Raj Krishna (1955-2014) was an Indian

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who taught at the

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, where he was a senior professor. He is best known for coining the term " Hindu rate of growth" to describe India's low GDP growth rate between the 1950s and 1980s.

Education and career

Krishna studied at

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and the

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. His work included studies on employment and poverty in developing countries. He served as a senior professor at the

and was a member of the Planning Commission from 1977 to 1979. He also participated in a three-month research project with the

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. He died in 2014 at the age of 59.

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Academic staff of Delhi University 20th-century Indian economists Indian economists 1955 births 2014 deaths {{India-business-bio-stub

Education and career

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