Eldor Asanov
Linguist, journalist and blogger, author of the Telegram channel Asanov formati and co-host of the Qurultoy podcast; he writes about language, history and anthropology.
Biography
Eldor Asanov is a linguist, journalist and blogger. His Telegram channel Asanov formati carries analytical and popular pieces on language, history and anthropology; it has about 12 thousand subscribers.
YUMH.UZ's «Top 40: public opinion leaders» list of 28 February 2024 names him as a linguist and journalist whose content has become an important information source for Uzbek-speaking audiences in these fields.
The outlet themag.uz, in a selection of interesting podcasts in Uzbekistan, presents him as co-host, with Nodir Nishonov, of the popular-science podcast Qurultoy: the hosts invite historians, linguists, musicians, literary scholars, ethnographers and philosophers, and the podcast is in Uzbek. The outlet counted 67 episodes and singled out conversations about the Jadids, Central Asian numismatics, regional features of the maqom and water problems.
Asanov has taken part in other projects too: in an episode of the Quduq podcast he spoke about science in Uzbekistan, the alphabet question, the loss of old Tashkent and plagiarism (Gazeta.uz, March 2024).
Life path
- 2024Top 40 list
Included by YUMH.UZ in its «Top 40: public opinion leaders» list.
- 2024Quduq podcast
Guest of an episode of the Quduq podcast.
