Dr. Vaidyanath Nishant holds a PhD in Russian Literature from Gauhati University. He completed his MPhil on Peasant Movements in Indian Literature from Sikkim University. He was a Fellow with Teach For India in 2017 and has since been involved in academia. Dr. Nishant briefly worked as a journalist in 2021. His research focuses on the Anglo-Indian community in India and environmental justice in the Eastern Himalayas. His academic interests also include Postcolonial Studies, Indian Literature, Russian Literature, and Literary Criticism. Currently, Dr. Nishant is an Assistant Program Coordinator for Research. He has published papers on Subaltern Women in Russian literature and environmental justice. He joined Christ University in 2022 and continues to make significant academic contributions. Outside of academia, Dr. Nishant has a keen interest in photography, traveling, and writing.