Promod Ranjan | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 42–43) Patna, Bihar |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist author social work |
Pramod Ranjan (born in February 1980) is an Indian author, social worker and journalist. [1] He has worked for Bharatendu Shikhar (Shimla), Gram Parivesh, Dhramshala based Divya Himachal , Punjab Kesari , Dainik Bhaskar , and Amar Ujala . He was managing editor of the Forward Press magazine from 2011 to 2019. [2] [3] [4]
Pramod Ranjan was born on 22 February 1980 in Patna, Bihar. He attended government primary and secondary schools in Nalanda district. Ranjan did M.Phil. (Social concerns of Phaniswarnath Renu's journalism) and PhD Scholar at JNU, New Delhi where he wrote dissertations titled "Social Concerns of Phaniswarath Renu's Journalism" and "The Question of Liberation from Caste in Novels by Non-Dwij Hindi Authors". He is known for his engaging, writings on society, politics and internal democracy in the media in northern India. [5]
Pramod Ranjan's journalistic focus has been the rights of the Backward Classes, Adivasis, Dalits and other oppressed communities. He has tried to bring the discourse on OBC-Dalit issues from the margins of Hindi literature to the mainstream. He is credited with the misinterpretation of many Hindu legends in the name of Bahujan angle. He has also justified it by claiming it as the Bahujan cultural movement by glorified it by presenting it as "lies" fed to the media regarding the Mahishasur Martyrdom Day celebrations organized by JNU students. He tried to show that the RSS discredit this movement by attributing it to the organizations of the Far Left and terming it anti-national. [6] [7] [8]
He also worked as one of the two editors of socio- political monthly Jan Vikalp published from Patna. since January 2007 to March 2008. He was Senior Correspondent in Patna Bureau of ‘Prabhat Khabar’ March 2008 to January 2010. He joined Forward Press as Managing Editor from May 2011– to November 2013 and appointed its Consulting Editor from November 2013. Pramod Ranjan completed seven years with Forward Press. Now it is currently published under the supervision of Mr. Ranjan. [9] [10]
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