Dr. Swathi Chikkala is working as Assistant Professor of English, GITAM Deemed to be University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She is also sharing the responsibilities as Vice-President, ELTAI, Visakhapatnam Chapter. She received her Doctoral degree from Andhra University; MPhil, and MA from Stella Maris College, Chennai. She has more than a decade of experience in teaching and research and is currently guiding PhD scholars. She was awarded the coveted English Language Teachers Research Partnership (ELTReP) award by The British Council, India, in 2015. As a Convener, she organised a number of workshops and webinars. As a Resource Person she has been invited on several occasions by Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development, to train state government recruits on English Language, communication skills, and soft skills. She is Member, Editorial/Review Board of internationally reputed journals.