Dr Sundhya Ancharaz Kinnoo is a senior lecturer at the Language Resources Centre, under the School of Indian Studies at Mahatma Gandhi Institute. She joined the centre in 2007 at the post of lecturer and served the institute in accomplishing various projects on development of technological tools and digital resources in Asian languages and numerous capacity building programmes at institutional and national level.

 Dr Sundhya was awarded ICCR General Cultural Scholarship Scheme for BA (Hons) Hindi (1996-1999) at the prestigious Hansraj College in the University of Delhi. She completed her master’s degree at D.U and PhD in Hindi Fiction (2016) from the University of Mauritius. She also obtained a scholarship to complete the ALICT African Leadership Programme in ICT (2014) by GESCI Global e-school of community initiatives established in collaboration of the African Union and United Nations ICT Taskforce.

 Before embarking in the field of teaching Dr Sundhya completed Certificate Primary (TCP) (General Purpose) in 2003 from the Mauritius Institute of Education. Serving at the Primary Education Sector for 4 years as General-Purpose Teacher, she joined the Secondary Sector as Hindi Educator for another 3 years. She academic qualification and teaching experience in all the sectors has enable her professional engagement in serving for not only undergraduate and post graduate courses but also teacher training and in-service courses and capacity building programmes. She also provides her services to the Mauritius Examination Syndicate for the national examination PSAC and NCE due to her expertise in teaching and evaluation in Hindi Language.

Apart from teaching, she has also ventured as television presenter for the programme ‘Srijan’ - (A weekly talk show on Languages, Literature, Culture, Arts and Creativity on MBC1) She has also been Freelance Newscaster at the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation from 2004-2005.

Research Presented & Published:

• “Translation strategies of Bhojpuri Terms in English from local folktales of Mauritius” for the International Seminar on Indian Languages and World languages: Translation and Interpretation (18 - 20 January 2024) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• “Integration of the sustainable development goals in the curriculum if Hindi Language” for the International Conference on ‘Rethinking Education for Sustainability in an Era of uncertainty: Opportunities and Challenges’ organised by the Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa (EEASA) in collaboration with the Mauritius Institute of Education (21-24 June 2021)
• Participated in the Round Table on Future of Technology and Hindi at the 11th World Hindi Conference, Mauritius (2018)
• “Aspiration and Expectation of the new generation Hindi Student” at the National Seminar-Workshop on Hindi Teaching in the Baithka System Organised by the Hindi Pracharini Sabha (2018)
• “The depiction of identity of Women and its changing nature in the post-independence short stories” at the International Conference Organised by the Mahila Lekhika Sangh and the High Commission of India, Mauritius (2017)
• “Introduction of Bhojpuri in the Formal Education System of Mauritius: Challengers and Experiences” at the International Bhojpuri Conference organised by the Bhojpuri Speaking Union and Mahatma Gandhi Institute (November 2014)
• “Integration of Bhojpuri in the Hindi Language curriculum: Consolidation and Propagation of both Languages” at the Regional International Hindi Conference organised by the World Hindi Secretariat (November 2014)
• ‘From Informal to Formal Education: Bhojpuri in the Primary School Curriculum - Experiences and Challenges’ at the 1st International Conference of the Linguistics Society of India held in CIIL, Mysore, India (November 2013)
• ‘A socio-cultural study of the post independent Mauritian Society depicted in short stories’ in a Conference organised by the World Hindi Secretariat on the occasion of the 100 years of Hindi Journalism in Mauritius (March 2013)
• ‘Mauritius ke Bhashik Sanrachna mein Bhojpuri ke sthaan’ in the Online Magazine the Bhojpuri.com (2014)
• “Hamara itihas: girmitya mazdoor pranaali ki ek jhalak tathaa Mauritius mein aapravasi mazdooron ke anubhav” translation of the English Research paper by Mr S. Priyatam, published in the special issue of Suman Magazine by the Hindi Speaking Union on the occasion of the International Conference on Indian Diaspora (2011).
• “Bhojpuri Culture amongst Youngsters”research paper in the Seminar on ‘Bhojpuri: A Contemporary Outlook’ organized by the Department of Bhojpuri, Folklore and Oral Tradition, MGI (April 2009)