Valerian Rodrigues, the editor of the volume, is currently Ambedkar Chair, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD). His recent books include The Essential Writings of B. R. Ambedkar (2002), The Indian Parliament: A Democracy at Work (2011, co-authored with B. L. Shankar), and Speaking for Karnataka (2018, co-authored with Rajendra Chenni, Nataraj Huliyar and S. Japhet). He served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the international conference, ‘Quest for Equity: Reclaiming Social Justice, Revisiting Ambedkar’, held in Bangalore during 21–23 July 2017.
Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury is Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata. Her specialization is in regional cooperation, energy politics, refugees and displacement, women and conflict situations
Dwijendra Narayan Jha (1940-2021), popularly known as D.N. Jha, was educated at the Presidency College, Calcutta, and Patna University where he taught history for more than a decade. He was profess
Sheema Kermani is a classical dancer, teacher, theatre practitioner, choreographer and women's rights activist. She is founder and head of Tehrik-e-Niswan Cultural Action Group, dedicated to improv
Marta Harnecker is the author of over eighty books and monographs in several languages, including Understanding the Venezuelan Revolution. She has been director of the Memoria Popular Latinoamerica
