Mushtaque Ali is an M.Phil scholar at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU). His dissertation is on the “Educational Exclusion of Muslims through Privatization of Education: A study of Mehboobnagar district”. His interest in Education and Muslim rights is reflected also in his M.Ed dissertation from MANUU- An Inquiry into Absenteeism among Secondary Schools in Mehboobnagar District. Apart from this, he is also a graduate of English from MANUU. Presently, he is a short term fellow at Anveshi (2013-14).