I was just having a chat with my family about some recent (good) events in life when they pointed out that it kind of all began with me attending SUISS and finding room for myself in academia in this part of the world. I thought it best then to also share where I am now as a way of both thanking the amazing team at SUISS and staying in touch with the hope of returning one day.Attending SUISS in 2022 gave me not only the most memorable summer of my life so far, but also friendships that I do not imagine life without now (Avery and Benedikte are two of my closest friends today- and have visited me at my home in Delhi, in St Andrews, and visiting me soon in London), and a start to my career in the UK.
After graduating from St Andrews this year, I have joined the literary agency David Godwin Associates in London. They represent some of my favourite and truly remarkable authors, including Caroline Bird, Robert Crawford, Arundhati Roy, Marina Warner, etc. Though I have joined professional life now, I do try my best to stay active academically (where part of my mind and heart always is). I am going to soon be published in the Romanticism journal by Edinburgh UP (first a review of Tim Fulford’s latest book, and have recently been asked to also review Sarah Houghton-Walker’s (Cambridge) book Wordsworth’s Poetry of Repetitions).
Due to the job, I am now going to be in the country for the next couple of years and hope to come see everyone at SUISS in 2025. Either to visit, or to be a part of the programme, in any capacity.