Faculty

Dr. Ravi Shankar Kumar

Assistant Professor of Political Science
Department of Humanities

Ravi Shankar Kumar is presently working as an Assistant Professor at Presidency College, Bengaluru, India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Political Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His current research interests are urban studies, politics of literature, and Marxism. He has contributed an essay in a book titled Dalit Literatures in India.

  • Kumar, Ravi Shankar. “The politics of Dalit literature.” Dalit literatures in India. Routledge India, 2015. 55-73.
  • Received ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship 2017.
  • Received Prof G Ram Reddy Medal in Human Rights, University of Hyderabad.