Ananya Mishra
| Grant Category: | Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program |
| Project Title: | NA |
| Field of Study: | Hindi |
| Home Institution: | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Host Institution: | Michigan State University , East Lansing, MI |
| Grant Start Month: | September 2025 |
| Duration of Grant: | Eight months |
Brief Bio:
Ms. Ananya Mishra is a PhD candidate in English at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, working in the areas of life writing, gender, and class. She has taught English language and literature at postgraduate, undergraduate, and middle school levels, and currently teaches a diploma course in translation. Fluent in Hindi and English, with beginner-level proficiency in French, she brings a multilingual and multicultural approach to her teaching. She enjoys engaging with music, cinema, theatre, and art, and loves playing the guitar. She is deeply passionate about exploring local and global cultures and aims to explore cross-cultural dialogues between India and the US.
As a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant at the Michigan State University, Ananya is not only representing and communicating the rich and pluralistic culture of India but also immersing herself in the diverse traditions, histories, and lived experiences of American society. She believes that the medium of teaching and learning in and beyond classrooms can be an effective approach to building such cultural bridges.