sphere and Social Media (Completed in April 2012).