Dr Bilal Bhat holds a doctorate degree in sociology from the University of Kashmir. He was awarded Post-Doctorate Research Fellowships by the UGC and ICSSR, New Delhi. In addition to his books Rehabilitation of Child Labour: Problems and Prospects and Cotton Cultivation and Child Labour in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan,Dr Bhat has to his credit number of research articles on Kashmir, Central and South Asia published in various reputable national and international journals. His scholarly interests include social stratification, human rights, conflict resolution, social change and social development. He presently works as assistant professor of research.
Aijaz Ashraf is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir. He has been a fellow at ‘Study of US Institute’, USA. He has completed number of research studies sponsored by UGC, ICSSR and CSDS, New Delhi. His research has been published in reputed national and International journals.He has participated in number of national and international conferences. Besides Kashmir Conflict he has written copiously on many contemporary political issues.