Scholarship and Biography

Professor Anjaria teaches and researches South Asian literature and film. Her first book was a study of progressive writing, a movement that became dominant in mid-20th century India. Her second book considers the relationship of contemporary Indian literature and film to new politics in India. Her most recent book is an introduction to the popular genre of film known as Bollywood.

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Honors

"Re-envisioning the Role of the Humanities Center in the 21st-Century University" ($150,000)
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (United States, New York), 06/30/2022
Connected PhD Grant
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 10/2022
Fellowship for Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers
Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, 04/2022
Teaching Innovation Grant
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 03/2022
Dean's Mentoring Award
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2021
Mandel Faculty Grant in the Humanities
Mandel Center for the Humanities, 2017
Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies (United States, New York) - ACLS, 2015-2016
Visiting Fellowship, Department of English
University of Delhi (India, New Delhi), 2014
Conference Travel Grant
American Institute of Pakistan Studies (Pakistan, Islamabad) - AIPS, 2014

Organizational Affiliations

Affiliated Faculty, Interdepartmental Program in Film, Television and Interactive Media, Brandeis University

Affiliated Faculty, Interdepartmental Program in South Asian Studies, Brandeis University

Chair, Interdepartmental Program in South Asian Studies, Brandeis University

Professor of English and Barbara Mandel Professor of Humanities, Department of English, Brandeis University

Education

Stanford University
Ph.D.
Stanford University
M.A.
Harvard University
B.A.