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'''Chandra Bhan Prasad''' (born September 1958) is an Indian journalist, writer, activist and political commentator.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12355740|title=An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden|date=February 15, 2011|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref><ref name=CASI>[https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/visiting/prasad Chandra Bhan Prasad: Journalist and Columnist]. Center for the Advanced Study of India. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/dalit-capitalism-can-turn-the-caste-order-activist-chandrabhan-prasad-118122900470_1.html|title=Dalit capitalism can turn the caste order: Activist Chandrabhan Prasad|website=Business Standard}}</ref> He also acts as an advisor to the [[Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry]] (DICCI).<ref>[http://www.dicci.org/keyadvisor.html Key Advisors] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216083546/http://www.dicci.org/keyadvisor.html |date=February 16, 2015 }}. [[Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry]]. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.</ref><br />
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In 2007-08 Prasad was a Visiting Scholar at the Centre for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name=CASI/> He has been profiled by ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>Somini Sengupta. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/30/world/asia/30caste.html Crusader Sees Wealth as Cure for Caste Bias]". ''[[The New York Times]]''. August 29, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.</ref> and ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>Emily Wax. "[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/30/AR2008083002299.html In an Indian Village, Signs of the Loosening Grip of Caste]". ''[[The Washington Post]]''. August 31, 2008. Retrieved on 9 February 2015.</ref><br />
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Prasad's writings include ''Defying the Odds- The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs'' (2014), co-authored with Devesh Kapur and D. Syam Babu.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* [http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/walk-the-talk/walk-the-talk-with-founders-of-dalit-indian-chamber-of-commerce-industry/278667 Video | Walk The Talk with Founders of Dalit Indian Chamber Of Commerce & Industry]<br />
* [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-12355740 An 'English goddess' for India's down-trodden]<br />
* [http://zeenews.india.com/videos/dalit-entrepreneurship-can-change-the-communitys-social-status-chandra-bhan-prasad_24172.html Dalit entrepreneurship can change the community`s social status: Chandra Bhan Prasad]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/for-a-new-paradigm-of-social-justice/article6367261.ece For a new paradigm of social justice]<br />
* [http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/mar/05inter.htm 'Indian languages carry the legacy of caste']<br />
* [http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-dalit-entrepreneurship-can-change-the-communitys-social-status-chandra-bhan-prasad-1906759 Dalit entrepreneurship can change the community's social status: Chandra Bhan Prasad]<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/deep-focus/D-is-for-Dalits-and-E-is-for-the-English-Goddess/articleshow/5908486.cms D is for Dalits and E is for the English Goddess - Times of India]<br />
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