Rohini Mokashi-Punekar
Professor
English
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Research Interests: Translation, Postcolonial Studies, Culture Studies, Indian Writing in English and Modern British Literature.

Work in Progress: 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)

Research Supervision:

Ph.D  Theses

Completed

      • Abhigyan Prasad, Narrative Strategies in the Fiction of Amitav Ghosh. (August 2009)
      • Arpana Nath, Mothers and Daughters:  a study of selected fiction by Indian Women Novelists in English. (September 2010)
      • Monalisha Saikia, Cultural Reconstruction in the novels of Bharati Mukherjee.  (June 2013)
    • Kalpana Bora, Metropolis Bombay: Spatial Representations in Contemporary Indian Fiction in English. (August 2013)
Current

  • Rajashree Bargohain has just completed her Comprehensive Examination.
MA Dissertations

    • Mayuri Borah, Rammanohar Lohia’s Views on Caste and the Impact on Indian Society. Completed in April 2012.
  • Yogesh Mishra, Dalits in Contemporary India: The Public Sphere and Social Media. Completed in April 2012