| Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Swami Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | St. Stephen's College, Delhi Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Shahnaz |
| Children | Pallavi, Shekhar and Rustom |
| Religious belief(s) | Atheist |
| Notable credit(s) | Swaminomics |
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar (born 12 October 1942) is a prominent Indian journalist and columnist. He is consulting editor for the Economic Times and writes regularly for the Economic Times and The Times of India.
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Aiyar was born to V. Sankar Aiyar, a chartered accountant and Bhagyalakshmi Sankar. His elder brother, Mani Shankar Aiyar is a politician and served as Minister for Panchayati Raj in the previous Indian government.
An alumnus of The Doon School and St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, he earned a master's degree in economics from Magdalen College, Oxford at the University of Oxford.
He is also a research fellow at the Cato Institute,[1] a prominent libertarian think-tank in Washington DC, and an occasional media consultant to the World Bank.
He previously served as editor for The Financial Express (1988–90) and the Eastern Economist (1980–82).
Swaminathan Aiyar writes a popular weekly column titled "Swaminomics" in the Times of India, where he discusses economic and political issues pertaining to India and the world. Aiyar has prepared several reports and papers for the World Bank. In 1976-85 and 1990–98, he was also the India correspondent of The Economist.
He has two books to his credit: Towards Globalisation (1992) and Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookepers (2008).
He is currently consulting editor of The Economic Times, India's leading financial daily that is part of Bennett, Coleman & Co, the same company that owns The Times of India.
Anklesaria, Mr Aiyar's second name is taken from his wife's 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. His wife, Shahnaz, is a Parsi.
Aiyar has three children: Pallavi Aiyar, Shekhar and Rustam. He does not believe in God.[2]