About

I am currently working on my PhD research project, which is a comparative study of the Panjabi translations of Shakespeare’s plays. It involves textual and thematic analysis. My focus is post-colonialism, decolonisation, partition literature, and feminism.

I am also a researcher, working for Ofsted. I am passionate about improving and raising the standard of educational experiences for students of all ages. I have also worked as a reviewer for the Quality Assurance Agency. I am a Brilliant Club tutor and have produced materials for AccessEd, I feel privileged to be able to share my knowledge and emerging research findings with school pupils who have so much potential.

I am a proud member of The Punjab Research group and presented at their annual conference in 2019 at Oxford University, where I received a special commendation prize for my paper.

I am founding head of the Decolonisation and Literature network. My first degree was in English, so I have used my undergraduate and postgraduate experiences to create this network. I have chaired the Race group at the University. My most successful event was the ‘Sikh Servicemen in WW1’ lecture evening. I have contributed to various panel discussions, for example, Seeta Patel’s after-show (Not Today’s Yesterday) discussion panel at Deda and ‘The Legacy of Sophia Duleep Singh’ researcher discussion panel at New Walk Museum, Leicester.

Thesis title 

The Panjabi Translations of Shakespeare: A comparative study

Supervisor 

• Professor Sam Kasule

Teaching responsibilities

• Black Atlantic Literature, Colonialism and Independence

Qualifications

• BA English, University of Derby
• PhD, University of Derby