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Padmakar Ramachandra Dubashi is an Indian civil servant, administrator, author, social scientist and academician, known for his administrative and academic abilities. He was a pioneer of Cooperative movement and was instrumental in housing the Goa University in a new campus, a feat he accomplished during his tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the University.[1] The Government of India honored him, in 2010, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the nation.[2]
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Biography
In the post-cold war world, issues of equality and social justice still remain vital concerns. As the increasing gap between rich and poor countries, and the growing desperation of the poor and the unemployed reveal, market economy is not an all-encompassing panacea and it thus becomes necessary to find an alternative,wrote P. R. Dubashi, in an article titled People's Movement against Global Capitalism, It is here that civil society and the local community must have the space to act and where necessary even solicit the state's intervention.[3]
P. R. Dubashi was born on 7 March 1930 in Karwar district of the South Indian state of Karnataka. He is reported to have had a notable academic career. He stood first in the matriculation examination, in 1946, in the then Bombay province, covering the area of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka.[1] His post graduation was from the Pune University ans he passed MA with first rank. He continued his studies ans secured PhD from the Pune University and DLitt from the Bombay University.[1] In 1953, Dubashi passed the Indian Administrative Service examination.[4]
Dr. Dubashi started his career in Davangere, as a divisional officer. During a career as a public servant starting in 1953, he held many posts of importance such as Divisional Commissioner, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, the Director of the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) and the Government Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, from where he retired in 1981.[1][4] In between, he was selected for British Council scholarship with which he joined the London School of Economics and obtained post graduate diploma in Economic and Social Administration, in 1963, topping the examination.[1][4]
The Government of India continued to avail Dr. Dubashi's service, even after his retirement and he served in such capacities like member of the Expert Committee on Rural Finance for NABARD and as the Chairman of the Management Institutes Committee for the Pune University. he was also active organizing conferences and delivering key lectures such as Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Lecture and Dr. John Mathai Memorial Lecture.[1]
In 1960, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Goa University. By the time he retired from the post in 1965, he was successful in moving the University to a new campus.[1]
While new perspectives are opening out before the cooperative credit institutions, the old maladies persist,wrote P. R. Dubashi in his article, Revitalising Cooperative Rural Credit, Unless they are overcome, the cooperatives cannot make the best use of their opportunities.[5]
He has also worked with many international agencies like IFAD and Asian Development Bank as consultant.[1] He is presently the Chairman of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, at its Pune centre.
Dr. Dubhashi is married to Sindhu and the couple has a daughter, Medha and a son, Devadatt, both pursuing academic careers.
Dr. Dubashi has authored 27 books of which 21 are in English and 6 in Marathi. He has written extensively on topics such as economic planning, public administration, rural development, cooperative movement and other social issues. He has also published many articles on the subjects.[7]
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