Mangalore: Hampi University through the Ha. Ma. Na. Research Centre in Ujire conferred doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) on Malini N. Hebbar, head of the department of English in St. Agnes College.

She was conferred doctorate for her thesis ‘A Critique of the Creative Works of Shashi Deshpande and Vaidehi with a Special Focus on Rewriting Myths’.

She completed her PdD under the guidance of Dr. Madhava Bhat, principal of Vivekananda College in Puttur.