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Dr. N.S.R Ayengar has been teaching English for the last 28 years. Presently he is teaching in the Department of English, Berhampur University, Orissa. He headed the Department of English, Khallikote Autonomous College, Berhampur from 1992-94 and the Department of English, Berhampur University from 1996-98. His area of specialization is Modern British Theatre and his doctoral dissertation was on John Osborne's Major Plays. He has three published books to his credit. Two of them-The Mystique of Anger. A Study of Oshorne's Major Plays and The Critics Eyeserve as valuable books of reference to the Honours and Post-graduate level students. The Third one is an edited textbook of English Poetry entitled The Milk of Paradise, which is prescribed by both Berhampur University and Utkal University for the Honours (Graduate) level students. He has also published several original research papers to his credit in reputed literary journals of the country. Apart from English literature, he has a scholarly interest in Sanskrit literature/poetry and aesthetics, which is evidenced by his latest book : Gitagovindam Sacred Profanities. A Study of Jayadeva's Gitagovinda.