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Prof. S.N.Misra did his Ph.D. (Economics) on “Challenges, Before Self-Reliance in Critical Defence Technology”, a pioneering area on the subject. Initially he was the Indian Economics Service (1976-79) when he did Cost Benefit Analysis of World Bank Projects and handled International Development Agency (IDA) desk. Thereafter, he was an Officer in the Indian Defence Accounts Service (1979-2012), when he served as Director (Finance) with DRDO, Financial Advisor and Joint Secretary to Indian Air Force & JS (Aero Space). Post retirement, he teaches Economics and Constitutional Law in KIIT University and contributes handsomely to prestigious journals on Development Economics, Defence and Public Policy. He is a regular columnist in Orissa Post and speaks passionately in important fora.

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Editor As a Searchlight

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) Oct 13, 2020 0

In 1981 when Harold Evans sat on the pinnacle of British journalism , The Sunday Times, and was writing his first policy editorial, he heard the voice of Abraham Lincoln in his ear. The President had said in 1861 ,' he knew nothing more…

Society and Life

In Search for Love & Truth

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) May 31, 2020 0

Ernest Hemingway wrote in the Oldman and The Sea(1952) : Why do old men get up early? Perhaps to have a longer day! He had not bargained for Netflix and Amazon , which has made even the oldies baying for a longer night, binge watching…

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Seeds of Liberalism

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) May 22, 2020 0

Seeds of LiberalismIn this remarkably well researched book, Dr Singh, a Post Doctoral Fellow at ICS, London, brings out how through the first amendment to the Indian Constitution in 1950, Mr. Nehru sought to justify that fundamental rights…

Society and Life

The Icon Turns 99

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) May 11, 2020 0

I had the good fortune of watching Satyajit Ray introducing Akira Kurosewa in the International Film Festival on 3rd Jan 1977 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, where his iconic film Dersu Uzala was being screened.. Satyajit introduced him as…

Society and Life

Requiem on the May Day

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) May 1, 2020 0

Arthur Lewis, the Nobel laureate, pioneered a Development model in 1954, in which he suggested that disguisedly employed workers in the subsistence agricultural sector should be transferred to industries in urban areas, to improve their…

Society and Life

The Thespian Passes Away

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) Apr 30, 2020 0

Tom Hanks called him a' national treasure'. Irrfan is possibly the most versatile actor that we had. For me Lunch Box was his most defining movie , most subtle and aesthetically crafted. He was the perfect Bengali Professor in Namesake,…

Society and Life

A Long term Agenda to Combat Covid-19

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) Apr 14, 2020 1

The 21 day lockdown announced by the Prime Minister due to outbreak of COVID 19 is the biggest draconian measure taken by any government so far, far exceeding demonetization. Its impact is not merely confined to possible economic recession…

Finance and Economics

India After 25 Years of Liberalization

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) Feb 12, 2019 0

At the stroke of mid night of 14th August 1947, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru in his iconic speech “Tryst with Destiny” invoked the dreams of Gandhiji, “to wipe away tears from every eye”. Nehru said “that may be beyond us but as long as there…

Finance and Economics

Financial Cul-de-sac

Prof. Satya Misra (Dean, KSOM) Jan 12, 2018 0

Eighty years back, John Maynard Keynes wrote “The boom and not the slump is the right time for austerity at the treasury”. As Indian economy gropes in recession, with GDP numbers plummeting to 6.1% and 5.7%, during the last quarters, the…

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