Emerging Trends and Future Directions in Comparative Literature

Dr. Abhijeet Dawle is an Assistant Professor at SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME, Shirpur Campus, Dhule, Maharashtra, India. He is a researcher and academician with interests in comparative literature, contemporary literary theory, African literature, cultural studies, and interdisciplinary literary research. He has edited two books and published more than 20 research papers in reputed international journals. Dr. Dawle has served as a session chair and reviewer.

Dr. Vishal Balajirao Maske is working as Associate professor in English at Shankarrao Chavan Mahavidyalaya, Tq. Ardhapur Dist. Nanded, MS, India for last 16 Years. He has published more than 25 research papers in reputed journals. He also organized International conferences and National webinars, handled responsibility as co-organizing secretary. He has authored and edited books. He has been Awarded Mahatma Jyotiba Phule National Teacher Award in the year 2013. He has also honored on the occasion of Teacher’s Day ceremony 11 Sept 2022, awarded with Bharatratna Dr. A. P. J. Abdul kalam prestigious International Honour Award.

Dr. Sandeep Ladkar is working as an Associate Professor & Head in the Department of English at Late Babasaheb Deshmukh Gorthekar Mahavidyalaya, Umri Dist. Nanded, MS, India from the last 17 Years. His qualification is M.A.(English) M.Phil. Ph.D. He has awarded Ph.D. in the year 2018 in the field of Humanities on the topic ‘Image of India in Select Novels of V.S. Naipaul: A study’ by Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded (M.S.). He is a Research Supervisor guiding M.Phil. and Ph.D. students. He has edited a book entitled ‘21st Century Literature and Sensibility’. His area of study is in American Literature, Indian Literature and Literary Criticism. He has participated in many International, National Conferences, Seminars and Workshops and presented research papers.

Mr. Pradeep Gautam Ingole is an Assistant Professor of English at Bahirji Smarak Mahavidyalaya, Basmath, District Hingoli, MS, India with over ten years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level. He has completed advanced research in Comparative Postcolonial Literature. Alongside traditional academic engagement, he remains attuned to contemporary literary practices, including digital and hybrid publishing platforms, openaccess scholarship, interdisciplinary collaboration, and author-driven publishing models that increasingly shape how literature is produced, circulated, and read today.