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July 2023

India Knows Where To Go, And Takes Everyone Along

By Dr. Brinda Jagirdar
Reading Time 24 mins
 
 
BCAS and the CA profession are entering into 75th year of their existence. In order to commemorate this special occasion, the BCAJ brings a series of interviews with people of eminence from different walks of life, the distinct ones whom we can look up to, as professionals. Readers will have an opportunity to learn from their expertise and experience as well as get inspired by their personal stories. The first interview is with Dr Brinda Jagirdar. She is an independent consulting economist with a specialisation in areas relating to Banking and Economics, including Agriculture Economics. She is an independent director on the boards of many companies and a scheduled bank. She retired as General Manager and Head of Economic Research at the State Bank of India, based at its Corporate Office in Mumbai. As part of the Bank’s Top Management team, her work at SBI involved leading the Department of Economic Research to track developments in the Indian and global economy and analyse policy implications for business. She has a brilliant academic record, with a PhD in Economics from the Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, M.S. in Economics from the University of California at Davis, USA, M