Badri Raina

Badri Raina is a reputed commentator on politics, culture and society, having written for nearly all the major English dailies and journals in India.

Raina taught English literature for some four decades at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi and at the Department of English, Faculty of Arts, as guest faculty under the “cooperative teaching” scheme of the University, from where he retired in 2006. He was elected for two consecutive terms (1992-96) to the Executive Council, University of Delhi. Long associated with the Democratic Teachers’ Front, he was its president for four years.

Raina was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship in 1971-72, and the resident Fulbright Fellowship in 1984. He also captained the Jammu & Kashmir cricket team in the Ranji Trophy tournaments of 1960-62.