Background
Kachru, Braj Behari was born on May 15, 1932 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Shyam Lal and Shobhavati (Tulsidevi) Kachru.
Kachru, Braj Behari was born on May 15, 1932 in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. Came to the United States, 1963. Son of Shyam Lal and Shobhavati (Tulsidevi) Kachru.
Bachelor with honours, University Kashmir, 1952. Master of Arts, University Allahabad, India, 1955. Diploma applied linguistics, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1962.
Research fellow, Research Institute, Deccan College, Poona, India, 1957-1958;
assistant professor, Lucknow (India) U., 1962-1963;
research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963-1964;
member of faculty, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1964;
professor linguistics, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1970;
head Department, University Illinois, Urbana, 1969-1979;
coordinator division applied linguistics, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1976;
director division English as an International Language, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1985-1991;
Jubilee professor liberal arts and science, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1992;
professor Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1993;
director Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois, Urbana, since 1996. Visiting professor National U. Singapore, 1984. Director summer program South Asian studies Committee for Institutional Cooperation, 1967.
Chairman of Commission regional varieties of English, Association Commonwealth Literature and Language, Brisbane, Australia, 1968. Member international advising committee on English, East-West Center, Hawaii,1978-. Member language committee American Institute Indian Studies, 1971-1977.
Member lang.and literature committee South Asian Regional Council, 1977-1979. Consultant in field; sprk. Japanese Association Language Teachers, 1996.
Member International Association for World Englishes (president 1996), Linguistic Society of America (director linguistic institute 1978), India Linguistic Society, American Association Applied Linguistics (vice president 1983, president 1984).
Married Yamuna Keskar, January 22, 1965. Children: Amita, Shamit.