Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian agricultural economist
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Place of Birth: Surat, Gujarat, India
About Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala
- Mohanlal Lallubhai Dantwala (1909–1998) was an Indian agricultural economist, academic and writer, considered by many as the father of Indian Agricultural Economics.
- He was a Gandhian and an Indian independence activist and he suffered incarceration for over six years during the Indian freedom struggle.
- He authored several books and articles on the agricultural sector of India and was the founder chairperson of the Centre For Development Alternatives (CFDA), a research centre promoting development studies.
- The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1969, for his contributions to Indian science and technology.
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