Parakala Prabhakar | |
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Born | Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India | 2 January 1959
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Known for | Communication Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh |
Spouse | Nirmala Sitharaman (m. 1986) |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian economist and political commentator. He served as communication advisor in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from July 2014 to June 2018. For several years, he presented current affairs discussion programme on Telugu television channels, such as Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.[1]
He was formerly a spokesperson of Praja Rajyam Party.[2] His spouse is Nirmala Sitharaman, the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.
He is also the author of the book The Crooked Timber of New India - Essays on a Republic in Crisis.[3]