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SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Visiting Fellowship, Univ. of Pennsylvania (2020, not claimed due to COVID-19)

Tiarks Fund Research Grant (2019), University of Cambridge

Short-term visiting fellowship by the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports for a brief research stay in Prague (2019)

Recipient of 15 long-term and short-term scholarships and grants including Cambridge International Scholarship, Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship, Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, and two German Academic Exchange Service Bursaries (2005; 2013)

Junior Research Fellowship by University Grants Commission, India, 2011 (not claimed)

Winner, DAAD Essay Writing Competition 2005

EDUCATION

2014 - 2019

University of Cambridge

PhD in Linguistics

2010 - 2012

University of Bremen

MA in Medieval German Studies

2007 - 2009

University of Bern

MA in German and General Linguistics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Language Policy

Language and Law

Language Contact and Conflict

Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis

Language and Colonialism

WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Associate in German Linguistics, University of Cambridge (2022– )

Asst. Prof. in German Linguistics
Jawaharlal Nehru University

(2019–22)

Invigilator, Quincentenary Library

Jesus College, Cambridge (2018)

Research Intern in the Colonial Linguistics Project (Koloniallinguistikprojekt)

University of Bremen, 2011

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Peer-review work for Social Inclusion (ISSN: 2183-2803) and Issues in Applied Linguistics (ISSN: 1050-4273)

Communications Secretary, BAAL Language Policy SIG (2020– )

Representative, Equal Opportunity Office, Centre of German Studies, JNU (2020–22)

Mentor, Jesus Connect, Jesus College, Cambridge (2021– )

Member, Website Committee & Radio Committee, School of Languages, JNU (2021–22 )

LANGUAGES

Hindi (First language)

Magahi (First language)

English (Fluent, C2)

German (Fluent, C1/C2)

Sanskrit (Basic, A1)

French (Basic, A2)