Chandra Bhan Prasad

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Prasad in 2014

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.

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  1. "An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden". February 15, 2011 – via www.bbc.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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. Key Advisors Archived February 16, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.
  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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