Yam Bahadur Kisan is an author, researcher, lawyer and human rights activist. He has attained Master’s Degree in Political Science and Bachelor’s Degree in Law. He is presently a part-time Lecturer in the MPhil program under the office of the Dean of education in Tribhuvan University, Nepal. From June 2007 to July 2009, he was a Commissioner with the National Dalit Commission, Government of Nepal. Mr Kisan has published several books and articles on Dalits, federalism, electoral system, legal reforms, social exclusion/inclusion, affirmative action, and social movements. His recent books are on The Nepali Dalit Social Movement (2005) and Dalit Ra Sakaratmak Upaya (Dalits and Affirmative Action) (in Nepali) (2010).
