Teaching Staff

Ms. Gayatri Milind Gadgil

Designation

Assistant Professor
Head of the Department
MA, SLET
Specialization : English Literature

gayatri.gadgil@ruparel.edu

Dr. Gargi Avinash Bendre

Designation

Assistant Professor
MA, NET, M.Phil,Phd
Specialization : English Literature

gargi.bendre@ruparel.edu

Ms. Gandhali Sanjay Sawant

Designation

Assistant Professor
MA Honours, SET, Pursuing Ph.D
Specialization: English Literature

gandhali.sawant@ruparel.edu

Ms. Ruchika Uday Mohite

Designation

Assistant Professor
MA (Honours with Research), NET, SET, Diploma in Sanskrit, Pursuing Advance Diploma in Sanskrit
Specialization:English Literature

ruchika.mohite@ruparel.edu

Programs Offered

TYBA
• English Literature major (6 papers)
• Double major: English Literature - Psychology (3 papers each)
• Double major: English Literature - History (3 papers each)

SYBA
• Indian Literature
• American Literature.
• Mass Communication (Applied Component)

FYBA
• English Literature
• Communication Skills in English (Compulsory)

FYBCom
• Business Communication (Compulsory)

Research

Dr Gargi Bendre

• Successfully submitted Ph.D thesis titled ‘The Fictional Ontology of Vampires and Zombies in a Disenchanted World: A study of select texts by Stephanie Meyer, Charlaine Harris and Max Brooks’ at English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
• Successfully submitted M.Phil Thesis titled ‘The Paradox of the Criminal Detective: Sociology of Sensation in Jeff Lindsay’s novels’ at English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad.
• Presented paper titled “Us vs Them : Counter religions and Multiculturalism in America at National Seminar on Multiculturalism” at International seminar organised by Osmania University Centre for International Programmes (OUCIP) from 6th-7th September 2013
• Presented paper titled “A World of their Own: Study of Multiculturalism and Counter Religions in America” at International Conference on Exploration of Multiculturalism in Literature and Fine Arts at Dhanaji Nana Mahavidyalaya, Faizpur from 10th-11th September 2015.
• Presented paper titled ‘An Unlikely Bond: The Writer and the Reader in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Series at International Seminar on New Trends in World Literature on 25th March 2017
• Presented paper titled Dead Men Walking : Re:Enchantment and Creation of Possible Worlds through Vampires and Zombies at GFF 2017 : Realities and World Building held at University of Vienna from 20th-23rd September 2017.
• Presented paper titled Exorcising the monster within: A Study of Social Horror in Indian Cinema at Fear 2000 Horror Unbound, an online conference organised by Sheffield Hallam University held on 10-12 September 2021.
• Presented paper titled entitled “A Monster of One’s Own: Feminist Perspective of the Possessed Woman” at the at the Interim Conference of the Gothic Association of New Zealand and Australia (GANZA), held online on 27th-28th January 2022.

Ms. Gandhali Sawant

• Presented a paper in-absentia titled ‘There’s no secret ingredient. It’s just you”: A Study of Carl Jung’s Individuation Process in Selected Disney Animated Movies’ at a two-day national conference at Parvatibai Chowgule College, Goa on 2nd and 3rd April 2018.
• Presented a paper titled ‘Under House Arrest: Revisiting Women’s Confinement during the Pandemic’ on 20th June 2020 in the three-day interdisciplinary national web conference organised by G.K.S. College and Harshwardhan Foundation
• Presented a paper titled ‘Moving On: A Study of Existential Trauma in Cecelia Ahern’s P.S. I Love You’ at an international conference organised by Shri Vishwakarma Skill University and the Shakespeare Association from 28th-30th June 2020
• Presented a paper titled ‘Masking the Veil: Rereading the language of a pandemic in India’ in a virtual international conference on ‘English Literature and Language: Fruitions through Pandemics’ organised by the Division of Social Sciences and Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology from 09th-10th July 2020. This paper received the best paper award.
• Presented a paper titled ‘#Awareness: Examining the Language of Media in Creating Consciousness’ at an international conference organized by UNICEF India and Amity University, Patna from 24th-25th July 2020
• Presented a paper titled ‘Performing Stereotypes: Cross-dressing in Popular Indian Television’ at the virtual international conference English Literature Summit 2020 held on Dec 12-13 2020.
• Presented a paper titled ‘Nay, I’ll never believe a madman till I see his brains: Locating madness in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from a Foucauldian perspective’ at an international Seminar on Shakespeare and the Subconscious organized by the Shakespeare Society of India and Delhi University on 21st-23rd April 2022.
• Publication of poems in various international and national level anthologies, magazines and journals.

