Amitava Kumar

Amitava Kumar
Kumar speaking at the Asian American Writers Workshop in 2011.
Born (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963
Arrah, Bihar, India
Alma materDelhi University
Syracuse University
University of Minnesota
OccupationProfessor of English at Vassar College
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship <https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/amitava-kumar/>, United States Artists Fellow <https://www.unitedstatesartists.org/fellow/amitava-kumar/>

Amitava Kumar (born 17 March 1963) is an Indian writer and journalist. At Vassar College, he is Professor of English on the Helen D. Lockwood Chair.