Special Assistance Programme (SAP- DRS –UGC) awarded to Department of Gujarati of SNDTW University, by the UGC to encourage the “Pursuit of excellence and team work in research and teaching to accelerate the realization of international standards in specific fields”.
DRS Phase I: 1998 to 2002 extended till the utilization of grant up to 31-03-2006
DRS Phase II: For a period of five years 01.04.2007 to 31.03.2012
DRS Phase III: for a period of five years 01.04.2013 to 31.03.2018
in DRS Phase I,II,III Department ( Thrust areas) worked on Translations, comparative studies, Feminism ( In Prose and its relevance)
2011-12
1. Ecology and Environmental Criticism.
2. Theorizing Diaspora
Previous Projects
1. Medieval Kashmiri and Gujarati Kavita.
2. Medieval Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati Kavita
3. Vishva Kavita:Kavita Ane Tulna
4. Swaminarayan Sampradayni Krishna Bhakti Kavita.
5. Women Poets of Gujarati Literature (1850 to 1950)
6. Smwad (Bharatiya Lekhikaoni Vartao)