Ms. Ruchika Mohite

• Successfully submitted her dissertation titled ‘Grounds of Bhakti Poetry in Maharashtrian Soil: Reading Selected Singers of Devotion to God from Marathi’ as part of MA Honours with Research Programme, University of Mumbai on 11th October 2021 .

Publications

Ms. Gayatri Gadgil

• Co-authored a textbook on ‘Communication Skills in English’ for the students of FYBA, University of Mumbai published by Orient Longman
• Co-authored a book titled ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education: Lessons for Maharashtra from Israel’s Education System’ published by Observer Research Foundation
• Translated a book ‘Sai Seva’ from Marathi into English.
• Edited two books titled ‘Sai Ways’ and ‘BARC Days’.
• Wrote a series of four articles in Marathi for the leading Marathi newspaper Lokasatta on ‘How to Improve Fluency in English’.

RUPELA-Ruparel English Literary Association

With an aim to introduce and enhance the interdisciplinary nature of literature, the following activities are organized for the students of the Department of English:

• Museum visit
• Library visit
• Visit to art and literature festivals
• Visit to educational institutions
• Film and play adaptations
• Movie marathons
• Guest lectures
• Writing competitions
• Alumni interaction

Alumni

We are very proud of our Alumni who have secured various positions in different fields. Here are just some of our students.

Isha Thosar
Batch: 2018-19
Qualification: Bachelors in English Literature + Masters in German Studies. German language B2 level certified
Designation: German language teacher/expert
Full Time Faculty at Francis School ICSE, Borivali
Visiting Faculty at Department of German, University of Mumbai

Rutuja Pradhan
Qualification: MA Honours with Research in English, SET
Designation: Freelance proofreader, editor and academic content writer. poetry and short story writer

Prachiti Chitnis
Current work designation: Travel Operation Executive - The Travel Bug

Devangi Nitin Wadke
Batch: 2018-19
Qualification: Bachelors in English Literature
Diploma in Elementary Education
Masters in English Literature (part 2 pursuing)
Designation: Teacher, Full Time Faculty at Parle Tilak English Medium School (Vile Parle)

Yamini Vaidya
B.A. in English Literature from Ruparel College
M.A. in German studies from Mumbai University, department of German.
Current job designation: Senior consultant, German language specialist at Capgemini

Nidhiy Kharkar
Batch: 2015-16
Associate Producer in Films

Kalyani Raikar
Masters Hons in English
Currently pursuing Masters in TESOL at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea

Manali Bhandarkar
Batch: 2013-14
Masters Hons in English and Cultural Studies
Deputy Manager of Training and Development of Speech and Drama for VIBGYOR group of schools

Rasika Pavaskar
BA English
BTCSOL (Bachelors in teaching Chinese to students of other language), Zhengzhou University, China

Mohini Karnik
Masters in English, Fergusson College Pune
Content strategist and product manager

Rhea Bose
Masters in Global Journalism and Public Relations, Coventry University
Junior Editor and Writer for Humans of Bombay

Isha Brid
BA in English
New Accounts Document Processor for Spanish Language at Interactive Brokers

Gautami Pandit
Corporate Communications Executive at IIDE
Preparing for Masters

Ashwin Acharya
Masters Hons in English
Freelance writer and content creator

Parvathi C Nair
Masters with Research in English
Secondary School teacher in Orchids, The International School
Published poetry collection ‘Dreams on a Death Row’
Published research articles.