
Executive Editor
Dr. Amarnath Paswan
Assistant Professor cum Assistant Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, BHU, Varanasi
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Amarnath Paswan is Assistant Professor and Assistant Director at the Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Banaras Hindu University. He has earned his qualifications in B.A. (Hons), M.A. Political Science,M.A. Sociology, Ph.D. in Political Science and has cleared UGC NET/JRF in Political Science, Public Administration, Human Rights & Duties and Sociology. Presently he is working as an executive editor of Indian Journal of Dalit and Tribal Studies. Besides this, he also holds the post of executive and advisory committee member in various jounals and magazines like- Navjyoti, Bodhisatva Mission and Journal of Budha Sanket. Prior to joining BHU, he has served as Assistant Professor, (Department of Political Science) in Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth for five years. He has served as NSS Programme Officer and has won the award of best NSS Officer. He has contributed more than forty papers in various international/ national research journals and edited books. He has also edited 7 books-
- Social and Political Aspects of Community Consciousness: Interrogating the Functional World Veiw of Contemporary India,
- Hasiye ka Samaj evam Dr. Ambedkar
- Samkalin Bharat: Samajik Arthik evam Rajnitik Vimarsh
- Democracy and the state of the Nation: India in 21st Century,
- Indian Democracy Dimensions, Dilemmas and Inclusive Justice
- Emerging Challenges of Inclusive India,
- Varman sandarbh mein sarvdharm sambhav: chunautiyan ewam samadhan,
- Contributions and Relevance of B R Ambedkar’s Thoughts in Contemporary India
- Dr. Ambedkar aur samaveshi loktantra: samvaidhanik adhikar aur samajik nyay ke pariprekshy mein, and
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Thoughts on Indian Democracy, Constitutional Rights and Social Justice, on various contemporary issues.
He has delivered lectures and chaired academic session on several occasions. Dr. Amarnath Paswan has a privilege of organising more than 10 International, National Seminars, Workshops and Symposium funded by Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India), ICSSR and UGC. As a researcher of social science he has participated in 12 International, National orientation and refresher courses and workshops sponsored by UNESCO, UNICEF, ICSSR, UGC and various government bodies. Dr. Amarnath Paswan writes regular column in various magazines and participates in T.V. And Radio discussions. His areas of academic interest include Caste/Dalit Studies, Indian Government and Politics. He is also a member of several academic and administration bodies such as Indian Political Science Association, Uttar Pradesh Political Science Association and Human Empowerment and Research Society. Dr. Amarnath Paswan is among one of the most active teacher cum mentor of his centre with the supervision of nearly 32 M.phil. And Ph.D. Researchers. Dr. Amarnath Paswan has also a lot of citations and awards – Rex Karmaveer Global Fellow& Karamveer Chakra Award(Silver),by International Confederation of NGOs(ICONGO),UNO,Diversity Man of the Year,by Bahujan Diversity Mission,New Delhi, 2019.,Neelkanth Samman (Award) as Democracy Defender/Prajatantra Prahari,by Kabir ke log,New Delhi, Rex Karmaveer Global Fellow Award, by International Confederation of NGOs(ICONGO), UNO,, Siksha Ratna award by Yadunandan Sewa Sansthan, Kanpur, Best NSS Programme Officer award by Coordinator, NSS, Banaras Hindu University, Bhim Ratna award by Ambedkar Chetana Parishad, Jharkhand, Rajeev Gandhi National Fellowship award for his doctoral research by UGC, New Delhi. He has just completed a major research project funded by ICSSR, New Delhi.

Editor
Dr. Rajesh Paswan
Associate Professor (Hindi) Centre of Indian Languages, SLL & CS, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Member- Academic Council, Jawaharlal Nehru University,
Member- Court, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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Dr. Rajesh Paswan is an Associate Professor (Hindi) at the Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His area of specialization includes Mediaeval Hindi Poetry, Dalit Literature, Media, and Interdisciplinary Research. Besides his teaching activities, Dr. Paswan is associated with several reputed research journals. He is the Editor of the Integrated Journal of Social Sciences (Delhi) and Indian Journal of Dalit and Tribal Studies (Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh).
His book, Dalit Asmita aur Sant Raidas (2012), is an authentic source to understand the personality and work of the saint poet Raidas. In addition to this authored book, he has edited four books, Sanskritik Rupantaran aur Sant Guru Ravidas, Begumpura, Kathauti mein Ganga, and Jab Tak Jaat Na Jaat, on Sant Guru Ravidas, which are equally valuable for scholars to develop a deep understanding of Sant Raidas.
As a close associate of renowned Dalit thinker Chandra Bhan Prasad, Dr. Paswan is working on several Dalit centric issues e.g. ‘Dalit Entrepreneurship’, ‘Dalit Capitalism’, and ‘The Impact of Globalization on Dalits’, etc. for the last 10 years. Dr. Rajesh Paswan has also edited the weekly column titled Daliton ki Samasyayen’ penned by prominent Dalit thinker Chandra Bhan Prasad, for Dainik Rashtreey Sahara.
