ADMINISTRATIVE AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:  

•  Chief of Research Division and also served as the Executive Director of Trade Development
  Authority, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, (1975-79).  

• Economic Adviser in the Finance Ministry, Government of India (1978).  

• Senior Faculty Member,   Department  of Economics, Bombay University, Bombay (1961-75).  

• Professor and Course Director for the Indian Economic Service Training Programme in the 
  Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University  (1979-81).

•  Research Professor, Centre for Policy Research, Delhi (1981-84).  

•  Director General of the Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries (RIS), an Institute set up by the Ministry of External Affairs, dealing with global issues of international economic relations (Since 1984).  

• Served as Economic Affairs Officer in the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN-ESCAP), Bangkok (1968-69).  

•   Served as Industrial Development Officer in United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna (1981-82).  

• Consultant to World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Asian Development Bank, Asian Productivity Organisation, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), South Centre, United Nations University, and other bodies.  

• Was Member of the Advisory Committee to the President of Indonesia on the occasion of the Tenth Non-Aligned Summit held at Jakarta (1992).  

•  Visited South Centre, Geneva - an inter-Governmental body of the developing countries - as Consultant for preparing a paper on "Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) - What Should be the Response of the Developing Countries_" (1996), which was circulated extensively among different countries.  

•  On the invitation of G-77 Chairman and UNDP visited San Jose, Costa Rica for participating in the South-South Conference on Trade, Investment and Finance and presented a keynote address  on "South-South Cooperation: An Overview of Possibilities and Challenges" (1997).

•  On the invitation of UNDP, TCDC Unit, New York visited Santiago, Chile for delivering a special lecture at the Conference on The Role of Pivotal Countries in the TCDC (1997).

•  Leader of Indian Delegation to SAARC Countries; "SAARC Survey of Development and Cooperation" released by the Prime Minister of Nepal (1999).  

•  Visited more than 25 countries for participating in Conferences / Seminars / and for delivering Special Lectures.  
    

             

Other Distinctions

• Honored as the President of the Indian Economic Association - the prestigious National Level Body of the Professional Economists.  

• President of the Indian Econometric Society - Honored as President three times consecutively, - a unique honor for a professional.  

• Member, National Statistical Commission, set up by the Government of India under the Chairmanship of Dr C. Rangarajan, Hon'ble Governor of Andhra Pradesh.  

• Managing Trustee of the Indian Economic Association Trust for Research and Development.  A High Level Trust under the Chairmanship of Dr Manmohan Singh, former Finance Minister.  

• Managing Trustee of the Sukhamoy Chakravarty Memorial Trust, an International Trust with contributions made by the Dutch Government.  

• President of the SAARC Economic Association - A Professional Body of the Economists of the SAARC region.  

• Served as Member Secretary of the famous committee on Import-Export Policies and Procedures for which Dr P.C. Alexander, the then Commerce Secretary (Presently Governor of Maharashtra) was the Chairman and wrote the entire report on the subject of Trade Policy Reforms (1977).  

• Organised the World Economic Congress in collaboration with the International Economic Association and Indian Economic Association (1986).  

• Was Director on the Board of Directors of the Indian Overseas Bank, as a nominee of Ministry of Finance, Government of India.  

• Was Director on the Board of Directors of Industrial Finance Corporation of India for a period of 8 years, as the nominee of the Industrial Development Bank of India.  

• Was a Member of the Board of the Directors of the Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation of India, set up by the Industrial Finance Corporation of India for 10 years.

• Has been Member of the Governing Body of a number of lead institutions of economic research and analysis.  

   

WORK IN THE SPIRITUAL AND THE INDOLOGICAL FIELDS:

 

1. Active in the cultural and spiritual activities in Delhi as President of the Brindavan Samiti Cultural Centre and Krishna Temple Committee for about two decades now.  

2. Delivering Lectures on Sanskrit, Indology, Bhagavad Gita and Management, Vedic Research, and other topics in various fora. 

3. Delivered   special   lectures   on   Bhagavad   Gita and Mind in Vienna, Austria and  at St. Louis, Columbia, USA.  

4. Organised in Delhi a National Level Event on Dasa Sahitya jointly with the Dasa Sahitya Project of the Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam, Tirupati at which Dr Sankar Dayal Sharma, the then Vice-President of India was the Chief Guest of Honor (1985).  

5. Organised the  National Level Function for 750th  Birth  Day celebration of   Sri   Madhvacharya   at   which Shri R. Venkataraman, the then President of India was the Chief Guest of Honor (1988).  

6. Designated as Chancellor of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), Tirupati, (Since 1998) in recognition of the contributions made to the Sanskrit literature and Indology.  

7.  Invited by the Mahendra Sanskrit University, Katmandu, Nepal to deliver the Second Convocation Address at the University for which Honourable King of Nepal is the Chancellor (1998).  

8.  Invited by the Vedic Sammelan at Kumbakonam to deliver the Third M.R. Jambunathan Memorial Lecture on "Vedic Research - Past, Present and Future" (1998).  

9.   Invited   to  deliver  a   special   lecture   at   the   Vedic   Sammelan  organized  by  the Shri Maganti Subrahmanyam, Chairman, Sri Kanchi  Kama Koti Peetha, Vijayawada (1998).  

10.  Invited to deliver a special lecture on "Relevance of Dharma to the Scientific Age" at the festival organized to honor H.H. Pejavar Swamiji, at Bangalore (1999).  

11.  Invited by the Dasa Sahitya Project of TTD and delivered a lecture on "Dasa Sahitya and Vyasa Sahitya" at the main Upanyasa Mandira of TTD at Tirumala (1999).  

12.  Presided over the programme of releasing the book on "Bhagavatam" at the residence of Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, Honourable Minister of Human Resource Development and spoke on "Messages of Bhagavatam for the Contemporary World" (1999).  

