Leading Dalit activist and writer Kancha Ilaiah is the Chairperson of the Department of Political Science at Osmania University. He is a Buddhist and a major figure in the ideological movement against the Indian caste system. His works include Why I Am Not a Hindu: A Sudra critique of Hindutva philosophy, Culture and Political Economy, God as Political Philosopher: Buddha’s Challenge to Brahminism, Democracy in India: A Hollow Shell and Buffalo Nationalism: A Critique of Spiritual Fascism.