Purushottam Agrawal is an Indian writer, novelist, literary critique, theologian, secularist, columnist, broadcaster and an academician.

He is the former chairman of the Center of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He taught at Ramjas College, University of Delhi (1982–90), as the Associate Professor, Center of Indian Languages, JNU (1990–2003).