Swaminathan Aiyar

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Swaminathan Anklesaria Aiyar is a noted Indian economist and journalist. An alumnus of The Doon School,he is currently the Chief Editor of The Economic Times, a leading Indian financial daily that forms a part of The Times Of India and is owned by the same parent company, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Swaminathan Aiyar also writes a popular column titled, "Swaminomics" in the Times of India where he regularly discusses economic issues pertaining to India. Mr Aiyar is also a Consultant to the World Bank and has published several papers with Bank officials. He was also, for many years, the India correspondent of The Economist.

Anklesaria is Mr Aiyar's wifes maiden name and he claims to have taken on this name to exhibit some sort of equality where men will take on their wives names if wives take on their husbands. Swmanithan Aiyar is married to a Muslim.

Mr Aiyar hails from Tamil Nadu and is a Brahmin Iyer. Mr Aiyar's brother, Mani Shankar Aiyar is a politician and serves as the current Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Indian government. Mr Aiyar has 3 children, Pallavi, Shekhar and Rustom.

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