CV Madhukar
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| CV Madhukar | |
| Born | 1968 (age 39–40) Andhra Pradesh, India |
|---|---|
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Occupation | Civil Society Activist |
C V Madhukar is an Indian civil society activist and Director[1] of PRS Legislative Research, a not-for-profit research initiative that publishes "Legislative Briefs" (short commented summaries) of Bills in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and publishes other articles about to work of the Indian parliament, aiming to strengthen the legislative debate in India by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory.[2] Madhukar set up PRS in September 2005. It is currently incubated by the Centre for Policy Research.[3]
Most recently, Madhukar had worked at the World Bank in Washington DC with a group focussed on parliamentary capacities in various countries.[4]
Madhukar started his professional career in 1993 as an investment banker with ICICI Securities in Mumbai, where he worked on disinvestment of large public sector enterprises. Being officially employee of ICICI, he spent significant time as a volunteer and made various contributions to the growth of Pratham in its formative years, now a large not-for-profit organization focused on basic education in urban areas in India: "CV Madhukar was part of the original Executive Group of Pratham in Mumbai."[5] ICICI was major supporter to Pratham at this time, personal involvement of leading ICICI persons and the subletting of employees, including Madhukar for four years was part of this support.
At the invitation of the Government of Karnataka in early 2000, he co-founded and managed Akshara Foundation, a basic education initiative focussed on Bangalore’s children.[6] He concurrently set up the Azim Premji Foundation, an initiative of Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro, and one of the wealthiest corporate leaders in India. The initiative supports technology in rural schools in India.[7]
Madhukar was an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard University[8], where he earned a Master in Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also has an MBA (Finance) from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangalore University. Madhukar is an Echoing Green Fellow, and Ashoka Fellow and has recently been selected from India as the Eisenhower Fellow for 2008. [9]
[edit] References
- ^ PRS Core Team on the PRS homepage[1]
- ^ C.V. Madhukar: His work on Bills makes it easy for MPs to take part in debates [2]
- ^ Faculty: CV Madhukar on the Centre for Policy Research's homepage
- ^ Johnson, John K. 2005: The Role of Parliament in Government, page v [3]
- ^ Pratham Resource Centre 2007:Learning to read, ASER Discussion Series – Volume 2, page 31 [4]
- ^ Akshara Foundation Board on IndianNGOs.com[5]
- ^ The 2003 World Technology Summit & Awards on the World Technology Network's (WTN) homepage, see section "education"[6]
- ^ Class of 2004 on the page of the Edward S. Mason Program of the Harvard University
- ^ CV Madhukar: Parliamentary Research Service (PRS) on the page of Echoing Green
[edit] External links
- homepage of PRS Legislative Research
- homepage of the Akshara Foundation
- self-description of the World Bank Institute’s Parliamentary Strengthening Program on the World Bank homepage
- homepage of the Azim Premji Foundation
Articles:
- Anybody in the House? The Indian Express, 11 August 2007
- No debate please, we’re MPs The Indian Express, 21 May, 2007
- Was the call for a bipolar polity right? The Economic Times, 16 May, 2007
- PM within the purview of Lokayukta? The Economic Times, 16 February, 2007
- House this for debate The Indian Express, 3 January, 2007
- Fundamental Right to Learning in: Pratham Resource Centre 2007:Learning to read, ASER Discussion Series – Volume 2, page 30
