Reflections from a Dalit Thought Leader: Social Changes in India Since 1991

A former Member, Board of Governors, IIM-Lucknow, Mr. Prasad authored the much-acclaimed Bhopal Document [2002] for the State Government of Madhya Pradesh that set the agenda of Dalits Capitalism; Dalits’ case of integration with the market. As India’s first ever Dalit weekly English language columnist with the Delhi based daily newspaper The Pioneer, Mr. Prasad’s Dalit Diary confronted the mainstream view of Dalits. A former Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Prasad carried out one of the largest surveys on Dalits’ well-being post economic reforms that resulted in a book—Defying the Odds; Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs—cited by leading publications including The Economist, The Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, and Time Magazine. He is currently completing two books, Dalit Capitalism a Self- Respect Movement, a Memoire, and a book titled Caste by 2050—Will Class Have Replaced Caste for the Mercatus Center.