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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjeev Sanyal
| image = Sanjeev Sanyal Image.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|08|27}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| children =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = Shri Ram College of Commerce <br> [[St John's College, Oxford]]
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Economist
* Writer
}}
| office = Principal Economic Advisor, [[Ministry of Finance (India)#Department of Economic Affairs|Department of Economic Affairs]], [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]
| predecessor = [[Ila Patnaik]]
| term_start = February 2017
}}
'''Sanjeev Sanyal''' is an Indian economist and author. Currently, he is the Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/sanjeev-sanyal-appointed-principal-economic-adviser-in-finance-ministry/articleshow/56957880.cms|title=Sanjeev Sanyal appointed principal economic adviser in Finance Ministry - Times of India}}</ref><ref name="intoday.in">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/how-i-made-it-sanjeev-sanyal/1/122014.html|title=How I made it: Sanjeev Sanyal|website=India Today}}</ref> A [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholar]] and [[Eisenhower Fellowships|Eisenhower Fellow]]<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobalist.com/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=1284 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402063911/http://www.theglobalist.com/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=1284 |archivedate=2 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="intoday.in"/> He was Deutsche Bank's Global Strategist and a Managing Director till 2015.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="newcitiessummit2016.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.newcitiessummit2016.org/speakers/sanjeev-sanyal/|title=Sanjeev Sanyal - New Cities Summit 2016}}</ref> He is also the author of several books including ''The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise after a Thousand Years of Decline'',<ref name="newstrackindia.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/32767|title=Friedman tops non-fiction bestseller list|website=www.newstrackindia.com}}</ref> ''Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography'', ''The Incredible History of India's Geography'', ''The Ocean of Churn: How human history was shaped by the Indian Ocean'' and ''Life Over Two Beers''.<ref name="jaipurliteraturefestival.org">{{Cite web |url=https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/speaker/sanjeev-sanyal |title=Sanjeev Sanyal |access-date=29 July 2020 }}</ref>

== Early life and background ==
Sanjeev Sanyal comes from a family that played an important role in [[Indian independence movement|India's freedom struggle]] against [[British Empire in India|British colonial rule]]. His great grandfather [[Nalinaksha Sanyal]] was the Chief Whip of the Congress Party in the provincial assembly of undivided Bengal and a vocal opponent of colonial policies during the [[Bengal Famine of 1943]]. His granduncle was [[Sachindra Nath Sanyal]] who was one of the founders of the Hindustan Revolutionary Association and a mentor to revolutionaries such as [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Chandrashekhar Azad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://varanasi.nic.in/history/shahid.html#Freedom%20fighters%20of%20Varanasi|title=Shaheed from Varanasi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906013823/http://varanasi.nic.in/history/shahid.html#Freedom%20fighters%20of%20Varanasi|archive-date=6 September 2013|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>

Sanjeev Sanyal was born in [[Kolkata]] and studied at [[St. Xavier's Collegiate School|St. Xavier's School]] and [[St. James' School (Kolkata)|St. James' School]] in Kolkata. He attended [[Shri Ram College of Commerce]], [[Delhi University]] and [[St John's College, Oxford|St John's College]], [[Oxford]] where he was a [[Rhodes Scholar]] representing India (1992–1995).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Sanjeev-Sanyal/e/B001NV0VCW|title=Archived copy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924115704/https://www.amazon.com/Sanjeev-Sanyal/e/B001NV0VCW|archive-date=24 September 2016|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Sanjeev Sanyal is currently the Principal Economic Adviser to the Indian government.<ref>https://dea.gov.in/whos-who?field_whos_who_category_tid=All&title=Sanjeev&field_email_feedback_email=</ref> He also serves as the co-chair of the Framework Working Group of the G20 and represents India on a number of international forums.<ref name="icrier.org">http://icrier.org/G20/2018/assets/images/concept-note.pdf</ref>

Till he joined the government, Sanyal had worked in financial markets since the mid-nineties. He was Managing Director and Global Strategist at Deutsche Bank till 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiahouse.org/events/will-modis-first-full-year-budget-meet-expectations/|title=Modi's first full year Budget|first=Shrim|last=Chakraborty|date=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref name="intoday.in"/>

