Dr. Indira Ramarao formerly Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at the University of Mysore was the Past President of Indian Sociological Society. She is currently Visiting Professor, Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Chair, University of Mysore and is an invited faculty in the School of Social Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore. She has been associated with many universities and research institutions across the country in the capacity of member of BOG, Visiting Fellow, and Scholar-in-Residence. Prof. R. Indira is a two-time Fulbright Scholar, four-time Shastri Fellow & a Senior Fellow of ICSSR. She has been a visiting faculty at Study India Programs of universities in US & Canada, has authored several books and articles in journals, edited volumes and newspapers both in English and Kannada and has been a contributor and editor to subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals, theme based books and translation projects and has been conferred literary awards and recognitions for her works on social issues. She has lectured extensively in state, national & international forums on issues of sociological concern.