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Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Central Institute of Hindi, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Director of Project at ICSSR

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Dr. Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi is a Harvard University-certified expert in the "Art of Writing & Public Speaking" and serves as a faculty member in the School of Languages and Literature at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India. His academic expertise spans the fields of Linguistics and Literature, with a special focus on language documentation, the development of descriptive grammar, and the preservation of endangered and minority languages in South Asia.

He has designed and taught numerous courses for prestigious academic institutions and online platforms, including Udemy and Academia. His notable courses include:

Academic Writing (Academia)
Analyzing Text: Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theory (Academia)
Understanding Syntax (Udemy)
Literary Criticism and Theory (Udemy)
Stylistics (Udemy)
Literary Text Analysis: Theory and Practice (Udemy)

Dr. Dwivedi is a recognized scholar, with over 200,000 readers engaging with his work on ResearchGate. His research on the Bhadarwahi language is prominently featured on the official website of the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.

His published works are housed in the libraries of prestigious institutions, including Stanford University and Princeton University. Dr. Dwivedi's extensive academic contributions include over 180 research chapters in leading academic resources such as EBSCO, and encyclopedias published by Springer-Nature, SAGE, Rowman & Littlefield, and ABC-CLIO Publications. He has also authored numerous papers for Science Citation Index and SCOPUS journals.

In addition to his individual research, Dr. Dwivedi served as a Co-Director for the research project titled "A Comprehensive Study of Culture, Philosophy, Literature, and Language of Jammu & Kashmir", sanctioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).

From April 2024 to November 2024, Dr. Dwivedi held the position of Head, Information and Language Technology at the Central Institute of Hindi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. In this role, he led key initiatives aimed at integrating information technology into the preservation and promotion of language resources.

His scholarly publications include several authoritative books, notably:

A Grammar of Sarazi (Lincom Europa, Munich, 2019)
Dogri and its Dialects (Lincom Europa, Munich, 2018)
A Grammar of Hadoti (Lincom Europa, Munich, 2012)
A Grammar of Bhadarwahi (Lincom Europa, Munich, 2013)
चिनार-का-सूखा-पत्ता "The Dry Leaf of the Chinar Tree" (2015, Hindi)
Something Lurks It Seems (2017, Marfa House, Texas)

As a poet, he has contributed extensively to numerous anthologies, journals, and magazines worldwide. His poem "Mother" was recently featured as the prologue to Motherhood and War: International Perspectives (Eds.), published by Palgrave Macmillan Press.

Dr. Dwivedi continues to make substantial contributions to the academic and literary world, with a particular commitment to the preservation and study of South Asia’s linguistic and cultural heritage.

Employment

  • Central Institute of Hindi Head
    2024 - 2024
  • Director of Project at ICSSR Director
    2017 - 2021
  • Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Faculty
    2008 - Present

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras Literary Theory and Literary Criticism
    2018 - 2018

Projects & Funding

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Publications (155)