Sanyal is well known for applying chaos theory and the Complex Adaptive Systems framework to economic and urban issues.<ref>https://www.fortuneindia.com/people/a-contrarian-looks-at-world-affairs/100371</ref> He is seen as a strong advocate of using a codified insolvency and bankruptcy processes to allow creative destruction in an evolving economy. He has argued that conventional economists are wrong to demand perpetual "global balance". His view is that all periods of economic growth are characterized by some form of symbiotic imbalance and that the focus should be on managing the distortions caused by the imbalance rather than forcing a return to some preconceived equilibrium. Therefore, his view is that the next round of global growth will only be sustained if the rest of the world can find a way to absorb waves of cheap capital emanating from China. This implies a return to global imbalances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://etf.deutscheawm.com/AUT/DEU/Download/Research-Global/c6762d18-6b36-4911-9a0a-c2f08a899705/The-Wide-Angle.pdf |title=Global research |website=etf.deutscheawm.com }}</ref> According to an analysis by Sanyal in 2013, the UN's widely used population forecasts were flawed. He claimed that population growth was likely to be much slower than the U.N.'s estimate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/business/uns-forecast-of-population-growth-may-be-too-high.html|title=Population Growth Forecast From the U.N. May Be Too High|first=Floyd|last=Norris}}</ref>

Sanjeev Sanyal is also an environmentalist and expert on the economics of cities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.qi-global.com/sanjeev-sanyal |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312182657/http://www.qi-global.com/sanjeev-sanyal |archive-date=12 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He has been a strong advocate of including "walkability" and organic evolution in the way we think of cities.<ref name="business-standard1">{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/columnists/search/name/sanjeev-sanyal-52|title=Sanjeev Sanyal|via=Business Standard}}</ref> He is the co-founder and Director of GIST - a think-tank that is a pioneer in the field of environmental accounting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gistindia.org/monograph.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007024111/http://www.gistindia.org/monograph.html |archivedate=7 October 2011}}</ref> He has been closely involved with Aavishkaar MicroVenture Fund which won the UN's World Business Award for 2006.

== Membership and associations ==
He has been member of the Steering Committee of [[Urban Age]] at [[LSE Cities]] and is also a Senior Fellow of the World Wildlife Fund. He has been an Adjunct Fellow of the [[Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore)|Institute of Policy Studies]] at the National University of Singapore, a [[Visiting Scholar]] at [[Oxford University]], Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (UK) and Senior Fellow of IDFC Institute (Mumbai).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-sanjeev-sanyal-appointed-as-principal-economic-adviser-all-you-need-to-know-about-him-2311053|title=Sanjeev Sanyal appointed as Principal Economic Adviser: All you need to know about him|last=Team|first=DNA Web|date=2017-02-03|website=DNA India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref name="icrier.org"/> In 2009, he joined the Board of Governors of AFPRO, one of India's largest organisations working on food security and has also advised the UK government, United Nations Environment Programme, and other international agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idfcinstitute.org/about/people/alumni/sanjeev-sanyal/|title=Sanjeev Sanyal|website=IDFC Institute|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref>

Till 2016, he was a member of the Future City Committee of the Singapore government that was tasked with creating a long-term vision for the city-state.<ref name="jaipurliteraturefestival.org" />

He writes columns for the Hindustan Times,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/this-excerpt-from-a-new-book-demolishes-emperor-ashoka-reputation-as-a-pacifist/story-puxXlUpPsDy4TqELZ3UonN.html|title=This excerpt from a book demolishes Ashoka's reputation as pacifist|date=5 August 2016}}</ref> Project Syndicate, The Times of India,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-commentary/why-india-needs-to-no-longer-be-an-ashokan-republic-but-a-chanakyan-one/|title=Why India needs to no longer be an Ashokan republic, but a Chanakyan one}}</ref> Live Mint,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/BpBKNL0cr9Z7RAmCyMcMnJ/Our-history-books-need-rewriting.html|title=Our history books need rewriting|last=Sanyal|first=Sanjeev|date=15 June 2015}}</ref> Business Standard, and several other publications.<ref name="business-standard1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributor/3935|title=Archived copy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102052413/http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributor/3935|archive-date=2 November 2011|access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==

