Dr. Mahesh Sharma

Dr Mahesh Sharma, Assistant Professor of English, has been teaching at UG and PG levels in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages in CIHTS since 2018. He received his M.Phil. from the University of Rajasthan in the area of Rasa Theory and Indian Aesthetics. He earned PhD. from The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, from the Department of Indian and World Literatures with a specialization in Postcolonial Theory and Literature. As a creative writer, he has published various short stories in Hindi and English, bringing him various awards. He teaches Tibetan Literature in English, English Fiction and Literary theory and criticism at the University.

He has guided more than 20 masters’ dissertations on various eclectic subjects. He has published many seminal research articles in the area of post colonialism, cosmopolitanism, literary theory, criticism, and sorry literature. He has designed and anchored various MOOC programs for EMMRC, EFLU, Hyderabad. As an experienced teacher-trainer, he has trained many teachers in the North-Eastern region of India during various FDPs. Besides teaching and research, he holds multiple strategic positions at the University, including IQAC. He also runs various extension activities for the students, including CIHTS English and Documentary Club. His current book project Narrating Memory: Nostalgia and Trauma in Francophone Novels explores the identity politics of various postcolonial communities like Harki, pieds-noirs, rapatriés, and appelés in the broad spectrum of traumatic memories.