A.N. Dhar

A.N. Dhar holds a doctorate in English Literature and a Diploma in English Studies from the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad. He is a distinguished scholar of English language and literature and a seasoned teacher, having taught at the University of Kashmir and earlier at the M.A.M. College, Jammu for about three decades. On his retirement from the University of Kashmir, Professor Dhar held two national fellowships—UGC Emeritus Fellowship (1990-92) and Senior Fellowship in Literature from the HRD Ministry, GOI (1997-99).

Prof. Dhar’s areas of interest include 19th century British poetry; mystical and comparative literature; and stylistics and literary translation. In 1984, he was awarded an academic visitorship by the British Council to several British universities. From 1995 to 2008, he remained closely associated with the Bhagavaan Gopinathji Trust, Jammu as the Honorary Editor of the trilingual religio-cultural journal, registered under the title Shuddha Vidya, published biannually by the Trust.

Other published works of A.N. Dhar are: Mysticism in Literature; Mystician Across Cultures; and Country of the Soul—all published by Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd., New Delhi.