Pramod Ranjan

Pramod Ranjan
Pramod Ranjan
Born	1980 (age 35–36)
Occupation	Journalism, author, social worker
Website	Janvikalp website

Pramod Ranjan (born in February 1980) is an Indian author, social worker, famous journalist. He is managing editor of the Forward Press monthly magazine.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Early life & career

Ranjan did M.Phil (Social concerns of Phaniswarnath Renu’s journalism)and Ph.D Scholar at JNU, New Delhi. He worked ‘Bharatendu Shikhar’ (Shimla),‘Divya Himachal’, (Dhramshala), ‘Punjab Kesari’,‘Dainik Bhaskar’,‘Amar Ujala’. He also worked as one of the two Editors of socio- political monthly Jan Vikalppublished from Patna. since January,2007 to March,2008.He was Senior Correspondent in Patna Bureau of ‘Prabhat Khabar’ March 2008 to January 2010. He joined Forward Press as Managing Editor from May 2011- to November 2013 and appointed its Consulting Editor from November 2013.^[6] Pramod Ranjan having completed seven years with Forward Press. Now Its currently published under the supervision of Mr. Ranjan.^[7][8][9]

Books

• Hindi Sahityotihas Ka Bahujan Paksha (Edited) Ananya Prakashan,New Delhi (2016)
• Mahishshur: Ek Punarpath (Edited) Forward Press Publicaton New Delhi (2015)^[10][11][12]
• Bhagana Ki Nirbhayaein (Edited with H. L. Dusadh & Jitendra Yadav) Dushadh Prakashan,Lucknow (2014)^[13]
• Bahujan Rajniti Ki Nai Umeed: Jitan Ram Manjhi (Edited with H. L. Dusadh & Jitendra Yadav) Dushadh Prakashan,Lucknow (2014)^[14]
• Media Main Hissedari (Writer) Pragya Samajik Sodha Sansthan,Patna,Bihar (2009)^[15]

Controversies

• Famous Dalit writer Kanwal Bharti posted a comment on Facebook wall against about him.^[16][17]
• Editor-in-chief of Forward Press Ivan Kostka and consulting editor Pramod Ranjan have gone into hiding ^[18] because , the special branch of Delhi Police brazenly attacked and vandalised the Delhi office of Forward Press magazine, a Hindi-English bilingual monthly of Dalits and Bahujans, and forcibly seized copies of their October special issue on Bahujan Sramana Tradition'बहुजन-श्रमण परंपरा विशेषांक' along with arresting four employees.^[19] Dalit magazine in its October issue published an article derogatory to Hindu Goddess Durga and Delhi Police raided the office of Forward Press and reportedly confiscated copies of the magazine's October issue,^[20] who is being maliciously targeted and threatened with arrest has stated in a press release that the October issue of the magazine has attempted a Bahujan reading of the story of Mahishasur and Durga through the medium of pictures and essays. AIBSF celebrated Mahisasur's birthday at JNU campus at same day 9 October

References

1. http://mediakhabar.com/pramod-ranjan-forward-press/
2. http://old1.bhadas4media.com/print/16323-2013-12-04-14-07-34.html
3. http://mediamorcha.com.managewebsiteportal.com/entries/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B0/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A3-%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AD
4. http://samachar4media.com/articles/2011/05/15/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E2%80%98%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E2%80%99-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%95
5. http://bhadas4media.com/old1/edhar-udhar/1518-2012-01-02-04-31-58.html
6. http://janvikalp.wordpress.com/2014/07/08/resume-pramod-ranjan-2014
7. http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/providing-a-voice-to-the-dispossessed-majority-interview-with-pramod-ranjan-of-forward-press/article8475368.ece
8. http://www.bbc.com/hindi/multimedia/2016/04/160414_dalit_ambedkar_vk
9. https://www.facebook.com/bbchindi/videos/1192555694109337
10. http://hindi.starlive24.in/cities/delhi---ncr/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A4-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE/56142.html
11. http://www.bahujanindia.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16456:2013-10-21-02-59-18&catid=130:2011-11-30-09-49-15&Itemid=535
12. http://www.janjwar.com/society/1-society/4435-sanskritik-yuddha-men-utre-asur-for-janjwar-by-amrendra-yadav
13. http://www.academia.edu/14778604/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82
14. http://www.academia.edu/13960535/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%88_%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%80
15. https://www.forwardpress.in/2015/08/ranvir-sena-and-bihars-newspapers-hindi/
16. http://mediamorcha.com/entries/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B2-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A6-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0
17. http://bhadas4media.com/old1/article-comment/18080-2014-02-26-19-11-45.html
18. http://bhadas4media.com/print/2050-polic-chhapa
19. http://bhadas4media.com/print/2052-forward-press-journo-arrest
20. http://news.oneindia.in/india/dalit-magazine-insults-durga-angers-hindus-1539929.html

External links

• Pramod Ranjan's website