Kapil Kapoor

Kapil Kapoor
Kapoor in 2023
Kapoor in 2023
Born (1940-11-17) 17 November 1940 (age 83)
Notable awardsPadma Bhushan (2023)

Kapil Kapoor (born 17 November 1940) is an Indian scholar of History linguistics and literature and an authority on Indian intellectual traditions.[1] He is former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and served as professor at the Centre for Linguistics and English, and at the Centre for Sanskrit Studies there before retiring in 2005.[2][3] He is Editor-in-Chief of the 11-Volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism published by Rupa & Co. in 2012.[4] He is a member of the Kapoor family.

The Government of India awarded him with the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 2023.[5]

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  3. ^ "Alternative Education Paradigm". Tibet House. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Hinduism is an intellectual system, not religion". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Full list of 2023 Padma awards". The Hindu. 25 January 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 January 2023.