Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, an international, movement-driven institution focused on stimulating intellectual debate that serves people’s aspirations through critical thought and writing. He is also the Chief Editor of LeftWord Books and the author of twenty-five books, including The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South. He writes regularly for The Hindu, Frontline, Newsclick, BirGün and Alternet.

Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research

New Delhi, India