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	'''Parakala Prabhakar''' (~~{{lang-te\|'''పరకాల ప్రభాకర్'''}};~~ born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist, political commentator, economic, and social affairs. He served as Communications Advisor, held a [[cabinet rank]] position in Andhra Pradesh Government between July 2014 and June 2018. For several years he presented a current affairs discussion programme on television channels of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His programmes, Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/apr/13/parakala-punctures-praja-rajyam-40662.html\|title=Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam\|website=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> He was also a former spokesman and one of the founding general secretaries of [[Praja Rajyam Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-govt-advisor-and-nirmala-sitharaman-s-husband-parakala-prabhakar-quits-blames-jagan-83322\|title=AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan\|last=TNM Staff\|date=June 19, 2018\|website=www.thenewsminute.com\|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Parakala was the spokesperson of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the [[BJP]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/20/parakala-prabhakar-puts-in-his-papers-1830828.html "Parakala Prabhakar puts in his papers"] "The New Indian Express", 20 June 2018</ref> He is the spouse of the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, [[Nirmala Sitharaman]].		'''Parakala Prabhakar''' (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist, political commentator, economic, and social affairs. He served as Communications Advisor, held a [[cabinet rank]] position in Andhra Pradesh Government between July 2014 and June 2018. For several years he presented a current affairs discussion programme on television channels of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His programmes, Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/apr/13/parakala-punctures-praja-rajyam-40662.html\|title=Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam\|website=The New Indian Express\|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> He was also a former spokesman and one of the founding general secretaries of [[Praja Rajyam Party]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-govt-advisor-and-nirmala-sitharaman-s-husband-parakala-prabhakar-quits-blames-jagan-83322\|title=AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan\|last=TNM Staff\|date=June 19, 2018\|website=www.thenewsminute.com\|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Parakala was the spokesperson of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the [[BJP]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/20/parakala-prabhakar-puts-in-his-papers-1830828.html "Parakala Prabhakar puts in his papers"] "The New Indian Express", 20 June 2018</ref> He is the spouse of the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, [[Nirmala Sitharaman]].

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://archive.is/20150408191925/https://in.linkedin.com/pub/parakala-prabhakar/13/516/983 LinkedIn]		* [https://archive.today/20150408191925/https://in.linkedin.com/pub/parakala-prabhakar/13/516/983 LinkedIn]
	* [https://twitter.com/parakala Twitter]		* [https://twitter.com/parakala Twitter]

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{{short description|Indian political economist and commentator (born 1959)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Parakala Prabhakar
| native_name = {{lang|te|పరకాల ప్రభాకర్}}
| image = Parakala in 2015.png
| caption = Parakala in 2015
| birth_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|01|02|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Narsapuram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| alma_mater = {{ubl|[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (MA, MPhil)|[[London School of Economics]] (PhD) }}
| occupation = {{hlist|Political commentator|political economist}}
| known_for = Communications advisor in the Andhra Pradesh Government
| spouse = [[Nirmala Sitharaman]]
| children = 1
| website = {{URL|https://www.parakala.org/}}
}}

'''Parakala Prabhakar''' ({{lang-te|'''పరకాల ప్రభాకర్'''}}; born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist, political commentator, economic, and social affairs. He served as Communications Advisor, held a [[cabinet rank]] position in Andhra Pradesh Government between July 2014 and June 2018. For several years he presented a current affairs discussion programme on television channels of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His programmes, Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2009/apr/13/parakala-punctures-praja-rajyam-40662.html|title=Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> He was also a former spokesman and one of the founding general secretaries of [[Praja Rajyam Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ap-govt-advisor-and-nirmala-sitharaman-s-husband-parakala-prabhakar-quits-blames-jagan-83322|title=AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan|last=TNM Staff|date=June 19, 2018|website=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-07-06}}</ref> In the early 2000s, Parakala was the spokesperson of the Andhra Pradesh unit of the [[BJP]].<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2018/jun/20/parakala-prabhakar-puts-in-his-papers-1830828.html "Parakala Prabhakar puts in his papers"] "The New Indian Express", 20 June 2018</ref> He is the spouse of the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of India, [[Nirmala Sitharaman]].

==Personal life==
Parakala was born in a prominent [[Telugu Brahmin]] family<ref>{{cite news|title=A power couple whom AP looks up to|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/A-power-couple-whom-AP-looks-up-to/articleshow/38766320.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref> in [[Narsapuram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. His mother, Parakala Kalikamba was a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Legislative Assembly]] in Andhra Pradesh, while his father, Parakala Seshavatharam, was a long time Legislator and served in three successive Cabinets in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Parakala completed his doctorate from the [[London School of Economics]]. He did his Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU), New Delhi.

Prabhakar married [[Nirmala Sitharaman]] in 1986, who is the Minister of [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Finance]] and [[Ministry of Corporate Affairs|Corporate Affairs]] of the Government of India in Narendra Modi's cabinet, in 2019. They have a daughter.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://archive.is/20150408191925/https://in.linkedin.com/pub/parakala-prabhakar/13/516/983 LinkedIn]
* [https://twitter.com/parakala Twitter]

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni]]
[[Category:Alumni of the London School of Economics]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:Praja Rajyam Party politicians]]
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]