A mathematician by training, Kandala Balagopal (1952–2009) was associated with the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee for two decades. In 1998, he became one of the founder-members of Human Rights Forum in which he was active till his death.
Ravi Nair was born in Kerala in November 1973. He completed a post-graduate degree in economics from the University of Calicut in 1995. Thereafter, he worked in the corporate sector till 2014 befor
Renate Zahar, born in 1942, has occupied herself with the problems of the Third World as her field of study. She received her education in North and Black African schools, and completed her studies
Brinda Karat is one of India’s most prominent communist leaders. She is among the founders of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, and a former member of the Rajya Sabha. She is a memb
Debarati Sen is Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Anthropology at the University of Houston. She is an interdisciplinary cultural anthropologist with expertise in South Asia
Aradhana Sharma is an associate professor of anthropology and feminist studies at Wesleyan University. She is the co-editor of the book The Anthropology of the State: A Reader.
P. S. Vijayshankar is the Director of Research, Samaj Pragati Sahayog, one of India's largest grass-roots initiatives for water and livelihood security.