To fulfill his social obligations and commitments Dr. Paswan has served as a member of the Steering Committee in the Social Justice and Social Welfare Division, (2009-2014) of the Planning Commission of India.
He has also been a member of the affirmative action committee of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Currently, Dr. Paswan is working as an unpaid advisor of Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Pune.

Associate Editor
Manish Chandra
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, BHU, Varanasi
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Manish Chandra, a former research associate in ICSSR sponsored major research project and the executive editor of Bahishkrit Bharat news portal has earned his M.Phil degree from the prestigious Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Banaras Hindu University with a distinction grade. He has written and edited more than thirteen books, and nearly eight dozen articles for various journals, magazines as well as news portals. As a social science scholar, Mr Chandra has participated and presented his research papers in more than three dozen International and National seminars, capacity building programmes, workshops and symposiums. Manish Chandra has also been a member of organising committees in several seminars and symposiums. For his unabated commitment to social justice and communal harmony, he has been awarded Social Harmony Award in a programme sponsored by National Foundation for Communal Harmony (An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India). Mr Chandra is also associated with several premier academic bodies and research societies including the Indian Sociological Society, Indian Society of Gandhian Studies and Human Empowerment and Research Society.
Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat
Former Chairman
UGC (India) and Indian Council of Social Science Research
New Delhi
Prof. Nandu Ram
Former Dean
School of Social Sciences
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi
Prof. T. V. Kattimani
Former VC
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University
Amarkantak
Prof. R. S. Arya
Former VC
VKSU, Arrah
Dean, Faculty of Humanities
Patna University, Patna
Prof. A. Satyanarayana
Former VC
Allahabad University
Prayagraj
Prof. B. A. Chopde
Former VC
Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Marathwada University
Aurangabad
Prof. R. S. Kureel
Vice-Chancellor
Birsa Agriculture University
Ranchi
Former VC
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University
of Social Sciences, Indore
Prof. P. G. Jogdand
Former Dean
Faculty of Arts
University of Mumbai
Mumbai
Prof. Vimal Kirti
Former Head
Department of Pali and Prakrit
Nagpur University
Nagpur
Prof. Balram Paswan
Head
Department of Population Policies & Programmes
International Institute for Population Sciences
Mumbai
Prof. Chauthi Ram Yadav
Former Head
Department of Hindi
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi
Prof. B. B. Malik
Dean
School of Ambedkar Studies
for Social Sciences
BBAU, Lucknow
Prof. Sanjay Gupta
Department of Political Science
Lucknow University, Lucknow
Prof. Nirakar Mallick
Department of Sociology
Assam University, Silchar
Prof. Ramchandra
CIS/SLL &CS
JNU, New Delhi
Prof. N. Sukumar
Department of Political Science
Delhi University, New Delhi
Prof. Nawal Kishor Paswan
Dean
School of Social Sciences
Sikkim University, Gangtok
Prof. Jagan Karade
Head
Department of Sociology
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Prof. J. B. Komaraiah
Department of Economics
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Prof. Ashish Saxena
Department of Sociology
Allahabad University, Prayagraj
Prof. Furqan Ahmad
Head
Department of Political Science
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Prof. Sartik Bagh
Department of Political Science
BBAU, Lucknow
Prof. Madhurendra Kumar
Head
Department of Political Science
Kumaun University, Nainital
Prof. Ranjan Kumar
Head
Faculty of Law
MGKVP, Varanasi
Prof. Ravindra Kumar
Department of Sociology
IGNOU, New Delhi
Prof. Alok Prasad
Department of History
Allahabad University, Prayagraj
Prof. Om Prakash Bharatiya
Department of Sociology
BHU, Varanasi
Prof. Prashant S.Amrutkar
Head
Department of Political Science
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
Prof. Shefali Roy
Head
Department of Political Science
Patna University, Patna
Prof. Victor Babu
Department of History
BBAU, Lucknow
Prof. Md. Arif
Department of Political Science
MGKVP, Varanasi
Prof. S. Zainuddin
Department of Sociology
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh
Prof. Rusi Ram Mahananda
Department of Political Science
DDU Gorakhpur University
Gorakhpur
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pandey
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
CCS Meerut University, Meerut
Dr. Rajkumar
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Dyal Singh College, New Delhi
Dr. Munesh Kumar
Head & Associate Professor
Department of Education
Chattrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University
Kanpur
Dr. Ratan Lal
Associate Professor
Department of History
Hindu College, New Delhi
Dr. B. Ram
Associate Professor
IMS, BHU, Varanasi
Dr. Sunil Kumar Suman
Assistant Professor and Incharge
Kolkata Regional Centre of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriy Hindi Vishwvidyalay
Wardha
Prof. M. Satish Kumar
Director of Internationalisation
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Queen’s University, Belfast Northern Ireland, UK
Prof. Ronald E. Hall
School of Social Work
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
USA
Dr. Leah Renold
Associate Professor
Department of History
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
USA
Dr. Jeetendra Dangol
Associate Professor and Head
Research Department (Public Youth Campus)
Faculty of Management
Tribhuvan University
Nepal
Dr. Lwazi Lushaba
Lecturer
Department of Political Studies
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Pratik Sharma Lamichhane
Faculty Member
Department of Social Work
Tribhuvan University
Nepal
Prof. Khalid Hussain Siddiqui
Head
Department of Pol. Sc.
