Dr Rama Naga has an M.A., an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. from the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His research interests include state, law, social movements, ecology, indigeneity, identity, government, and politics in India. He was the recipient of the UGC’s Junior Research Fellowship. He has represented India at the Students and Youth Convention in Cape Town, South Africa and participated in an International Course on Political Education in Sao Paulo, Brazil.