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'''Baidyanath Misra''' (22 November, 1920 – 8 May, 2019) was an Indian economist, educationist, author, and administrator from the state of [[Odisha]].<ref name="business-standard">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-economist-baidyanath-mishra-dies-119050800751_1.html|title=Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra dies|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=May 8, 2019|via=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/may/09/baidyanath-misra-passes-away-at-99-1974600.html|title=Baidyanath Misra passes away at 99 |agency=Press Trust of India |via=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/there-are-only-traders-no-entrepreneurs/cid/408787|title=There are only traders, no entrepreneurs|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the [[Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology]],<ref name="newindianexpress" /> Deputy-Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board, Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission,<ref>https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fincom14/others/19.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Secretary of Odisha State Welfare Board, founder Secretary and President of Orissa Economics Association,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/orissa-economics-association-celebrates-golden-jubilee/|title=Orissa Economics Association celebrates golden jubilee - OrissaPOST|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-13 |title=Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute |url=https://www.odisha.plus/2019/05/a-tribute-to-prof-baidyanath-misra-an-economist-and-social-scientist-of-repute/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=OdishaPlus |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the founder Director and Chairman of [[Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncds.nic.in/?q=node/507|title = Centenary in honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra (22.Nov.2020) &#124; Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies}}</ref><ref>https://finance.odisha.gov.in/state_finance_comm/First_SFC_Chapter-I_III.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13IGivvvOt8C&q=Baidyanath+Misra+wharton&pg=PA279|title=Agro-industries and Economic Development: A Vision for the 21st Century|first1=Baidyanath|last1=Misra|first2=Gyana Chandra|last2=Kar|first3=Surendra Nath|last3=Misra|date=May 11, 2002|publisher=Deep & Deep|isbn=9788176293693|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odisha.plus/2019/05/a-tribute-to-prof-baidyanath-misra-an-economist-and-social-scientist-of-repute/|title=Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute|date=May 13, 2019|website=OdishaPlus}}</ref> He wrote 16 books in English and 20 in [[Odia language|Odia]]. He was also a columnist in several leading Odia journals and newspapers. He organised several camps across Odisha, for helping the cause of the poor and downtrodden.
'''Baidyanath Misra''' (22 November, 1920 – 8 May, 2019) was an Indian economist, educationist, author, and administrator from the state of [[Odisha]].<ref name="business-standard">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/renowned-economist-baidyanath-mishra-dies-119050800751_1.html|title=Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra dies|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=May 8, 2019|via=Business Standard|agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><ref name="newindianexpress">{{Cite press release|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2019/may/09/baidyanath-misra-passes-away-at-99-1974600.html|title=Baidyanath Misra passes away at 99 |agency=Press Trust of India |via=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/there-are-only-traders-no-entrepreneurs/cid/408787|title=There are only traders, no entrepreneurs|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref> He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the [[Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology]],<ref name="newindianexpress" /> Deputy-Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board, Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission,<ref>https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fincom14/others/19.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Secretary of Odisha State Welfare Board, founder Secretary and President of Orissa Economics Association,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/orissa-economics-association-celebrates-golden-jubilee/|title=Orissa Economics Association celebrates golden jubilee - OrissaPOST|date=February 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-13 |title=Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute |url=https://www.odisha.plus/2019/05/a-tribute-to-prof-baidyanath-misra-an-economist-and-social-scientist-of-repute/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=OdishaPlus |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the founder Director and Chairman of [[Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ncds.nic.in/?q=node/507|title = Centenary in honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra (22.Nov.2020) &#124; Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies}}</ref><ref>https://finance.odisha.gov.in/state_finance_comm/First_SFC_Chapter-I_III.pdf{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=13IGivvvOt8C&q=Baidyanath+Misra+wharton&pg=PA279|title=Agro-industries and Economic Development: A Vision for the 21st Century|first1=Baidyanath|last1=Misra|first2=Gyana Chandra|last2=Kar|first3=Surendra Nath|last3=Misra|date=May 11, 2002|publisher=Deep & Deep|isbn=9788176293693|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odisha.plus/2019/05/a-tribute-to-prof-baidyanath-misra-an-economist-and-social-scientist-of-repute/|title=Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute|date=May 13, 2019|website=OdishaPlus}}</ref> He wrote 16 books in English and 20 in [[Odia language|Odia]]. He was also a columnist in several leading Odia journals and newspapers. He organised several camps across Odisha, for helping the cause of the poor and downtrodden.


