Apoorvanand

Apoorvanand (born Apoorvanand Jha) is professor at the Hindi Department, Faculty of Arts, University of Delhi. [1] He is known for his frequent interventions in day-to-day politics. He is one of the most vocal critics of the Sangh Parivar in the Hindi belt. Apoorvanand is also biting in his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and has been very vocal in calling for Gujarat's ‘mass murderers’ of 2002 to be brought to book.

Professor

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

Early life and education

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

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

He is the author of these books.

Books
  • Sundar Ka Swapna
  • Sahitya Ka Ekant


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.[3] He is a regular columnist at The Indian Express and The Wire. [4] [5] [6] He also frequently writes on other platforms such as Scroll, Satya Hindi, Al Jazeera, The Kochi Post. [7] [8] [9] [10] He at times also appears on Indian television as a panelist on issues concerning Higher Education, language and Communalism.

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References
  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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "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.
  4. "Apoorvanand". The Indian Express. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. "Apoorvanand : Exclusive News Stories by Apoorvanand on Current Affairs, Events at The Wire". The Wire. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. "अपूर्वानंद, Author at The Wire - Hindi". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "Apoorvanand". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  8. "अपूर्वानंद | Apoorvanand | सत्य हिन्दी | Satya Hindi". www.satyahindi.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. Apoorvan; ·Opinion·September 18; 2019. "Apoorvanand, Author at KochiPost". KochiPost. Retrieved 31 July 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Apoorvanand | Scroll.in". Apoorvanand. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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