Arya Parakkate Vijayaraghavan is an academic and researcher whose work primarily lies at the intersections of Critical Food Studies, Education, Gender and Intersectionality, and English & Cultural Studies. Her scholarly engagements reflect a commitment to explore how identities, practices, and knowledge systems are shaped and contested within socio-cultural and historical contexts.

Currently, her primary research engagement is in Critical Food Studies, with a particular focus on the evolving discourse and pedagogical potential of the field in India. She is invested in situating food not merely as sustenance, but as a powerful site for understanding memory, culture, politics, and resistance. She is Leading an External Funded Minor Project “Atho Kadai Stories: Tracing Burmese Street Food Culture in Chennai” that explores migration patterns through Burmese street food practices in the city of Chennai, India.

As a facilitator, Dr. Vijayaraghavan is invested in curating learner-centric and reflective pedagogical spaces. She has developed and taught a range of courses across language, literature, and cultural studies. She is also actively engaged in designing and facilitating Faculty Development Programmes and workshops in collaboration with various universities and industries, where she leverages her teaching and research experience to create practical applications and disseminate knowledge to broader communities.