Gulshan

नमसते/ सलाम / हेलो

Gulshan is a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in the World Languages & Literatures Department at Boston University, where she assists with the teaching of Hindi language and culture. She is an educator passionate about language education, multilingualism, and creating equitable learning opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds. Her interests include multilingual pedagogies, curriculum design, teacher development, and culturally responsive teaching.

Gulshan holds a Bachelor of Elementary Education from the University of Delhi and a Master’s in English Literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University. She is also a beginner-level Spanish learner and has earned a Certification of Achievement in Content and Language Integrated Learning from the Regional English Language Office, U.S. Embassy, New Delhi, reflecting her interest in innovative and inclusive approaches to language teaching.

Before joining Boston University, Gulshan worked extensively with children from low-income and marginalized communities, including many first-generation learners, through the Teach For India Fellowship and later at Hope School. Her work has included developing curriculum and competency-based learning materials aligned with India’s National Curriculum Framework (NCF 2022), designing assessments, supporting foundational learning, and contributing to teacher training and professional development initiatives.

Gulshan is particularly interested in creating multilingual classrooms where students’ linguistic and cultural identities are recognized as assets. Through her Fulbright experience at Boston University, she hopes to further explore inclusive language education and multilingual pedagogies while contributing to cross-cultural understanding through the teaching and learning of Hindi and Indian culture.