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Dr. Sushma Yadav is a Reader in Political Science at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, University of Delhi, Delhi. She has had a brilliant academic career and participated in an presented papers at a number of national and international conferences. She is the author / editor of about nine books. Her major publications include Political Culture in Post-Independent India (1989), Issues in Indian Politics (1994), Culture and Politics (1998), Indian State: Origin & Development (2000), Gender Violence in India (2002), etc. and has published more than two dozen articles and research papers in various journals. She is actively associated with a number of professional organizations / institutions in various capacities. Presently, she is working on Gender & Human Rights.

Prakash Singh has been a very distinguished officer of the Indian Police Service. He was Police Chief of the most populous state of the Indian Union, Uttar Pradesh, and commanded the largest paramilitary force of the world, the Border Security Force. He contributed to combating the insurgency in Nagaland and stemming the tide of terrorism in the Punjab. He also served in Kashmir and led the Assam Police in its fight against the ULFA. The Government of India, in recognition of his outstanding services to national security, awarded him the 'Padma Shree' in 1991.