Bharat Jhunjhunwala

jhunjhunwala obtained his PhD in Food and Resource Economics from University of Florida at an age of 23 years. Photo of him participating in a University Radio Program is given alongside.He returned to India and joined Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru as Assistant Professor. Caricature drawn by his students is given alongside.He started writing a column on economics in 1993. He was given Nachiketa Honour in 2002 by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his outstanding contribution to economic journalism.He started living in Uttarakhand in 2003 and built himself a house on the banks of the Alaknanda River.He got involved in the conservation of River Ganga, of which Alaknanda is a tributary by opposing the construction of hydropower projects on the Holy River. He was attacked by goons of the Srinagar Hydro power project in 2012. tributary by opposing the construction of hydropower projects on the Holy River. He was attacked by goons of the Srinagar Hydro power project in 2012.He had started writing the Common Prophets in 1987. The book was finally completed and released at the annual conference of Indian Archaeological Society at Varanasi in 2017.