Prof. Haragopal, a distinguished political scientist, is currently ICSSR National Fellow with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. He was with the University of Hyderabad as a professor in the Department of Political Science and later in the Center for Human Rights, nurturing and guiding generations of students across different departments till his retirement.
Richard Westra is Associate Professor at Pukyong National Univeristy, South Korea. He is author of Political Economy and Globalization (London: Routledge, 2009), and has published numerous articles
Asif Farrukhi is an author, critic and translator, known for his short stories and essays, seven anthologies of short fiction, and two collections of critical essays. He is the editor of Duniyazad,
Ajaya Kumar Naik is Associate Fellow, IIDS, New Delhi, and has had more than 10 years of research experience in the fields of informal sector, employment, and poverty.