Tejas Harad is a fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. He is currently on a sabbatical from his work as a copy editor at Economic and Political Weekly. In an independent capacity, Harad regularly writes commentary pieces on Indian politics, technology, media, and social movements. Lately, his writing has focused on India’s caste system and the anti-caste movement’s challenge to this oppressive social structure. His articles have appeared in the Hindustan Times, Mint, The Print, NewsLaundry, Round Table India, Buzzfeed India, Loksatta and other publications in both English and his mother tongue Marathi. In his spare time, he runs a personal WordPress blog. He is a founding member of a non-governmental organisation, Junoon Foundation, through which he teaches and interacts with children to provide equitable educational opportunities. Harad holds a bachelor’s degree in mass media (journalism) and a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Mumbai.