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Dr. Sougand Akbarian

Dr. Sougand Akbarian

Assistant Professor, Humanities and Social Sciences

sougand.akbarian@sharda.ac.in

About

Dr. Sougand Akbarian is currently an assistant professor at the Sharda School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SSHSS), Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. As an Iranian faculty, she has international experience in Iran, Uzbekistan, and India in academics. A researcher in English language, teaching, translation, and cultural studies, she has actively participated in and presented papers at national and international conferences in Iran, India, and globally. She is a resource person in English language studies for international academic programs. She is a bestselling translator and author specializing in Indian literature. She is known for SouganDilli: Indo-Iranian Adhuri Kahani (An Incomplete Indo-Iranian Story) and Loveless Love: When Love Is a Reason to Stay or to Leave Forever. A TEDx speaker for cross-cultural literary exchange, she is also the CEO and Founder of Sougand Akbarian Publications in Iran, dedicated to fostering global literature.

Experience
  • +4 as an assistant professor
  • +12 as a translator
Qualification
  • Ph.D. (English Language Teaching, ELT)
  • M.A. (Translation Studies)
  • B.A. (Translation Studies)
Award & Recognition

  • She has more than 7 paper presentations at national and international conferences in Iran and India
  • Published more than 10 books as a bestseller translator of Indian literature in Iran
  • Published more than 2 books as a bestseller author in India
  • Published more than 5 academic book chapters in Iran, India, and globally
  • First-ranked student in the elite talent category at the doctoral level in Iran
  • Awarded for “Khayam Festival, Top M.A. Thesis” in Iran
  • She is a TEDx speaker and has delivered speeches in different countries
  • She is a publisher at Sougand Akbarian Publication in Iran
  • She is a Resource Person at several International Conferences.

Research

  • International Conferences: 6
  • National Conference: 1
  • Book Chapter: 5
  • Edited Books: 2

Certifications

Total Certificates = +50

Resource Person= 23

FDP (Resource Person) = 2

  • Basic Awareness Program of Hindi, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), 2023
  • Indo-Persian Heritage | Nalanda University, 2023
  • 7 days Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Research Methodology, 2025
  • One Week Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Application of Literary Theories in Contemporary Studies, 2024
  • 3rd International Conference on Oriental Studies, Ferdowsi as Depicted in Persian Culture & Literature, Delhi University,2019
  • 2nd International Conference on Oriental Studies, Iranian Studies, and Commemoration of Bidel Dehlavi, Aligarh University, 2017
  • 5th Bharat Ko Janiye Quiz (BKJQ), India, 2025
  • Know India, AKAM Quiz, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 2022

Area of Interest

  • English Language Teaching
  • Translation Studies
  • Cultural Studies
  • Code Switching/Mixing
  • Sociolinguistics