Anand Teltumbde

Anand Teltumbde (born 15 July 1951) is an Indian scholar, writer, and civil rights activist who is a management professor at the Goa Institute of Management. He has written extensively about the caste system in India and has advocated for the rights of Dalits. He is also a longtime critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and was imprisoned in 2020 along with other activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government. He was arrested in 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case after his anticipatory bail was rejected firstly by Bombay High Court followed by the Supreme Court of India. Both the courts said that there is prima facie evidence against him. His arrest has been condemned by other academics and human rights organizations, and legal experts have said that the charges against him appear to be fabricated.