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Prof. Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao was a multifaceted
personality - Economist, Educationist, Administrator and Institution builder. After
collegiate education in Bombay, he obtained a Ph.D in Economics from Cambridge in 1936.
Commencing from his first Professional employment as Lecturer in Economics at Wilson
College, Bombay, VKRV Rao held various prestigious academic and administrative positions
such as Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, Planning Commission Member, Union Cabinet
Minister first for Shipping and Transport and then Education and Youth Services.He was
awarded Padma Vibhushan in 1974. He
was the founder of Delhi School of Economics, Institute of Economic Growth
and Institute for Social and Economic Change.