== Education ==
== Education ==

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Baidyanath Misra
Born(1920-11-22)22 November 1920
Khordha, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Died8 May 2019(2019-05-08) (aged 98)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
NationalityIndian
EducationB.A., M.A., A.M., Ph.D., D.Litt.
Alma materRavenshaw University
University of Allahabad
University of Pennsylvania
Utkal University
Occupation(s)Economist
Educationist
Author
Administrator
EmployerGovernment of Odisha
SpouseBasanti Misra
ChildrenBasant, Jayant, Sukant, Bijayalaxmi
Parent(s)Mahadev Misra (Father)
Manika Devi (Mother)
AwardsOdisha Sahitya Academy Award

Baidyanath Misra (22 November, 1920 – 8 May, 2019) was an Indian economist, educationist, author, and administrator from the state of Odisha.[1][2][3] He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology,[2] Deputy-Chairman of Odisha State Planning Board, Chairman of Odisha's First State Finance Commission,[4] Secretary of Odisha State Welfare Board, founder Secretary and President of Orissa Economics Association,[5][6] and the founder Director and Chairman of Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies.[7][8][9][10] He wrote 16 books in English and 20 in Odia. He was also a columnist in several leading Odia journals and newspapers. He organised several camps across Odisha, for helping the cause of the poor and downtrodden.

Education

Misra received his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Ravenshaw University, followed by a Master of Arts degree from the University of Allahabad, and was the topper at both the institutions. He was also the first Odia topper of the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Economics of Allahabad University. He received two gold medals from Sarojini Naidu (the then ex officio Chancellor of the University of Allahabad, being the Governor of the United Provinces) during the convocation, one each from the Arts faculty and the Economics department.[11] He completed another master's degree in economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania on a Fulbright Scholarship, where he studied under the Nobel laureate, Simon Kuznets.[11] After returning to India, he did a PhD from Utkal University.[12]

Career

At the 45th annual conference of the Orissa Economics Association

Having started his career as a lecturer in Ravenshaw College,[1] he moved to Utkal University as a professor and the head of the department of Analytical & Applied Economics, where he instituted two academic chairs, funded by the Reserve Bank of India and the State Bank of India. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology from 1981 to 1985.[2] During his tenure as the VC of OUAT, he established the College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar, College of Agriculture, Sambalpur, College of Home Science, Bhubaneswar, and the College of Fisheries, Ganjam. He headed the Odisha State Planning Board from 1985 to 1990.[1] In 1987, he founded the Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS), in Bhubaneswar, which is jointly funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Government of India, and the Government of Odisha.[12][13] He was also a member of the panel of economists of the Planning Commission of India and the Odisha Pay Commission.

Recognition

Prof. Misra being felicitated by the Governor of Odisha, S C Jamir

Family

His son describing milestones in Prof. Misra's lifetime

He was born to Mahadev Misra and Manika Devi, in Khordha. He was married to Basanti Misra, a homemaker and a post-graduate in arts. The couple's children include a daughter, Bijayalaxmi, who is married to Ajatsatru Tripathy, an ophthalmologist; and three sons, Basant, who did his MS general surgery from Delhi University and MCh in neurosurgery from AIIMS, New Delhi, and is the Chief of Surgery and the Chairman of Neurosurgery at Hinduja Hospitals;[17] Jayant, who did graduation in electrical engineering from IIT Roorkee and MEP from IIM Ahmedabad, and is currently Director & Chief Operating Officer of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys;[18] and Sukant, who did post-graduation and doctorate in economics from Utkal University and Mississippi State University, and is currently Dean & Vice-Provost at Texas Technical University.[19]

Legacy

  • The Orissa Economics Association annually organises the Prof. Baidyanath Misra Lecture in his memory.[20][21]
  • His eldest son and a noted neurosurgeon, Basant Misra started the Baidyanath Neurosurgery Charitable Trust, in his honour.[22][23]

