Dr. Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi

Dr. Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi

Social Historian and Political Commentator

Bio

History has an interesting way of weaving itself around our lives. Dr. Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi is a Social Historian and Politica Commentator. ​His research interests include history of dissent, intellectual and religious imaginations, literature and political theory. ​His doctoral work on the relationship of Vachana poetry and Virashaiva-Lingayat community is forthcoming. He is the editor of three books and has published widely on literature, culture and politics of Karnataka, both in scholarly forums and popular media. At present, he teaches History at the Karnataka State Open University, Mysore.