Apoorvanand

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Apoorvanand
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Personal details
BornSiwan, Bihar
NationalityIndian
ResidenceDelhi
Alma materPatna University
ProfessionProfessor

Apoorvanand is professor at the Hindi Department, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. [1] He is also a regular columnist and political commentator. He is known for his frequent interventions in day-to-day politics.

Early life and education[edit]

Apoorvanand was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, grew up in Siwan and received his undergraduate education from Bihar University. He earned his Masters and Ph.D. from Patna University.[2] He currently teaches Hindi at University of Delhi.

Academic career[edit]

Prof. Apoorvanand started his teaching career at T.P.S. College, Patna, a constituent unit of Magadh University. In 1999, he was invited to join Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, a Central University set up by the Government of India, and was instrumental in developing the University's vision plan and first academic programs. In 2004, he joined the Hindi Department at the University of Delhi where he was instrumental in redesigning the department's academic program.

Published works[edit]

He had authored or edited the following books:

  • Sundar Ka Swapna (New Delhi: Vani Prakashan, 2001)[3]
  • Sahitya Ka Ekant (New Delhi: Vani Prakashan, 2008)[4]
  • The Idea of a University (Chennai: Context, 2018)[5]
  • Education at the Crossroads (New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2018)

Political commentator[edit]

His critical essays have appeared in all major Hindi journals. Apart from his academic and literary writings, he also contributes columns in Indian Newspapers and magazines on the issues of education, culture, communalism, violence and human rights both in Hindi and also in English.[6] He is a regular columnist at The Indian Express and The Wire. [7] [8] [9] He also frequently writes on other platforms such as Scroll, Satya Hindi, Al Jazeera, The Kochi Post. [10] [11] [12] [13] He at times also appears on Indian television as a panelist on issues concerning Higher Education, language and communal-ism.

Role in 2020 Delhi riots[edit]

On 12 September 2020, he along with Sitaram Yechuri, Yogendra Yadav and others was named in the supplementary chargesheet by Delhi Police for his alleged role in 2020 Delhi riots.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Department of Hindi, University of Delhi, Faculty". hindi.du.ac.in. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Sundar Ka Swapna. ISBN 817055781X.
  4. ↑ "Details: Vani Prakashan". www.vaniprakashan.in. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ↑ The Idea of a University. ASIN 9387894258.
  6. ↑ "Smriti Irani's next: Common syllabus for Central Universities - Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Apoorvanand". The Indian Express. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "Apoorvanand : Exclusive News Stories by Apoorvanand on Current Affairs, Events at The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "अपूर्वानंद, Author at The Wire - Hindi". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Apoorvanand". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  11. ↑ "अपूर्वानंद | Apoorvanand | सत्य हिन्दी | Satya Hindi". www.satyahindi.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Apoorvan; ·Opinion·September 18; 2019. "Apoorvanand, Author at KochiPost". KochiPost. Retrieved 31 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ↑ "Apoorvanand | Scroll.in". Apoorvanand. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  14. ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/delhi-police-riot-chargesheet-sitaram-yechury-yogendra-yadav-6593798/

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