Academic Background:

• Ph.D. (German) from JNU, New Delhi – 1997
• M.Phil. from JNU, New Delhi – 1993
• M.A. from JNU, New Delhi – 1990

Courses and Teaching Interests:

• German Language
• Cultural History & Literature of German speaking countries
• Comparative Literature, Theories of Literature German/Austrian/European Studies

Research Interests:

• Translation Studies / Comparative Studies

Area of Doctoral Research:

• G.A. Kulkarni + Franz Kafka – Comparative Study

Area of Post Doctoral Research:

• Writings of Austrian Poet-Philosopher Hermann Broch; their relevance from a contemporary Indian perspective

Professional Membership:

• Joint secretary of the Goethe Society of India

Project:

• The Ethical and the Aesthetic : An Indian Study of Hermann Broch

Recent Publications:

• Kafka’s ‘Trial’ and G.A. Kulkarni’s ‘Iskiar’ – Self Reflection as necessity (Yearbook of the GSI, 2001-2002).
• Seekers of Truth. Kafka’s ‘Hunger Artist’ and G.A. Kulkarni’s ‘Kanchanmrug’ (Accepted for Indian Literature)
• Several translations – acdemic & literary.

Books / Monographs:

Wandern Ohne Ankunft
GA Kulkarni und Franz Kafka
Eine Vergleichende Studie
New Delhi 2003