P. R. Dubhashi

P. R. Dubhashi
Born 7 March 1930
Karwar, Karnataka, India
Nationality  India
Occupation Civil servant, social scientist
Spouse(s) Sindhu
Children Medha
Devadatt
Awards Padma Bhushan
Shiromani Award
Ganesh Saraswati Thakurdesai Award
Lokhitwadi Gopal Hari Deshmukh Award
Website Official web site

Padmakar Ramachandra Dubhashi (born: 7 March 1930, Hindi: पद्माकर रामचन्द्र दुभाष) is an Indian civil servant, administrator, author, social scientist and academician, known for his administrative and academic abilities. He was a pioneer of Cooperative movement and was instrumental in housing the Goa University in a new campus, a feat he accomplished during his tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of the University.[1] The Government of India honoured him, in 2010, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the nation.[2]

Biography

P. R. Dubhashi was born on 7 March 1930 in Karwar district of the South Indian state of Karnataka He received a MA and a Ph.D from Pune University and a DLitt from Bombay University.[1] In 1953, he joined the Indian Administrative Service.[3]

He started his career in Davangere, as a divisional officer. During a career as a public servant starting in 1953, he held many posts of importance such as Divisional Commissioner, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Director of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and the Government Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, from where he retired in 1981.[1][3] In between, he was selected for British Council scholarship to the London School of Economics where he obtained a post graduate diploma in Economic and Social Administration, in 1963.[1][3]

The Government of India continued to make use of his service, even after his retirement and he served in such capacities like member of the Expert Committee on Rural Finance for NABARD and as the Chairman of the Management Institutes Committee for the Pune University. he was also active organising conferences and delivering key lectures such as Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Lecture and John Mathai Memorial Lecture.[1]

In 1960, he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Goa University. By the time he retired from the post in 1965, he was successful in moving the University to a new campus.[1]

He has also worked with international agencies like IFAD and Asian Development Bank as consultant.[1] He is presently the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, at its Pune centre.

He is married to Sindhu and the couple has a daughter, Medha and a son, Devadatt, both pursuing academic careers.

Awards and recognitions

Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics has named an annual lecture after him.[4]

Writings

Dubhashi has authored 27 books of which 21 are in English and 6 in Marathi. He has written on topics such as economic planning, public administration, rural development, cooperative movement and other social issues. .[5]

Books

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "BVB Pune". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Padma announcement". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Babus of India". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Lecture". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Writings". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Amazon". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Article list". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Award ceremony". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Google Scholar". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Articles on EPW". Economic and Political Weekly. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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