Dr V Suguna, currently serving as Senior Manager (Rajbhasha) at Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has been appointed as Director (Official Language) in the Railway Board, Ministry of Railways.
A seasoned expert in language policy implementation, Dr Suguna has been associated with RINL since 1992, playing a pivotal role in promoting Rajbhasha Hindi, translating key documents, and ensuring compliance with the Official Language policy. She has also served as the Sub-Editor of ‘Sugandh,’ RINL’s Hindi house magazine, since its inception in 2001. Under her leadership, the magazine has received the prestigious ‘Rajbhasha Keerti Puraskar’ seven times in the last decade from the Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Dr Suguna’s contributions extend beyond editorial work; she has actively organized national seminars, conferences, and special publications on Rajbhasha, management, the steel sector, and technical subjects. Recognizing her literary contributions, the Ministry of Home Affairs honored her with the ‘Rajbhasha Gaurav Puraskar’ twice—first in 2013, presented by then-President Pranab Mukherjee, for her article on Baba Nagarjuna’s social consciousness, and again in 2017, awarded by President Ramnath Kovind for her work on the harmony between steel production and environmental conservation.
Dr Suguna earned her PhD in 2023 from Dr BR Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, for her research on ‘Environmental & Ecological Aspects in Hindi Poetry of the 21st Century.’ Her appointment as Director (Official Language) underscores her expertise and longstanding commitment to advancing Rajbhasha Hindi in government institutions.
