Purushottam Agrawal
{{Short description|Indian writer and TV presenter}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Purushottam Agrawal
| native_name =
| image = Purushottam Agrawal.jpg
| caption = Agrawal in 2012
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|8|25}}
| birth_place = Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
| occupation = Writer, academic
| language = Hindi and English
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| education = PhD
| alma_mater = Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Jeewaji University Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
| notableworks = Akath Kahani Prem Ki : Kabir Aur Unka Samay (criticism), NaCoHuS (novel)
| spouse = Suman Keshari
| children = Ritwik Agrawal (Son) Ritambhara Agrawal (Daughter)
| awards = Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samaan, Devishanker Awasthi Samman, Mukutdhar Pandey Samman, Pratham Rajkamal Pandulipi Puraskar
| website = {{URL|purushottamagrawal.com}}
}}
Purushottam Agrawal (born 25 August 1955) is an Indian writer and former member of the Union Public Service Commission board.{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/review-of-purushottam-agrawals-who-is-bharat-mata/article30411827.ece|title=Purushottam Agrawal's collection of essays unpacks Jawaharlal Nehru's vision for India|date= 31 December 2019|publisher=thehindubusinessline.com }}{{cite web|url=http://thewirehindi.com/165514/who-is-bharat-mata-book-by-purushottam-agrawal-on-jawaharlal-nehru/|title=नेहरू को भुला भी दो तो भी देश के प्रति उनका योगदान उन्हें मिटने नहीं देगा: पुरुषोत्तम अग्रवाल|date= 11 April 2021|publisher=thewirehindi.com }}{{cite web|url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/kaun-hain-bharat-mata-released-by-famous-poet-thinker-javed-akhtar/|title=Kaun Hain Bharat Mata' Released By Famous Poet – Thinker Javed Akhtar|date= 19 February 2021|publisher=indiaeducationndiary.in }}{{Cite web |title=UPSC exams: Committee led by Purushottam Agrawal submits report on translation errors |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-upsc-exams-committee-led-by-purushottam-agrawal-submits-report-on-translation-errors-2025319 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=DNA India |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=The Lead: Purushottam Agarwal on modern Indian writing |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/arts-books-culture/the-lead-purushottam-agarwal-on-modern-indian-writing-943025.html |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}
Early life and career
Born on 25 August 1955 in the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, he completed his MA in political science from Jiwaji University (Gwalior) in 1977. Later, he moved to Delhi, for an MA in Hindi literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and, in 1985, a PhD focusing on "The Social Meaning of Kabir's Bhakti" supervised by Namvar Singh.
From 2 July 2007 to July 2013, he was a member of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.{{cite web|url=http://www.millenniumpost.in/entertainment/javed-akhtar-releases-kaun-hain-bharat-mata-432270|title=Javed Akhtar releases 'Kaun Hain Bharat Mata'|date= 19 February 2021|publisher=millenniumpost.in }}{{cite web|url=https://hindi.thequint.com/videos/purushottam-agrawal-book-kaun-hai-bharat-mata-jawahar-lal-nehru-view-on-hindu-nationalism-kashmir|title=कांग्रेस ने BJP को थाली में परोसकर दिया 'राष्ट्रवाद'- अग्रवाल|date= 28 February 2021|publisher=hindi.thequint.com }}{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/india/exclusive-interview-with-professor-purushottam-aggarwal-on-politics-of-bharat-mata-ki-jai/articleshow/81239958.cms|title=जनता की जय ही भारत माता की जय हैः प्रोफेसर पुरुषोत्तम अग्रवाल|date= 27 February 2021|publisher=navbharattimes.indiatimes.com }}
He was anchor and interviewer on the television show 'Kitab', telecast on Rajya Sabha TV (now Sansad TV).{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/an-unusual-television-talk-show-kitab-on-rajya-sabha-tv-was-dedicating-airtime-to-discussing-books-3136738.html|title=An unusual television talk show, Kitab on Rajya Sabha TV was dedicating airtime to books|date= 4 December 2016|publisher=firstpost.com }}
Bibliography
- Teesara Rukh
- Shivdan Singh Chauhan
- Sanskriti: Varchsva aur Pratirodh
- Nij Brahma Vichar: Dharma, Samaj aur Dharmetar Adhyatma
- Vichar ka Ananta
- Akath Kahani Prem Ki: Kabir ki Kavita aur Unka Samay
- Hindi Saray: Astrakhan via Yerevan
- Scholaris ki Chhanv Men
- Nacohus
- Kabir, Kabir: The Life and Work of Early Modern Poet-Philosopher{{Cite web |title=Book review: 'Kabir, Kabir' by Purushottam Agrawal |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20210726-book-review-kabir-kabir-by-by-purushottam-agrawal-1829090-2021-07-16 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=India Today |language=en}}
- Kaun Hain Bharat Mata 2021
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.purushottamagrawal.com}}
- [http://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR-14%20%28English%29.pdf The Union Public Service Commission (Annual Report) 2013-14]
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