13 Facts About Prabhat Patnaik

Prabhat Patnaik was born on September 19,1945 and is an Indian Marxian economist and political commentator.

Prabhat Patnaik taught at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, from 1974 until his retirement in 2010.

Prabhat Patnaik was the vice-chairman of Kerala State Planning Board from June 2006 to May 2011.

Prabhat Patnaik's father was the communist leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Prananath Patnaik.

Prabhat Patnaik obtained his Bachelor of Philosophy and his Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Oxford.

Prabhat Patnaik joined the Faculty of Economics and Politics of the University of Cambridge, UK in 1969 and was elected a fellow of Clare College, Cambridge.

Prabhat Patnaik became a professor at the Centre in 1983 and taught there till his retirement in 2010.

Prabhat Patnaik's specialization is macroeconomics and political economy, areas in which he has written a number of books and articles.

Prabhat Patnaik is the editor of the journal Social Scientist.

Prabhat Patnaik is married to a Marxist economist Professor Utsa Patnaik.

Prabhat Patnaik served as the vice-chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board from June 2006 to May 2011.

In 2012, Prabhat Patnaik was awarded honorary Doctor of Science in Economics from School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London.

Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the 2022 Malcom Adiseshiah Award for his contributions to development studies as an outstanding economist.