Padma Bhushan

Subject : History

Section: Personality

Concept :

Dr Kapil Kapoor, former pro vice-chancellor of JNU and former professor of JNU’s Centre for Linguistics and English and Centre for Sanskrit Studies, won the Padma Bhushan on Wednesday for his work in the field of literature and education.

Contributions

Kapil Kapoor, (born 17 November 1940) former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) served as professor at the Centre for Linguistics and English, and at the Centre for Sanskrit Studies there before retiring in 2005.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the 11-Volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism published by Rupa & Co. in 2012 and Unesco (UAI) and Sahitya Akademi sponsored Encyclopaediaof Indian Poetics (being published by Sahitya Akademi now, 2020).
He was a member of numerous bodies, among them the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, the Central University of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath, and the Sanchi University of Buddhist and Indic Studies, Madhya Pradesh.
He chaired the important MHRD Language Expert Committee for Comprehensive Language Policy for India, whose report is under consideration.
He steered the pioneering CBSE elective course for classes XI and XII, “Knowledge Traditions and Practices of India” (KTPI).

Current Positions

Chairman of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla.
Chairman, Editorial Committee, Indian Historical Records Committee, National Archives
Chairman, India Policy Foundation, New Delhi
Member, Executive Council, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML).