Anand Kumar (sociologist)
Anand Kumar | |
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| Born | 15 September 1950 Varanasi |
| Education | M.A., M.Phil, PhD |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Chicago |
Anand Kumar is a retired
Academic career
Kumar received an MA in Sociology at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, 1972; an MPhil. in Sociology at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, 1975; and a PhD in Sociologists at the University of Chicago, 1986.[4] He was a lecturer in Sociology at BHU from 1979 to 1989, an Associate Professor of Sociology at JNU from 1990 to 1998, and has been a Professor of Sociology at JNU since 1998. Also taught as India Chair in Germany (Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg), GSP Scholar at Humboldt University (Berlin, Germany),[4] and was Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Tufts University from January to May 2013.[5] International Faculty at Innsbruck University (Austria), GSP faculty at FLACSO (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Visiting professor at NEHU (Shillong) and Kashmir University (Srinagar).
Political career
Kumar was a National Executive Committee member of the
Bibliography
- Kumar, Anand, ed. (2014), Political Sociology of India, Sage Readings in Indian Sociology, Volume 8, ISBN 9788132117858
- Kumar, Anand (16 February 2013), "A Constructive Challenge to the Political Class: The Aam Aadmi's Party" (PDF), Economic and Political Weekly, XLVIII (7), archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2015, retrieved 1 April 2014
- Kumar, Anand (2 October 2010), "Understanding Lohia's Political Sociology: Intersectionality of Caste, Class, Gender and Language", Economic and Political Weekly, XLV (40)
- Kumar, Anand (1989), State and Society in India: A Study of the State's Agenda- Making, 1917-1977, Radiant Publishers, ISBN 978-81-7027-120-8
- Kumar, Anand (1985), Political Sociology of Peripheral Capitalism: Making of the State's Agenda in Colonial and Post-colonial India, University of Chicago, Department of Sociology, PhD Thesis
References
- ^ Kumar 2013, p. 11: Anand Kumar is a retired Professor of Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University and an Ex-founding member of the Aam Aadmi Party.
- ^ "AAP promises to launch Delhi University East campus", India Today Online, 31 March 2014, archived from the original on 17 April 2015, retrieved 1 April 2014,
Anand Kumar, a former academic who is the party's candidate from northeast Delhi, told IANS that the northeast district was a vulnerable area where people "feel betrayed and neglected" due to issues of poor governance.
- ^ "AAP releases manifesto for North East Delhi constituency", The Hindu, 31 March 2014
- ^ a b Dr. Anand Kumar, United States-India Educational Foundation, 2013, archived from the original on 17 April 2015
- ^ Anand Kumar, Fulbright Scholar Program, 2013
- ^ "National Executive". Aam Aadmi Party. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "AAP declares 3rd list, fields JNU professor Anand Kumar | Millennium Post". Millenniumpost. 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Anand Kumar is AAP's man for North East Delhi", The Pioneer, 2 March 2013
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