Purushottam Agrawal

Scholar & Public Intellect

Purushottam Agrawal is a distinguished scholar of the history of ideas and literary criticism. His works include Akath Kahani Prem Ki: Kabir ki Kavita aur Un ka Samay (2009, Hindi), Padmavat: An Epic Love Story (2018, English) Who is Bharat Mata? (2019), Kabir, Kabir: The Life and Work of the Early Modern Poet- Philosopher (2021, English) and Kabir-Granthawali—Revised Edition (Hindi 2023)--Nacohas ( National Commission of Hurt Sentiments) a novel, a Kafkaesque exploration of the politics of “hurt sentiments; and ‘Majbooti ka naam Mahatma Gandhi’ (2026). He is a British Academy Fellow affiliated with Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK. He has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s prestigious Bhartiya Bhasha Samman amongst many others.