Swarnim Khare

I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. My research interests lie at the intersection of the history of language politics in North India, Translation Studies, and Print Cultures and the Public Spheres in South Asia. I focus on prison narratives written across genres (autobiography, memoir, manual - both fiction and non fiction) and across languages (Hindi, Urdu, English) in North India. As an extension of my research, I am interested in continuously thinking about alternative forms of non-punitive disciplining and disciplinary methodologies within institutional settings, including academia. My secondary research interest lies in the Hindi Dali Public Sphere and the politics of translating Hindi Dalit literature. I am also an aspiring short story writer and a practicing translator and translates across Urdu, Hindi, and English. My most recent translation can be accessed at https://www.wordswithoutborders.org/article/october-2018-dalit-writing-the-case-of-the-quota-candidate-anita-bharti'

I was awarded the Premchand Research Award in Hindi Studies (2020) administered by the Institute for South Asian Studies at UC Berkeley.

Languages (other than English):

• Urdu (Advanced)
• Hindi (Advanced)
• Persian (basic)