9 5 6 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁lect urer , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁teacher . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁year ▁she ▁mat ric ulated ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Oriental ▁Studies ▁at ▁the ▁USS R ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science , ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁division ▁of ▁phil ology . ▁She ▁def ended ▁her ▁th esis , ▁The ▁Import ance ▁of ▁the ▁Works ▁of ▁Mir za ▁G hal ib ▁in ▁the ▁Form ation ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Ur du ▁Pro se ]], ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Pul od ova ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Oriental ist ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁T aj ik istan ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁continu ing ▁her ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁organization ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁Junior , ▁and ▁later ▁Senior , ▁Scient ific ▁Work er . ▁Her ▁field ▁of ▁interest ▁was ▁relations ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁she ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁World ▁Econom y ▁Research ▁Center , ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁Academy ' s ▁international ▁relations ; ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁this ▁post ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Institute ▁of ▁Oriental ▁and ▁Writ ten ▁Heritage ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁body . ▁Among ▁her ▁writ ings ▁are ▁Mir za ▁G hal ib ' s ▁Ur du ▁Let ters ▁( 1 9 6 6 ); ▁In ▁Friend ship ' s ▁Path ▁( 1 9 9 1