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CURRICULUM VITAE/ BIODATA
A. NAME : PETHE ABHAY MORESHWAR (Surname) (First Name) (Father’s Name) B. DATE OF BIRTH : 13th November 1955 C. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS / ACHIEVEMENTS/ AWARDS
B.Sc. Completed from St. Xavier’s College, affiliated to the
University of Mumbai, in the year 1976. The subjects offered were Mathematics and Economics. I secured ‘First Class with Distinction in the Principal Subject’. Secured 79% marks.
M.Sc. Completed from Department of Mathematics, University
of Mumbai, in the year 1978. The subject was Pure Mathematics. Specialization was in Graph Theory and Mathematical Logic. During the tenure was awarded the ‘National Open Merit Scholarship’ by GC (University Grants Commission) and CAS (Center for Advanced Studies in Mathematics). Secured 86% marks.
M.A. Completed from the Department of Economics,
University of Mumbai, in the year 1980. The subject was Economics with specialization in Mathematical -Economics and Econometrics. Stood First Class First amongst the students offering Economics and was awarded the Asha Datar Gold Medal. Secured 62.5% marks.
Ph.D. Completed from the Department of Economics,
University of Mumbai in the year 1986. The title of the thesis was:
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OPTIMISATION DYNAMICS: ALGORITHMIC APPLICATIONS WITHIN A MACRO-ECONOMETRIC CONTROL SYSTEM. The thesis dealt with estimating a couple of variants of a small (24/25 equations) macro-econometric model for India. It was used to conduct deterministic control and Kalman filtering experiments. Several simulation and policy (counter-factual) experiments were also conducted.
D. External/ International Exposure
Was awarded the prestigious Overseas Visiting Scholarship at St. John’s College, Cambridge and was the official faculty visitor to the faculty of Economics and Politics, Cambridge (U.K.) between January and June 1990 where I taught Macroeconomics and Development Economics to the undergraduate (Tripos) students. This apart I audited some courses at M. Phil and did research pertaining to Marxian economics as well as Inflation. These were later published in the form of a chapter in a book as well as an independent book.
Was awarded Post-Doctoral Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Texas, at Austin (U.S.A.) between October 1991 and April 1992. I was associated with Prof. David Kendrick who is a world-renowned control theorist and conducted pioneering research in the area of computational stochastic control macro-econometric models. These involved ‘learning’ of different kind and setting a stage for Monte Carlo studies. The work apart from serving as an input into a book also enabled me to publish two working papers at CER, UT Austin and a paper in a journal.
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Apart from the International Exposure gained from above, I have been invited to Vienna, Austria and visited for presenting a paper in a conference on Cybernetics and Control.
I have also been invited to deliver a lecture on Indian Economy to Bologna, Italy in a conference entitled La Forza.
I was invited by the World Bank to Washington DC, USA to make a presentation on the on-going project (that I was a Lead Consultant for) on Land Markets and Land Management Practices: The Case of Mumbai.
I was invited for a Brown bag Lecture (BBL) on the findings of the work on Land Market Management at The World Bank Washington DC. USA.
Invited to participate in an authors’ workshop at Lincoln Land Institute, Cambridge, Boston, USA.
Invited to participate in a conference at Brooking Institution, Washington DC USA on Metropolitan Finance in Developing Countries.
Invited as a Panelist in an International Seminar by Finance Ministry (Indonesia) and GIZ & ITC at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Presented a Webinar under the auspices of World Bank Institute (WBI) under the Theme: Innovative Solutions for Cities on 11th February 2014.
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E. ACADEMIC POSTS HELD
1. Senior Resident Fellow at Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (MSE-PP). March, 2019 –
2. Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Senior Resident Fellow at Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (MSE-PP) December 2018 – November 2018.
3. Professor (Vibhooti Shukla Chair) in the Centre for Urban Economics and Regional Development, April 2000 -Nov. 20017
4. Professor (Lakadawala Chair) of Development and Planning,
October 1998 - April 2000.
5. Professor of Econometrics, at the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, (May 1997 - October 1998).
6. Senior Research Officer (Associate Professor) in the Planning
Commission Unit. Department of Economics, University of Mumbai (October 1988 - May 1997)
7. Lecturer, Center for Advanced Studies: University Leadership
Programme (CAS – ULP) in the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai (December 1982 – October 1988).
8. Lecturer, Sophia College for Women (Senior College), which is
an undergraduate college affiliated to the University of Mumbai (June 1980 – December 1982).
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F. PUBLICATIONS
1. On Matters Urban: back to Basics (2018) Urban Parallax: Policy and City in Contemporary India (Editors) Amita Bhide and Himanshu Burte. Publishers YODA Press & Aga Khan Agency for Habitat India. (Jointly with Vaidehi Tandel and Sahil Gandhi)
2. Metropolitan Governance as a Strategy to Resolve the Mumbai Conundrum, (2017) Steering the Metropolis: Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development (Editors) David Gomez-Alvaraz, Eduardo Lopez-Moreno and Robin Rajack, Publishers: IADB, UN Habitat, BID.
3. Legislative Impact on Land Markets in Cities: The Case of ULCRA in Mumbai and its Repeal (2017) Environment and Urbanization, ASIA (E&UA), 8(2) 1-13, NIUA, SAGE.
4. Indian Avatar of Smart Cities as Transformative Metaphor, (2017) in a book to be Published by Sage, Rajiv Mehra (ed), CPA, New Delhi. Jointly with Rashmi Sharma.
