22/09/2016
And finally, Prof. Haragopal, a distinguished political scientist is currently ICSSR National Fellow with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad. He was with the University of Hyderabad as a professor in the Department of Political Science and later in the Center for Human Rights, nurturing and guiding generations of students across different departments till his retirement. He was also a visiting professor at CSSEIP, NLSIU, Bangalore. He is a well known human rights activist, is with the APCLC for several years and plays an important role in conflict resolution between the state and the Naxal groups, serving as an interlocutor. He has published extensively in EPW and several other journals, written for both the Telugu and English press on human rights and politico-economic issues. As someone who has been espousing the cause of socio-economically under-privileged communities, he has been unafraid to vociferously stand up for student causes including that of Rohit Vermula against the might of the HCU administration. There are few more suitable than the professor, to school us on why organized student politics is incredibly relevant in today’s day and age. Come and watch him prove as to why he is such an integral part of the Opposition Bench!
