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Parakala Prabhakar

Indian economist and political commentator (born )

Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January ) is an Indian economist and political commentator. He served as communication advisor in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from July to June For several years, he presented current affairs discussion programme on Telugu television channels, such as Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.[1]

He was formerly a spokesperson of Praja Rajyam Party.[2] He is the husband of Nirmala Sitharaman, union Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.

Who Is Parakala Prabhakar? - TimelineDaily: Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January ) is an Indian economist and political commentator. He served as information advisor in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from July to June

He is also the author of the novel The Crooked Timber of Novel India - Essays on a Republic in Crisis.[3]

Early life and education

Prabhakar was born in a prominent Telugu-speaking family[4] in Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh.

He belongs to Congress members' family. His mother, Parakala Kalikamba, was a Member of Legislative Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, while his father, Parakala Seshavatharam, was a long-time legislator from Narasapuram and served in three successive cabinets in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the s and early s.

Prabhakar graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from the Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada.[5] He then did his Master of Arts (M.A.) and Master of Philosophy () from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He later studied at the London School of Economics and was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from University of London in

Prabhakar married Nirmala Sitharaman in , who became the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India in Narendra Modi's cabinet.

Dr Parakala Prabhakar, husband of former finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a leading political economist and social critic. He expressed his opinion by writing in several columns for the renowned newspaper and never took a step back in criticizing the Modi government and its policies. Prabhakar, a former exchange adviser to the government of Andhra Pradesh has always knock the headlines due to his stance that the Hindutva forces are fundamentally antithetic to the Indian republic. Prabhakar for several years has presented current affairs discussion programmes on the television channels based out of Andhra Pradesh.

They have a daughter.

Political career

He was one of the founding members of the Praja Rajyam Party and was appointed as a spokesperson of the party.[6] However, in April , he quit the party, a few months before the state election, citing disagreements with the party's functioning.[7]

References

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Review of The Crooked Timber of Recent India — Essays on a Republic in Crisis: India after The Hindu June 08, | Updated June 09,

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