Utsa Patnaik Wins Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023

Utsa Patnaik Wins Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023

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Category : Awards Published on: April 20 2023

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Utsa Patnaik, a renowned economist of national and international repute, has been selected for the Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2023.
The award is given every year by the Malcolm & Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust.
The prestigious national award honours outstanding social scientists selected by a national-level jury specially constituted for this purpose, from the nominations received.
The award consists of a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 2 lakh.
It is granted for outstanding contributions to Development Studies.
Malcolm Satyanathan Adiseshiah (1910-1994) was an Indian development economist and educator.
Adiseshiah worked as the Associate General Secretary of the World University Service in Geneva from 1946 until 1948.
This organization eventually assisted him in raising funds for the World University Service Centre in Chennai, as well as women's dormitories in Delhi and Rajasthan.
He was appointed as UNESCO's Deputy Director of the Department of Person Exchange.
He received the Padma Bhushan in 1976.

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