Nandini Sen is currently Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Delhi. She has been Fellow at the Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi and the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. She  has been the recipient of the Charles Wallace Fellowship in the years 2000 and 2012 respectively. Her area of specialization is African studies. She has published extensively on Post-Colonial Literatures and Gender Studies. Dr. Sen has lectured in several universities within and outside India and has published extensively on women’s writing from India and Africa. Her areas of interest include Diaspora Studies and studies of women in conflict situations.