Bibliography

English

  • Economic Profile of India
  • Economic Liberalisation and Regional Disparities in India
  • Economics of Public Finance
  • Capitalism, Socialism and Planning
  • Development, Deprivation, and Welfare Policy
  • Poverty, Unemployment and Rural Development
  • Population Stabilisation and Development
  • Growth and Governance
  • Structural Change
  • Fiscal Policy in the Context of Planning: An Analysis of Keynesian Economics in Relation to Economic Development
  • Reference Orissa: An Indian State of Eastern Region
  • Cooperative Movement in India: A Case Study of an Indian State
  • Studies in the Economics of Farm Management in Cuttack District, Orissa
  • Socialism and Market Economy: Proceedings of Seminar on Socialism and Market Economy
  • Agro-industries and Economic Development: A Vision for the 21st Century
  • Seminar Papers on Rural Development
  • Agricultural Development: Problems and Prospects
  • Economic Development of Orissa
  • Political Economy of Development
  • Strategy of Development Planning
  • Contemporary Economic System
  • Pursuit of Destiny (Autobiography) [24]

Odia

  • Anucintā
  • Ārthanītikayojanā
  • Puñjibāda, sāmyabāda, o Gāndhibāda
  • Rāmarājyare aśānti
  • Rājanītira sukha duḥkha
  • Smr̥ti-tīrtha
  • Samāja o sabhyatā
  • Sāmājika mūlyabodha

Other publications

60 Research Papers, 10 Research Reports. He regularly contributed articles to Odia magazines and Odia newspapers.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Renowned economist Baidyanath Mishra dies". Business Standard India (Press release). Press Trust of India. May 8, 2019 – via Business Standard.
  2. ^ a b c "Baidyanath Misra passes away at 99" (Press release). Press Trust of India – via The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "There are only traders, no entrepreneurs". www.telegraphindia.com.
  4. ^ https://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/oldcommission_html/fincom14/others/19.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Orissa Economics Association celebrates golden jubilee - OrissaPOST". February 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute". OdishaPlus. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
  7. ^ "Centenary in honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra (22.Nov.2020) | Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies".
  8. ^ https://finance.odisha.gov.in/state_finance_comm/First_SFC_Chapter-I_III.pdf[permanent dead link‍] [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ Misra, Baidyanath; Kar, Gyana Chandra; Misra, Surendra Nath (May 11, 2002). Agro-industries and Economic Development: A Vision for the 21st Century. Deep & Deep. ISBN 9788176293693 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "Prof. Baidyanath Misra - An Economist and Social Scientist of Repute". OdishaPlus. May 13, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c Misra, Surendra Nath (August 27, 2004). Indian Economy and Socio-economic Transformation: Emerging Issues and Problems : Essays in Honour of Professor Baidyanath Misra. Deep & Deep. ISBN 9788176295253 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ a b "An Institution Builder Passes Away". May 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "About Us | Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies". ncds.nic.in.
  14. ^ "8th Annual Convocation". September 9, 2012.
  15. ^ Patnaik, Nageshwar (August 17, 2010). "Orissa CM gives away Think Odisha Leadership Awards, 2010". The Economic Times.
  16. ^ http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/orissaannualreference/ORA-2004/pdf/orissa_sahitya_akademi_awarded-books-and_writers.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  17. ^ http://www.neurosocietyindia.org/site/Past-president/Basant%20Kumar%20Misra,%20President%20NSI%202008.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  18. ^ "IMFA". www.imfa.in.
  19. ^ https://www.depts.ttu.edu/international/statements/bio_misra.php [bare URL]
  20. ^ "Reserve Bank of India - Speeches".
  21. ^ "Orissa Economics Association | Odisha | India". www.orissaea.in.
  22. ^ http://neurosocietyindia.org/Newsletter/June2011newsletter.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  23. ^ https://drsarangrote.com/sarangrotecv.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  24. ^ Baidyanath Misra (2013). Pursuit of Destiny. Har-Anand Publications. ISBN 978-81-241-1739-2.
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