Rajeev Gowda

Prof M V Rajeev Gowda[1]
Born (1963-10-29) 29 October 1963
Residence Bangalore, India
Nationality India
Education PhD(Public Policy & Management), M.A.(Economics), B.A.
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Fordham University
St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Occupation Politician, professor
Home town Bangalore
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Sharmila Bhaktaram
Awards John M. Olin Post-doctoral Fellowship in Law & Economics, University of California, Berkeley, USA
University Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Loyola Fellowship, Fordham University, USA
Website rajeevgowda.in

Prof M V Rajeev Gowda[2] is an Indian politician and academician. He is a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha since July 2014 and a national spokesperson for the Indian National Congress.[3] He was Professor of Economics and Social Sciences[4] and the Chairperson of the Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and used to teach random courses. He served as the Director of the Central Board, Reserve Bank of India.[5]

Personal life

Rajeev Gowda was born into an eminent family in Bangalore and his father's and uncle's public lives influenced his own political ambitions.[6] His late father M V Venkatappa, held the positions of Legislative Assembly Speaker and Chairman of the legislative council in the state of Karnataka. MV Venkatappa had worked as a member of Land Reforms Committee from 1972 to 1974 during the period of the Late Devaraj Urs. He was also a prominent politician elected twice from the Mulbagal assembly constituency and member of the upper house of the assembly for two terms.[7] His wife and Rajeev Gowda's mother Subhadra is a social worker and has been President of the Karnataka Mahila Sabha. His late uncle M V Krishnappa was involved in India's freedom movement and was also the founder of the Bangalore Dairy. He was a minister in Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet and was elected to the Lok Sabha six times.[6]

In his youth, Rajeev Gowda was active in student politics and was the vice-president of the students union at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore.[8] Later, he moved to the United States for his higher education and built his academic career there, attaining tenure as a professor at the University of Oklahama before moving back to India after more than 16 years abroad to teach at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and pursue his political ambitions.[8]

Rajeev Gowda is married to Sharmila Bhaktaram[6][8]

Education

Prof. Gowda studied economics and political science at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, where he was elected as the Vice-President of the Student Union in 1982–83. He was awarded the Bangalore University gold medal in political science and secured a fully funded scholarship to pursue Masters in Economics in Fordham University, New York. Prof. Gowda holds a PhD in Public Policy & Management from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. He was also a Post- Doctoral Fellow in Law & Economics from University of Berkeley, California.

Professional career

In 1991, Rajeev Gowda was awarded the John M. Olin Post-doctoral Fellow in Law and Economics- Law School (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, USA. He was a visiting scholar at the Center for Jurisprudence and Social Policy- Law School (Boalt Hall), University of California. In the year 1992, he joined the University of Oklahoma as Assistant Professor of Political Science. From 1999 to 2000 he held the positions of Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Fellow in Science and Public Policy at the University of Oklahoma. He was also the Coordinator, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environment Program at the University in 1999.[9] In 2000, he moved to India to help set up the Centre for Public Policy at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and was Chairperson of the centre.[10] At present he is a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

His other professional appointments include being a Carnegie Council Global Ethics Fellow and a Member of the Central Board, Reserve Bank of India. He has also held the positions of Director, General Insurance Corporation of India, 2007–2010 and Member, Executive Council, Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, 2008–present. He has been an invited columnist for several publications including Deccan Herald, Economic Times, India Today, TImes of India and Outlook.[2]

Prof. Gowda also co-founded the acclaimed Karnataka Quiz Association in 1983, and was the national runner up on BBC TV's Mastermind India in 2001.[11]

Political career

Rajeev Gowda was chosen to launch the Congress party’s younger generation election campaign nationally in Guwahati, 2004.

At the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, he is the official Spokesperson and Member of the Manifesto Committee. He was the Chairman of the BBMP Election Manifesto Drafting Committee, 2010 and an Ex-Convenor, Vichar Vibhag.

To strengthen the support base of the Congress online, Rajeev Gowda has co-founded and runs a pro-Congress blog site hamaracongress.com

Newspaper Columns

Highlighting various programs pioneered by the Congress party:

Elections, polls, statehood:

Karanataka Elections and the formation of people’s government:

Women's Safety: a high priority:

On the need for electoral and economic reforms:

Opinions:

Books

References

  1. http://www.iimb.ernet.in/user/51/rajeev-gowda-m-v
  2. 1 2 http://www.iimb.ernet.in/centre-public-policy/people/faculty-profiles-all/rajeev-gowda
  3. Indian National Congress
  4. "http://www.iimb.ernet.in/centre-public-policy/people/faculty-profiles-all/rajeev-gowda
  5. http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/AnnualReportPublications.aspx?Id=1075
  6. 1 2 3 Mendonca, Allen (8 May 2002). "Rajeev Gowda out to make a difference". Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=178080
  8. 1 2 3 http://search.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/15espec.htm
  9. "http://www.iimb.ernet.in/centre-public-policy/people/faculty-profiles-all/rajeev-gowda
  10. http://www.outlookmoney.com/printarticle.aspx?87405
  11. http://hamaracongress.com/rajeev-gowda/
  12. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-our-country-s-own-peace-corps-1926159
  13. http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/column-an-ideal-birthday-gift-for-pandit-jawaharlal-nehru-1919566
  14. http://rajeevgowda.in/technology-to-transform-teaching/
  15. http://ibnlive.in.com/chat/view/mv-rajeev-gowda/2096.html
  16. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment-election-commission-has-a-point-polls-sway-voters-rajeev-gowda-1914993
  17. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment-rajyotsava-the-celebration-of-statehood-1912207
  18. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-08/edit-page/42828585_1_clean-candidates-winnable-candidates-such-candidates
  19. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/307892/a-virtuous-cycle-unleashed.html
  20. http://www.pagalguy.com/news/a-career-politics-like-entrepreneurial-venture-a-8797218/
  21. http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/interview-right-to-education-is-not-just-symbolic-rajeev-gowda-1419089
  22. http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/karnataka-elections-rajeev-gowda-interview/1/194808.html
  23. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/agenda-before-karnatakas-new-government/article4699372.ece
  24. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/news/Should-more-people-vote-Then-lets-revive-the-festival-of-democracy/articleshow/19853404.cms
  25. http://ibnlive.in.com/chat/mv-rajeev-gowda/karnataka-assembly-polls/1683.html
  26. http://rajeevgowda.in/descent-into-democratic-decadence/
  27. http://rajeevgowda.in/a-billion-high-fives-for-inclusiveness/
  28. http://news.oneindia.in/feature/2013/anti-rape-legislation-in-india-the-name-game-1124501.html
  29. http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-the-protest-is-a-forum-to-stand-up-for-ones-rights-1229650
  30. http://www.firstpost.com/politics/five-steps-to-make-the-indian-parliament-more-effective-1092999.html
  31. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-costs-of-democracy/976243/
  32. http://www.financialexpress.com/story-print/894024/
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  35. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2003-12-07/news/27547056_1_political-space-laws-quality
  36. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2002-10-19/news/27354770_1_experimental-economics-amos-tversky-market
  37. http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/report-nelson-mandela-a-man-who-was-free-even-in-prison-1931276
  38. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287981
  39. http://hamaracongress.com/2009/05/31/notes-from-the-campaign-trail-3-media-perversions/
  40. http://www.rediff.com/election/2004/mar/15espec.htm
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