Rajesh Tandon   is an internationally acclaimed leader and practitioner of participatory research and development He is Founder-President of Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), a global centre for participatory research & training.^[1][2][3] His work in this field has focused on relationships between the researcher and researched subjects.  Jointly with Dr. Bud Hall, Rejesh is the Co-chair of the UnNESCO Chair in Community Based Research and Social Responsibility