K. N. Sunandan is an assistant professor at Azim Premji University, Bangalore. His research focuses on the history of the caste system, knowledge production, colonialism, and the interplay between science and society. He previously taught at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Tuljapur. Alongside his academic work, he writes short stories and essays in Malayalam. His book Caste, Knowledge, and Power: Ways of Knowing in Twentieth-Century Malabar examines the transformations of caste practices in modern India and the role of knowledge in perpetuating or resisting oppression.