Prabhat Ranjan


Prabhat Ranjan is a Hindi novelist, fiction writer, and translator. He is currently professor of Hindi at Zakir Husain Delhi College in the University of Delhi, Delhi.
He has worked as editor of Bahuvachan and Hindi Magazine and Assistant Editor of reputed Hindi daily Jansatta. He has also received several awards. He has translated almost 20 reputed literary books of world literature.

Personal life

Background

Ranjan was born on 11 November 1970 in the small village of Sitamari District of Bihar. He did his graduation in the subject of Hindi from Hindu College, University of Delhi. His interest in Hindi language and literature forced him to continue education in the field of Hindi literature and he completed his master's degree from University of Delhi. He did his Ph.D from University of Delhi itself.

Career

Prabhat Ranjan started his career as the Editor of Bahuvachan and Hindi in Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi University, Wardha. He later joined as Assistant Editor of Jansatta, a reputed Hindi daily. Currently he is professor of Hindi language and literature in Zakir Husain Delhi College.