rini.machal@gmail.com
Education
2018 onwards
• Pursuing Ph.D from School of Letters, Ambedkar University, Delhi Title – Return to Myth: A Study of Select Indian Science Fiction
2012 – 2014
• M.Phil in Comparative Indian Literature, Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, University of Delhi
• National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (UGC-NET) qualified in June, 2012
2012
• Master of Arts in English – Department of English, Hansraj College, University of Delhi
2010
• Bachelor of Arts in English – Department of English, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi
Experience
• Assistant Professor, PG D A V ( E v e n i n g ) , University of Delhi from April 2023- ongoing
• Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi from January 2017 – April 2023
• Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Miranda House, University of Delhi from January 2016 - Dec 2016
• Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi from August 2015 – January 2016
• Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc), Shyama Prasad Mukherji College, University of Delhi from January 2013 - May 2015
Research Publications:
• “The Mythical Twist in Indian Speculative Fiction” in INSIGHT: AnInternational Multilingual Journal for Arts and Humanities
• “The Order of Extra-Terrestrials– Researching the Dynamics of Alien Forms in Science Fiction” in Dibrugarh University Journal of EnglishStudies
• “Fiction As Truth: Does Literature Entertain Or Teach?” in Journal of Education, Rabindra Bharati University
• “The Language of Desire: A Brief Survey of the Erotic Arts in Asian Traditions” In Research Scholar – An International Referred Journal of Literary Explorations
• “The Woes of Mahatma: A Perspective on Gandhi's Rol e as a Father to Harilal” in Research Scholar
Conferences
• Machal, R. (2020, November 5-7). The Mythical Twist in Indian Speculative Fiction [Paper Presentation]. 5th International ScienceFiction Conference (ISFC 2020), Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
• Machal, R (2020, February 13-15). In Search of Her Land: Studying the Gender Conflict Through Feminist Utopia [Paper Presentation]. ICSSR sponsored Three Day International Conference on “Perspectives on Peace and Sustainable Development in a World of Conflict”, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
Administrative Responsibilities:
• Member of House of Political Empowerment – Research and Innovation Foundation (HoPE) in Research and Communication Wing
• Member of the Women's Development Cell, Motilal Nehru College (2021- 2023)
• Member of the Placement Cell, Motilal Nehru College (2022-2023)
• Member of the Admissions Committee, Motilal Nehru College ( 2021- 2023)