Suratha Kumar Malik, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. He was the former Assistant Professor and Teacher-in-Charge in the Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. He has studied at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has published numerous books (sole authored and co-edited) and twenty-five research articles and chapters with national and international publishers. His publications include Land Alienation and Politics of Tribal Exploitation in India (2020), Ancient and Medieval Indian Thought: Themes and Traditions (2020), Revisiting Modern Indian Thought: Themes and Perspectives (2021), Dilemmas in World Politics: Exploring the Frontiers (2022), Reappraising Modern Indian Thought: Themes and Thinkers (2022). He is awarded ‘State’s Best NSS Programme Officer Award’ for the year 2019-2020 by Higher Education Department, Government of West Bengal. He is conferred with the ‘Vivekananda Excellence Award’ in 2019 by Seva Youth Guild, Kolkata; affiliated to NYKS, Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of India.