Bhalchandra Mungekar

Bhalchandra Mungekar
Former nominated MP of the Rajya Sabha
In office 22 March 2010 to 21 March 2016
Preceded by	Dara Singh, BJP
Personal details
Born	(1946-03-02) 2 March 1946 (age 78) Deogad, Sindhudurg district
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Leena Bhalchandra Mungekar ​ ​ (m. 1971)​ [1]
Children	3

Bhalchandra Laxman Mungekar (born 2 March 1946) is an Indian economist, educationist, social worker and Rajya Sabha member. He specialises in agricultural economics and is an expert on B. R. Ambedkar.[2]

Early life

Mungekar was born in Munge village to Laxman Gopal Mungekar and Shewanti Mungekar, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.[1] He studied at the Navbharat Vidyalaya at Parel and Siddharth English High School at Wadala and did B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from University of Mumbai. In 1965, he joined Reserve Bank of India as a clerk and was elevated to the rank of assistant economist.[3]

Career

He has been Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai and has served in the Planning Commission, the Agricultural Price Commission of India. Mungekar has also been the chairman and President of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla and also he has been the chairman of University Grants Commission. He is also a writer, great philosopher and was an economics teacher at Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce.[4][5]

Personal life

He is influenced by Ambedkarite ideology, and a follower of Buddhism.[6]

References

1. Rajyashabha Bio
2. "President appoints 5 new members to Rajya Sabha". Rediff.com. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
3. "Bal Mungekar's remarkable journey". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
4. "Detailed Profile - Dr. Bhalchandra Mungekar - Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) - Who's Who - Government: National Portal of India". archive.india.gov.in. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
5. "About". Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
6. "धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिनाचे आजचे फलित". Lokmat (in Marathi). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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