Pramod Ranjan
Indian journalist
Pramod Ranjan (born in February 1980) is an Indian author, social worker and journalist. He has worked for Bharatendu Shikhar (Shimla), Gram Parivesh, Dhramshala based Divya Himachal, Punjab Kesari, Dainik Bhaskar, and Amar Ujala. He was managing editor of the Forward Press magazine from 2011 to 2019.
Early life
Pramod Ranjan was born on 22 February 1980 in Patna, Bihar. He attended government primary and secondary schools in Nalanda district. Ranjan did M.Phil. (Social concerns of Phaniswarnath Renu's journalism) and PhD Scholar at JNU, New Delhi where he wrote dissertations titled "Social Concerns of Phaniswarath Renu's Journalism" and "The Question of Liberation from Caste in Novels by Non-Dwij Hindi Authors". He is known for his engaging, writings on society, politics and internal democracy in the media in northern India.
Career in journalism
Literary and cultural contributions
Pramod Ranjan's journalistic focus has been the rights of the Backward Classes, Adivasis, Dalits and other oppressed communities. He has tried to bring the discourse on OBC-Dalit issues from the margins of Hindi literature to the mainstream.
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