NAME :                                                       Prof.  NIRANJAN KUMAR

AIM OF LIFE:                                              Work for Education, Culture and Language from the perspective of

                                                                भारतीयता  (Indian-ness)

PRESENT POSITION:                        former ADVISOR (Hony.), Minister of State for Education, Government of India 

                                                        Dean of Planning, University of Delhi  &  Sr. Professor, Deptt. of Hindi, Faculty of Arts                                                                                      

E-mail ID & Phone No.                         nkumar@hindi.du.ac.in , niranjanindia@gmail.com ;   9717294790 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:                    M.A. & M.Phil. ( from JNU ), Ph.D.,  JRF , PG Diploma in Journalism,  

                                                                  Diploma in Bengali language, L.L.B  (Completed 4/6 Semesters from D.U.)                                                 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:                             29  Years   (as a Professor,  13 + Years)

University of Delhi, Delhi

University of California,  USA

University of Michigan,  USA

Arizona State University, USA

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Govt. College Hindaun City, Rajasthan

JNU, New Delhi as a RS/ TA

SPECIALIZATION/INTERESTS:     Literary/ Cultural studies,  Media / Journalism , Fiction, Hindi language,   

                                             Language pedagogy, Dalit literature, Indian society & culture, Indian education

              PUBLICATIONS:                       04 Books ,   40 UGC care list / Peer reviewed articles ,   200 (+)  other articles

SEMINARS/ SYMPOSIUM/ WORKSHOP:              100+ ( including  14  International)                                                                                                

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

Former Advisor, Minister of State for Education, Government of India, New Delhi

Dean of Planning, University of Delhi

Chairman, Committee of Value Addition Courses, UGCF,University of Delhi

ex Chairman, Governing body, SPM College, University of Delhi

ex Chairman, Governing body, Bharti College, University of Delhi

Chairman & Nodal Officer, Evaluation of Ministry of Education’s SWAYAM Engineer. Courses’ translation 

Member of National Education Policy 2020 Cell,University of Delhi

Chairman, Oversight Committee for courses, University of Delhi

Member, Governing body, Hindu College, University of Delhi

Member, Unassigned Grant Committee, University of Delhi

Member, Centenary Celebration Committee, University of Delhi

Member, NEP implementation committee, University of Delhi

Consultant, EdCIL (India)LTD Ministry of Education for evaluation study of Central Sector Schemes & CHD program

Ex Treasurer, Governing body, M.V. College of Education, University of Delhi

Ex Member, Governing body, Hansraj College, University of Delhi

Ex Member, Hindi Advisory Committee , Ministry of Textile,  Govt. of India (Modi Govt- 1.0)

Founder President, ‘Pragyanam Indica’, an organization for Indo Psycho-Ethical Education & Culture

Founder Convener of ‘India Forum’, Davis CA, USA  

         OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS :        -      I was Finally selected Twice in prestigious CIVIL SERVICES EXAM OF INDIA

                                                            I Was Selected Finally in RBI, GRADE ‘B’ officer Exam

                                                            In USA universities, evaluated among TOP QUARTILE of the professors

                               I was honored among the selected Professors of the country on Teacher's Day, 2021  by Hindustan Scouts & Guides Association

                                              In 2006, was awarded  भाषा रत्न सम्मान by Jaimini Academy of Haryana

LANGUAGES/ DIALECTS KNOWN:   Hindi, English, Urdu, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili, Awadhi, Khortha                                                

MEDIA EXPOSURE:

Regular columnist on the EDITORIAL PAGES of ‘दैनिक जागरण ’, ‘FIRSTPOST’ & ’The Daily Guardian’, and occasionally for ‘हिंदुस्तान’,‘जनसत्ता’, ‘अमर उजाला’, ‘प्रभात खबर’ ,  ‘ MAIL TODAY ’

Appeared on Lok Sabha TV & other TV channels in panel discussions a

Active on Social Media, awakening public opinion giving a Nationalistic/ Indic perspective on contemporary Educational, Cultural-social and Linguistic issues