5. Emerging Issues of Metropolitan Governance in India (2017), in EPW, Vol.52 Issue No. 27, July 8th (Jointly with Sahil Gandhi).
6. Urban Development in Maharashtra: Issues and Challenges, in S.G. Barve Memorial Book (2016) edited by Rajas Parchure and Pradeep Apte, forthcoming by GIPE, Pune.
7. Fiscal Federal Architecture and Financial Flows in India, in Book of Knowledge for Politicians (2014) edited by Ganeshan by D.Y. Patil University, New Mumbai (jointly with Mala Lalvani)
8. Reforming Rent Control in Mumbai: Moving Towards Second Generation Controls, Accepted for Publication Environment and Urbanization (2015) Jointly with Shirish Patel, Sahil Gandhi and Vaidehi Tandel. (Published as WP#9 Marron Institute, NYU, May 2014)
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9. Real Estate Prices in Mumbai: Does the Metro Rail have an Impact? In EPW (March 2014) Vol. XLIX No. 9. Jointly with Sahil Gandhi, Vidyadhar Phatak, Vaidehi Tandel, and Sushrut Risbud.
10. The Dynamics of Urban Governance in India, in Goyal, Ashima (ed) Handbook on Dynamic Indian Economy, (2014), published by OUP. Jointly with Vaidehi Tandel and Sahil Gandhi.
11. Economics of Land Use Change in Mumbai: Understanding the wedge between the de facto and de jure Development, Cities (2014), Elsevier (Jointly with S. Gandhi, V. Tandel & R. Nallthiga).
12. Legislative Impact on Land Markets in Cities: The case of ULCRA in Mumbai and its Repeal, Submitted to COBRA 2013. Jointly with Ramakrishna Nallathiga, Sahil Gandhi.
13. The Political Economy of Urban Land Management: Evidence from Mumbai and Nairobi, Paper presented at the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, April 2013. Jointly with Robin Rajack, Ngau Peter and Shrikant Barhate.
14. Metropolitan Public Finances: The Case of Mumbai, in Bahl Roy W, Johannes F Linn and Deborah L Wetzel (Eds) Financing Metropolitan Governments in Developing Countries, (2013) Published by Lincoln Institute of Land Management, Boston, USA.
15. Understanding Issues Related to Polycentric Governance in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (2012) (Jointly with Vaidehi Tandel, Sahil Gandhi) in Public Finance and Management Vol. 12, Issue 3.
16. Unraveling the Anatomy of Legal Corruption in India: Focusing on the ‘Honest Graft’ by the Politicians, (2012) (Jointly with S. Gandhi and V. Tandel) in EPW, Vol. 47, No. 21, pp 55-42.
17. Anatomy of Ownership and Management of Public Land in Mumbai: Setting an Agenda using IAD Framework (2012) (Jointly with S. Gandhi, V. Tandel and S. Libeiro) in Environment and Urbanization Asia (EUA), March, 2012 Vol. 3. No. 1. Pages 203-220.
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18. Assessing the Mumbai Metropolitan Region: A Governance Perspective (2011) Economic and Political Weekly, 46(26&27): 187-195. (jointly with S. Gandhi and V. Tandel)
19. India e Italy: la forza dell’impegno (2009) in Forum Internazionale LA FORZA, Proctor Edizioni, Bologna.
20. Augmentation of the Consolidated Fund of the States for Transfer to the Local Bodies by the Thirteenth Finance Commission (2009) Special DRG Study, Reserve Bank of India.(Along with B. M. Misra and P. B. Rakhe).
21. Aide Memoire to the 13th Finance Commission on Devolution of
Funds (2009) in Economic and Political Weekly, June 13. 22. Financing the Panchayati Raj Institutions: Flagging Some Issues for
the 13th Finance Commission, Invited Paper at the Conference organized by NIPFP in May 2008.
23. Higher Education: Governance is the Key (2007) in MEDC Digest, Vol.
36(9), July-August
24. Revitalizing Education in Mumbai: A Five Pronged Approach (2007) in The City, Vol.1 No. (1) March-May.
25. Analysis and Conclusion (along with Foreword) (2006) in Mumbai
Vision 2015: Agenda for Urban Renewal, Macmillan Publishing Company Ltd.
26. Fiscal Situation in Maharashtra: An Assessment, A Critique and Some
Policy Suggestions (2006), Study Commissioned by NIPFP-World Bank (with Mala Lalvani) Journal of Indian School of Political Economy (JISPE) Vol. 17(3) July-September.
27. On Urban Governance (2006) in MEDC Digest, Vol. 35(4), February.
28. Developing A Quantitative Framework for Determining Devolution of
Funds from the State Government to Local Bodies (2006) jointly with
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Ajit Karnik and Dilip Karmarkar in Local Governments in India: Decentralization and Beyond (eds) Niraja Jayal et. al., OUP.
29. Towards Economic Empowerment of ULBs in Maharashtra, (2006)
Economic and Political Weekly of India (EPW), Vol. XLI no. 7 Feb. 18-24 (with Mala Lalvani).
30. On Developing Macro-Diagnostics for Evaluating the Fiscal Health of
the Indian States: The Case of Madhya Pradesh, (2005) (with Mala Lalvani), in B. Venkatesh Kumar (ed) Development Challenges in Madhya Pradesh, Manas Publication, Delhi.
31. Comparative Study of Municipal Finances in Maharashtra: Patterns,
Problems and Prospects (2005), Urban India, Vol. XXV, no. 1, Jan-June (with Mala Lalvani).
