Akansha

I am a teaching assistant for the Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission, Government of India’s MOOC courses on History of Indian Buddhism and Abhidhamma (Pāḷi). From 2019 to 2021, I served as a Research Officer at S.V. Subharti University. As a recipient of the prestigious Khyentse Fellowship, I completed my M.Phil. under Prof. K.T.S. Sarao, with a dissertation titled "The Role of Islamic Invasions in the Decline of Buddhism in India." Currently, I am pursuing my Ph.D. at Banaras Hindu University, where my research focuses on "The Vessantara Jātaka: A Critical Look at its Depiction in Literature, Paintings, and Bas Reliefs." I hold a First-class M.A. in Buddhist Studies and a postgraduate diploma in Pāḷi from the University of Delhi. Having cleared the UGC-NET exam multiple times, I have also contributed to the academic field through the publication of seven peer-reviewed papers and eleven modules for national MOOCs, highlighting my work in Buddhist history and literature.