Salim Nisar Shaikh is an Assistant
Professor of English at Agasti Arts, Commerce, and Dadasaheb Rupwate Science
College, Akole, with ten years of experience in advanced pedagogy, curriculum
design, and interdisciplinary literary research. He is currently pursuing his
Ph.D. in English (thesis submitted) at Savitribai Phule Pune University,
specializing in film studies, adaptation theory, and the intersections of
horror literature with visual media.
He has published 2
books and seventeen peer‑reviewed research papers in UGC‑CARE‑listed and
international journals, including Literary Enigma, International
Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, and RESEARCH JOURNEY.
He has presented his work at international conferences hosted by the University
of Graz (Austria), Cambridge University Press & Assessment (UK), and the
International Society for Educational Leadership (USA, Australia, and India).
He is the recipient of the Dr. Avinash Shelke Smriti Award and has been
recognized among the Top 200 Hall of Fame Writers by the Inkfetish Indian
Writers League.
Beyond academia,
Shaikh is an accomplished short‑fiction writer, with his stories appearing in
anthologies by reputed presses. An active member of the English Language
Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI), he bridges literary theory,
multilingual pedagogy, and genre fiction, advocating for the global study of
horror as a culturally significant narrative form.