32. Imperfections In Indian Regulation As Measured By The Subsidy
Dependence Index (2005) (with Rupa-Rege Nitsure) in T. T. Ram Mohan, et al, (eds) Regulation of Financial Intermediaries in Emerging Markets, by Sage Publications Private Limited.
33. A Fair Plan Approach For Devolution Under The Twelfth Central
Finance Commission: Some Suggestions, in Alagh, Y.K et al. (2004) Strategic Policy and Economic Reform, ORF New Delhi, (with Mala Lalvani).
34. Capital Account Convertibility – The Unfinished Agenda: Mark I, in
Alagh, Y.K et al. (2004) Strategic Policy and Economic Reform, ORF New Delhi, (with Balwant Singh and Shripad Wagle).
35. Finances of Urban Local Bodies in Maharashtra: A Statistical Profile,
India Infrastructure Report, 2003, 3i Network, Oxford University Press.
36. Funding Urban Infrastructure, From Government to Markets
Economic and Political Weekly, 2002 June 22nd (with Manju Ghodke).
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37. Strategic Management and Financial Sector Reforms in the Next Millenium: Challenges and Opportunities in Strategic Management Banking and Financial Sector Reforms in the Next Millenium, V. Deolankar (ed), Commonwealth Publishers, Delhi, 2002
38. Towards Bank Financing of Urban Infrastructure, Proceedings of Bank Economists’ Conference, 2001(with Manju Ghodke)
39. Construction of a Composite Leading Indicator for Tracking Inflation in India in Indian Economy in the New Millenium, B.L. Mungekar, D.M. Nachane and M.J.M. Rao (eds.) Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 2001
40. Do Indian Stock Markets Matter? A Relationship between Stock
Market Indices and Macro-economic Variables, Economic and Political Weekly of India, January 29th, 2000. (Jointly with Ajit Karnik).
41. An Empirical Analysis of the Performance of Some Indian
Development Financial Institutions, Journal of Indian School of Political Economy Vol.11 No.2, April-June 1999. (Jointly with Anuradha Malshe)
42. Learning to Pay for Your Lunch: Reflections on the Union Budget that Almost Wasn’t, Economic and Political Weekly of India, Vol., XXXIV No.24, June 12, 1999. (Jointly with Mala Lalvani)
43. Modeling the Implicit T-Bill Yield, Economic and Political Weekly of
India, Vol. XXXIV Nos. 3&4, January 6-23, 1999.(Jointly with C. Chakravarty).
44. Increasing the Effectiveness of Teacher Training – A Fresh Look at Refresher Courses for College Teachers, University News, September 1998, Vol.36 No.39.
45. The Current Price Situation, Forum of Free Enterprise, August 1998, jointly with S.S. Bhandare.
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46. Issues in Urbanization: A Tale of Many Cities, Journal of Indian School of Political Economy (JISPE), Oct. – Dec. 1997.
47. Role of Development Banks in Industrial Development: The Indian
Case, Finance India, September 1997, Vol.11 No.3. (Jointly with P. Salvi).
48. Some Computational Aspects of Macroeconomic Modelling Using
Stochastic Control, Arth Vijnana, June 1997, VolXXXIX No.2, (jointly with Sudesh Mujumdar).
49. An Anatomical Investigation of the Econometric Features of Some
Key Fiscal Variables: An Exercise in Fiscal Marksmanship, JISPE, January – March 1997 (Jointly with Mala Lalvani).
50. Some Issues in Marxian Political Economy, Nachane, D and M.J.M.
Rao (eds) Macroeconomic Challenges and Development Issues, Himalaya Publishing House, 1997.
51. State and the Poor: A Review Article, JISPE October – December
1996.
52. Value Added in Industry, Infrastructure and Development Banks: An Optimal Control Formulation, Arth Vijnana, Vol.XXXVIII (2), June 1995.
53. Expectations, Macro-foundations, Policy Ineffectiveness and Culture:
A Methodological Detour, Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Vol. XXX(4), January 28, 1995.
54. Backward Area Development: A Brief Survey of Government Policy,
Indian Journal of Regional Science, Vol. XXVI (2), 1994.
55. Socio-Economic Modelling Using Stochastic Control: Some Issues, R. Trappl (ed) Proceedings of the Twelfth European Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research, World Scientific Publishers, 1994.
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56. Financing Government Expenditure with Minimal Inflation: An Optimal Control Formulation, JISPE, October – December, 1992, (jointly with A. Karnik).
57. Macroeconomics: Applications Within a Control System, R.Trappl
(ed), Proceedings of the Eleventh Meeting on Cybernetics and Systems Research, World Scientific Publishers, 1992.
58. Modelling Socio-Economic Systems for Policy: Some Control
Theoretic Issues, R.Trappl (ed), Cybernetics ’90, World Scientific Publishers.
59. Robust Policy Analysis: A Tentative Approach, Indian Journal of
Quantitative Economics, Vol. IV(1), 1988.
60. Robust Modeling: An Application to the Indian Economy, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol. III (2), 1987.
61. Ethical Values in Teaching /Learning Process – An Integrated
Approach: A Skeleton Note for Reflection, New Frontiers of Education, Vol. XIV, No. 4, January – March 1984.
62. Successful Implementation of COHSSIP – A Case Study, COHSSIP
News Letter, Vol.IV (4), Winter 1982.
63. Innumeracy and Economic Behavior: A Note, Economic and Political Weekly, August 1982.
Apart from print material reported above I have several Op-Eds, Expert Pieces that have been published on-line in Live MINT and ORF-Online.
