Ashwani Mahajan
Dr. Ashwani Mahajan | |
|---|---|
| National Co-Convenor Swadeshi Jagaran Manch[1] | |
| Preceded by | Muralidhar Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Residence(s) | New Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Ramjas College, New Delhi (B.A.) Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi(M.A.) |
| Occupation | Economist, Professor |
Ashwani Mahajan is the National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an Indian political and cultural organisation. SJM is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Biography[edit]
Mahajan worked as an author and columnist. He is professor of economics at PGDAV College, University of Delhi.[2] He is the Chief Editor of Journal of Contemporary Indian Polity and Economy since 2011. Mahajan is also a visiting professor and research guide at Pacific University, Udaipur and Mewar University. He works as a researcher and activist on World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international trade agreements, he has attended four ministerial conferences of WTO held at Geneva, Bali, Nairobi and Buenos Aires, as representative of Swadeshi Jagran Foundation, which is an accredited NGO with WTO.[3][4]
Author[edit]
Mahajan is a writer on the economy of India. In 2014, he co-authored Datt & Sundaram's Indian Economy. Mahajan has published a number of articles in various national dailies and periodicals including Deccan Herald, The Statesman,[5] Pioneer, The Excelsior, The Economic Times (India),[6] Business Today, Organiser, Dainik Jagran (Hindi), Rajasthan Patrika (Hindi), Amar Ujala (Hindi) and Hindustan (Hindi). He has also published a number of research articles journals including Economic and Political Weekly,[7] Mainstream, Indian Economic and Almanac.
Publications[edit]
- Datt & Sundharam Indian Economy with Gaurav Datt, (2014, revised 2016, S. Chand Group) ISBN 9789352531295[8]
- Bhartiya Arthvyavastha with Gaurav Datt, (2015, S. Chand Publishing, in Hindi) ISBN 9789385676444[9]
Politics[edit]
Policy intervention[edit]
As National Co-Convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch he has been instrumental changing in economic policies. His policy interventions include withdrawal of controversial ordinance on land acquisition,[10] getting field trials of GM crops policy revisited, FDI policy of the government especially retail trade and e-commerce.[11]
Views on development[edit]
A critique of globalisation, he believes that GDP growth-centric philosophy of development does not suit India.[12] This model talks about the last men in the queue and favours integrating growth with employment generation.[13]
He has been critical of foreign direct investment and ready to use therapeutic foods.[14][15] Mahajan is a staunch opponent of genetically modified (GM) seeds, has been running a campaign against permission to new GM seeds in India.[16][17][18][19][20]
References[edit]
- ^ "Swadeshi Online official site".
- ^ "P.G.D.A.V. College (Day), New Delhi" (PDF). University of Delhi. p. 136. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2018.
- ^ Mahajan, Ashwani. "Dr Ashwani Mahajan from the Swadeshi Jagran Foundation wished to submit the following memorandum on behalf of people of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Swadeshi Jagren Manch's call to negotiating parties and global leaders at WTO MC10 being held at Nairobi, Kenya" (PDF). 16 December 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2022.
- ^ "WTO's future in an insular world". The Statesman. 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Should New Delhi turn away aid?". indianet.nl.
- ^ "Making a Show: The Black Money Bill". Economic and Political Weekly. 50 (23). 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Indian Economy By Gaurav Datt". schandpublishing.com.
- ^ "S.Chand and Company Limited".
- ^ "'You can't build concrete jungles on agricultural land'".
- ^ "'FDI drains India's resources'".
- ^ "What kind of growth is it when 90% of population is out of it?".
- ^ "Bring equality for steady growth". 2 October 2013.
- ^ ""We Want A White Paper on Costs And Benefits of FDI"".
- ^ "SJM wants fresh cooked food to fight malnutrition in kids".
- ^ "RSS-linked group brings all anti-GM NGOs together on one platform to oppose transgenic mustard". The Times of India. 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Swadeshi Jagran Manch to Write to PM Modi Against Nod to GM Mustard". 12 May 2017.
- ^ Seetharaman, G. "These two issues could put the brakes on the Bt cotton story". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Criticism of Modi's Economic Policies within the Sangh Parivar Can be Both Stringent and Wide-Ranging".
- ^ Seetharaman, G. "GM crops: Government should set up an independent regulator at the earliest". The Economic Times.