Life Of A Person (Episode 11 - Rajeswari Sengupta : RBI, Job and Luck)

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Part I: Brought up in Kolkata, moving to Delhi, 2 years in corporates, PHD from the US, and coming back to India to solve India’s macroeconomic problems. How much does she plan and how much does destiny decide? Rajeswari Sengupta talks about her upbringing, her journey into economics and a lot more. Part II begins at 45:17 We had great 2000s, why did the tide turn in 2010s and did we have a “lost decade” in terms of economic growth and opportunities? Is our banking sector headed for a crisis? Rajeswari Sengupta tackles these questions in the second half and gives us an account of the Indian Economy. Also Check out: 1. Dr. Rajeswari’s Profile: (http://www.igidr.ac.in/?staff=sengupta-rajeswari) 2. Demystifying GDP – Episode 130 of the Seen and the Unseen (https://seenunseen.in/episodes/2019/7/22/episode-130-demystifying-gdp/) 3. Covid 19 Impact on the Indian Economy – By Dr. Rajeswari and Dr S Mahendra Dev (http://www.igidr.ac.in/pdf/publication/WP-2020-013.pdf) 4. Non-Performing Assets in Indian Banks - By Dr. Rajeswari and Dr Harsh Vardhan (http://www.igidr.ac.in/pdf/publication/WP-2017-019.pdf) 5. Banking Sector Reforms – By Dr Rajan and Dr Acharya (https://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/-/media/faculty/raghuram-rajan/research/papers/paper-on-banking-sector-reforms-rr-va-final.pdf) 6. India’s fiscal Crisis – By Dr Rajeswari (https://theprint.in/ilanomics/indias-fiscal-crisis-can-only-get-worse-as-tax-revenue-is-seen-dropping-12-5-in-2020-21/495364/)