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G. RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY PROJECTS
1. Advisor – Consultant to Village Social Transformation Foundation (VSTF) for Impact Assessment of CMRDFs in Maharashtra (2019)
2. Senior Consultant with UNICEF Maharashtra (2019 - )
3. Member TAC for MPI with Urban Maharashtra. UNICEF/ Planning Dept. GoM/ IIPS (2019-)
4. Mentor for a Ford Foundation Project. IDFC Institute (2018-19)
5. Consultant on Development of Thane City. CRISIL 2018-19
6. Costed State Plan for Women and Children in Maharashtra for UNICEF,
Maharashtra 2017-2018. (Jointly with Mala Lavani and Manisha Karne).
7. Mentored the E-Course on Sustainable Land Use Planning (for India) for the World Bank Institute (WBI) facilitated by NIUA and customized for Indian, 2015-16.
8. Completed policy advisory/ study on Property Tax on Slums in Mumbai (coverage, rate and mechanism) for the MCGM. 2015.
9. Worked as an Economist (Consultant) to Group SCE commissioned to
prepare a Development Plan (DP) for Mumbai. 2012-15
10. Base Chapter on Economy and Growth as a part of the HDI project (MMR) for MMRDA and AIILSG. 2012-16
11. Completed a study leading to a Chapter for ‘Metropolitan Finances in Developing Countries’ to be published as a book by Johannes Linn and Roy Bahl (Lincoln Land Policy Institute) 2013
12. Worked as a lead consultant on a large World Bank Project Land markets and Management along Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad. 2010-11
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13. Completed the Midterm appraisal of the 11th Plan performance of Dadra Nagar Haveli (UT) commissioned by Planning Commission, GoI, New Delhi. 2010-11
14. Completed Mid-Term Appraisal of 11th Plan performance of
Maharashtra, Study I & II, commissioned by Planning Commission GoI, New Delhi. 2010-11
15. Commissioned study titled, ‘Financial Decentralization of PRIs in
Maharashtra: Almost There But Not Quite!’ for a research project by TISS (Prof. B. Majula). 2009.
16. Special DRG study for the Reserve Bank of India on, ‘Augmentation of
the Consolidated Fund of the States for Transfer to Local Bodies by the 13th Finance Commission. 2009
17. A Report on the Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions in India. A study
conducted for IRMA/ MoPR (Ministry of Panchayati Raj), GoI, 2008 18. A Report on the Local Government Finances: MMR Region: A study
conducted for and commissioned by MTSU (Mumbai Transformation Support Unit, GoM) on advice of World Bank, 2007
19. Academic Advisor to ORF (Observer Research Foundation) MUMBAI
RENEWAL: VISION 2015, book published by Macmillan, 2006. 20. Mumbai: Fact File and Budgetary Analysis with Marie-Helen Zerah for
CSH (Center de Sociale Humaines), New Delhi. 2005.
21. Designing a Best Response with a Human Face in the Context of Paradigm Shift in Macroeconomic Management: A Case for Civil Society Intervention, 2004, A Report/ Paper for Kherwadi Welfare Association, Mumbai.
22. World Bank project on Deliverables regarding finances of ULBs in
Maharashtra. 2003.
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23. “An Approach to Designing Inter-Governmental Transfers” a study dealing with “Evolving Criteria For Allocation Of Funds As Per The State Finance Commission Recommendations From The State To Urban Local Bodies To Strengthen Decentralisation Efforts By Urban Local Bodies” (jointly with Ajit Karnik and Dilip Karmarkar) Final Report submitted to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Centre For Human Settlements (UNCHS/UN-Habitat) in May 2002.
24. Imperfections in Indian Regulation as Measured By The Subsidy
Dependence Index: A Case Study Of Banks And Financial Institutions (with Rupa Rege-Nitsure) for ICICI, 2002.
25. Developing a Quantitative Framework for Determining Devolution of
funds from the State Government to Local Bodies (jointly with Ajit Karnik and Dilip Karmarkar) Final Report submitted to Maharashtra State Finance Commission, Government of Maharashtra, September, 2001.
26. Stock Markets in India: some Empirical explorations (jointly with Ajit
Karnik) Final Report Submitted to Batlivala and Karani, August 1998. 27. Capital Formation in Urban Informal Sector: A Case Study of Mumbai
City (jointly with Dr. N. A. Mujumdar) for (SDS) Society for Development Studies, New Delhi, 1997.
H. BOOKS PUBLISHED
1. MACROMODELLING, OPTIMAL CONTROL AND INFLATION (AN ECLECTIC STUDY), Himalaya Publishing Co., Bombay 1994.
2. TEACHING, THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ECONOMICS: ESSAYS
IN METHODOLOGY, Indian Economic Trust, 1996.
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I. WORKING PAPERS / MONOGRAPHS
1. Macroeconomic Modelling, Optimal Control and Inflation, Planning Unit Monograph, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, 1992.
2. DUAL Control: The Case of a Prototype Macromodel for India,
CER Working Paper, 92-1, Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A.
3. On Using Stochastic Control in Economic: Some Issues, CER
Working Paper, 92-2, Department of Economics, University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A.
4. Some Problems of Revolutionary Practice or Why the Grave
Diggers Haven’t Arrived, Working Paper, 94-1, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, 1994.
5. Capital Formation in Urban Informal Sector: The Case of
Housing in Mumbai City, Report submitted to Society for Development Studies (S.D.S.), New Delhi, 1996, jointly with Dr. N.A. Mujumdar.
