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About Amitava Kumar
Indian writer and journalist
Amitava Kumar is an Indian writer and journalist. He is Professor of English at Vassar College, where he holds the Helen D. Lockwood Chair. His work spans writing and journalism, and his academic post places him within contemporary literary and cultural scholarship. He is known for writing that moves between public commentary and literary expression.
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