Associate Professor 
Associate Professor
1992- 2008: Lecturer (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar University, Gujarat.
2008- 2020 Assistant Professor, Gujarati Language and Literature and comparative Indian literature university of Delhi, Delhi.
2020-2024 associate professor, Gujarati Language and Literature and comparative Indian Literature University of Delhi, Delhi
At present –Professor of Gujarati Language and Literature and comparative Indian literature
Teaching and research experience of 34 years
Indian Drama and Theatre, comparative Indian literature, translation studies, translations into Indian languages, postmodernism and post colonialism theories in Indian literature
Subjects Taught
1- Gujarat language courses (certificate, diploma, advanced diploma,
GE courses and AEC courses)
2-M. A. (Comparative Indian Literature) partition in Indian literature,
Research Guidance
M.Phil. students -15
Ph.D. student – 10
Details of the Training Programmes attended:
Name of the Programme From Date To Date Duration Organizing Institution
op 12-08-2010 09-09-2010 29 day(s) hrdc mumbai
rc online mode 01-09-2019 30-12-2019 3 month(s), 29 day(s) hrdc saurashtra uni.
rc online mode 28-09-2020 11-10-2020 14 day(s) hrdc gujarat
workshop 23-09-2008 27-09-2008 5 day(s) mills, uni. of Delhi
workshop 26-07-2013 27-07-2013 2 day(s) cpdhe,du
workshop 17-11-2017 17-11-2017 1 day(s) university of Mumbai
workshop 31-08-2013 06-09-2013 7 day(s) cstt-vnsgu,surat
STC 08-12-2014 14-12-2014 7 day(s) hrdc Gujarat
Publication Details ISBN No
Title of the Publication: APARVAYA 978-93-5235- 100-8
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2002
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: NATYARAAG 978-93-5235- 098-8
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2003
Title of the Publication: DALIT 978-93-5235- 099-5
Name of Publisher: GUJARAT DALIT SAHITYA AKADEMI
Year of the Publication: 2002
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: MANASMANCH 978-93-5235- 102-2
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2001
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: sootrabadh 978-93-5235- 101-5
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2011
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: BRAHMPALASH 978-93-5235- 103-9
Name of Publisher: PARSHV PRAKASHAN
Year of the Publication: 2008
Title of the Publication: BRAHMVAKYA 978-93-5235- 101-6
Name of Publisher: PARSHV
Year of the Publication: 2008
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: BHURJAPATRA 978-93- 82456-62-9
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2016
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: SHUDHIPATRA 978-93-82456-63-6
Name of Publisher: RANNADE
Year of the Publication: 2016
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: RASVAIBHAV 938-012591-7
Name of Publisher: RANGDWAR
Year of the Publication: 2018
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: DAKSHINA 978-93- 83174-64-5
Name of Publisher: PRANAV PRAKASHAN
Year of the Publication: 2018
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: PATHIK PARMAR :SARJAK ANE VIVECHAK 978-81- 906043-0-7
Name of Publisher: DALIT AKADEMI
Year of the Publication: 2006
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: VAAT MANASNEE 978-9380125- 93-0
Name of Publisher: RANG DWAR
Year of the Publication: 2018
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: NATYASARJAK SATISH VYAS 978-93- 82614-45-6
Name of Publisher: PARSHV
Year of the Publication: 2017
Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: TAGORENI VARTAKALA 978-93-5108- 353-5
Name of Publisher: PARSHV
Year of the Publication: 2015
Publisher: National
Invited lectures / Resource Person/ paper presentation in Seminars/ Conferences
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Sr. No. |
Type |
Level |
Title of Lecture/Paper |
Organizer / Institute |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
Lecture |
State/University |
Anuvad |
Uni. Arts College, Mehsana (Vyakhayanmala) |
11-02-2013 |
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2 |
Paper |
National |
Postmodern Indian Plays |
Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh, Women's College Ghatkopar |
28-10-2001 |
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3 |
Paper |
National |
Gujarati Literature in 21st Century |
Mumbai University (Seminar) |
28-03-2008 |
|
4 |
Paper |
National |
Jille Subhani |
Mumbai University (Seminar) |
24-12-2008 |
|
5 |
Lecture |
National |
Poetry and Criticism in Gujarati Literature |
National Akademi of Letters (Sahitya Akademi) |
24-09-2012 |
|
6 |
Paper |
International (within country) |
Reception of Tagore in Indian Literature (Gujarati Literature) |
National Akademi of Letters |
11-05-2012 |
|
7 |
Paper |
National |
Sudharak Yug |
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad |
11-02-2012 |
|
8 |
Paper |
National |
Post Modernism in Gujarati Literature |
Talod College (Adhiveshan) |
10-02-2007 |
|
9 |
Paper |
International (within country) |
Tagore's Gitanjali in Gujarati |
Sahitya Akademi, Delhi |
07-05-2010 |
|
10 |
Lecture |
National |
Postmodern Gujarati Literature |
MSU Baroda |
03-03-2005 |
|
11 |
Paper |
National |
Rakt Kund - A Tamil Novel |
VNSGU Surat (National Seminar) |
08-01-2009 |
|
12 |
Paper |
National |
Memoirs of Munshi |
Kamrej College |
26-09-2015 |
|
13 |
Paper |
State/University |
Srikant Shah Na Natko Nee Patra Srushti |
