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Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar (born 12 October 1939) is an
Indian journalist and columnist. He is consulting editor for the
Economic Times and writes regularly for the Economic Times and The
Times of India . He is also a Research Fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the elder brother of Mani Shankar Aiyar, who is a senior Congress leader.
Early life
Career
Personal life
Bibliography
References
External links
Aiyar was born to V. Shankar Aiyar, a chartered accountant, and
Bhagyalakshmi Shankar. His younger brother, Mani Shankar Aiyar is a politician and served as Minister for Panchayati Raj in the previous
Indian government.
Born
Swaminathan
Shankar
Anklesaria Aiyar
October 12,
1939
Akola,
Maharashtra,
India
Education
Occupation
Welham Boys'
School
The Doon
School
St. Stephen's
College, Delhi
Magdalen
College, Oxford
Journalist, writer, columnist
Notable credit(s) Swaminomics
Children 3, including
Pallavi Aiyar
An alumnus of Welham Boys' School, [1] The Doon School, [2] and St Stephen's College, University of Delhi, he earned a master's degree in economics from Magdalen College, Oxford.
[3]
He is a research fellow at the Cato Institute, [4] a libertarian think tank in Washington D.C., and an occasional consultant to the World Bank.
He previously served as editor of The Economic Times (1992–94), Financial Express (1988–90) and Eastern
Economist (1980–82).
Aiyar writes a weekly column titled "Swaminomics" in the Times of India , where he discusses economic and political issues pertaining to India and the world. Aiyar has prepared several reports and papers for the World
Bank. In 1976–85 and 1990–98, he was also the India correspondent of The Economist .
He has written two books: Towards Globalisation (1992) and Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent
Zookeepers (2008).
He is currently consulting editor of The Economic Times , India's leading financial daily that is part of Bennett,
Coleman & Co, the same company that owns The Times of India .
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Swaminathan Aiyar - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaminathan_Aiyar
Aiyar has three children: Pallavi Aiyar, Shekhar Aiyar, and Rustam Aiyar from his previous marriage with Gitanjali
Aiyar. He is an atheist.
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Towards Globalisation (1992)
Swaminomics: Escape from the Benevolent Zookeepers (2008)
1. From Its Golden Jubilee To Its Diamond Jubilee (Aiyar,Swaminathan) p.158
2. The Doon School Old Boys' Society Register (Aiyar, Swaminathan Tata House) p.45
3. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20120228235104/http://dir.indiamicrofinance.com/sonatafinance/). Archived from the original (http://dir.indiamicrofinance.com/sonata-finance/) on 28 February 2012.
Retrieved 6 August 2012.
4. "Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar" (http://www.cato.org/people/aiyar.html). Cato Institute. Retrieved
23 January 2008.
5. Aiyar, Swaminathan (12 February 2006). "A liberal atheist demands respect" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
/Opinion/A_liberal_atheist_demands_respect/articleshow/1411054.cms). Times of India. Retrieved 31 October
2008.
Swaminomics (http://www.swaminomics.org/)
Appearances (https://www.c-span.org/person/?swaminathanaiyar) on C-SPAN
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