Delhi School of Economics

Delhi School of Economics, started in 1949, is a college affiliated to the University of Delhi. == History == Delhi School of Economics was conceived by a group of visionary educationists like Professor V. K. R. V. Rao and supported by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was its first president. It was a project to create a world class center for advanced studies in social sciences. ==Notable Alumni== * Prannoy Roy, media figure, founder of NDTV. * Prabhu Chawla, editor of India Today == Notable Faculty == * Amartya Sen, winner of the 1998 Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel * Manmohan Singh, Finance Minister of India, Prime Minister of India (2004-present) * Jagdish Bhagwati * V. K. R. V. Rao, Noted Academic, Founder, Minister of Education in 1970 == Departments == * Economics * Commerce * Geography * Sociology == External links == * [http://www.econdse.org/ Official site] * [http://www.du.ac.in/show_department.html?department_id=Economics Departmental site at Delhi University] * Universities and colleges in India Economy of India

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