She teaches U.S. Multi Ethnic literatures, Ethnomusicology and Disability Studies. She holds a Ph.D. from the department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT, Kanpur. Selected for the U.S. State department IVLP (International Visitors Leadership Program), Navneet has visited and lectured at colleges in the U.S. on American Studies. She is trained in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music and brings her interest in music to teach courses on music and literary studies. Her experience and interest in disability issues has led her to develop the first four credit course on ‘Representation of Disability in Art’ in Jawaharlal Nehru University.