Chandra Bhan Prasad (born September 1958) is an Indian journalist, writer, activist and political commentator.[1][2][3] He also acts as an advisor to the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI).[4]
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]
Prasad's writings include Defying the Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs (2014), co-authored with Devesh Kapur and D. Syam Babu.
References
- ↑ "An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden". February 15, 2011 – via www.bbc.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chandra Bhan Prasad: Journalist and Columnist. Center for the Advanced Study of India. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dalit capitalism can turn the caste order: Activist Chandrabhan Prasad". Business Standard.
- ↑ Key Advisors Archived February 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Somini Sengupta. "Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias". The New York Times. August 29, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Emily Wax. "In an Indian Village, Signs of the Loosening Grip of Caste". The Washington Post. August 31, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
Further reading
- Video | Walk The Talk with Founders of Dalit Indian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
- An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden
- Dalit entrepreneurship can change the community`s social status: Chandra Bhan Prasad
- For a new paradigm of social justice
- 'Indian languages carry the legacy of caste'
- Dalit entrepreneurship can change the community's social status: Chandra Bhan Prasad
- D is for Dalits and E is for the English Goddess - Times of India