Dr. Beena Agarwal is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of English Studies, D.S. College, Aligarh. She has to her credit several articles and research papers published in the leading research journals and anthologies published in India. She has also to her credit a critical comprehensive study of the plays of Tagore entitled The Plays of Rabindranath Tagore: A Thematic Study. Her second book, published in 2008 is the first full length indepth study of the plays of Mahesh Dattani entitles Mahesh Dattani: A New Horizons in Indian Theatre. The detail study of the novels and short stories of Shashi Deshpande entitled Mosaic of the Fictional World of Shashi Deshpande came out in 2009. Beside, she has also authored the books Women Writers and Indian Diaspora, Contextualizing Dalit Consciousness in Indian English Literature and Paradigm Shift in Indian English Literature from Local to Global. Several research scholars have completed their projects and thesis for M.Phil. and Ph.D. under her supervision. Her areas of interest are Indian English Literature, Gender Studies, Indian Diaspora, Post Colonial Studies and Dalit Literature.
