Background
RAO, Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja was born on July 8, 1908 in Kaneheepuram. Son of K. Kasturirangachar and Bharathi Bai.
economist and government official
RAO, Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja was born on July 8, 1908 in Kaneheepuram. Son of K. Kasturirangachar and Bharathi Bai.
Wilson College, Bombay, and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Professor, of Economics, Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Arts College, Ahmedabad 1937-1942. Professor, and Head of Department, of Economics, Delhi University 1942-1957. Director of Statistics, Government, of India 1944-1945.
Planning Adviser, Government, of India 1945-1946.
Food and Economics Adviser, Embassy of India, Washington 1946-1947. Founder and Director Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University 1949-1957.
Vice-Chancellor, Delhi University 1957-1960, Emeritus Professor since 1966. Founder and Director Institute of Economics Growth 1960-1963.
Chairman United Nations Sub-Commission on Economics Development 1947-1950.
Minister for Transport and Shipping 1966-1969. Minister of Edue. and Youth Services 1969-1971. Founder, Director Institute for Social and Economics Change, Bangalore 1972-1977 (retired).
National Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research since 1977.
Honorary Fellow Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1971. Honorary Doctorate.C.L. (Oxford) 1969.
Padma Vibhushan.
Indian Planning Commission 1963-1966. Parliament. 1967-1977.
Married 1st Pramila in 1931 (died in 1955).