newApplication invited for MTech - Register & Apply            newApplication invited for D2D in Integrated Programs - Register & Apply            newThe Admission Office shall remain open on all Saturdays from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and on Sundays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.            Apply for MBA - Adani University - Apply Now
  1. Home
  2. -
  3. Programs
  4. -
  5. FoS
  6. -
  7. FoS Faculty
  8. -
  9. Dr. Bageshree Ramdas Bageshwar
Dr. Bageshree Ramdas Bageshwar

Dr. Bageshree Ramdas Bageshwar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Biography:

Dr. Bageshree Ramdas Bageshwar is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Adani University. She completed her Ph.D. from the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Her doctoral research investigates humorous discourse on Twitter/X during the COVID-19 pandemic, examining humour as a mechanism of coping, social critique, and cultural meaning-making. She has published in reputed journals, including SCOPUS Q1-indexed journals, and has presented her research at national and international conferences in India, Greece, and the United States.

  • Ph.D. (English) – 2026 – Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, Punjab, India
  • M.A. (English) – 2019 – 77.63% – S. N. Arts, D. J. M. Commerce & B. N. S. Science College, Sangamner (Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune), Maharashtra, India
  • B.Sc. (Zoology) – 2017 – 86.47% – Fergusson College, Pune (Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune), Maharashtra, India
  • B.A. (English) – 2022 – 77% – Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

  • UGC-NET (English), July 2018
  • UGC-NET (English), December 2018
  • UGC-NET-JRF (English), June 2019
  • MH-SET (English), June 2019
  • GATE (English), February 2023

  • Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Fergusson College, Pune (July 2019 – May 2020)

  • Discourse Analysis
  • Social Media Communication
  • English Language Teaching
  • Humour Studies

  1. Bageshwar, B. R. & Zafar, S. (2023). Beyond laughter and smiles: analytical paradigms in social media COVID-19 humour studies. The European Journal of Humour Research, 11(1), 95–116. https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR.2023.11.1.757
  2. Bageshwar, B., & Zafar, S. (2022). Patterns of use of internet-enabled teaching tools in English language classrooms in India. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Best Innovative Teaching Strategies (ICON-BITS 2021). SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4027354
  3. Bageshwar, B. (2021). Emergence of Marathi Dalit Periodicals: A Brief Survey. FORTELL, 43, 70–77.
  4. Bageshwar, B. (2021). A Study of Literary Devices Used in the Posts on Instagram. International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, 6(1), 414–421. https://doi.org/10.22161/ijels.61.54
  5. Bageshwar, V. & Bageshwar, B. (2021). Lexical Stylistic Analysis of Posts by thegoodquote on Instagram. Sameeksha-Shodh, 4, 67–71.

  1. Indexicality and Enregisterment in X Discourse on Dalgona Coffee – Linguistics 2026 Athens, The International Linguistics Society, Athens, Greece, 22 – 24 April 2026
  2. Pandemic Parodies: Exploring Intertextuality in COVID-19 Humorous Discourse on X – 46th International Conference of the Linguistic Society of India, University of Kashmir, India, 3 – 5 October 2024
  3. Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 Humorous Tweets – 13th Humour Research Conference, Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA, 31 March – 1 April 2023
  4. Lexical Stylistic Analysis of Posts by thegoodquote on Instagram – National Seminar on Optimizing Social Media for Teaching, Learning and Personal Branding – Manghanmal Udharam College of Commerce under Jai Hind Sindhu Education Trust, Pimpri, Pune, India, 20 August 2021
  5. Patterns of Use of Internet-Enabled Teaching Tools in India – International Conference on Best Innovative Teaching Strategies (ICON-BITS 2021), BITS, Pilani, India, 29 – 31 July 2021
  6. Smart Education at Your Fingertips: Role of Smartphones – 10th National Conference, ELTIS-SIFIL, Pune, India, 7 – 8 February 2020 (2nd Best Paper Award)
  7. Conducted a 40-minute Workshop on Good Activities develop Good Learners: Teaching of “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost – 9th National Conference, ELTIS-SIFIL, Pune, India, 8 – 9 February 2019

  1. Bageshwar, B. (2021). Towards the Eternal Truths: Revisiting the Upanishads through Bibhu Padhi’s All That Was And Is. In Indian English Poetry: A Critical Evaluation, Ed. Dipak Giri, Pacific Books International, 87–97. (ISBN: 978-81953736-6-6)

  • UGC Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), University Grants Commission (UGC), India (2023)
  • INSPIRE Scholarship (SHE), Government of India (2014)
  • Second Best Paper Award, ELTIS–SIFIL National Conference, Pune (2020)
  • Walchand Ramchandra Kothari Award for securing the highest marks in Sanskrit (100/100) in the HSC Examination, Pune Division, Maharashtra State Board (2014)
  • Award for securing the highest marks in English (99/100) in the SSC Examination, Pune Division, Maharashtra State Board (2012)

Social Chat is free, download and try it now here!