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Reviewer for International Journals
  • The Trumpeter, Athabasca University Press, Canada
  • Journal of Environmental Humanities, Duke University Press
  • South Asian Review – Taylor and Francis
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, Oxford University Press
  • Reviewer for the Cappadocia Journal – Eocene, Turkey
Reviewer for the Grants & Fellowships Committees
  • The Indo-Shastri Fellowships from the Canadian Government
  • The GIAN (Global Initiative Networks) from the Ministry of Education, Government of India and the MHRD
  • Mentor for the Fulbright Fellowships in collaboration with the United States Educational Foundation, New Delhi
Talks & International Representations
  • Chairperson of the Extra Mural Committee and has coordinated the Distinguished Lecture Series with the Ministry of External Affairs (2013-2018)
  • Institute Representative for the UKIERI-INDIA, Higher Education Leadership Program held in Manchester, United Kingdom in April 2016 - MHRD Initiative
  • Invited speaker at IIT Jodhpur for the Ishan Vikas Program for the years (2014, 2016, and 2017)
  • Invited speaker at IIT Jodhpur for the Vigyan Jyothi program held in April 2018 at IIT Jodhpur
Invited Speaker (International)
January 2025
The International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation in Academia and Industry Series111The Ethiraj College for Women
April 2024
The International workshop on Desert Disorders: EcologiesThe Lancaster University and IIT Jodhpur
June 2024
The Green Literature National ConferenceThe Presidency University
August 2021
The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Literary StudiesThe Plenary Speaker at the Presidency University
July 2016
The Lunch time ColloquiumThe Ludwig Maxmillian Universität Public Lecture Series
August 2015
The International Interdisciplinary Conference on Ecocriticism, Environmental Justice, and LiteratureThe United States-based Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE), and the Edward M. Kennedy Center for Public Service and the Arts, Dhaka
2010-2011
The Fulbright OrientationThe United States Educational Foundation
July 2011
The ACCESS foundation program for educational institutionsThe American Embassy venture
Invited Speaker, Key note addresses and Resource Person (National)
March 2026Speaker
The Literary-Cultural Theory faculty development programThe UNESCO Centre for Vulnerability Studies, HCU and Satya Sai Institute of Higher learning
January 2026Panelist
WorkshopThe Indian Maritime University at NMHC Lothal, Gujarat
January 2026Speaker
The International Conference of Emerging Food Studies: Intersections of Culture, Science and SustainabilityThe Purnima University
June 2025Speaker
National Refresher CourseThe Department of English, Pondicherry University and UGC- MMTTC
February 2025Speaker
The National Conference Thalassa– A Tidal SymphonyThe Bishop Heber’s College, Tiruchirapalli
June 2024Speaker
The National Conference on Green LiteratureThe Department of Languages, Bengaluru
July 2024Speaker
National Faculty Development WorkshopThe Department of English, organized by UGC-MMTTC and Pondicherry University
July 2024Speaker
The UNESCO Centre for Vulnerability Studies SDGs, Precarity and Literary StudiesHyderabad Central University, the Chair in collaboration with the UoH Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre
August 2024Speaker
The Machine Muse - Transversing AI in LiteratureThe Hindustan University
September 2024Speaker
NEP courseSophia College, Mumbai
September 2024Speaker
Interdisciplinary Seminar SeriesThe Centre for Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering and Technology at Anna University
October 2024Speaker
National Faculty Development WorkshopThe Department of English and UGC-MMTC at Gorakhpur University
August 2023Speaker
National Faculty Development WorkshopThe Department of English at Pondicherry University organized by HRD
September 2021Speaker
The National Faculty Development workshop on Ecocriticism and Environmental Literary StudiesNIT Calicut
October 2021Speaker
ICSSR workshop on Environment and SustainabilityThe PSG College of Arts and Sciences
March 2018Speaker
Capacity Building WorkshopTEQUIP and the Technical University of Rajasthan at SKIT College of Engineering and Technology
August 2018Speaker
The United Nations International Conference for ChildrenLK. Singhania Educational Foundation School in Gotan, Rajasthan
Invited Member in External Committees
  • Core Member of Jury for the Institute Blues committee at IIT Jodhpur 2013
  • Member for the Intra, Inter – IIT festival Varchas and Ignus respectively at IIT Jodhpur 2012- 2013
  • Member of Jury for SOCH – a state wide essay writing competition conducted on behalf of Parivartan at IIT Jodhpur 2013
  • Member of the Jury for “Short and Sweet”, the Chennai Theater Festival organized by the Prakriti Foundation and The Hindu group of papers. 2010
Jury Member
  • The Curriculum and Academic Board for Humanities and Social Sciences – MNIT Jaipur
  • The Curriculum Review Committee for National Law University Jodhpur
  • External Member of Doctoral Committee and member Board of Studies (HSS) at VIT Amravati
  • Selection Committee for the Indo-Shastri Canadian Fellowships.
  • External member of Doctoral Committee for IIT Bhilai.
  • External member of Doctoral Committee at Presidency University.
  • External member of Doctoral Committee VIT Chennai.
  • External member of Doctoral Committee VIT Vellore.
  • Mentor for the Fulbright Fellowships.
Resource Person (Creative Outreach)
  • Resource person and Committee Member for the Children’s Literary Festival called Kitabo which is held annually in Jodhpur. (2016-2018).
  • Resource person for a children’s film workshop organized by Satyam (PVR) Cinemas in the year July2007.
  • Resource person for a two-week intensive visual communication program, organized by the Department of Visual Communication, Loyola College April - May 2003.
Short term courses, Workshops, Seminars
2016
Awarded the GIAN grant to conduct a workshop with Professor Scott Slovic from the University of Idaho, Moscow, USA IN 2016.
December 2014
One of the two conveners of the Faculty Development Program organized for faculty members at IIT Jodhpur
December 2012
Co-Convener of the three-day international workshop on Art, Culture and Heritage “Synthesizing Creative Spaces – From the Aesthetic to the Scientific” at IIT Jodhpur
June 2012
Coordinator of the Orientation program at IIT Jodhpur and organizer of the Popular Lecture series
January 2013
Member of the Organizing Committee of the International Quantum Biology workshop at IIT Jodhpur
January 2013
Member of the Organizing Committee for the Taj Conclave IIT Jodhpur workshop on Entrepreneurship – Low-Cost Solutions
2006
Worked as the student coordinator for the International Conference on Globalization at IIT Madras
2005
Co-coordinator of the committee for the UGC NAAC visit in Ethiraj College
2005
The coordinator of the Placement Cell of the College, organized a Fulbright orientation workshop with the USIEF for faculty and students at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai
2004, 2005
Coordinator of the College Placement cell was one of the organizers (from a team of three) for a two-day career fair (for students) named “Bhavishya”
April 1995
Organized a one-day workshop by (Katha – A translation workshop) for faculty members at the Ethiraj College for Women