Rajeev Kumar
Director & Founder
Managing Editor, U-Talk Magazine
Rajeev Kumar is a Ph.D. candidate at the Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Ibn Haldun University (IHU), Turkey. He also serves as a lecturer in the Department of Comparative Literature and a teaching fellow in the Department of History at IHU, Istanbul, Turkey. Additionally, he is the managing editor of U-Talk Magazine. Rajeev is the founder of the Umran Green Perspective Foundation and Umran Green School.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in German Language and Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, India, and a master’s degree in Civilization Studies from Ibn Haldun University. Before his academic career, he worked as a Project Manager for Integra Software Services in Pondicherry, managing publication projects for Springer, De Gruyter, Westermann, and Geographische Rundschau.
His areas of interest include Indic-Islamic Literature, Civilizations, Philosophy, History, Culture, Bhakti-Sufi literature, as well as English and German literature. He also explores barzakh and Islamic epistemologies, with a specific focus on Kabir and the Kabirpanthis.
Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah
Co-Director, UARA
Copy Editor, U-Talk Magazine
Dr. Insha Qayoom Shah, originally from Kashmir, completed her Ph.D. in English from the University of Kashmir. Currently, she serves as a Guest Faculty at Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, and holds the position of Co-Director at the Umran Academic Research Association.
Her research interests include feminist theory, mythology, revisionary writing, and memory studies. Dr. Shah has actively contributed to academic discourse by presenting papers at various national and international conferences. She has also contributed chapters to three books on feminism and gender studies.
Saalima Khan
Section Editor, U-Talk Magazine
Director, Umran Mahila Manch, Umran Green Perspective Foundation, India
Saalima Khan is a dedicated research scholar pursuing a PhD in English Literature at Barkatullah University. With a strong academic foundation, including an MA in English Literature (second rank in her class), she has extensive experience teaching media writing, creative writing, and English as a second language. Her research explores themes of multiculturalism, gender subjugation, intersectionality, and subversive femininity, with publications in esteemed journals and presentations at national and international conferences.
As an educator and Head of Department at leading institutions, she has championed innovative teaching methodologies, skill-based learning, and cultural engagement through extracurricular activities. An accomplished writer, artist and poet, her contributions extend beyond academia, reflecting her passion for interdisciplinary exploration and mentorship.