Literary Thinker, Researcher, and Teacher  

Rachit Anand is an Assistant Professor of Literary Studies in the English and Communications Program at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan. He teaches survey courses in all periods of English Literature as well as specialized courses in World Literature.

He completed his PhD in Comparative Literature at the University at Buffalo in 2023, where he has also taught in the English Department as a visiting assistant professor from 2023 till 2025.

His research focuses on the significance of allegorical thinking in 20th and 21st century novel, with a special focus on the function of translation in anglophone fiction. His work has appeared in English in Africa, Cultural Critique, and The Comparatist.