Rajiv Kumar is the
current Vice Chairman of NiTi Aayog. He is expected to bring fresh impetus for
this institution which is being alleged to focusing on ‘Jobless Growth’. The
outgoing Vice Chairman and noted economist Arvind Panagadia has resigned citing
his professional commitment to the Columbia University.
Rajiv Kumar is an
economist who is known for bring values for Indian economic policies. As the
director of the prestigious Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations (ICRIER), he singlehandedly broke apart the hegemony of the
US and European economic perspectives. He is also known for propagating ideas
of federal economic policy of India. Being an ardent opponent of Planning
Commission, he had supported the making of NITI Aayog.
Following is the brief
bio and wiki of Rajiv Kumar
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Real Name: Rajiv Kumar
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Nick Name: Raju
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Profession: Indian Economist and Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Fellow at Centre for
Policy Research (CPR). Previously, he has been the Chancellor of the Gokhale
Institute of Economics and Politics, Pune.
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Height: 171 cm
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Weight: 78 kg
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Date of Birth: Not Known
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Age: NA
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Birth Place: UP
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Nationality: Indian
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Caste: Not Known
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Religion: Hindu
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Father: NA
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Mother: Name not available
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Girlfriend: No Information
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Wife: There isn’t any information in the public domain about the wife of Mr. Rajiv
Kumar
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Hobbies: Researching on Economic issues of Third World Countries.
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Favorite Person: Amartya Sen
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Marital Status: Married
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Educational
Qualification: Ph. D from Lucknow University as well as Ph. D. from Oxford
University.
Rajiv Kumar has also written many
books and contributed to journals of repute. His latest book – Modi and His
Challenges – has been an eye opener where he went to the length about
discussing various aspects of the life of Modi and challenges before him. He is
being considered as close to Narendra Modi and had advised the later in Gujarat.
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