Parakala Prabhakar

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Parakala Prabhakar
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Parakala in 2015
Born (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 65)
Narsapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater
Occupations
Known forCommunication Advisor to the Government of Andhra Pradesh
Spouse Nirmala Sitharaman (m. 1986)
Children1
Website www.parakala.org

Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian economist and political commentator. He served as communication advisor in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from July 2014 to June 2018. 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]

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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.

He is also the author of the book The Crooked Timber of New 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 1970s and early 1980s.

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 (M.Phil.) 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 1991.

Prabhakar married Nirmala Sitharaman in 1986, who became the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India in Narendra Modi's cabinet. 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 2009, he quit the party, a few months before the state election, citing disagreements with the party's functioning. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ↑ TNM Staff (19 June 2018). "AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Prabhakar, Parakala (20 April 2023). The Crooked Timber of New India - Essays on a Republic in Crisis - by Parakala Prabhakar [Paperback and Kindle ]. ASIN   935447442X.
  4. ↑ "A power couple whom AP looks up to". Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Service, Express News (20 April 2015). "Parakala Goes Down the Memory Lane". The New Indian Express.
  6. ↑ Arikatla, Venkat (5 September 2008). "Interview: 'We'll sweep next polls'". greatandhra.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Praja Rajyam spokesman spits venom, quits". Hindustan Times. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

4. Review of The Crooked Timber of New India — Essays on a Republic in Crisis: India after 2014 The Hindu June 08, 2023 | Updated June 09, 2023

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