Bharat Jhunjhunwala
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Dr. Bharat Jhunjhunwala acquired his Bachelor's Degree
in Science (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) from Kanpur University
and doctorate
in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida
in 1973 at the age of 23. He has published academic papers in The American Economist and the Southern Economic Journal.
He was Assistant Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has been a freelance columnist and consultant to donors and NGOs since 1993.
He writes a weekly column on political economy which is published in about 40 papers in ten languages in India, Pakistan
, Indonesia
and other countries.
He was awarded the Nachiketa Award by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
in 2002 for outstanding contribution to economic journalism.
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Science (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics) from Kanpur University
Kanpur University
Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University , formerly Kanpur University, is a public university located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is administered under the state legislature of the government of Uttar Pradesh. The university has more than 350 affiliated colleges spread over 15 districts of...
and doctorate
Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder to teach in a specific field, A doctorate is an academic degree or professional degree that in most countries refers to a class of degrees which qualify the holder...
in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1973 at the age of 23. He has published academic papers in The American Economist and the Southern Economic Journal.
He was Assistant Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He has been a freelance columnist and consultant to donors and NGOs since 1993.
Publications
- Political Economy of Rig Veda and Ramayana (Institute of Development Studies, JaipurJaipurJaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
, 1993). - Varna Vyavastha: Governance through Caste System (Rawat, Jaipur, India, 1999) Reprinted.
- Welfare State and Globalization: A Critique of Amartya Sen (Rawat, Jaipur, India, 2000).
- Governance and Human Rights, edited (Kalpaz, New DelhiNew DelhiNew Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, 2002). - Human Development, with R K Bhattacharya and V K Srivastava, co-editors (Kalpaz, New Delhi, 2003).
- Traditional Agricultural Technologies of the Thar (Gravis, Jodhpur, India, 2003).
- Indian Approach to Women’s Empowerment, jointly authored with Madhu Jhunjhunwala (Rawat, Jaipur, India, 2004).
He writes a weekly column on political economy which is published in about 40 papers in ten languages in India, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and other countries.
He was awarded the Nachiketa Award by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
in 2002 for outstanding contribution to economic journalism.