Aishwarya Marathe

Born in England and of Indian origin, Aishwarya received a BA in French, a BFA in Creative Writing, and a certificate in World Language Pedagogy from Portland State University. At UMass, she is pursuing a dual MA in Comp Lit. and French. Her other working languages include Marathi, Hindi, and Urdu. She is interested in the intersections of identity and language, namely how they have influenced postcolonial, diasporic literature in Francophone and Anglophone nations. Apart from her active fiction and dramatic writing practice, in 2022, she completed a Visharad in Kathak dance.