Gopal Guru appointed new editor of Economic and Political Weekly

He is considered to be one of the top-most academics to open up caste debates in the study of liberal arts in India

Eminent political scientist Gopal Guru will be the new editor of the prestigious journal Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). In a statement on January 4, the Sameeksha Trust announced that Guru, who is currently a senior professor at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), will take over as the editor of its publication for a period of five years.

Guru is the author of several books and specialises in political theory and philosophy. His researches include significant work on Indian political processes and politics of multiculturalism. Caste and Dalit politics have, however, remained his core areas of interest during his long