Yukteshwar Kumar

Yukteshwar Kumar (born 7 August 1970) is an Indian sinologist, born and brought up in Jagdispur. An alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, he taught from 1994 at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 2002.[1] Earlier, he also taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and worked at All India Radio.

After this he taught at Delhi University as Reader/Associate Professor in Chinese.[2] He currently is Course Director of the Chinese Stream at the University of Bath.[3][4] Kumar has authored several articles and books.[5] He has provided opinion pieces and news items for Indian,[6][7][8] Chinese, and British media including the BBC.[9][10]

Politics

In the 2019 United Kingdom local elections, Kumar was elected a member of Bath and North East Somerset Council, representing Bathwick Ward for the Liberal Democrats.[11]

Media commentator

Yukteshwar Kumar is often called by the Indian, British and Chinese media to appear on Television and provide opinion on matters related with China and Chinese culture.[12]

References
  1. "Yukteshwar Kumar". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  2. "Phone Directory - University of Delhi". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  3. "Department of European Studies and Modern Languages - University of Bath". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  4. "上海社会科学院". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  5. "Articles of Yukteshwar Kumar". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  6. "Crouching dragon, Hindustan Times". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  7. "Economic lessons from the East, Sify.com". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  8. "China's first Padma Bhushan". Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  9. "BBC 中文网 | 中国报道 | 印度想与中国竞争非洲资源？". BBC News. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  10. "Home Page Yukteshwar Kumar". Retrieved 24 January 2009.
  11. Britten, Elise. "Local elections 2019: From racial abuse victim to the first ever Indian councillor in Bath". Somerset Live. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  12. News, ABP. "Dr Yukteshwar Talks About China's Negligence & India's Alertness In Handling The Coronavirus". ABP NEWS. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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