Purushottam Agrawal

Purushottam Agrawal (born 25 August 1955) is an Indian writer and former member of the Union Public Service Commission board.

Early life and career
Born on 25 August 1955 in the city of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, he completed his MA in political science from Jiwaji University (Gwalior) in 1977. Later, he moved to Delhi, for an MA in Hindi literature at Jawaharlal Nehru University, and, in 1985, a PhD focusing on "The Social Meaning of Kabir's Bhakti" supervised by Namvar Singh.

From 2 July 2007 to July 2013, he was a member of the Union Public Service Commission, New Delhi.

He was anchor and interviewer on the television show 'Kitab', telecast on Rajya Sabha TV (now Sansad TV).