Sukhadeo Thorat

Sukhadeo Thorat
Sukhadeo Thorat speaking at Symbiosis International University, Lavale, Pune
Born (1949-07-12) 12 July 1949
Mahimapur, Amravati Maharashtra, India
Academic background
Alma materJawaharlal Nehru University (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity Grants Commission [Institute for Social and Economic Change]
AwardsPadmashree (2008)
Vidyalankara (2008)
P.K. Patil Purushottam Award (2007)
Bharat Shiromani (2006)
Ambedkar Chetna (2001)
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) is 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. He is an expert on B. R. Ambedkar.

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