Sanjeev Sanyal was named Young Global Leader for 2010 by the World Economic Forum in [[Davos]], an honour given to select individuals below the age of 40 for outstanding contributions across disciplines including politics, academia, sports, business, and art. He is a Rhodes Scholar (1992–95) and was also awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2007 for his work on urban systems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/young-global-leaders/sanjeev-sanyal/|title=Young Global Leaders|website=World Economic Forum}}</ref> In 2008, CNBC profiled him as a "Young Turk" in recognition to his contributions to Asia's financial markets.<ref>[http://www.iit-alumni.org.sg/asp/events/image/Professional%20Talk%20brochure.pdf Sanjeev Sanyal Vinayak Lohani - IIT Alumni Association Singapore]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Singapore government honored him as a Young Leader 2014 at the World Cities Summit held in June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg/whos-coming/mr-sanjeev-sanyal|title=Mr Sanjeev Sanyal - World Cities Summit|website=www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg}}</ref>

In July 2014, Sanyal won the first International Indian Achiever's Award for his contributions to Literature at the inaugural gala event in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bollywood-celebs-at-international-indian-achievers-awards/15489189|title=Bollywood celebs at International Indian Achievers Awards|date=30 July 2014}}</ref> The award is given every year to Indians who have excelled in different fields on the international stage. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, London and of IDFC Institute Mumbai.<ref name="newcitiessummit2016.org"/>

== Personal life ==
He is married to Smita Barooah, an [[Assamese people|Assamese]] who is a writer and a photographer. The couple live with their two children, Dhruv and Varun, in New Delhi, India. <ref>https://twitter.com/smitabarooah/status/983570840456450048?lang=en</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/sanjeevsanyal/status/763587245072850945?lang=en</ref>

== Books==
*''The Indian Renaissance: India's Rise After A Thousand Years of Decline'', World Scientific, 2008, 264 p.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanjeev|first=Sanyal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PQbGCgAAQBAJ&q=The+Indian+Renaissance%3A+India%27s+Rise+After+A+Thousand+Years+of+Decline%2C+2008&pg=PP1|title=Indian Renaissance, The: India's Rise After A Thousand Years of Decline|date=2008-08-18|publisher=World Scientific|isbn=978-981-4470-76-6|language=en}}</ref>
*''Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography'', Penguin, 2013, 192 p.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanjeev|first=Sanyal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uv_iDQAAQBAJ|title=Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography|date=2012-11-15|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=9788184756715|language=en}}</ref>
*''The Incredible History of India's Geography'', Penguin, 2015, 264 p.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Sanyal|first1=Sanjeev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D1_iBQAAQBAJ&q=The+Incredible+History+of+India%27s+Geography%2C+2015&pg=PP1|title=The Incredible History of India's Geography|last2=Rajendran|first2=Sowmya|date=2017-11-28|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-93-5118-932-9|language=en}}</ref>
*''The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History'', Penguin, 2017, 324 p.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanyal|first=Sanjeev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oNekDAAAQBAJ&q=the+ocean+of+churn&pg=PP1|title=The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History|date=2016-08-10|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-93-86057-61-7|language=en}}</ref>
*''Life over Two Beers and Other Stories'', Penguin, 2018, 232 p.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanyal|first=Sanjeev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKxZDwAAQBAJ&q=life+over+two+beers&pg=PP1|title=Life over Two Beers and other stories|date=2018-05-15|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited|isbn=978-93-5305-024-5|language=en}}</ref>
*''India in the Age of Ideas: Select Writings, 2006-2018'', Westland, 2018, 318 p.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanyal|first=Sanjeev|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u5c_wAEACAAJ&q=India+in+the+Age+of+Ideas:+Select+Writings|title=India in the Age of Ideas: Select Writings, 2006-2018|date=2018|publisher=Westland|isbn=978-93-87894-57-0|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.sanjeevsanyal.com Sanyal's Homepage]
* [http://www.business-standard.com/india/opinion/Individual.php?id=86 Sanyal's Business Standard columns]

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