Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat was the chairperson of the University Grants Commission, the Indian Council of Social Science & Research and the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. He was awarded the Padmashree in 2008.

Prof. Sukhdeo Thorat was the chairperson of the University Grants Commission, the Indian Council of Social Science & Research and the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. He was awarded the Padmashree in 2008.