Center for Indic Studies University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Invitation only Seminar

Welcome: Chancellor Jean MacCormack Speaker: Dr. Subramanian Swamy Topic: Indigenous Ethos under Siege in the Practice of Indian Democracy - Suggestions for a Way Out? Place: Board of Trustees Room Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2006 Time : Dinner (Indian Vegetarian) served at 6:30 PM Presentation at 7:00 PM

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Dr. Subramanian Swamy

Born on September 15, 1939, Dr. Swamy is today widely respected for his conviction and commitment to furthering democracy and market economy. In fact, the Reform program which Dr. Swamy had been promoting for nearly two decades has become today the mainstream thought and ideology in the country.

Dr. Swamy earned a doctorate in economics from the prestigious in 1964, after having worked with Nobel Laureate , and jointly authored papers with another Nobel Laureate, Paul A. Samuelson.

At Harvard, Dr. Swamy taught Economics for a number of years (1963-69, 1971, 1985-86). From 1969-91, Dr. Swamy was professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Technology, New , till he resigned the post in 1991, while he was Cabinet Minister for Commerce, Law & Justice. Dr. Swamy is a linguist and is proficient in Tamil, Hindi, English and Chinese.

Some of Dr. Swamy's research work carried out at Harvard and afterwards in , have earned him a high standing in the field of Economics. Dr. Swamy published his first book in 1971 when he presented a clear alternative economic strategy, in his book Indian Economic Planning - An Alternative Approach (Vikas Publishers). The then Prime Minister Mrs. took the unprecedented step of critically reviewing the book on the floor of the Parliament during her reply to the Budget Debate.

He is author of and India 1952-1970: A Comparative Appraisal (University of Chicago Press, 1973); Comparative Appraisal of China and India (1870-1986), published by Vikas in 1989. His jointly authored papers with Nobel Laureate Paul A Samuelson on the 'Theory of Index Numbers' published in the American Economic Review (1974) and the Royal Economic Society's Economic Journal (1984) are regarded as path-breaking research in economic theory.

He has written extensively on foreign affairs dealing largely with India-China, India- and Indo- relation. In November 1978, Dr. Swamy was member of the Group of Eminent persons called to Geneva to prepare a report of the United Nations (UNCTAD) on Economic Co-operation between Developing countries (ECDC).

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