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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