Abhay Kumar
Indian artist, author, diplomat and poet · India · On the map · Artists · Born 1980 · age 46
Abhay Kumar is an Indian career diplomat and the author of several books including Nalanda: How it Changed the World. He currently serves as India's Ambassador of Azerbaijan.
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Abhay K. and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah
Ambassador Abhay Kumar donating 5000 tonnes of rice to President Andry Rajoelina of Madagascar
Abhay K. and Forrest Gander at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2020
Abhay K, Fady Joudah, Lionel Fogarty, Sadaf Saz, Arjun Deo Charan, Ashok Bajpai at JLF 2015
Citation of SAARC Literary Award to poet-diplomat Abhay K
Recipients of SAARC Literary Award 2013
Abhay K, Gulzar and Javed AkhtarAbout this person
He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 2003 after doing master's in geography at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Kirorimal College, Delhi University. He served as India's 21st ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros from 2019 to 2022 and as India's Deputy Ambassador to Brazil from 2016 to 2019 and as Spokesperson and First Secretary at the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2012 to 2016. He served as Acting Consul General of India in Saint Petersburg, and Third/Second Secretary at Indian Embassy, Moscow, Russia from 2005 to 2010. He served as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy at the Ministry of External Affairs from 2010 to 2012.
