Girish Mishra


Dr. Girish Mishra was an Indian author, columnist, teacher and commentator. He is famous for his commentary on Indian economy for nearly past half century.

Life

Dr. Girish Mishra Born in Champaran, Bihar. He earned a Master of Arts as well as a Doctorate in Economics with an emphasis on Economic History. He was Reader in Economics, Kirori Mal College at University of Delhi,.
He has written extensively for all leading Indian dailies and periodicals including The Times of India, Hindu, Indian Express, Mainstream Weekly, Economic and Political Weekly and Dainik Jagran.
He has many books on topics related to Economy and Economic History.
Mishra died on 27 April 2019 and was cremated at Dayanand Muktidham Crematorium, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. He is succeeded by his two sons, Sanjay and Anurag Mishra.

Books

Books in English

  • Safedposho Ka Aapradh,
  • Imaging architects: Creativity in the religious monuments of India
  • Rammanohar Lohia, the man and his ism
  • Sociology and Economics of Cateism in India
  • White-collar crimes
  • Malthus and his ghost
  • Nehru and the Congress Economic Policies
  • Balzac: Mirror of Emerging Modern Capitalism
  • Comparative Economic Development
  • An Economic History of Modern India
  • Intellectual Property Rights And NIEO
  • Debt Problems - Dimensions and Approaches
  • Western Financial Institutions And Developing Countries
  • Economic Systems
  • Economic Effects of Militarisation - edited
  • A Study of Soviet Constitution : Economic Aspects
  • Relevance of Indo-soviet Economic Relations
  • Some Economic Aspects of New Soviet Constitution
  • Contours of Indo-soviet Economic Relations
  • Agrarian problems of permanent Settlement - A Case Study of Champaran
  • Public Sector in Indian Economy

Books in Hindi

  • Adhunik Bharat Ka Arthik Itihas
  • Arthik Pranaliyan
  • Soviet Samvidhan Ke Arthik Paksha

Papers

  • "Agricultural Labour in Bihar"
  • "Indigo Plantation and Agrarian Relations in Champaran During the 19th Century"
  • "Socio-Economic Background of Gandhi's Movement in Champaran"
  • "Socio-Economic Roots of Casteism in Bihar"
  • "Role of State Sector in Indian Economy"
  • "Economic Development in India Since Independence"
  • "Intermediary Tenure Holders Under Permanent Settlement"
  • "Some Aspects of Bihar's Industrial Economy on the Eve of Independence"
  • "Some Aspects of Bihar's Industrial Economy on the Eve of Independence"
  • "Some Aspects of Bihar's Industrial Economy on the Eve of Independence" Memorial Museum and Library
  • "Elite People Dichotomy : An Exaggerated View"
  • "Indo-Soviet Trade : Some Controversies"
  • "Some Aspects of Indo-Soviet Economic Relations"
  • "Indo-Soviet Economic Relations"
  • "Economic Co-Operation in South Asia"
  • "Political Economy of Neo- Colonialism"
  • "Historical Roots of Indo-Soviet Economic Co-Operation"
  • "Some Aspects of Present Day Fascism"
  • "Economics of Communalism in India"
  • "Some Aspects of Changing Agrarian Structure in Pre Independence Bihar "
  • " The Sathi Land Agitation in Champaran"

Translation from English into Hindi

*A Science in Its Youth by Anikin

Seminars abroad

  • 1974 Bulgaria Problems of Economic Planning in Developing Countries
  • 1978 Bulgaria Problems of Capital Accumulation
  • 1979 France Role of TNCs in Developing Countries
  • 1986 Uzbekistan Indo-Soviet Relations 18th-20th Centuries
  • 1988 Germany Economic Development in the Third World
  • 1989 Uzbekistan or Russia Nehru's Contribution to Indo-Soviet Relations
Currently he is working on several books for National Book Trust.