Educational Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Master's in MULTIELE- Erasmus Mundus, Spain & The Netherlands
- M.A. in Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- B.A. (Hons.) Spanish, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Professional Qualifications
- Diploma in Spanish Language and Culture for Foreigners, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
- Certificate in Teachers Training course B1 Level Cervantes institute, New Delhi
- Teachers Training Course Superior level, University of Valladolid, Spain
- Certificate in Catalan Language, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Administrative Positions
- Chairperson at Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies (CSPILAS), JNU, New Delhi (2023-till date)
- President of Asociación de Profesores de Español en la India (APEI)
- Advisor at Equal Opportunities Office, JNU, New Delhi (04-04-2025 to 03-04-2027)
- Member Academic Council of JNU, New Delhi
- Member University Court of JNU, New Delhi
- Member Board of Studies, Department of Foreign Languages, Arts Faculty, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
- Member Board of Studies, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, JNU, New Delhi
- Member Board of Studies, Department of Foreign Languages, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
- Member Board of Studies, Department of Foreign Languages, Savitribai Phule University, Pune, Maharashtra
- Member Committee of Advanced Studies and Research, School of Language Literature and Culture Studies, JNU
- Adjunct Faculty, Special Cell for e-Learning (SCEL), JNU, New Delhi
- External Expert Member in Academic Advisory Board of Doon University, Dehradun, UK
- External Expert Member in Academic Advisory Board of IGNOU, New Delhi
- External Expert Member in Board of Studies of Department of Foreign Languages, BHU, UP.
- External Expert Member in Board of Studies of Department of Foreign Languages, Vellore Institute of Technology.
- Principal Investigator in the research project titled “Research Based Spanish Hindi Dictionary”, granted under the UPOE II Program, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Project Director of an ICSSR major project titled "Hinduism in America in the 21st Century" awarded in March 2023
- Spanish Language and Culture in India
- Indian Culture and Literature
- Comparative Literature
- Second Language Acquisition
- Applied Linguistics
- Professor in Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, December 2023 till date
- Associate Professor in Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dec' 2020- Dec' 2023
- Assistant Professor in Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Latin American Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Dec' 2006-Dec' 2020
- Spanish Language Faculty at Cervantes Institute, New Delhi, 2009
- Spanish Language Faculty at Amity University, Noida, 2006
- Spanish Language Faculty at Institute of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad, 2005
- Keynote Speaker at International Conference on teaching of Hindi in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa
- Chief guest at International Mother Language Day, Amity School of Foreign Languages, Amity University, Gurugram
- Chief guest at Día del Idioma Español (SpanishLanguageDay), Amity School of Foreign Languages, Amity University, Gurugram
- Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language, (Spanish Language Proficiency Exam, DELE C2)
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
- UGC-NET&JRF holder
- Interpretation for the President of The Republic of Chile H.E. Mr. Gabriel Boric
- Interpretation for the Venezuelan Delegation on the official visit of the President of Venezuela, Mr. Hugo Chavez, New Delhi
- Interpretation for the Argentine Business Delegation, New Delhi
- Interpretation and translation for Colombian Company FANALCA, New Delhi
- Interpretation for Dunlop Argentina with ONGC India, Mumbai
- Interpretation for La Liga India, New Delhi
- Interpretation for Corfepis Mexico, Ahmedabad
- Taught at University of Groningen, The Netherlands, as part of internship for Erasmus Mundus MULTIELE Program
Articles in Journals
Sushant, G., Kumar, G. Kumar & Kumar, M. (2024). Equity of Access to Higher Education in Chile: A Comparative Analysis with Indian Higher Education. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies. ISSN 2324-755X, SCOPUS.
Ahmad, Ahsan & Kumar, Gaurav & Ranjan, Ranjeeva & Philominraj, Andrew. (2022). On the Role of Social Media in Spanish Language Learning in Indian Context. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET). 17. 100-115. 10.3991/ijet.v17i22.31381. (SCOPUS)
Philominraj, Andrew & Ranjan, Ranjeeva & Saavedra, Rodrigo & Kumar, Gaurav (2021). Use of Language Learning Strategies by Indian Learners of Spanish as A Foreign Language. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities. 29. 10.47836/pjssh.29.2.12. ISSN: 0128-7702 (SCOPUS)
Kumar, Gaurav y Singh, Gagandeep (2021). The mystical experience in the poems of San Juan de la Cruz and Bulleh Shah. Assonance, University of Calicut. ISSN 2394-7853
Kumar, Gaurav and Saumya, Nishant (2019). Teaching of Spanish for Tourism Purposes in India. Global Education Society and Development. ISSN: 0975-1319
Ranjan, Ranjeeva & Philominraj, Andrew & Kumar, Gaurav. (2019). Relationship between metacognitive learning strategies and proficiency in EFL Classroom in Chile. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews. 7. 938-945. 10.18510/hssr.2019.76140.
