Prem Shankar Jha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Prem Shankar Jha

Indian journalist

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1938

Place of Birth: Darbhanga, Bihar, India

Profession: author, journalist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Prem Shankar Jha (born 22 December 1938) is an Indian economist, journalist and writer.
He has served in the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and as the information advisor to the Prime Minister of India.
As a journalist, he held editorial positions at Hindustan Times, The Times of India, The Economic Times and The Financial Express.
He is currently the managing editor of Financial World, the business daily from Tehelka and a senior journalist.
Jha is the author of a dozen books including Kashmir 1947: Rival Versions of History and Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger: Can China and India Dominate the West?.