Swaminathan Aiyar

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Swaminathan Aiyar
Born
Swaminathan Shankar Anklesaria Aiyar

(1938-10-12) 12 October 1938 (age 85)
Akola, Bombay Presidency, British India (present day Maharashtra, India)
EducationSt. Stephen's College, Delhi
Magdalen College, Oxford
OccupationJournalist, writer, columnist
Notable credit(s)
Swaminomics
Children3, including Pallavi Aiyar

Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar (born 12 October 1938) is an Indian economist, journalist, and columnist.[1] He is consulting editor for the Economic Times and writes regularly for the Economic Times and The Times of India.[2] He is also a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the elder brother of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who is a senior Congress leader.

Early life[edit]

Aiyar was born to V. Shankar Aiyar, a chartered accountant, and Bhagyalakshmi Shankar. He is the older brother of, Mani Shankar Aiyar a politician who has served as Minister for Panchayati Raj in the Indian government.

An alumnus of Welham Boys' School,[3] The Doon School,[4] and St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, he earned a master's degree in economics from Magdalen College, Oxford.[5]

Career[edit]

He is a research fellow at the Cato Institute,[6] a libertarian think tank in Washington D.C., and an occasional consultant to the World Bank.

He previously served as editor of The Economic Times (1992–94), The Financial Express (1988–90) and Eastern Economist (1980–82).

Aiyar writes a weekly column titled "Swaminomics" in the Times of India, where he discusses economic and political issues pertaining to India and the world. Aiyar has prepared several reports and papers for the World Bank. In 1976–85 and 1990–98, he was also the India correspondent of The Economist.

He has written two books: Towards Globalisation (1992) and Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookeepers (2008).

He is currently consulting editor of The Economic Times, India's leading financial daily that is part of Bennett, Coleman & Co, the same company that owns The Times of India.

Personal life[edit]

Aiyar has three children: Pallavi Aiyar, Shekhar Aiyar, and Rustam Aiyar from his previous marriage with Gitanjali Aiyar. He is an atheist.[7]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Towards Globalisation (1992)
  • Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookeepers (2008)

References[edit]

  1. "Time has come for an all-India Muslim party".
  2. "So much for Hindu Rashtra".
  3. From Its Golden Jubilee To Its Diamond Jubilee (Aiyar, Swaminathan) p.158
  4. The Doon School Old Boys' Society Register (Aiyar, Swaminathan Tata House) p.45
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar". Cato Institute. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
  7. Aiyar, Swaminathan (12 February 2006). "A liberal atheist demands respect". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2008.

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