Kumar, Gaurav and Saumya, Nishant (2021). Challenges and opportunities of Spanish Tourism in India: perspectives from the Tribal Regions of the North East. Indian Journal of Dalit and Tribal Studies. ISSN: 2348-1757
Kumar, Gaurav and Kumar, Avinash (2018). An Overview of Didactic Material for Teaching Spanish in India. Journal of Advanced Research in English and Education. ISSN: 2456-4370
Kumar, Gaurav (2017). An Overview of the Spanish Language Learning Apps. Global Education Society and Development. ISSN: 0975-1319
Books
Kumar, Gaurav, (2017). Diccionario Español-Hindi, Prakashan Sansthan, New Delhi, India. ISBN Number 978-81-7714-645-5
Kumar, Gaurav & Kumar, Mukesh (2019). Perspectivas Latinoamericanas, Univision Books, New Delhi, ISBN Number 978-81-937963-1-3
Kumar, Gaurav & Singh, Shiv Kumar (2021). Hindi as a Second and Foreign Language. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, ISBN: 1-5275-7418-0
“Business Spanish Lexicon” Booklet of basic Spanish in 2007
Chapters in Books
Kumar, Gaurav y Kumar, Mukesh (2020). Los valores humanos en el coloquio de los perros de Cervantes y Do Bailon Ki Katha de Premchand. Pamplona, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, pp. 187-197. Colección BIADIG (Bi-blioteca Áurea Digital), 50/Publicaciones Digitales del GRISO. ISBN: 978-84-8081-685-4
Kumar, Gaurav y Kumar, Mukesh (2019). El espacio marginal literario como lugar de ruptura de hegemonía:reflexiones críticas sobre la pícara justina y shiknaje ka dard. Pamplona, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, pp. 187-197. Colección BIADIG (Bi-blioteca Áurea Digital), 50/Publicaciones Digitales del GRISO. ISBN: 978-84-8081-637-3.
Kumar, Gaurav y Kumar, Mukesh (2018). Las voces autobiográficas desde los márgenes: un estudio comparativo de La pícara Justina de Francisco López de Úbeda y Dohra Abhishaap de Kausalya Baisantri. Pamplona, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Navarra, 2018, pp. 195- 201. Colección BIADIG (Biblioteca Áurea Digital), 48 / Publicaciones Digitales del GRISO. ISBN: 978-84-8081-621-2.
Kumar, Gaurav (2018). Imágenes de la India en los escritos de Octavio Paz: Una aproximación visual published in Octavio Paz and India: Enduring Resonances, Prithavi Prakashan, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-81-86845-61-5
Articles in Journals
Kumar, Gaurav & Ahamad, Faizan (2023). Learning of Spanish as a Foreign Language through songs in the Indian classrooms. Atishay Kalit, Vol.10,Pt.A Sr.17. pages 109-115. Jaipur, India. ISSN: 2277-419X
Kumar, Gaurav y Patel, Garvit (2023). The Journey from outside to within: A contrast of Spanish and Indian Culture. Assonance, University of Calicut. ISSN 2394-78533.
Kumar, Gaurav & Ahmad, Ahsan (2022). India-Spain: the dawn of a new era of bilateral relations in the last decade. Caraivéti. Department of French Studies, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi. Vol. VI Issue 1 (July-December 2022) ISSN : 2456-9690
Kumar, Gaurav y Ranjeeva, Ranjan (2021). Online Teaching of Spanish in India through MOOCs. Critic, Centre of Russian Studies, ISSN: 2229-7146
Rijvan & Kumar, Gaurav. (2019) Los audiolibros como una herramientadidáctica en las clases de ELE en el contexto de la India. Hispanic Horizon,peer reviewed journal from CSPILAS, JNU, New Delhi ISSN: 0970-7522
Kumar, Gaurav y Saumya Nishant (2018). Adaptación de obras clásicas literarias de español para el aula indio de ELE. Hispanic Horizon, peer reviewed journal from CSPILAS, JNU, New Delhi ISSN: 0970-7522
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