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Roshan Doug (born 10 October 1963) is a British poet and academic of Indian descent. He lives in Birmingham, England where he is a senior lecturer in English and Education at Halesowen College.

Early Life
Roshan Doug was born in Jalandhar, India to Hindu parents. His family emigrated to Britain in the 1960s. He studied English at Lancaster Univerity [|Lancaster University] and then took up a teaching post with the British Council in Athens. On his return to Britain in 1988, he won the Cripps Hall Residential Tutorship at Nottingham University where he completed an MA in Modern English Literature. After working in private schools, FE colleges and universities, Roshan was appointed a Visiting Professor in English at Birmingham City University. In 2004 he was shortlisted for the Asian Jewel Awards for his contribution to his community. He completed his Doctorate in Education at Birmingham in 2016. Since then he has undertaken postdoctoral research at Cambridge.

Roshan was Birmingham Poet Laureate in 2000. A position that led him to major commissions. He has been dubbed the Asian Poet Laureate.