Purushottam Agrawal
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Born25 August 1955
EducationPhD
Purushottam Agrawal | |
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 Agrawal in 2012 | |
| Born | 25 August 1955 |
| Occupation | Writer, academic |
| Language | Hindi and English |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Jeewaji University Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh |
| Notable works | Akath Kahani Prem Ki : Kabir Aur Unka Samay (criticism), NaCoHuS (novel) |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samaan, Devishanker Awasthi Samman, Mukutdhar Pandey Samman, Pratham Rajkamal Pandulipi Puraskar |
| Spouse | Suman Keshari |
| Children | Ritwik Agrawal (Son) Ritambhara Agrawal (Daughter) |
| Website | |
| purushottamagrawal | |
Purushottam Agrawal (born 25 August 1955) is an Indian writer and former member of the Union Public Service Commission board.[1][2][3][4][5]
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.[6][7][8]
He was anchor and interviewer on the television show 'Kitab', telecast on Rajya Sabha TV (now Sansad TV).[9]
