Indian Economists

V. S. Chitre
A policy-engaged academic
By Rupa Rege Nitsure
Deepak Lal
The quintessential classical liberal
By TCA Srinivasa Raghavan
B. V. Krishnamurti
Early socially-minded economist
By Vinod Vyasulu
V M Dandekar
Preeminent scholar of rural development and poverty
By Nilakantha Rath
C. T. Kurien
Development economist dedicated to reforming economics pedagogy
By Alex M. Thomas
Raja Jesudoss Chelliah
Fiscal and Tax Policy Moulder
By M. Govinda Rao
Meghnad Desai
Eclectic economist and British peer
By Deepanshu Mohan
M. S. Swaminathan
Agricultural scientist behind India’s Green Revolution
By R Ramakumar
Dwijendra Tripathi
India’s first professional business historian
By Chinmay Tumbe
Ulaganathan Sankar
Applied econometrician with contributions to environmental economics
By G. Mythili
R K Hazari
Industrial planning and licensing policy expert
By Mausam Kumar
P. S. Lokanathan
Early development economist and diplomat
By K Jothi Sivagnanam
Pravin Visaria
India’s premiere demographer
By Sujata Visaria
Radhakamal Mukerjee
Early practitioner of economic sociology
By Sharmin Kodaiji
B.R. Ambedkar
Multi-faceted economist and principal architect of Indian Constitution
By Narendra Jadhav
A.K. Dasgupta
Economic theorist and historian of economic thought
By Purba Chattopadhyay
P.C. Mahalanobis
Father of the Indian statistical system
By Pramit Bhattacharya
M.G. Ranade
Social reformer who coined the term “Indian Economics”
By Maria Bach
C.D. Deshmukh
Civil servant, central banker, and economic statesman
By G. Sreekumar
I.G. Patel
Civil servant and RBI governor
By Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
Padma Desai
Early critic of Indian planning
By Shruti Rajagopalan and Shreyas Narla
T.N. Srinivasan
Theoretical and empirical development economist
By Avinash Tripathi
K.N. Raj
Development economist and planner
By Alex Thomas
P.R. Brahmananda
Eclectic Monetary Economist
By D.M. Nachane
Malcolm Adiseshiah
Development economist and institution builder
By V.K. Nataraj
M. Narasimham
Financial economist and RBI governor
By Rahul Bajoria
Kanta Ranadive
Marxian and Sraffian economist
By Alex Thomas
Krishna Bharadwaj
Classical political economist and development theorist
By G. Omkarnath
M.J. Manohar Rao
Macroeconomist with a flair for macroeconometric modelling
By Ajit Karnik
Sukhamoy Chakravarty
Structural Macroeconomist Theorist
By Prabhat Patnaik