Purushottam Agrawal (born 25 August 1955) is an Indian writer and former member of the

Union Public Service Commission The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardized examinations. In 2023, 1.3 million applica ...

board.

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 Jiwaji University (JU) is a public collegiate university in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. The name comes from Sir Jiwaijirao Scindia of Gwalior. The university was established on 23 May 1964 and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the President of Ind ...

(Gwalior) in 1977. Later, he moved to

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...

, for an MA in Hindi literature at

Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The 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

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

. He was anchor and interviewer on the television show 'Kitab', telecast on

Rajya Sabha TV Rajya Sabha TV was an Indian public cable television network channel owned and operated by Rajya Sabha that covered the proceedings of Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Parliament of India). It has now been replaced by Sansad TV. Apart from ...

(now Sansad TV).

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 * Kaun Hain Bharat Mata 2021

References

External links

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The Union Public Service Commission (Annual Report) 2013-14
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