6. Stock Markets in India: Some Empirical Explorations,
Consultancy Report, Jointly with A. Karnik.
7. From Government to Markets: Funding Urban Infrastructure, jointly with Manju Godke, Working Paper 1, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban economics and Regional Development.
8. Towards Bank Financing of Urban Infrastructure, jointly with
Manju Godke, Working Paper 2, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
9. Developing Quantitative Framework for Determining
Devolution of funds from the State governments to Local Bodies, jointly with Ajit Karnik and Dilip Karmarkar, Working
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Paper 3, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban economics and Regional Development.
10. On Developing Macro Diagnostics for Evaluating the Fiscal
Health of the Indian States: The Case of Madhya Pradesh, jointly with Mala Lalvani, Working Paper 4, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
11. Assessment of Revenue and Expenditure Patterns in Urban
Local bodies of Maharashtra, jointly with Ajit Karnik and Dilip Karmarkar, Working Paper 5, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
12. Capital Account Convertibility – The Unfinished Agenda:
MARK I, jointly with Balwant Singh and Shripad Wagle, Working Paper 6, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
13. On Urban Infrastructure Development, Working Paper 7,
Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
14. A FAIR PLAN Approach for Devolution Under the Twelfth
Central Finance Commission: Some Suggestions, Working Paper 8, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
15. Designing a Best Response with a Human Face in the Context
of Paradigm Shift in Macroeconomic Management: A Case for Civil Society Intervention, Working Paper 9, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
16. Infrastructure Finance in the Time of Revenue Crunch:
Exploring New Avenues for Urban Local Bodies, Working Paper 10, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. Jointly with Ajit Karnik.
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17. Towards Economic Empowerment of ULBS in Maharashtra, Working Paper 15, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
18. A Comparative Study of Municipal Finances in Maharashtra:
Patterns, Problems and Prospects, Working Paper 16, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
19. Fiscal Health of Maharashtra: A Stock Taking Exercise,
Working Paper 17, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
20. Analyze This: Deciphering the Code of Mumbai Budgets,
Working Paper 18, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development, Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
21. Culture, Computation, Consciousness and the Rational
Economic Person, Working Paper 19, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
22. Preface, Analysis and Conclusion, Working Paper 20, Vibhooti
Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
23. On Urban Governance: The Case of Mumbai, Working Paper 24, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development
24. A Report on the Local Government Finances: MMR Region,
Working Paper 25, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development, Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
25. Some Essays On Higher Education in India, Working Paper 26,
Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
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26. Issues for the 13th Finance Commission: Welcome to the Grey World of Trade-Offs!, Working Paper 27, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development
27. Finances of Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Simple Story but a
Messy Plot, Working Paper 28, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development, Jointly with Mala Lalvani.
28. AIDE MEMOIRE to the 13th Finance Commission on
Devolution of Funds, Working Paper 30, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
29. Strengthening Decentralization – Augmenting the
Consolidated Fund of the States by the Thirteenth Finance Commission: A Normative Approach, Working Paper 31, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development, Jointly with B.M. Mishra and P.B. Rakhe.
30. Financing Panchayati Raj Insitutions: Flagging Some Issues for
the 13th Finance Commission, Working Paper 34, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
31. LA FORZA or THE FORCE: Swotting India in a Global Context,
Working Paper 28, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
32. Financial Decentralization to Panchayati Raj Institutions
(PRIs) in Maharashtra: Almost There but Not Quite! Working Paper 36, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
33. Assesing the Situation in Mumbai Metropolitan Region: A
Governance Perspective, Working Paper 38, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
34. Our Complex Urban Conundrum: Reflections of an Economist
(Prof. L.B. Kenny Endowment Lecture), Working paper 39,
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Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
35. Metropolitan Public Finance: The Case of Mumbai, Working
paper 41, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and
Regional Development.
36. Report on Mid-term Appraisal of the Performance of
Maharashtra (11th Plan Period), (Two Volumes: Volume I
Macro Indicators and Volume II Flagship Programs)
37. Report on Mid-term Appraisal of the Performance of UT –
Dadra-Nagar Haveli (11th Plan Period), (Two Volumes: Volume
I Macro Indicators and Volume II Flagship Programs)
38. Conversion/ Intensification of Land for Urban Development
in Mumbai, WP1 (KP for WB) Jointly with Ramakrishna
Nallathiga (CGG, Hyderabad)
39. Allocation of Land for Uses and its Change in Mumbai, WP2
(KP for WB) Jointly with Ramakrishna Nallathiga (CGG,
Hyderabad)
40. Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act and its Repeal in
Mumbai, WP3 (KP for WB) Jointly with Ramakrishna Nallathiga
(CGG, Hyderabad)
41. Collusion, Conflicts, Informal Systems & Rent Seeking: The
Great Prototype Indian Story of Urban Land Management in
Mumbai, Synthesis Paper (KP for WB).
42. Unraveling the Anatomy of Legal Corruption in India:
Focusing on the ‘Honest Graft’ by the Politicians, Working
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Paper 42, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development (jointly with S. Gandhi, V. Tandel)
43. Anatomy of Ownership and Management of Public Land in
Mumbai: Setting an Agenda using IAD Framework, Working Paper 43, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. (Jointly with S. Gandhi, V. Tandel & S. Libeiro)
44. Economics of Land Use Change in Mumbai: Understanding
the wedge between the de facto and de jure Development, Working Paper 44, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. (Jointly with S. Gandhi, V. Tandel & R. Nallthiga).
