Nirajan Bohara is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Kathmandu University, Nepal, specialising in English Language Education. He holds an MA in English Literature from Tribhuvan University and an MPhil in English Language Education from Kathmandu University (with Distinction). His research interests include English language education, literature, book review, applied linguistics, teacher identity and motivation, narrative inquiry, critical pedagogy, discourse analysis and second language acquisition. His multidisciplinary scholarship focuses on the intersections of language, literature, education, identity, culture and society in the Nepali context.
Bohara has published research articles and book chapters on the identity of
English language teachers, reflective practices, collaborative learning,
learner autonomy and sociocultural dimensions of English language education.
His academic work also engages with literary and cultural questions of
identity, belonging, discourse, and representation. He has been involved in
academic conferences and research projects and is part of professional and
academic communities in English studies and language education. He is a life
member of the Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA). His current
academic work is on language, literature, teacher education, critical inquiry,
and the changing cultural and educational meanings of English in contemporary
society.