Background
Kehal, Harbhajan Singh was born on June 25, 1942 in Sandaur, Punjab, India. Son of Harkishan Singh and Harnam Kaur Kehal.
Kehal, Harbhajan Singh was born on June 25, 1942 in Sandaur, Punjab, India. Son of Harkishan Singh and Harnam Kaur Kehal.
Bachelor in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1961. Master of Arts in Economics, Punjab University, Chandigarh, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Western Australia, Nedlands, 1984.
Economic investigator, statistical assistant Punjab Public Service, 1963-1964. District family planning education officer Directorate of Health Services, Punjab, 1965-1966. Postgraduate teacher economics Center School, Chandigarh, 1966-1970.
Assistant professor economics, research assistant Punjab Agriculture University, 1970-1977. Research scholar University Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, 1977-1984. Senior finance officer Department Finance/Commonwealth Government, 1986-1987.
Lecturer in economics University Western Sydney, 1987-1991, senior lecturer in economics, since 1992, head economic group, faculty management. Visiting professor economics Fukuoka University, Japan, 1992, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1996, Institute Economic Growth, Delhi University, 1996, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1996. Visiting fellow economics University Durham, United Kingdom, 1992.
Postgraduate studies coordinator Faculty of Management, Richmond, University Western Sydney, 1991, 93, head economics group, 1999. Visiting fellow Institute Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1996. Founder, member, presenter Indian Ocean Research Network, New Delhi, 1995, Durban, South Africa, 1997.
Presenter, panelist International Conference Information Resources Management Association, Anchorage, 2000, Toronto, Canada, 2001. Presenter, reviewer, discussant Business & Economics Society International Conference, Paris, 2001, Montreal, Canada, 2002, San Francisco, 2003, Western Economic Association International Pacific RIM Conference, Taiwan, 2003. Invited lecturer World Bank funded masters program public policy Yokohama National University, Japan, 2003.
Teacher University 3d Age, Sydney, 2003. Presenter in field.
President Parent-Teachers Association, Government Model School, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, 1975-1976. Builder 2d generation native village schoalrships school students. Member International Association Agricultural Economics (chairman discussion group opener, rapporteur), Economic Society Australia (executive council member New South Wales branch 1994-1995, 95-96), Pacific Rim Council on Urban Development (speaker international conferences Japan 1992, San Francisco 1993, visiting scholar department economics University Toronto 2004), Australia-Japan Society, Australia-China Friendship Society, Australian Institute International Affairs (council 1997-2000), International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, Information Resources Management Association, Business and Economics Society International, Australia-India Business Council.
Married Harbans Kaur, June 11. 1959; children: Harjinder Singh Kehal, Parminder Kaur Kehal, Harcharan Singh Kehal.