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Prof. Badri Narayan
Badri Narayan is a social historian, cultural anthropologist, and poet. Renowned for his pioneering scholarship on democratic consciousness and the intricate intersections of power and culture, he has made lasting contributions to both social science and literature. His critically acclaimed works include Republic of Hindutva: How the Sangh Is Reshaping Indian Democracy, Fractured Tales: Invisibles in Indian Democracy,and Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India. Badri Narayan is also a leading literary voice in Hindi literature. He has received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection Tumdi ke Shabd. His other poetry collections include Pratinidhi Kavitaye, Shabpadiyam, and Sach Sune Kai Din Huye. Widely respected for his political analyses, he writes regular columns for leading newspapers.