45. Understanding Issues Related to Polycentric Governance in
the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Working Paper 45, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development. (Jointly with V. Tandel & S. Gandhi).
46. Modeling Real Estate Prices in Mumbai: Does the upcoming
Metro have an Impact? Jointly with Sahil Gandhi, Vidyadhar Phatak, Vaidehi Tandel, and Sushrut Risbud. Working Paper 47, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
47. Reforming Rent Control in Mumbai: Moving Towards Second
Generation Controls, Jointly with Shirish Patel, Sahil Gandhi and Vaidehi Tandel. Working Paper 48, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
48. Financing Bankable Infrastructure Projects Using PPP: A Twist in the Tale, Jointly with Sushil Torne. Working Paper 52, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
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49. Fiscal Federal Architecture and Financial Flows in India, Jointly with Mala Lalvani, Working Paper 53, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Economic Development.
50. The Dynamics of Urban Governance in India, Jointly with Vaidehi Tandel and Sahil Gandhi, Working Paper 54, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
51. Public Private Relations in PPP, Jointly with Sushil Torne, Working Paper 56, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
52. Urban Development in Maharashtra: Issues and Challenges, Working Paper 58, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
53. The Indian Avatar of Smart Cities as Transformative Metaphors, Jointly with Rashmi Sharma, Working Paper 60, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
54. Emerging Challenges of Metropolitan Governance in India, Jointly with Sahil Gandhi, Working Paper 61, Vibhooti Shukla Unit in Urban Economics and Regional Development.
J. COURSES TAUGHT
We had a dual system of MA (now only credit based system), one which is credit based semester system and another which is a traditional annual system. In the annual type, we have a system of sharing the teaching of papers or courses at M.A. I have taught the core papers of Microeconomic Theory and Development Economics. In the credit based system I have taught Mathematics for Economists, Urban Economics and Infrastructure and Governance in Metropolitan Regions
Amongst the optional papers, I have taught Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Financial Economics, Urban Economics
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and Monetary Economics. I may mention here that I introduced the ‘Finance’ and ‘Urban’ courses at MA (designing and teaching). This course has since been discontinued. Most Recently I have designed a course in India Economy to be taught in two parts (each of two credits) as a part of core courses in the choice based credit system to be administered in a semester format and will be teaching the course. In the credit system I have taught the core course on Mathematics for Economists apart from Urban Economics and Metropolitan Urban Governance and Infrastructure Issues/ Finance (Electives). Of late Urban Finance and Metropolitan Governance are the areas of my special interest and I have been focusing my teaching and research in these areas.
Apart from teaching at the Master’s level, I have also conducted Workshops in Quantitative Economics and Economic Theory. I have also served as a Course Coordinator for Refresher courses conducted by the Department of Economics for college teachers. I have also been a resource person at several other venues and delivered lectures at refresher courses and orientation programs, in the areas of Economic Theory, Quantitative Techniques, Financial Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, Research Methodology, Pedagogy et al.
I have served as a resource person and organized several refresher and orientation programs of ASC, as also conferences and workshops with National and International participation.
I have served as a visiting faculty at the MMS and IMBA (Tri-Nation Master of Business Administration) programs, teaching courses in Principles of Economics, Managerial Economics and Econometrics.
K. RESEARCH GUIDED/INTERESTS
My doctoral work was in the area of Control and Filtering of Macro-econometric models, naturally my interest in that area
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continued, strengthened by the newer techniques now available in the area of stochastic control. Game Theory is an area of recent interest. Also the recent developments in Monetary and Financial Economics interest me, especially with special reference to the ongoing changes in the Indian economic scene.
Since the last decade I have worked in the area of Urban Economics, (in particular, Metropolitan Governance, Decentralization and Fiscal issues) and have successfully completed several research projects for Governmental and International Agencies, apart from producing PhDs and several papers.
I have successfully guided three M.Phil and over twenty Ph.D. students and 8 more doctoral students who are on live register.
The list of M.Phil students:
1. Mathur Rajani: Rational Expectations, macroeconomics and Policy, 1993
2. Joseph Liza George: The Cry of the Carpet Child: 1994 3. Bahadur Lavanya Rekha: The Changed Role of the State, 1995.
Ph.D.: Development Banking in India with optimal control Applications and DFI-Subsidy Dependence in the context of Universal Banking in India, Investment Behaviour, RBI Credit Policy with special reference to Industrial Performance, Commercial Banking Performance in the Post-Liberalisation Era, Empirical Investigation into the Capital Formation in India, Flow of Funds (Merged Fund-Bank Model) for India, Internal Debt Management with special reference to cut-off yield of the T-bills, Capital Structures of Indian Corporates, Core Inflation and Related Issues, Interest Rate Structure and Monetary Policy, Stock Market and E-commerce, Optimal Pricing Model for Power, Financing Urban Infrastructure, Econometric Investigation into Stock Markets, Application of Chaos to External sector dynamics, Designing innovative financial product for Urban infrastructure, Port Infrastructure in India, Polycentric Governance, Infrastructure in MMR, Housing and Governance, Micro finance, PPP diagnostics and Policy amongst others.
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The Students nearing the completion of their PH.D.s include Housing and Slums Issues in Mumbai, Monetary Policy Evolution, Food Inflation and Monetary Response, Development of Konkan, Competition Policy.
The List of Candidates who have completed Ph.D. under my guidance, the title and the year is given below:
1. Prakash Salvi: A Study of Role and Performance of Development
Banking in India (A Macro Perspective with Special Reference to Industrial Development); 1993.
