J. C. Kumarappa

J. C. Kumarappa
Kumarappa in August 1931
Born
Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius Kumarappa

(1892-01-04)4 January 1892
Tanjore, Madras Presidency, British India (now
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died30 January 1960(1960-01-30) (aged 68)
Madurai, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), India
OccupationEconomist
RelativesBharatan Kumarappa (brother)

J. C. Kumarappa (born Joseph Chelladurai Cornelius) (4 January 1892 – 30 January 1960) was an Indian economist[1] and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. A pioneer of rural economic development theories, Kumarappa is credited for developing economic theories based on Gandhism – a school of economic thought he coined "Gandhian economics."[2][3]

  1. ^ "Remembering Dandi". The Hindu. 6 March 2005. Archived from the original on 14 March 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ^ The Hindu – Jan 2003
  3. ^ "Indian express – Jan 2010". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.