Area of Practice |
Literary and cultural studies, writing, music, learning design |
Education |
PhD (Literature and Music, IIT Bombay) MPhil, M.A., B.A. (English, University of Mumbai) |
Work Experience |
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Interest Areas |
Intermediality and Literature, with a focus on music/sound |
Current Practice at Srishti |
Project Mentor Writing Centre Faculty |
Creative Practice and Outreach |
My doctoral thesis was titled ‘Music Mediation and Literary imagination: Contemporary Narratives of Indian Classical Music’. The exploration was organized around ideas of tradition, classicism and pedagogy in Indian classical music and the experience of musical immersion. I have carried out post-doctoral work in Kerala on musicians and music reform in Travancore from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. I was the principal investigator on a British Council-funded project on ‘Localizing technology-enabled blended learning’ that focused on practices in English Language Teaching in Indian tertiary education. ‘My MOOC on English for Oral Communication’ runs on IITBombayx: I recently worked as a learning designer for more than 25 courses in the Indian performing arts by leading artists for the platform ‘Milap’ (to be launched soon). I recently worked as a learning designer for courses in the Indian performing arts by leading artists for the platform ‘Milap’. I am a practitioner of Carnatic vocal music: |
Recent units facilitated at Srishti |
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Projects showcase:
1) Creative output inspired by Indian classical music: General Studies, Even Semester 2022-23
‘Bandish book’, by Ms. Saie Gokhale
3D shapes inspired by ragas, by Ms. Gauri Subbaramu
2) ‘Interpreting Nature’: Glimpses of Interlude, 2022-23