Bhalchandra Mungekar
Bhalchandra Mungekar | |
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Former nominated MP of the Rajya Sabha | |
In office 22 March 2010 to 21 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Dara Singh, BJP |
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Born | Deogad, Sindhudurg district | 2 March 1946
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Leena Bhalchandra Mungekar |
Children | 3 |
Bhalchandra Laxman Mungekar (born 2 March 1946) is an Indian economist, educationist, Social worker and Rajya Sabha member.[1] He specialises in agricultural economics and is an expert on B. R. Ambedkar.[2]
Early life[edit]
Mungekar was born in Munge village, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.
Career[edit]
He has been Vice-Chancellor of the Mumbai University and has served in the Planning Commission, the Agricultural Price Commission of India. Mungekar has also been the chairman and President of Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Simla.[citation needed] And also he has been the chairman of University Grand Commission. He is writer and great philosopher.jay bhim.
Personal life[edit]
He is an Ambedkarite and Babasaheb Ambedkar is an influence in his life.[3] Mungekar is a Buddhist.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2135
- ^ "President appoints 5 new members to Rajya Sabha". Rediff.com. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ https://m.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/14spec1.htm
- ^ http://m.lokmat.com/editorial/todays-fate-dhamchachakra-enforcement-day/
External links[edit]
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- University of Mumbai people
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
- 20th-century Indian economists
- People from Sindhudurg district
- Members of the Planning Commission of India
- 21st-century Indian politicians
- Indian agricultural economists
- 21st-century Indian economists
- Scientists from Maharashtra
- Scholars from Mumbai
- Ambedkarites
- Indian Buddhists
- 20th-century Buddhists
- 21st-century Buddhists
- Maharashtra politicians