Close

Jagdish Batra

Jagdish Batra

Jagdish Batra is currently working as Professor of English at O.P. Jindal Global University, India. His area of specialization is Indian literature and cultural studies on which he has presented papers at many international conferences in Europe and Southeast Asia. A former Rotary Study Exchange Scholar to the US, Dr Batra has published eight books besides some sixty research papers and a number of general articles.

Ram Mandir: Cultural Production or Cultural Renaissance?
Commentaries

Ram Mandir: Cultural Production or Cultural Renaissance?

Jagdish Batra- March 27, 2024

Image courtesy: The Economist The consecration of the Ram Lalla idol in Ayodhya was unparalleled in that the entire nation united in welcoming it. Across ... Read More

Coping with the Challenge of Conversions
Commentaries

Coping with the Challenge of Conversions

Jagdish Batra- June 30, 2021

Conversions for valid change of opinion due to loss of faith in one’s original faith cannot be denied to anyone in a democratic country, but ... Read More

Book Review- Keki Daruwalla’s Swerving to Solitude: Letters to Mama
Archives, Blog

Book Review- Keki Daruwalla’s Swerving to Solitude: Letters to Mama

Jagdish Batra- March 27, 2019

Daruwalla’s aversion to present-day BJP leadership is evident in the form of a forecast from the minor character Elham who, true to her name, has ... Read More

Book Review: The Infidel Next Door By Rajat Mitra
Archives, Commentaries

Book Review: The Infidel Next Door By Rajat Mitra

Jagdish Batra- January 17, 2019

History is like an empress, angry with a whip in hand, who demands obedience to the written word. Memory is the mother who holds us ... Read More

Why do Indian Writers Love an Ugly India?
Archives, Commentaries

Why do Indian Writers Love an Ugly India?

Jagdish Batra- October 22, 2018

Is it being done to drum up the socialist/humanist credentials of authors? Or is it catering to the western readers craving for exotic narratives – ... Read More