Dr. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha is an economist and writer. He has closely tracked the Indian economy for the past three decades — as a journalist, commentator, researcher, and speaker. Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
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- Niranjan has been a regular participant in official economic policy discussions, and a speaker at conferences with international investors.
- He has held leadership positions in organizations such as Business World, Mint, and the IDFC Institute.
- Dr. Rajadhyaksha serves on the boards of several education and research institutions including the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, the Indian School of Public Policy, and the Centre for Civil Society.
- He was also a member of the advisory committee on the fifth volume of the official history of the Reserve Bank of India.
- He was awarded the Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism in 2012 and the B.R. Shenoy award for contributions to Indian economics in 2017.
- Dr. Rajadhyaksha’s book, The Rise of India: Its Transformation from Poverty to Prosperity, was published globally in 2007.
- Niranjan has a B.A, M.A, and Ph.D. in economics from Mumbai.