Sukhadeo Thorat | |
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Born | Mahimapur, Amravati Maharashtra, India | 12 July 1949
Nationality | Indian |
Academic career | |
Field | Economics |
Institution | University Grants Commission [Institute for Social and Economic Change] |
Alma mater | Jawaharlal Nehru University (PhD) |
Awards | Padmashree (2008) Vidyalankara (2008) P.K. Patil Purushottam Award (2007) Bharat Shiromani (2006) Ambedkar Chetna (2001)[1] Dr. Ambedkar National Award (2011) Rajiv Gandhi Outstanding Leadership National Award (2014) by the Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. |
Sukhadeo Thorat (born 12 July 1949[2]) an Indian economist, educationist, professor and writer. He is the former chairman of the University Grants Commission. He is professor emeritus in Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University.[3] He is an expert on B. R. Ambedkar.