Peer Review Committee

MEMBERS OF THE PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE 

1.       Dr. Mala Shikha, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

              

               

Dr. Mala Shikha is an Associate Professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (J.N.U.) in Delhi. She is associated with the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies in the School of Language Literature and Culture Studies at J.N.U. She is an Erasmus Mundus Scholar. Her areas of specialization are- Indo-Hispanic Reception Studies, Golden Age Spanish Literature, Medieval Iberian Culture and Literature, Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Culture, Spanish as a Foreign Language in context of India (ELE), Women’s Writings, Literary Criticism and Literary Translations. She has published several papers on these topics. 

     2.     ⁠⁠ Dr. Mohar Daschoudhuri, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Dr. Mohar Daschoudhuri is a Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (J.N.U) in Delhi, India. She works at the Centre for French and Francophone Studies within the School of Language Literature and Culture Studies at J.N.U. She holds a PhD in French from J.N.U. She has several accolades to her name. She has authored and peer reviewed papers for several international journals. Her areas of interest include- 19th and 20th Century French Literature, Contemporary French and Francophone Women’s Writing, Re-writing of Mythology, Francophone Immigrant Writing from Asia.

    3.        Dr. Lipi Biswas Sen, Jawaharlal Nehru University    

          

Dr. Lipi Biswas Sen is an Assistant Professor at Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture at Jawaharlal Nehru University. She holds a PhD from the University of Toronto, Canada where she also worked as a Teaching Assistant and Instructor under the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. Her areas of specialisation include- Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Indigenism, Urban Narratives, Displacement, Memory Studies, Space and Place in Literature and Globalization.  

    4.        Dr. Meenakshi Sundriya, Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Dr. Meenakshi Sundriya is an Assistant Professor at J.N.U. She is associated with the Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies under the School of Language Literature and Culture Studies at J.N.U. She holds a PhD from J.N.U.

        

    5.        Dr. Mohammad Aquil, Jindal Global Law School

             

Mohammad Aquil is a historian and a Professor at Jindal Global Law School. He is also a Senior Research Associate at Centre for Law, Justice and Society (CJLS). He has also worked for Indian Institute for Dalit Studies. He is currently pursuing his PhD from J.N.U. in the Centre for Historical Studies. His areas of specialisation include urban history, modernity, history of gender, art and architecture, caste, public culture and citizenship. 

   6.       Dr. Shilpi Gupta, VIT Vellore

              

            

Dr. Shilpi Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences and Language at the Vellore Institute of Technology (V.I.T.) in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Her areas of interest include transnational studies, women’s studies, postcolonial studies, border studies and Hispanic literature. Her works have been published in several Scopus-indexed journals. 

   7.        Amrit Raj, Manipal 

         

            

 

Amrit Raj is a Lecturer of Spanish Studies, at Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (MISHA), MAHE, Manipal. He holds an M.Phil. in Latin American Literature from CSPILAS, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD from JNU, New Delhi, with a thesis titled "Desentrañando la Brecha en la “Trama de la Vida”: Un Estudio Ecocrítico de las Obras Selectas de Homero Aridjis y Amitav Ghosh."

 

    8.         Dr. B R Alamelu, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

            

 

Dr. B.R. Alamelu is an Assistant Professor at Centre for English Studies, School of Languages, Literature and Culture at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a PhD (2014) from JNU on diasporic Indian women’s writings, She has an experience of 18 years in teaching/research on diaspora, gender, disability studies, and indigenous literatures. Her key achievements include an ICSSR project on visually disabled women (2025-ongoing), serving as Founding Coordinator of Delhi University’s Centre for Disability Studies (2022-2023), and publishing works such as her 2024 JIMR article.

 

     9.        Shri Irfan Ahmad, Sikkim University 

          

       

           

    

Shri Irfan Ahmad is an Assistant Professor at Sikkim University. He is an MPhil and Master's holder in Chinese from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He pursued his advanced studies at Beijing Language University. A polyglot expert in Chinese language/culture and India-China relations, his distinctions include UPSC empanelment (2017), interpreting for India's PM (2019), topping Chinese Bridge contests (2013), translating "Moment in Peking" into Hindi (2020), and publications like "China’s Political Rhetoric" (2016).  His areas of specialisation include India-China Soft Power, Chinese Language, Chinese Culture.

    10.       Dr. Meenu Bhatnagar, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

                  

Dr. Meenu Bhatnagar is an Associate Professor at Centre of Russian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a PhD from JNU's Centre of Russian Studies and serves as Assistant Professor there since 2006, with prior roles as lecturer at Jamia Millia Islamia and research assistant at Ch. Charan Singh University. Her expertise spans modern Russian language, lexicology, films & culture studies, and translation. Key peer-reviewed publications include “New Interjections in Russian Language” (MGIMO University, 2018) and “Understanding Russia’s Past and Present through Russian Films” (Athens, 2017).  

   11.        Dr. Archana Kumari, Jawaharlal Nehru University 

              

   

Dr. Archana Kumari is an Associate Professor at Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She holds a PhD, MPhil, and MMC, specializing in media economy, media sociology, development communication, and media/information literacy. From 2014–2023, she served as Assistant Professor at Central University of Jammu’s Department of Mass Communication and New Media, with prior roles at Central University of Kashmir (2012–2014), Central University of Bihar (2011–2012), and Indian Institute of Mass Communication (2006–2010). As Principal Lead for India, contributed to an international comparative study on newsrooms and beats.

     12.      Dr. Nameirakpam Taibangnganbi 

           

Dr. N. Taibangnganbi serves as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Allahabad, holding a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Madras. Her research examines healthcare services, regional development in North-East India, microfinance, and socioeconomic issues like gender and labor, reflected in numerous peer-reviewed publications, two authored books, and four published patents. She has guided M.Phil and Ph.D. scholars while teaching at institutions such as Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies and Ethiraj College for Women.
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