2. Laxman Sharma: The Role and Contribution of Reserve Bank of India in Financing of Indian Industry – Its Impact on Growth; 1997.
3. Anuradha Malshe: Role and Relevance of Development Financial Institutions in the Post Liberalization Era; 1998.
4. Mrinalini Kohojkar: An Empirical Investigation into Nature and Structure of the Indian Economy; 1998.
5. Sreedharan Menon: Financial Liberalization with Reference to Commercial Working System 1985-1995, 1998.
6. Sabysachi Ray: A Financial Programming Model for the India Economy; 1999.
7. Chiragra Chakrabarty: Internal Debt Management in India: Am Empirical Study of Treasury Bills Market; 1999.
8. Kshitij Prasad: Capital Structure in the India Corporate Sector: An Empirical Investigation; 1999.
9. Arnab Bhattacharjee: Valuation of Corporate Debt and Equity: Some Contributions in the Indian Case, 2000.
10. G.P. Samanta: Inflation in India: Measurement, Forecast and Some Recent Issues, 2000.
11. Pallavi Mody: Examining the Structural Changes in Equity Markets that E-Commerce Promises, with Special Reference to India, 2003.
12. Basavaraj Angadi: Term Structure of Interest Rates and Inflation with Special reference to Monetary Policy in India, 2003.
13. Varsha Khare: Stock Indexes in India: An Empirical Investigation into their Structural, Temporal Behaviour and Applications, 2005.
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14. Malati Hoskute: Exchange Rate Policy and Management in India: Theory and Evidence over Post Liberalization Period, 2005.
15. Anay Vete: Pricing Policy for the Power Sector: The Case of Mumbai Region, 2007.
16. Manjushree Ghodke: Financing Urban Infrastructure, 2007. 17. Nayak Prasanna: Infrastructure Financing Strategy – Exploring
Synergistic Links between Private Sector and Capital Markets, 2009. 18. Atul Deshmukh: Economic Study of Major Ports in Maharashtra,
2009. 19. Sahil Gandhi: Infrastructural Challenges in Transforming MMR, 2014. 20. Vaidehi Tandel: Political Economy of Metropolitan Governance: The
Case of MMR, 2014. 21. Sushil Torne: Market Centric Model to Finance Bankable
Infrastructure Projects, 2014. 22. Arun Kshirsagar: Microfinance: Present Status, Impact and Strategy.
2015. 23. Sonia Sethi: PPP Design and Implementation Issues. 2016. 24. Niranjan Rajadyaksha: Economic Ideas in Indian Policy making 2019
L. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1. Between September 2008 and September 2011, I was the Director of the Department of Economics (Autonomous). Being the autonomous department implies that it is a microcosm of the university. All the processes have been streamlined and new governance initiatives have been taken. My earlier experience (as Dean, Management Council member and Chairman Campus Development Council) helped me immensely in this process.
2. Between September 2009 and February 2013, I was I/C Director of the Autonomous Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Contemporary Studies.
3. I was the Hon. Director of ICSSR-WRC, in 2010 for a period of six months.
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4. I have finished the term as Dean of the Faculty of Arts,
& Member of the Management Council of University of Mumbai (2001-05). As such I was ex-officio member of several authorities such as the Senate, Academic Council, Board of Examinations. I have also worked on several important committees (as a member or a convener) dealing with academic and administrative aspects of University functioning. Whilst the complete list is too long, I may mention my initiatives related to Examinations, Syllabi/ courses and Affiliation and Library to be rather significant. I have also been involved with drafting ordinances for Ph.D. in the University. I also have been involved with educational reforms at the University encompassing all the aspects viz., academic, financial, administrative and examination. Indeed I am the convener of the research initiative under the UPE (University with Potential for Excellence) dealing with reforms in University Education. In a word I am well versed with the administrative processes and the rules and regulations that guide them.
5. I was the Chairperson, Campus Development Council
University of Mumbai (2005-2010). Here in I have developed expertise in development of Infrastructure projects in a fast track mode based on the document delineating the vision for future directions for the University. As a part of the learning experience, I became completely aware of the rules/ regulations. Ordinances and processes to get things done in the University. Since 2015, I am again the Chairman, Campus Development Council.
6. I was the convener of many committees set up for
Sesqui centennial celebrations of University of Mumbai such as Infrastructure Up-gradation, Library Modernization and Media Management Committees
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and the Chief Spokesperson for 150 years’ celebrations programs and projects, University of Mumbai.
7. I have been a member of Board of Studies in Economics
(University of Mumbai) and currently I am a member of the Board of Studies of the University of Baroda, Academic Council of TISS, Mumbai and the Research Recognition Committee of Economics Board of Symbiosis University as well as Nanded University.
8. I have served as a resource person for the National
Curriculum Development Committee in Economics, appointed by the UGC (1985).
9. I have served on All the Statutory Bodies of the
Autonomous Economics Department
M. MISCELLANEOUS (CO-CURRICULAR)
1. Member of the Slum Development Index set up by HUPA, GoI.
2. Member of the Management Board of Sikar University, Rajasthan as a nominee of the Chancellor (Governor) of Rajasthan.
3. Member of the Board of Management (Chancellor’s nominee)
of GIPE, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (2014 - )
4. Member of the Advisory committee of ICSSR (Western Regional Center)
5. I was a member of the Governing Council of the Rajiv Gandhi
Center for Contemporary Studies, University of Mumbai. Now I am on its Research Recognition Committee.
6. I was a member (2006-2008) of the Governing Board of TISS
(Tata Institute of Social Science).
