Cathy Porter

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Rustam Singh

Rustam Singh (b. 1955) is a philosopher and translator. He has in the past been associated with various institutions such as Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Indian Institute of Advanc

John Harriss

John Harriss is Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada. He has been a visiting researcher at the Madras Institute of Development Studies and has published

Danish Husain

Danish Husain is an actor, poet, storyteller as well as a theatre director. He runs his own theatre company called the Hoshruba Repertory. He is known for his revival of Urdu storytelling through t

Raymond Williams

Raymond Henry Williams (31 August 1921 - 26 January 1988) was a Welsh academic, writer and socialist.

Richard Levins

Richard Levins is John Rock Professor of Population Sciences, Department of Population and International Health at Harvard University, Boston, MA. He is the author, along with Richard Lewontin, of

Anthony Giddens

Anthony Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is a well-known British sociologist.

Michael Hardt

Michael Hardt (born 1960) is an American literary theorist and political philosopher. Hardt is best known for his book Empire, which was co-written with Antonio Negri. It has been praised by some a

Asok Majumdar

Asok Majumdar is an Associate Professor of Political Science in Zakir Husain Post Graduate College, University of Delhi.

Imtiaz Ahmad

Imtiaz Ahmad was a Professor of Political Sociology at JNU. His Caste and Social Stratification among Muslims in India is a pioneering work. He has written research articles for national and intern