Ms. Adishree Vats has been declared qualified for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in English by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU).The candidate has worked on “Black Feminist Standpoint in Gloria Naylor’s Novel: Mapping the Landscape of Social Inequalities”, under the supervision of Dr. Anurag Kumar and Dr. Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi, Faculty, School of Languages and Literature, SMVDU.The candidate has published research papers in SCOPUS, ESCI indexed journals, and other academic journals. She has also presented papers in national and international conferences and seminars.Prof. R.K. Sinha, Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU, and other committee members congratulated Ms. Adishree, and wished her a bright future ahead.