Noted economic journalist, author and former professor of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, in his latest book, Common Prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus, has theorized and tried to recover.the original commonness of the prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus that has since been lost. Studying the geography and archaeology in the scriptures of these religions, Dr Jhunjhunwala arrived at the hypothesis
that Adam, Noah, Abraham and Moses lived in the Indus Valley and that these were the same persons as Swayambhu Manu, Vaivaswat Manu, Rama and Krishna. The hypotheses led him to write Common
Prophets of the Jews, Christians, Muslims and Hindus, which was published earlier this year. MARWAR talks to the prolific author about his inspiration for the book, his previous works, his future plans and more…
DR BHARAT JHUNJHUNWALA BEGAN HIS professional career as an assistant professor of Economics, at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, after acquiring his doctoral degree in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida in 1973, at the age of 23. Having taken to writing later, he penned books on diverse topics such as Political Economy of Rig Veda and Ramayana; Varna Vyavastha: Governance through Caste System; Welfare State and Globalization: A Critique of Amartya Sen; and Traditional Agricultural Technologies of the Thar. Dr Jhunjhunwala has also undertaken extensive studies of economic impacts of hydropower dams and has published three books on the topic: (1) Economics of Hydropower; (2) Economics of River Flows: Lessons from Dam Removals in America; and (3) Water: Impact of Dams on Its Qualities. These apart, he has been working for the conservation of River Ganges and has filed cases in the Supreme Court on the matter and argued them in person. Dr Jhunjhunwala is a freelance columnist and writes a weekly column on political economy that is published in about 40 newspapers. He was awarded the Nachiketa Award by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002 for outstanding contribution to economic journalism.
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