Yukteshwar Kumar


Yukteshwar Kumar is an Indian sinologist, born and brought up in Jagdispur. An alumnus of Jawaharlal Nehru University, he taught from 1994 at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, where he obtained his Ph.D. in 2002. Earlier, he also taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and worked at All India Radio.
After this he taught at Delhi University as Reader/Associate Professor in Chinese. He currently is Course Director of the Chinese Stream at the University of Bath. Kumar has authored several articles and books. He has provided opinion pieces and news items for Indian, Chinese, and British media including the BBC.

Politics

In the 2019 United Kingdom local elections, Dr. Kumar was elected a member of Bath and North East Somerset Council, representing Bathwick Ward for the Liberal Democrats.

Media Commentator

Dr. Yukteshwar Kumar is often called by the Indian, British and Chinese media to appear on Television and provide opinion on matters related with China and Chinese culture.