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Professor Ayesha Kidwai FBA

Generative grammar, field and descriptive linguistics, language policy in South Asia; Urdu/Hindi--English literary translation, Partition studies; inclusion and justice in higher education
Headshot of Professor Ayesha Kidwai FBA (credit Rahul Roy)
Fellow type
International Fellow
Year elected
2023
Subjects
Linguistics
Sections
Linguistics and Philology
Website
https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/ayesha

Current post

Centre for Linguistics, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor

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