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'''Hindol Sengupta''' (born 1979 in [[Jamshedpur]]) is an Indian historian, academic, and journalist. Sengupta lives in [[New Delhi|Delhi]] and is professor of international relations at O. P. Jindal Global University. He has been Vice President, Invest India, the national investment promotion agency of the government of India, and Editor-at-Large at ''[[Fortune India 500|Fortune India]]'' where he writes a weekly column.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fortuneindia.com/polemicist|title=polemicist|website=www.fortuneindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> He is also a columnist for ''Aspen Italia and [[The New Indian Express]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aspeniaonline.it/author/hindol-sengupta/|title=Hindol Sengupta|website=Aspenia Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref>

== Education ==
He was educated in South Asian history and politics at [[Worcester College, Oxford]], as a [[Chevening Scholar]], in business and finance as a Knight-Bagehot Fellow at [[Columbia University]], and in journalism and film-making at [[Jamia Millia Islamia]] and [[Delhi University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://journalism.columbia.edu/system/files/content/knight-bagehot_final_4.21.17.pdf |title=Knight-Bagehot Fellows 2017-2018 Announced |date=April 21, 2017 |place=New York |publisher=[[Columbia Journalism School]]}}</ref>

== Work ==
In 2019, his book ''The Man Who Saved India'' won the prize for best work of non-fiction at the Valley of Words literary festival in India. In 2018, he became the only Indian to win the Wilbur Award given by the Religion Communicators Council of America for his book ''Being Hindu''. In 2015, his book ''Recasting India'' was shortlisted for the Hayek Prize given by the [[Manhattan Institute]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/indian-author-shortlisted-for-hayek-prize/article6853523.ece|title=Indian author shortlisted for Hayek Prize|date=2015-02-03|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-06|agency=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was also awarded the PSF Award in 2015 <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/pinnamaneni-foundation-award-for-hariprasad-chaurasia-and-hindol/article7978380.ece|title=Pinnamaneni foundation award for Hariprasad Chaurasia and Hindol|date=2015-12-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> for his contribution to writing. His books have been reviewed in multiple media outlets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/we-are-all-part-of-the-great-indian-dream-says-hindol-sengupta/article7999238.ece|title=We are all part of the Great Indian Dream, says Hindol Sengupta|last=Varma|first=P. Sujatha|date=2015-12-17|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kalra|first=Gaurav|date=2017|title=Hindol Sengupta, The Modern Monk: What Vivekananda means to us today|url=https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=578990|journal=Romanian Journal of Indian Studies|language=English|issue=1|pages=110–115|issn=2601-064X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/jobs/being-hindu-book-review-hindu-ising-history/224283/|title=Being Hindu book review: 'Hindu'-ising history|date=2016-03-13|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/in-search-of-hinduism-116052401034_1.html|title=In search of Hinduism|last=Saran|first=Kranti|date=2016-05-24|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kitaab.org/2016/06/09/challenging-the-prejudices-in-hindol-senguptas-being-hindu/|title=Challenging the Prejudices in Hindol Sengupta's Being Hindu|last=Anjum|first=Zafar|date=2016-06-09|website=kitaab|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vivekananda-wanted-hindu-reformation-first-book-review-117073100259_1.html|title=Vivekananda wanted Hindu reformation first (Book Review)|last=IANS|date=2017-07-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/170917/book-review-the-sacred-sword-the-legend-of-guru-gobind-singh.html|title=Book Review 'The Sacred Sword: The Legend Of Guru Gobind Singh'|last=Kaur|first=Kulbir|date=2017-09-17|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-recasting-india-by-hindol-sengupta-1423785570|title=Slumdog Millionaires|last=Carter|first=Maxwell|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=12 February 2015|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/recasting-india-by-hindol-sengupta-review/article7313059.ece|title=Celebrating quiet enterprise|last=Banerjee|first=Suparna|date=2015-06-13|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-11-06|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reviews-essays/entrepreneur-cult-not-save-india|title=Why the cult of the entrepreneur will not save India|last=Khandelwal|first=Akshat|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=2019-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/business-books-quarterly/2015/04/18/ready-steady-go|title=Ready, steady, go|date=2015-04-18|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=2019-11-06|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>

In 2017, he was selected as a Young Global Leader by the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/five-indians-join-world-economic-forums-young-global-leaders-community/articleshow/57668392.cms|title=Five Indians join World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders community - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-10-27}}</ref> He is a co-founder of the Whypoll Trust which garnered media attention after mapping places in Delhi that were dangerous for women, and following up with releasing an emergency smartphone-[[Android app|app]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/world/asia/09iht-letter09.html?_r=0|title=The New York Times|last=Roy|first=Nilanjana S.|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

Hindol Sengupta’s tenth book ''Sing, Dance and Pray'' was released on May 14, 2022. This is the authorized biography of Srila Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of ISKCON.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.governancenow.com/news/books-ideas/the-bookworm-monks- |title=The bookworm monks |publisher=Governance Now |date= |accessdate=2022-08-05}}</ref>

''Sing, Dance and Pray'' was published by Penguin Random House India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/sing-dance-and-pray/ |title=Sing, Dance and Pray - Penguin Random House India |publisher=Penguin.co.in |date= |accessdate=2022-08-05}}</ref>

The (then) Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu appreciated the book and said “Dr. Hindol Sengupta has captured all the important aspects in this book that will be a fitting tribute to Srila Prabhupada on his 125th birth anniversary.” <ref>{{cite news |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/vice-president-launches-iskcon-book-sing-dance-and-pray/ |title=Vice President launches ISKCON book 'Sing, Dance and Pray' |date=July 25, 2022 |work=The Daily Guardian}}</ref>

Sudha Murty, author and philanthropist, said that after reading the book, she truly understood Prabhupada’s vision, and who this person really was. She added, “the book is more successful because it brings in a ‘logically convincing’ point of view to prove why Prabhupada is so influential.” <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2022/jul/12/a-monks-life-2475407.html |title=A Monk's Life |author=Madhumita Rajgopal |date=12 July 2022 |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

==Books==
===Non-fiction===
*''Indian Fashion'', Pearson Education, 2005, 255 p. <small>Foreword by [[Ritu Kumar]].</small>
*''Rampup: The Business of Indian Fashion'', Pearson Power, 2009, 233 p. <small>Forewords by [[JJ Valaya]], Tina and [[Tarun Tahiliani]].</small>
*''The Liberals'', HarperCollins, 2012, 311 p.
*''100 Things To Know and Before You Vote'', HarperCollins, 2014, 242 p.
*''Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is Revolutionizing the World's Largest Democracy'', Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, 249 p.
*''Being Hindu: Old Faith, New World and You'', Penguin Books, 2015, 192 p.
*''The Modern Monk'', Penguin Books, 2016, 304 p.
*''The Man who Saved India: [[Sardar Patel]] and His Idea of India'', Penguin Books, 2018, 437 p.
*''Sing, Dance and Pray'', Penguin Books, 2022, 275 p.
*''Soul and Sword: The History of Political Hinduism'', Rowman and Littlefield, Penguin Books, 2023, 202 p.
*''Life, Death and the Ashtavakra Gita'', with Bibek Debroy, Grin Books, 2024, p. 215
*''Sing, Dance and Lead'', Penguin Books, 2025, p. 232

===Fiction===
*''The Sacred Sword: The Legend of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]'', Gurgaon : Penguin Books, 2017, 231 p.

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EddieFrine at 18:19, 26 November 2025