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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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| birth_place = [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], [[Bihar]], India
| education = [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]] ([[Electrical engineering]])
| occupation = Civil servant
| office = Secretary, [[Union Public Service Commission]]
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'''Shashi Ranjan Kumar''' (born 4 December 1968)<ref>{{cite news |title=Shashi Ranjan Kumar Birthdate |url=https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Tele-Dir-Engl-150525.pdf |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC]]}}</ref> is an [[India]]n civil servant and author.<ref>{{cite news |title=At book launch, UPSC secy calls for a balanced reading of past |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/books-and-literature/the-decline-of-hindu-civilization-upsc-secy-shashi-ranjan-kumar-history-10473865/lite/ |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=14 January 2026 |language=en}}</ref> He is currently serving as the Secretary of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC), [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title= IAS Shashi Ranjan Kumar Becomes Secretary Of UPSC |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/ias-shashi-ranjan-kumar-becomes-secretary-of-upsc-490392 |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[Businessworld]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Recalling a lost inheritance: Tracing India's intellectual amnesia in Shashi Ranjan Kumar's 'The Decline of Hindu Civilisation' |url=https://www.theweek.in/leisure/society/2026/01/11/recalling-a-lost-inheritance-tracing-the-long-shadow-of-india-s-intellectual-amnesia-in-shashi-ranjan-kumar-s-the-decline-of-hindu-civilisation.amp.html |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[The Week (Indian magazine)|The Week]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Kumar was born on 4 December 1968 in the [[Gaya district]] of [[Bihar]], [[India]]. He received his early education in village schools. He later earned a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[Electrical engineering]] and joined the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 1992, being allotted to the [[Tripura|Tripura cadre]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Shashi Ranjan Kumar IAS Biography - IPSDetails.com |url=https://ipsdetails.com/shashi-ranjan-kumar-ias-biography/ |access-date=24 February 2026 |date=21 June 2025}}</ref>

==Career==

He is currently serving as the Secretary of the [[Union Public Service Commission]] (UPSC), [[Government of India]].

==Published works==

* Samudra Tat Par<ref>{{cite news |title=samudra tat par |url=https://www.bookswagon.com/book/samudra-tat-par-shashi-ranjan/9788176671903 |access-date=24 February 2026 |language=en}}</ref>
* Mysteries of the Universe<ref>{{cite news |title=Mysteries of the Universe - Indian books and Periodicals |url=https://www.ibpbooks.in/mysteries-of-the-universe/p/38245 |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=www.ibpbooks.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The Decline of the Hindu Civilization: Lessons from the Past<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Hindu Civilisation Declined: Shocking Truths Revealed {{!}} Shashi Ranjan Kumar |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/statesman-talk/why-hindu-civilisation-declined-shocking-truths-revealed-shashi-ranjan-kumar-1503540483.html/amp |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |date=14 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=An unflinching autopsy of heritage |url=https://dailypioneer.com/news/an-unflinching-autopsy-of-heritage |access-date=24 February 2026 |work=[[Daily Pioneer]] |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:People from Gaya district]]

Shashi Ranjan Kumar - Revision history

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