DALIT ISSUES: Caste and Class Interface

T. Brahmanandam obtained his post-graduation and MPhil degree from JNU and PhD from University of Hyderabad. Before joining the Centre for Multi Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, he was with National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad for nine years. At NIRD, he developed interest in Dalit studies and Panchayati Raj and conducted more than thirty training programmes for the rural development officers.
In the last 14 years, he has been the part of several research projects and has completed six major projects and six consultancy studies on Dalits and Dalit women. He has published several research papers in reputed journals such as Journal of Rural Development, Indian Journal of Public Administration and NEHU Journal. His current areas of interest are Dalit politics and communalism.