Close
Search

Avatans Kumar

Avatans Kumar

Avatans Kumar (@avatans) is a marketing, IT, and PR professional. Avatans holds graduate degrees in Linguistics from JNU and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and MBA from Webster University. Avatans has keen interest in topics involving Indian Intellectual Tradition, history, and current affairs.

Hinduphobia in the Academy
Commentary

Hinduphobia in the Academy

Avatans Kumar- December 22, 2020

During the colonial time, the Western scholars started sharing information about Hinduism with other non-native scholars, and the modalities of exchanging information in the study ... Read More

India’s Cow Vigilantism: The other side of the story
Archives, Commentaries

India’s Cow Vigilantism: The other side of the story

Avatans Kumar- August 23, 2018

The doctrine of the sanctity of the cow is regarded as one of the dominant symbols representing the Indic culture. The Hindus place cows on ... Read More

लोकनायक जय प्रकाश नारायण
Archives, Hindi

लोकनायक जय प्रकाश नारायण

Avatans Kumar- March 21, 2017

आपात काल (जून २५, १९७५ - मार्च २१, १९७७) हटाए जाने की ४०वीं वर्षगाँठ पर विशेष Read More

Yaska’s Nirukta and his reflections on language
Archives, Indology

Yaska’s Nirukta and his reflections on language

Avatans Kumar- March 7, 2017

Considering the depth and breadth of knowledge expressed through Yaska’s work, it is safe to say that Yaska is not only an etymologist par-excellence, he ... Read More

The Grand JNU Narrative
Archives, Identity (Distortion & Appropriation)

The Grand JNU Narrative

Avatans Kumar- November 17, 2016

What was the JNU narrative? To answer this question a quick dive into the history of JNU is in order. Read More