Author Profile

Prof. (Dr.) Dinesh Kumar has been awarded M.Phil, NET and Ph.D. in Economics from Chaudhary Charan Singh University,Meerut in Economics and has taught postgraduate students and guided research for over two decades at the level of Post-Doctoral Fellow, Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy in Economics and other research projects in the area of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and History. He is serving as Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics & Director of Manyawar Kanshi Ram Shodh Peeth, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.) India. He is editorin-chief of a peer reviewed & refereed national research journal published by Manyawar Kanshi Ram Shodh Peeth, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. He has also been awarded as “ Ambedkar Ratna Samman” and Indian Excellency Award by Indian Book of Records. He chaired a session in an International Conference at Florida, Orlando, USA. As Educational/Cultural Exchange Bilateral Fellow awarded by Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi & National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand, he studied at India Study Centre, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. Prof Kumar has also completed two major research projects sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi and Department of Science & Technology New Delhi each and other one which is sponsored by CCS University, Meerut is going on. He has good number of valued research papers to his credit published in National and International reputed journals. He has delivered large number of lectures/invited lectures (offline and online both) let the various universities across different states of India. Prof. Kumar has also served as Head of the Department & founding coordinator of B.A. Honors in Economics, Department of Economics, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. He has been the editor of a book “Environment and Sustainable Development in India- Issues & Challenges”.

About The Book

Known largely as the father of the Indian Constitution and a leader of Dalits, Ambedkar began his career as an economist, making important contributions to the major economic debates of the day. He was, in fact, among the best educated economists of his generation in India, having earned a doctorate in economics from Columbia University in the US and another from the London School of Economics. Ambedkar’s London doctoral thesis, later published as a book, was on the management of the rupee. At that time, there was a big debate on the relative merits of the gold standard vis-à-vis the gold exchange standard.

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Baba Sahib Ambedkar
Chapter 2 Life & Mission
Chapter 3 Br. Ambedkar's Contibution towards Indian Society
Chapter 4 Important Writing and Speeches
Chapter 5 Babasaheb Ambedkar – The Forgotten Economist
Chapter 6 The Rising India and Economic Thinking of Dr. Ambedkar
Chapter 7 Socio-economic Structure of India before Independence
Chapter 8 Status of Dalits in Pre-independent India
Chapter 9 Contribution to Public Finance
Chapter 10 Ambedkar’s views on the Small Farmer Agrarian Economy
Chapter 11 The Problem of The Rupee - Its Origin & its Solution
Chapter 12 Dr. Ambedkar's Economic Welfare Views
Chapter 13 Quotations
Bibliography
Index