R. N. College
Hajipur (Vaishali)
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Shastri
Head & Associate Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
MNNIT, Allahabad
Dr. Rakesh Ranjan
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Patna University
Patna
Dr. Anil Kumar Chaudhary
Associate Professor
Department of Social Work
MGKVP, Varanasi
Dr. Tanveer Yunush
Head & Associate Professor
Department of Education
Vinoba Bhave University Hazaribagh
Dr. Alok Kumar Kashyap
Associate Professor
Department of sociology
MBSPGC Gangapur Varanasi
Dr. Nuruddin Parvez Ansari
Assistant Professor
Department of Hindi
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Rajju Bhaiya State University
Prayagraj
Dr. Amiya Kumar
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
DDU Government Degree College, Saidabad
Prayagraj
Dr. Bharat Kumar
Associate Professor
Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy
Manipur University, Imphal
Dr. N. K. Paswan
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
A. M. College, Gaya
Dr. G. V. Ratnakar
Assistant Professor
Department of Hindi
Maulana Azad National Urdu University
Hyderabad
Dr. Ajay Samir Kujur
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Guru Ghasidas University Bilaspur
Chhatisgarh
Dr. Pitambar Das
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
MGKVP, Varanasi
Dr. Pramod Kumar Bagde
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy & Religion, BHU
Varanasi
Dr. Jagdeep Dahiya
Assistant Professor
Department of Economic
Maharishi Dayanand University
Rohtak
Dr. Urvashi Gahlout
Assistant Professor
Department of Hindi
MMV, BHU
Varanasi
Dr. Vijay Kumar Saroj
Assistant Professor
Department of Law, BHU
Varanasi
Dr. L.N. Meena
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
BHU, Varanasi
Dr. Baleshwar Yadav
Assistant Professor
Department of Philosophy
BHU, Varanasi
Dr. S. Abdul Taha
Assistant Professor
CSSEIP, MANUU
Hyderabad
Dr. Vivekananda Naik
Assistant Professor
CSSEIP, BBAU
Lucknow
Dr. Ajeet Jaiswal
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Pondicherry University
Puducherry
Dr. Kunal Sinha
Assistant Professor
Centre for Studies in Science Technology and Innovation
Central University of Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar
Dr. Chandrashekhar Paswan
Assistant Professor
School of Buddhist Studies & Civilization
Gautam Buddha University
Greater Noida
Dr. Saraswati Kumari
Department of History
Mahila Maha Vidyalay
BHU, Varanasi
Dr. Rajeev Kumar
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
MGKVP, Varanasi
Dr. Manish P. Meshram
Assistant Professor
School of Buddhist Studies & Civilization
Gautam Buddha University
Greater Noida
Dr. Anil Kumar
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Rajdhani College
New Delhi
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Research Fellow
Indian Institute of Advanced Studies
Shimla
Dr. Pratima Gond
Assistant Professor
Department of sociology
BHU, Varanasi
Dr. Shailesh Kumar Ram
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Raja Singh College
Siwan
Dr. S. M. Shafi Bhat
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Government Degree College
Bijbehara
Dr. Shiladitya Chakraborty
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Kalyani
Nadia
Dr. Jitendera Wasnik
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration & Local Self Government
RTM University
Nagpur
Dr. Vinod Khobragade
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Dayalbagh Educational Institute
Agra
Dr. Ashok Ram
Head and Assistant Professor
Department of Political science
St. Columba’s College
VBU, Hazaribag
Dr. M. Iqbal Rather
Assistant Professor
Department of Religious Studies
Government Degree College
Bijbehara
Dr. Surendra Pd. Kushwaha
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
St. Columba’s College
Hazaribag
Dr. Sampat Ram Raiger
Associate Professor
Political Science, SRP Govt. PG. College
Bandikui, Dausa
Dr. Manoj Sankhla
Lecture
Department of Political Science
GSSS khairana
Jhalawar
Dr. Makkhan Lal Nayak
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Government Shakbher PG College, Jaipur
Imtijaz Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Department of Pol. Sc. and Pub. Ad.
Dr. Shakuntala Mishra National Rehabilitation University, Lucknow
Ramchandra Kumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
R.S.P. College
Jharia, Dhanbad
Saurabh Suman
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
K.B. Jha College, Katihar
Mala Meshram
Former Project Coordinator
IRHP (DANIDA)
Former Research Investigator
Taleem Research Foundation, Ahmedabad
Former Technical Assistant
ICSSR Project, BHU
Varanasi