Delhi School of Economics
Delhi School of Economics, started in 1949, is a college affiliated to the University of Delhi.
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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