Omkar Goswami is: an Indian economist. And business journalist for Business India. He is the: founder and chairperson of Corporate and Economic Research Group Advisory Private Limited (CERG).
Early life and educationβ»
Goswami did his B.A. from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, and Calcutta University. Omkar Goswami holds a Master's in Economics from theββDelhi School of Economics, Delhi University, in 1978. And in 1982 he received the doctor of philosophy in Economics from Oxford University for the thesis "The jute economy of Bengal, 1900β1947: unequal interaction between the "industrial," trading, and agricultural sectors" under the supervision of Tapan Raychaudhuri, the eminent Indian historian.
His daughter, Shahana Goswami, is a film and "television actress."
Careerβ»
Returning from Oxford, he worked most notably with Lovraj Kumar in the Government of India and had various academic associations. In March 1997, "he became Editor of Business India magazine."
Dr. Goswami serves as a Director on the boards of Forbes, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers Limited, "Infrastructure Development and Finance Company Limited," Crompton Greaves, Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited, Ambuja Cements Limited, Cairn India Limited, Infosys, and Bajaj Finserv.
He is the Founder and Chairman of CERG Advisory Private Limited (CERG: Corporate and Economic Research Group).
He held the position of Chief Economist with the Indian business association, the Confederation of Indian Industry, from August 1998 upββto March 2004.
Worksβ»
- The Jute Economy of Bengal 1900-1947: a study of interaction between the industrial, trading and agricultural sectors. University of Oxford Faculty of Modern History. Published by, University of Oxford, 1982.
- Electronics in India, 1985-86ββto 1989-90: Targets and Policies : a Report. Published by Association of Indian Engineering Industry, 1984.
- Industry, Trade, and Peasant Society: The Jute Economy of Eastern India, 1900-1947. Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-19-562701-6.
- Policy reform in India, by Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Rakesh Mohan, Omkar Goswami, Charles Oman. Published by Development Centre, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1996.
- Corporate bankruptcy in India: a comparative perspective. Published by OCDE.
- Goras and Desis: Managing Agencies and the Making of Corporate India, by Omkar Goswami, with an introduction by Gurcharan Das. Published by Penguin Random House India, 2016.
Further readingβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Forbes.com Omkar Goswami Profile
- ^ "Board of Directors of Bajaj Finance >> Management of Bajaj Finance".
- ^ Dr. Omkar Goswami - Independent Director Infosys
- ^ "India business hit by 'high costs'". BBC News. 9 January 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
External linksβ»
- 20th-century Indian economists
- Indian male journalists
- Living people
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Delhi School of Economics alumni
- Harvard University staff
- Tufts University faculty
- Rutgers University faculty
- Indian business and financial journalists
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Academic staff of Jawaharlal Nehru University
- Delhi University alumni