Lata Dubey (b.1969) is Professor of English at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP, India. She has published more than 25 research papers in reputed national and international journals, including Web of Science and Scopus listed journals. She has authored one book, and contributed five book chapters with national and international publishers including ibidem Press. She has been invited as resource person to numerous national and international conferences and delivered lectures in refresher / orientation courses across the country. Prof Dubey has coordinated UGC HRDC Refresher course in 2023. She is on the editorial board of many distinguished peer-reviewed journals. Ashish Kumar Pathak (b.

1985) studied at the University of Allahabad and distinguished as Gold Medalist in English. Having obtained the degree of D. Phil. on T. S. Eliot, he is currently teaching as Assistant professor in the Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P. India.

Previously he taught at Central University of South Bihar. Patna University and Vasanta College for Women, Rajghat, Varanasi. Dr Pathak is author of the book T. S. Eliot's Later Phase: A Study of Poetry, Drama and Criticism (Luminous Books, 2017) along with publishing research articles and chapters in national and internation journals and anthologies. His translation work has been published from the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi (2023). The author of the foreword: Prof Dr Saugata Bhaduri teaches at the Centre for English Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.