On 10th June, eminent economist and Prof A.Vaidyanathan passed away at Coimbatore city in Tamil Nadu.
He had professional career ranging from economic policy institute to government, academic teaching and research, and grass-rout movements for making difference in environment, rural livelihood etc.
He was known for multi-facets of economics, in terms of his professional contribution to the areas such as policy research, empirical research studies, public policy, and a gamut of sectoral issues and challenges.
He was moreover known as data driven economist of any sort, but the data must be the critical sources for any findings and inferences to be drawn upon it.
The following are some of the obit articles and news items written by various people including some were close to him.
Business Today - Remembering India's Data Man- Prof Vaidyanathan
The Wire- someone knew him very closely
Remembering A. Vaidyanathan, the Scholar Who Changed the Role of Data in India
The Indian Express-A Vaidyanathan’s pioneering work on agriculture remains a reference point
The Hindu-In search of What and Why?
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