Paul also serves as the Chairperson of the Asia Dalit Rights Forum, which works in the South Asia region to ensure inclusion and to address issues of “untouchability” and caste-based discrimination. He has spearheaded efforts to raise the issue of inclusion of discriminated people in the new development paradigm and particularly with regard to the Sustainable Development Goals. In 2017, he was voted by Outlook Magazine as one of the 50 most influential Dalit Leaders in the country.
For several decades, Paul has been actively engaging with the communities that face discrimination due to work and descent (DWD) in strengthening access to justice, promotion of gender equality with particular emphasis on the intersectionality of gender and caste, financial accountability, transparency and participation. He has also engaged with the Indian state on issues of targeted budgeting, governance and accountability. His deep interest in the economic empowerment of Dalits has been the reason behind his initiating a campaign to ensure equitable access to government budgets and has been instrumental in advocating for equitable budgeting from the perspective of the marginalized.