Foreign Language Faculty

Dr Ananta Geetey Uppal
Professor & Head of Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
PhD English, MPhil (ELT), MA (English), CELTA (Cert. TESOL University of Cambridge), MBA (HR & Marketing), B.Ed., M.Ed.

Dr Ananta Geetey Uppal is a Professor of English and Business Communication, Head of the Centre for Language Studies and PhD Supervisor. She has been an academician and a Corporate trainer for 22 years. She has done PhD (English), M. Phil. (English Language Teaching), M.A. (English), CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to the Speakers of Other Languages), a course offered by the University of Cambridge ESOL, MBA (HR & Marketing), B.Ed. and M.Ed. She is a certified trainer of IELTS and Business English Certificate (BEC), a course offered by the University of Cambridge. She is also a certified Cambridge Assessment examiner. She is a Gold Medallist in a certificate course ‘Enhancing Soft Skills and Personality’ offered by IIT Kanpur. She has written two books, ‘Conveying Ideas: A Text Book on Improving Public Speech’ and ‘Pragmatic Approach to Corporate Communication’. Her research interests lie in English Literature, English Language Teaching, Business Communication, Soft Skills Development, Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources. She has received the Academic Excellence Award “Best Professor in Business Communication” from the Academy of Management Professionals.

Dr Mohini Billore
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
PhD (English), MA (English), CELTA

Dr Mohini Billore has more than 15 years of work experience in academia and corporate training. She has also been an IELTS trainer. She is CELTA-qualified (Certificate in English Language Teaching), a course offered by the University of Cambridge. She is a certified Cambridge Assessment examiner and trainer for BEC. Her research interest lies in English language proficiency for vernacular medium students and presentation skills. She has worked as a freelance scriptwriter and voice-over artist for History Channel, Doordarshan and AIR, among many other media channels. She has represented India as a cultural ambassador in Florida, USA, for Rotary International

Ms Sonali Sahoo
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
PhD Pursuing, MPhil (English), MA (English)

Ms Sonali Sahoo is an Assistant Professor of English at the Centre of Language Studies. She has an MPhil in Gender and Humour Studies. As an interdisciplinary scholar, she uses discourse strategies to teach English Communication Skills, Critical Thinking and Human Values across departments. Her research interest is Discourse Studies, specifically concerning higher education, dissent, gender, and humour.

Mit Sagar
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
MA (English), IELTS Trainer

Mit Sagar is an Assistant Professor of English at the Centre for Language Studies. His interest and research vary from drama and theatre to the portrayal of characters in literature. Apart from being an educator, he is a script writer, often collaborating with publishing houses. He has also worked as a Speech-writer for production houses for different projects.

Ms Maitri Dand
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
MA (French), DFES, DALF C1

Maitri Dand is an Assistant Professor of French at the Centre for Language Studies. She is an MA in French and Francophone Studies and she also has a Diploma in French and European studies (DFES) offered at Sciences Po. Lyon. She is certified as DALF (Diplôme Approfondi De Langue Française) C1 level in French language. Her research interest lies at the intersection of changing dynamics of education and francophone studies. She is a fellow at UNESCO MGIEP and has been working towards the improvement of global education. She was also a youth representative at TAGE (Talking across generations on education) organized by UNESCO MGIEP. She is an active member of Global Federal League (GFL) and Rotex International

Dr Meera Patel
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
PhD (ELT), MPHIL(ELT), MA (ELT)

Dr Meera Patel is an Assistant Professor in English at the Centre for Language Studies (CFLS). She holds an MA, MPhil and PhD in English Language Teaching. She has 10 years of teaching experience. She has published 8 research papers in international journals. Her research interest is in ELT.

Ms Komal Mahida
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS),
PhD (Pursuing), MPHIL(ELT), MA (ELT)

Komal is an Assistant Professor in English at the Centre for Language Studies (CFLS). She holds an MA and MPhil in English Language Teaching (ELT) and is pursuing a PhD in ELT. Her research focuses on academic writing for postgraduate students. She has around 4 years of experience teaching English as a second language. Moreover, she has also authored six articles for prominent international publications. Besides, her research has also been presented at national and international platforms.

Yoshita Dalal
Assistant Professor, Centre for Language Studies (CFLS)

Knowing more than one language can give you a big boost professionally, and in today’s economy, that’s something everyone can use.

I started my career as a school teacher. Before that I was a home maker with a dream to explore myself. I learned French after completing the schooling as a hobby from the french natives itself. This became a turning point in my life. From a normal school teacher I started getting opportunities as language trainer ,translator an so on.but this was not the end and once again universe gave me the chance to explore other languages like german,Spanish,as well as chinese through the delegates who were there to have a deal with shell company.

And by the grace of my almighty in no time I was able to open my own institute of language named “MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE”.

Recently i my opening my institute at Bharuch,Navsari, and Bardoli and also internationally in Dubai by the end of February’18.

I also believe in social work as it’s a beautiful thing when a career and passion come together,which connects you with the society. I had taught many students who were keen to explore the language but their economic condition was a barrier and so I decided to educate them without any fees.

I perceive myself as a precious daughter of my almighty and he will blessed me with all the great things in my life and he will keep me blessing with many more.