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Bani Dayal Dhir is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies ,Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University ) Agra , India.  Recipient of the Institute’s prestigious Director’s  medal  in  BA Hons. (English ), MA (English ) and  M.Phil.(English )programmes, her primary research interests include  Literary theory, Systems Theory  and Consciousness studies. Her   research  endeavours explore  the  application  of Generalized Physical Systems Theory Modelling , Interpretive Structural Modelling ,Quantum Theory and science of consciousness  in the  analysis of literature. Some of her notable contributions  include “ Graph Theoretic Field Modelling for Multi- Dimensional Literary Systems” (M.Phil dissertation ) , “A Study of Emergentism and High End Complexity in Complex Literary Systems” (PhD thesis). In recognition of her contribution to research in   Systems  Theory  and literature, the Systems Society of India honoured  her with National Young Systems Scientist award at the Joint International Conference on Applied Systems Research (ASR) and. XXXIII National Systems Conference Joint International Conference in 2009. She has presented papers at various internationaland national conferences and won several best paper awards, her recent  presentation  was  in the session “Eastern Philosophy Forum” at “Toward a Science of Consciousness -2012”, University of Arizona. She has to her credit several   research  publications  in international   journals like International Journal of General Systems ( forthcoming ), Literary Paritantra (Systems ): An International Journal on Literature and Theory , Paritantra : A Journal of Systems Society of India etc. Her poems have also appeared in magazines and journals. She is the co-convener of Toward a Science of Consciousness- 2013 to be held at  Dayalbagh Educational Institute , Agra, India, Associate Editor  of  Literary Paritantra (Systems ): An International Journal on Literature and Theory,  editor of Flights of Imagination : A Magazine of Creative Writing and life member of Systems Society of India. .