Vandana Sharma

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Dr. Vandana Sharma

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Author Short Fiction Literary Critic Retired Professor Shakespeare Scholar

The Author

A Life Lived
Among Words

Dr. Vandana Sharma is a writer whose work spans memoir, short fiction, literary criticism, and scholarly essays. She holds a Ph.D. in Anglo-Indian literature from Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, and has spent more than thirty years immersed in the study and teaching of English literature.

We are all nomads, gradually moving beyond our given identity in a ceaseless journey of self-revelation.

A retired professor who led university departments and published scholarly works, Dr. Sharma brings to her writing both the rigour of the academy and the warmth of a born storyteller. Her specialisations span Victorian literature, Shakespeare, American modernism, Anglo-Indian literature, and Indian writing in English.

Today, she channels decades of literary study into her books — making complex ideas deeply engaging. Whether writing memoir, crafting fiction, or dissecting a classic text, she writes with scholarly precision and a storyteller's heart.

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In giving them voice, these narratives honour the resilience of those whose stories might otherwise have remained unheard.

— Dr. Vandana Sharma

Published Works

Her Books

Featured Works

Threads of Longings, Shadows of Loss
Short Stories
Threads of Longings,
Shadows of Loss
Tales Inspired by True Lives

Five powerful short stories inspired by the real lives of late 20th-century India — a tapestry of love, longing, betrayal, and endurance.

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Academic Works

A trilogy examining the impact of cultural cross-currents on individuals through the lens of psychoanalytical literary criticism.

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Cultural Cross Currents & Creative Tension
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Cultural Cross Currents and Dysfunctionality

A Psychoanalytical Study of the Characters of Esmond in India by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

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Cultural Cross Currents & Creative Tension
Academic · Book 2 of 3

Cultural Cross Currents & Removal of Dysfunctionalities

Continuing the psychoanalytical study of cultural intersections and their resolution in literature.

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III
Cultural Cross Currents & Creative Tension
Academic · Book 3 of 3

Cultural Cross Currents — Creative Tensions and Their Resolutions

The concluding volume — examining how creative tension resolves across cultural boundaries.

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For Students of English Literature

Guidance & Mentoring

Bringing thirty years of academic expertise directly to students — guided learning, personal mentorship, and the depth of a lifetime spent with great books.

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Literature Guidance

Structured guidance through classic and contemporary literature, literary theory, and critical analysis — drawing on over thirty years of teaching English literature at university level.

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1-on-1 Mentoring

Personalised mentoring for students — covering literary criticism, close reading, essay writing, and literary analysis under Dr. Sharma's direct guidance.

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Workshops & Seminars

Focused workshops on memoir writing, short fiction craft, and the intersection of culture and storytelling — informed by a lifetime of scholarship.

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