Dr. Suryakant Waghmore: Subalterns have a role in making of civil society

Dr Suryakant Waghmore is an Assistant Professor, Centre for Social Justice and Governance, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. He has been recently awarded with his Doctorate degree from University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he was studying as one of the recipients of prestigious Commonwealth Scholarships.

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Santosh Rani: Whatever little successes we achieve as individuals belong to our community

Santosh Rani, age 27, is pursuing her PhD from the Hindi Department, Punjab University, Chandigarh. Second eldest among her eight siblings, she is the first woman from her village and surrounding areas in the state of Haryana to pursue doctorate. In this interview, she shares her efforts, motivations and commitment not only towards her own quest for higher education but also for the empowerment of the

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Narinder Jakhu: I want to motivate our students to join Universities

Narinder Jakhu, age 31, is pursuing his PhD at Department of Political Science, Punjab University, Chandigarh and is also teaching there as a guest faculty. He is a JRF scholar working on the issue of Dalit Assertion, Mobility and Atrocities in Haryana.  Apart from his academics, he is passionately involved in mobilizing and creating various support systems for Dalit students in the campus as the

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Abhay Xaxa: A Role Model Par Excellence

Abhay Xaxa, age 34, born and brought up in Jashpur District of Chhattisgarh, is a researcher-activist based in Delhi. He is currently with Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, working on the status report of Adivasi in India after completing his post graduation in Anthropology from University of Sussex.  At the very young age, Abhay became part of the Adivasi movement and in this in

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