JNU Political Science professor Gopal Guru appointed as editor of EPW for five years

New Delhi: Political scientist Gopal Guru has been appointed as the editor of the Economic and Political Weekly, its publisher Sameeksha Trust announced on Thursday. [caption id=“attachment_4287693” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of JNU professor Gopal Guru. Screengrab from Youtube.[/caption] Professor Guru currently teaches Political Science at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Earlier, he taught at the University of Delhi and the University of Pune. He is the author of several acclaimed books, the Sameeksha Trust said in a statement. “The Sameeksha Trust has appointed Professor Gopal Guru as the Editor of Economic and Political Weekly for a period of five years,” it said. Last year, in July, veteran journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta had quit as the editor of the EPW after the Trust accused him of initiating unilateral legal proceedings against a business group after being served a legal notice over an article.