Hindol Sengupta Explained

Hindol Sengupta (born 1979 in Jamshedpur) is an Indian historian, academic, and journalist. Sengupta lives in Delhi and is professor of international relations at O. P. Jindal Global University. He has been Vice President, Invest India, the national investment promotion agency of the government of India, and Editor-at-Large at Fortune India where he writes a weekly column.[1] He is also a columnist for Aspen Italia and The New Indian Express.[2]

Education

He was educated in South Asian history and politics at Worcester College, Oxford, as a Chevening Scholar, in business and finance as a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at Columbia University, and in journalism and film-making at Jamia Millia Islamia and Delhi University.[3]

Work

In 2019, his book "The Man Who Saved India" won the prize for best work of non-fiction at the Valley of Words literary festival in India. In 2018, he became the only Indian to win the Wilbur Award given by the Religion Communicators Council of America for his book "Being Hindu". In 2015, his book Recasting India was shortlisted for the Hayek Prize given by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative American think-tank.[4] He was also awarded the PSF Award in 2015 [5] for his contribution to writing. His books have been reviewed over multiple media outlets.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

In 2017, he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.[17] He is a co-founder of the Whypoll Trust which garnered media attention after mapping places in Delhi that were dangerous for women, and following up with releasing an emergency smartphone-app.[18]

Hindol Sengupta’s tenth book Sing, Dance and Pray was released on May 14, 2022. This is the authorized biography of Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.[19]

Sing, Dance and Pray was published by Penguin Random House India.[20]

The former President of India Ramnath Kovind said, “I am happy to receive a copy of the book, titled ‘Sing, Dance and Pray: The inspirational story of Srila Prabhupada’ by Dr. Hindol Sengupta, commemorating this momentous year of Srila Prabhupada’s 125th birth anniversary.”[21]

The Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the book and said “Dr. Hindol Sengupta has captured all the important aspects in this book that will be a fitting tribute to Srila Prabhupada on his 125th birth anniversary.” [22]

Sudha Murty, author and philanthropist, said that after reading the book, she truly understood Prabhupada’s vision, and who this person really was. She added, “the book is more successful because it brings in a ‘logically convincing’ point of view to prove why Prabhupada is so influential.” [23]

Books

Essays

Novel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: polemicist. www.fortuneindia.com. en. 2019-10-27.
  2. Web site: Hindol Sengupta. Aspenia Online. en-US. 2019-10-27.
  3. Web site: Knight-Bagehot Fellows 2017-2018 Announced . April 21, 2017 . New York . Columbia Journalism School.
  4. News: Indian author shortlisted for Hayek Prize. 2015-02-03. The Hindu. 2019-11-06. PTI. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  5. News: Pinnamaneni foundation award for Hariprasad Chaurasia and Hindol. 2015-12-12. The Hindu. 2019-10-27. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  6. News: We are all part of the Great Indian Dream, says Hindol Sengupta. Varma. P. Sujatha. 2015-12-17. The Hindu. 2019-10-27. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  7. Kalra. Gaurav. 2017. Hindol Sengupta, The Modern Monk: What Vivekananda means to us today. Romanian Journal of Indian Studies. English. 1. 110–115. 2601-064X.
  8. Web site: Being Hindu book review: 'Hindu'-ising history. 2016-03-13. The Financial Express. en-US. 2019-11-06.
  9. News: In search of Hinduism. Saran. Kranti. 2016-05-24. Business Standard India. 2019-11-06.
  10. Web site: Challenging the Prejudices in Hindol Sengupta's Being Hindu. Anjum. Zafar. 2016-06-09. kitaab. en. 2019-11-06.
  11. News: Vivekananda wanted Hindu reformation first (Book Review). IANS. 2017-07-31. Business Standard India. 2019-11-06.
  12. Web site: Book Review 'The Sacred Sword: The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh'. Kaur. Kulbir. 2017-09-17. Deccan Chronicle. en. 2019-11-06.
  13. News: Slumdog Millionaires. Carter. Maxwell. Wall Street Journal. 12 February 2015. en-US. 2019-11-06.
  14. News: Celebrating quiet enterprise. Banerjee. Suparna. 2015-06-13. The Hindu. 2019-11-06. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  15. Web site: Why the cult of the entrepreneur will not save India. Khandelwal. Akshat. The Caravan. en. 2019-11-06.
  16. News: Ready, steady, go. 2015-04-18. The Economist. 2019-11-06. 0013-0613.
  17. Web site: Five Indians join World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders community - Times of India. The Times of India. 2019-10-27.
  18. News: The New York Times. Roy. Nilanjana S.. 8 November 2011.
  19. Web site: The bookworm monks . Governance Now . 2022-08-05.
  20. Web site: Sing, Dance and Pray - Penguin Random House India . Penguin.co.in . 2022-08-05.
  21. Address by the Hon'ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of Lokarpan Ceremony of the New Iskcon Temple . . 14 June 2022 . Delhi.
  22. News: Vice President launches ISKCON book 'Sing, Dance and Pray' . July 25, 2022 . The Daily Guardian.
  23. News: A Monk's Life . Madhumita Rajgopal . 12 July 2022 . The New Indian Express.

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