Sunil Khilnani

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Sunil Khilnani is a professor of politics and history at Ashoka University, India. Previously, he was a professor of politics and the Director of the King's College London India Institute. He is a scholar of Indian history and politics best known as the author of The Idea of India (1997). He was the presenter of a BBC Radio 4 series entitled Incarnations: India in 50 Lives, which was later published as a book in 2016. [1] [2] [3] He was a 2010 Berlin Prize Fellow, and he was also a recipient of the Indian government's 2005 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award. [4]

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Career

Khilnani was born in New Delhi and grew up on the continents of Africa, Europe and Asia. He earned a first at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and a PhD at King's College, Cambridge. [2]

He was Starr Foundation Professor at the Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, [5] and Director of South Asia Studies. [6] He has also served on the Humanities and Social Sciences juries for the Infosys Prize from 2013 to 2015. [7] As of 2023, Khilnani is a Professor of Political Science and History at Ashoka University. [8] He is also the Dean of AshokaX, an initiative by the university that allows those not affiliated with Ashoka to take courses specially tailored for them. [9]

Personal life

He is married to the writer Katherine Boo.

Works

Books

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References

  1. William Dalrymple, Incarnations: India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani – review, The Guardian, 16 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 "King's College London - Professor Sunil Khilnani". Kcl.ac.uk. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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  6. "Johns Hopkins SAIS Academics | South Asia Studies | Faculty". Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  7. Humanities Jury, Infosys Science Foundation. "Infosys Prize - Jury 2015".
  8. "Ashoka University: Leading Liberal Arts and Sciences University". www.ashoka.edu.in. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  9. "Ashoka X". AshokaX.