Anand Teltumbde

Anand Teltumbde
Anand Teltumbde in 2020
Born (1951-07-15) 15 July 1951 (age 73)
Rajur, Bombay State
(now Maharashtra), India
Alma materVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (B.Tech.)

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (MBA)

University of Mumbai (PhD)
Occupation(s)Professor, writer
SpouseRama Ambedkar
RelativesMilind Teltumbde (brother)

Anand Teltumbde (born 15 July 1951) is an Indian scholar, writer, and human rights activist who is a management professor at the Goa Institute of Management.[1][2][3][4] He has written extensively about the caste system in India and has advocated for the rights of Dalits.[5][6][7]

Teltumbde is a longtime critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and he was imprisoned in 2020 along with other activists and intellectuals who were critical of the Modi government.[8] His arrest was condemned by other academics and human rights organizations, and legal experts have said that the charges against him appear to be fabricated.[8][9] He was released on bail in 2022.

Teltumbde was awarded the Basava Puraskara in 2024.

  1. ^ Sampath, G. (16 February 2019). "Who is Anand Teltumbde, and why was he arrested recently?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Koregaon-Bhima case: HC rejects civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde's plea seeking quashing of FIR". The New Indian Express. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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  4. ^ "After brother Milind's death, jailed scholar Anand Teltumbde allowed to speak to grieving 90-year-old mother". The Times of India.
  5. ^ Masih, Niha (21 February 2019). "He is a prominent anti-Modi intellectual. The Indian government wants him behind bars". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019. Teltumbde has been swept up in a government crackdown on lawyers and activists. The activists targeted in the investigation are advocates for India's most disadvantaged communities, including indigenous tribal people and Dalits, once called 'untouchables.' They also are vocal critics of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
  6. ^ Jodhka, Surinder S. (4 August 2018). "Caste in a New Mould". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  7. ^ Bhatia, Tanushree (20 January 2019). "IIMA faculty speak up in solidarity with Anand Teltumbde". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Anand Teltumbde: Cards and letters for jailed India scholar as he turns 70". BBC News. 15 July 2020.
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