The Author: SUKHADEO THORAT

Sukhadeo Thorat is presently professor of Economics, Center for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Director, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi.

Jaya Prakash Pradhan is Assistant Professor at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad. He had worked at Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries and IIPA, New Delhi.

Vinoj Abraham is Research Scholar at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He had worked as Research associate at V.V. Giri National Labour Institute. He has published articles in national journals, and has co-authored a book.