Woch Foundation |
08-06-2002 |
|
14 |
Paper |
National |
Lalita Dukhdarsahk Natak |
Limdi College (Adhiveshan) |
04-03-2000 |
|
15 |
Paper |
National |
Philosophical Aspects in the Work of M.N. Dvivedi |
Darshan Parishad |
24-11-2004 |
|
16 |
Paper |
National |
Literary Writings of Chinu Modi |
Asait Sahitya Sabha |
01-02-2014 |
|
17 |
Lecture |
National |
Gujarati Theatre and Poetry |
Mathrubhoomi Foundation |
21-04-2013 |
|
18 |
Paper |
National |
Mojila Manilal: A Play |
University of Mumbai |
22-12-2008 |
|
19 |
Paper |
National |
On Umashanakar Joshi |
University of Mumbai, Dept of Gujarati |
04-02-2008 |
|
20 |
Lecture |
International (within country) |
Celebrating Legendary Poets: Narsinh Mehta |
TPS - India International Centre, Delhi |
22-04-2016 |
|
21 |
Lecture |
National |
Comparative Literature |
N.S. Patel Arts College (Adhiveshan) |
29-01-2012 |
|
22 |
Paper |
National |
Gender in Gujarati Literature |
IIAS Shimla |
16-08-2004 |
|
23 |
Paper |
National |
Gujarati Plays of 19th Century |
IIAS Shimla |
06-08-2004 |
|
24 |
Paper |
National |
Meghani's Fictions |
Meghani Kendra |
30-03-2019 |
|
25 |
Paper |
National |
Plays of Desi Natak Samaj |
Dept of MILLS, University of Delhi |
18-05-2016 |
|
26 |
Paper |
National |
Feminism in Gujarati Literature |
Mumbai University |
18-09-2004 |
|
27 |
Paper |
National |
Plays of Bhishm Sahni |
Rajpipla College |
22-01-2016 |
|
28 |
Paper |
National |
Social Reformation and Mass Education through Bhavai |
Dept of MILLS, University of Delhi |
25-03-2010 |
|
29 |
Paper |
National |
Sudharak Yug No Vivechanvichar |
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad & Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gandhinagar |
12-02-2012 |
|
30 |
Paper |
National |
Voices of the Marginalized |
Ramniranjan Zunzunwala College, Mumbai |
18-01-2013 |
|
31 |
Paper |
National |
Philosophy of Death in Mahabharata |
Indian Council of Philosophical Research & Gorakhpur University |
05-01-2008 |
|
32 |
Paper |
National |
Gujarati Natak: Badlav Ki Bayar, Samajik Dayitva (Reformation & Social Responsibility) |
IIAS Shimla |
29-08-2002 |
|
33 |
Paper |
National |
Translations and Transcriptions of the Plays of Shakespeare |
DSN College Unnao |
25-03-2002 |
|
34 |
Paper |
National |
Postmodern Plays |
Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh & Dept of Gujarati, Doshi Women’s College, Mumbai |
27-10-2001 |
|
35 |
Paper |
National |
Vigat Dashak Ke Natak: Pragti Ya Patan? (Gujarati Plays of Last Decade) |
IIAS, Shimla |
30-08-2001 |
|
36 |
Paper |
National |
Tantrik Cult in Vishvandya’s Yoginikumari |
Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad |
16-10-2002 |
|
37 |
Paper |
State/University |
Gujarati Gazals Vishe |
Virmagam College |
21-08-2005 |
Awards
Gold Medal for securing 1st class in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992.
Kavi Nanalal Paritoshik for securing 1st class 1st in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992.
Vishvanath M. Bhatt Paritoshik for securing 1st class 1st in M.A. 1992
Best playwright award for one-act play in the Indian National Theatre, Gujarat Samachar All Gujarat Intercollegiate Drama Competition, 1995.
Associate of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC), 2001-2004. Young Writers’ Travel Grant by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, 2007
Pramodkumar Patel, Yuva Vivechak (Young Critic), 2008 (for critical writings in Gujarati).
Membership
Life Member, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Life Member, Gujaratino Adhyapak Sangh, (association of the college and university teachers of Gujarati language and literature) Gujarat.
Founder, Brihad Bhavnagar Sahitya Sabha.
Editorial Board
Member, Budreti-Natak (the only quarterly on theatre in Gujarati) Editorial Board, Ahmedabad
Former hon. manager and administrator,
SSLT Gujarat senior secondary school, civil lines. Delhi (est. 1905)
Former chairperson. SSLT Gujarat senior secondary school, civil lines. Delhi (est. 1905)
Life member: Shree Delhi Gujarati Samaj, Delhi
Former convener, cultural committee, Shree Delhi Gujarati Samaj, Delhi
Former member: special committee, Gujarati Bhasha Sanrakshan -samvardhan samiti,Gujarat sahitya Akademi, ministry of Youth Services and Cultural Activities, government of Gujarat
Committee and Board
Convener - CBSE- Gujarati Language Committee, Delhi.
Expert, Gujarati language, commission for scientific and technical terminology, Delhi Expert-Gujarati, Indira Gandhi national Open University, Delhi
Script writing and direction of more than 31 Act plays and 3 full length plays. More than 100 cultural, scholastics event’s anchoring.
Writing of Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi. Conversation skill of Urdu and Punjabi Reading and Conversation skill of Sanskrit.
3 years associate ship of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC), an Autonomous Institute of Ministry of H.R.D. and Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission.
Script writing and Voice over for various documentary films produced by: Ship Recycling Association (India), Saurashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Bhavnagar), Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (Bhavnagar), Various Industrial Units and Commercial Units, Gram Nirman Samaj (N.G.O. for Rural Development), Mahuva District Panchayat (Bhavnagar).
Online Teaching, IGNOU, Delhi. 2009, 2010, 2011
Associate Professor 
