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Purushottam Agrawal (Hindi:हिंदी पुरुषोत्तम अग्रवाल, born 25 August 1955) is an Indian writer and academic. ==Life== He was born and brought up in the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. He has an MA (Political Science, 1977 from Jiwaji University, Gwalior and one in Hindi Literature, 1979 from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He was awarded a Ph.D degree by Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1985 on the topic of '‘The Social Meaning of Kabir’s Bhakti’' under the supervision of Namawar Singh. He was formerly Chairperson, Center of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Chief Advisor, Hindi textbooks (classes VI-XII), NCERT, New Delhi (2005–07), He taught at Ramjas College, University of Delhi (1982–90), edited and published ''Jigyasa'', an inter-disciplinary academic journal (1983–84), served as Associate Professor, Center of Indian Languages, JNU (1990–2003). Professor of Hindi Literature, Center of Indian Languages, School of Languages, Literature and Culture Studies (SLLCS), JNU (2003–07). He was British Academy Visiting Professor at Faculty of Oriental Studies, Cambridge University and a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom in 2002. He also served as Visiting Professor at El Colegio de Mexico (National College of Mexico, Mexico City) during May–July 2002. . He is author of many books: ''Kabir: Sakhi aur Sabad'' (A collection of Kabir’s poetry with an analytical introduction), ''Shivdan Singh Chauhan''(A monograph in “Makers of Indian Literature” series published by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi), ''Majbooti Ka Naam Mahtma Gandhi'' (published version of annual Gandhi Lecture, organized by Gandhi Peace Foundation, Delhi), ‘Nij Brahma Vichhar: Dharma, Samaj aur Dharmetar Adhyatma’ (Essays on religion, spirituality and philosophy), ''Vichaar ka Ananta'' (a collection of theoretical and cultural essays), ''Teesra Rukh'' (A collection of literary and cultural essays),〔( WorldCat )〕 ''Sanskriti: Varchswa aur Pratiroadh'' (a collection of cultural and political essays) ''Hindi Nai chaal mein Dhali'' ( edited proceedings of the international symposium organized in Patna, India on the evolution of modern Hindi), ''Akath Kahani Prem Ki : Kabir ki Kavita aur Unka Samay'' (2009) and ''Hindi Saray: Astrakhan via Yerevan''( 2012). He is also a poet and story writer. His short story ''Cheng Chui'' published in Pragatishil Vashudha (2012). His another short story is Chaurahe Par Putalapublished in Naya Gyanodaya (a Bharteey Gyanpeet Magazine). ""pan Patte ki Goth"" (appeared in ""Pakhi"")is a story about a renowned scientist and academician which is fighting upper-casteist professors and other stakeholder in an Indian university system. ""Pair Ghanti"" is a story about feudal minded polity and casteist bureaucracy. ""Nakohas"" (appeared in ""Pakhi"") is a short story by Agrawal which talks about mindless communal sentimentalism and irrational approach towards art and culture. He won the Devi Shankar Awasthy Samman for ''Teesra Rukh'', 1996, and Mukutdhar Pandey Samman for ''Sanskriti: Varchswa aur Pratiroadh'', 1997 and Pratham Rajkamal Pandulipi Puraskar for ''Akath Kahani Prem Ki : Kabir Ki Kavita Aur Unka Samay''(2009). He contributes regularly to academic journals and popular magazines on wide-ranging issues of culture, literature and current affairs. Numerous articles both in Hindi and English have been published in academic journals, popular magazines and newspapers over the last twenty-five years. He has served as Chief Advisor (2003–06) of the ‘Peaceful co-existence in South Asia’ project of the Aman Trust, Delhi. As a consultant to Oxfam, India (1998–2002), he organized inter-faces of scholars, creative artists and social activists as part of the Violence Amelioration and Mitigation Project (VMAP). Of particular value have been the interfaces between Kabir-panthis and the scholars of Kabir, and conferences on the question of social identities and a dialogue on Spirituality without Religion. His writings have been included in a course ‘Public intellectuals of India’ offered by the College of Mexico, Mexico City. Since 2 July 2007, he has been a member of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Purushottam Agrawal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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