13.  Invited by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi to speak on "Sanskrit and the Modern
    World" and to inaugurate their ten day programme of Sanskrit Festival.  

14.  Delivered lectures at various Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangas on Vishnu Sahasranamam and Sastras

15.  Delivered lectures on Sri Bhagavad Gita and Management at a Symposium organized by Sri Uttaradi Mutt in Delhi.  

16.  Delivered lecture on "Sri Raghavendra Tirtha - An Apostle of Peace, Bliss and Harmony" as part of the lecture series on Saints of India, organized by the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi.  

17.  Delivered lecture of the "Greatness of Gita Vivritti" the commentary of Shri Raghavendra Tirtha at the Vidwat Sabha in Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh.  

18.  Encouraging activities for promoting awareness about the relevance of Sanskrit and Sanskrit literature for the contemporary physical and social science.  In  this connection: 
    
    Organised a major exhibition on Sanskrit and Science at the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati on the Occasion of the Convocation Function in April 2000.  A monograph on "Sanskrit and Science" had been brought out by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati .

                Launched an innovative project called "SANSK-NET" with a view to link up the manuscript
                libraries of Sanskrit Institutions by the use of computer and to encourage computer culture in
                the Sanskrit world.

19. Was invited by the Sampoornananda Sanskrit University to be the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Function of Vidwat Sadas.  Delivered lecture on "Sanskrit and Contemporary Challenges" and presented Three Slokas on Sampoornananda Sanskrit University composed by him.  (September 2000)  

20.  Visited the manuscript libraries of Mahendra Sanskrit University, Kathamandu, Nepal and Saraswati Manuscript Library, Varanasi.   

    
      

               

Trained in Sanskrit literature and Sastras in the traditional style at the feet of revered father Vidyaratna Shri R.S. Panchamukhi as Guru who was honoured with the titles of Vidyabushana, Maha Mahimopadhyaya, Vidyaratna, etc.  and who was also the recipient of the President's Certificate of Honor in Sanskrit.

          Even while in school, the level of Sanskrit learnt at home by Dr V.R. Panchamukhi was that of M.A. in Sanskrit.  He gave examinations in Kavya, Panini's Vyakarana, Tarka Sastra, and Vedanta in different Vidwat Sabhas and won awards.  Delivered lectures in Sanskrit in the Vidwat Sabhas while studying in the school.

Research work and publications in Sanskrit and in Indology of Dr V.R. Panchamukhi include the following:  

1.      Bhagvad Gita and the Mind:  (Published) The book is based upon the lectures delivered at the Afro-Asian Centre in Vienna (while working in the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Vienna in 1982).

2.      Relevance of Dharma Sastra in Modern Times  (Mimeo):  Lecture delivered at the seminar on "The Scope of Dharma-Sastra in Modern Times" organized by Department of Sanskrit, Miranda House, University of Delhi.

3.      Sri Badarinath Yatra Varnanam:  (Published)      English Text and Verses in Sanskrit composed on Sri Badarinatha Yatra from Haridwar to Badarinath.

4.      Thirtha Rupa Charitam: (in press) The life story of revered father Vidyaratna Shri R.S. Panchamukhi (more than 300 Sanskrit Verses on the life history, achievements, and attributes of revered father).  

1.      the Purandara Dasa songs are done in such a way that they can be sung as devotional songs.  A cassette of the Hindi version of the Purandara Dasa songs contained in this book is also under preparation.  (This exercise of Hindi rendering of Purandara Dasa Songs was undertaken at the instance of Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then President of India).

2.      The works of Shri Raghavendra Tirtha with Hindi Translation (in press) and in Computer readable form: This great task has been launched and is now under implementation.

3.      Socio-Economic Thoughts in the Indian Classical Literature (in Press)   

4.      A research project aimed at bringing out the main Socio-Economic Thoughts contained in the Indian Classical Literature (This project is under implementation as a collaborative exercise with Dr P.R. Panchamukhi and Dr A.R. Panchamukhi).

5.      Readings in Sanskrit Relevant for Management and Economic Students (under preparation): Compilation of select readings in Sanskrit on themes like management, development, efficiency, environment, labour, etc.  The compilation is from Puranas, Vedas, and Sanskrit literature.  The English and Hindi translations of Sanskrit texts are also under preparation.

6.      "Sri Yogidra Taravali"  (Published):      Edited the Sanskrit text with translation and extensive notes, this composition of Sri Sumatindra Tirtha of 17th Century.

7.      Badarayana's Brahma Sutras (Published): English translation of all the 564 Brahmasutras - gist and notes according to Madhwa philosophy.

8.      Sri Raghavendra Stotram (Published):      English translation and extensive notes on Sri Raghavendra Stotram of Sri Appannacharya (of 17th century).  

1.      At the S.S.C. examination, won the coveted Sankara Seth Scholarship in Sanskrit for scoring the second highest marks in Sanskrit at the S.S.C. Board, Pune.  (This was perhaps the first time when a student from Dharwad got this distinction)

2.      Honoured by Sri Sameera Samaya Samvardhini Sabha of Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt, Mantralayam with the title S'astra Kovida.

3.      Honoured by Sri Parimala Samshodhan Sansthan, Nanjangude and Bangalore with the title Madhwabhushana.  

Chancellor Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University) Tirupati, Andhra
            Pradesh

             Member National Advisory Committee on International Trade of the Ministry of 

             Commerce under the Chairmanship of the Commerce Minister

             Member National Statistical Commission     

             President The Indian Econometric Society

             President SAARC Economic Association

             President Brindavan Samiti Cultural Centre and Sri Madhav Sangha, Delhi

             Former Member (Board of Directors)

Indian Overseas Bank