Chandra Bhan Prasad

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Chandra Bhan Prasad
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Born1958 (age 66–67)
Nationality Indian
Occupation(s) Journalist, writer, activist and political commentator

Chandra Bhan Prasad (born September 1958) is an Indian journalist, writer, activist and political commentator. [1] [2] [3] He belongs to the Pasi (Dalit) community. [4]

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Career

In 2007-08 Prasad was a visiting scholar at the Centre for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) at the University of Pennsylvania. [2] He has been profiled by The New York Times [5] and The Washington Post . [6]

References

  1. ↑ "An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden". BBC News. 15 February 2011.
  2. 1 2 Chandra Bhan Prasad: Journalist and Columnist. Center for the Advanced Study of India. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dalit capitalism can turn the caste order: Activist Chandrabhan Prasad". Business Standard.
  4. ↑ "Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias". 29 August 2008.
  5. ↑ Somini Sengupta. "Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias". The New York Times . August 29, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Emily Wax. "In an Indian Village, Signs of the Loosening Grip of Caste". The Washington Post . August 31, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
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