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7. I was a member of TISS Academic Council and Research
Committee (continuously for two terms ending 2019).
8. I am the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Board in Urban and Rural Management (YASHADA) University of Mumbai. (Continuously for two terms).
9. I was the Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Board of Studies of Banking
and Finance (Commerce Faculty, UoM 2007-08)
10. I was on the Board of Management of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. (2005-2008). I am currently again nominated as the Chairman’s nominee on the Board.
11. I was a member of the Central Advisory Committee of the
Observer Research Foundation’s (ORF) Institute of Economy and Development. This is a national think tank with several institutes dealing with energy, defence, economy and politics. The Institute of Economy and Development was chaired by Dr. Y.K. Alagh.
12. I was a member of the advisory/research committees of
Bombay First and MEDC. Bombay first undertakes various projects of interest to the city and holds seminars. Maharashtra Economic Development Council (MEDC) has held several crucial conferences/ seminars on Infrastructure Summit (MIDAS), Education Unlimited and I have been on the organizing Committees/ Panel of Speakers.
13. I was a member of core committee of MTSU and Citizen
Empowered Group, in the Mumbai Transformation Project.
14. I was a member of Technical Advisory Group of RBI for Housing Start-Up Index (HSUI).
15. I was the Chancellor Nominee to the North Maharashtra
University.
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16. I have presented several papers in conferences at home and
abroad. I have also chaired sessions at these conferences. These have mainly been invited talks including Key Note/ Inaugural and Valedictory speeches
17. I have delivered several invited lectures in various educational
institutions.
18. I have worked as a referee for Papers (journals) and Manuscripts (books) as well as for M.Phil and Ph.D. Theses.
19. I have worked as a consultant for various private sector, semi-
government and national and international development organizations. These include, Government of India, Government of Maharashtra, UNDP/UNCHS, World Bank.
20. I have written several articles (current topics) / reviews /
biographical notes in newspapers / semi journals / magazines.
21. Have worked on research projects involving primary data collection and grassroots issues in rural and urban India e.g., for International Institute of Population Studies (Deonar) and Society for Development Studies (New Delhi).
22. I have been invited and delivered the Prof. L.B. Kenny
Endowment Lecture titled ‘Our Urban Conundrum: Reflections of an Economist’ for the Asiatic Society of Mumbai at Y.B. Chavan Center, Mumbai.
23. I was a member of the Sub-groups on Rain-fed Agriculture
and State Universities for the 11th Five year Plan.
24. I was a member of the Steering Committee for Higher and Technical Education for the 12th Five Year Plan.
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25. I was a member of the High Powered Committee set up by the Government of Maharashtra for Regional Imbalance in Maharashtra under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar.
26. I have worked as an economist-consultant for SCE Group
(France) for the DP for Mumbai (MCGM)
27. Working as a Nodal reference person for UNICEF for several of its initiatives such as Urban, Governance, Budget Management etc.
28. Honorary Advisor to Committee appointed to improve the
functioning of ULBs (Cities’ Governance) in Maharashtra comprising of Shri. Sharad Kale, Gautam Chatterjee and Ramanath Jha with Shekhar Chore (Deputy Municipal Commissioner, MCGM)
29. Member of Memorandum writing committees for
Maharashtra for the 13th, 14th and 15th Central Finance Commissions (GoM).
30. Member of the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES)
Restructuring Committee set up by Government of Maharashtra.
31. Member of the Advisory committee for the Maharashtra
Institute for Policy Research, GOM. YASHADA
32. Member of the Fifth State Finance Commission, GoM
33. Chairman of the Economics Board of the Welingkar Institute of Management and Research.
34. Member of the Board of Studies of several Autonomous
Colleges, University of Mumbai. (e.g., Sophia, Birla)
35. Member of the Board for Development Administration, YASHADA.
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36. Member of the High Powered Committee appointed by RRPCL
to look into the Nanar Project (Refinery) in Konkan.
N. MISCELLANEOUS (EXTRA CURRICULAR)
1. I have presented over twenty programmes on radio and T.V. which included panel discussions on topics related to education, social awareness et al., also I have interviewed famous personalities especially scientists and produced a monthly magazine on ‘World of Science’.
2. Member, Advisory panel to the Central Board of Film Certification (Censors) between 1984 –1990.
3. I have worked as a nominated member of the Marathi
Vishwakosh Samiti, under the chairmanship of eminent philosopher and scholar M.P.Rege.
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O. ADDRESS / TELEPHONE / E-MAIL
ABHAY PETHE 12- A/2 READER’S QUARTERS (Bungalow Type) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI C.S.T. ROAD KALINA, SANTACRUZ (E) MUMBAI 400 - 098 INDIA OR ABHAY PETHE
SENIOR RESIDENT FELLOW EX-CHAIR PROFESSOR, VIBHOOTI SHUKLA CHAIR
MSE-PP, FORMERLY, DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS (AUTONOMOUS) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
KALINA, SANTA CRUZ (E) MUMBAI 400 - 098 INDIA TELEPHONE: 91-22-2652 6855 (Res.)
91-22-2652 6942 (Off.) 91-22-2654 3161 (Direct) 91-22-26528198(Off. Tele Fax) 09820289390 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: [email protected] [email protected]
P. References:
1. Dr. Vijay Kelkar (Former Finance Secretary and Chairman of 13th Finance Commission amongst other things). His contact is: [email protected] or [email protected]
2. Dr. Yoginder Alagh (Former Union Minister and Vice Chancellor of JNU amongst other things). His contact is: [email protected]
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