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Prof. '''Gopal Krishna Chadha''' (1940 - 2014)<ref>[http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n81-14192.html LC Identities ]</ref> was an Indian economist and academician for more than 40 years. He was the founding President of [[South Asian University]], New Delhi. South Asian University was established in 2010 by the eight governments of [[South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]] (SAARC).<ref>{{cite web|last=Chadha|first=GK|url=http://www.sau.ac.in/|accessdate=5 March 2014|title=HOME - SAU - South Asian University}}</ref> He authored 16 books besides contributing 98 research papers to national and international research journals on various development issues relating to India and other developing countries of Asia, notably South-Asia, Indonesia and China.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chadha|first=GK|title=Rural industry in India : policy perspectives, past performance and future options|date=2003|publisher=SAAT, International Labor Organization|location=New Delhi|isbn=9221119130|page=238}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Chadha was one of the members of the Prime Minister of India's Economic Advisory Council during 2004-2009. He was also the Chairman of the UGC Committee to review the Pay Scales and Services Conditions of University and College Teachers of India.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chadha|first=GK|title=Opening Remarks of Prof. G.K Chadha, Chairman UGC Pay Review Committee|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=42761|publisher=Press Information Bureau|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref> He had been a Visiting Fellow at Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, England and a Visiting Research Fellow at Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo. He used to be a Visiting Professor at University of Mauritius and an Honorary Professor at Shenzhen University, China and Nihon Fukushi University, Nagoya-Japan. He was also a member of the International Advisory Board of the Centre for Development Research, Colombo. He was also a Consultant to several international organizations including United Nations agencies such as FAO, ILO, UNCTAD and ESCAP, besides serving on numerous other international and national expert committees. He had been honored with numerous awards and distinctions for his contribution in the field of education including D. Litt Degree (honoriscausa) conferred by Panjab University, Chandigarh and Mysore University, Mysore, and Doctor of Letters by Pondicherry University, Puducherry. He was elected as the President of the Indian Economic Association. Earlier, he was the President of the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics as well the Indian Society of Labour Economics.<br />
A [[festschrift]] was published in his honor: ''Reforming Indian agriculture towards employment generation and poverty reduction : essays in honour of G.K. Chadha '' According to [[WorldCat]], the book is held in 610 libraries <ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/reforming-indian-agriculture-towards-employment-generation-and-poverty-reduction-essays-in-honour-of-gk-chadha/oclc/316005180&referer=brief_results WorldCat book entry]</ref><br />
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==Illness and death==<br />
He died at 73 of a sudden heart attack on the morning of March 1, 2014 in New Delhi. <ref>{{cite web|last=Chadha|first=GK|title=SAU President Chadha dies of cardiac arrest|url=http://www.ptinews.com/news/4456642_SAU-President-Chadha-dies-of-cardiac-arrest.html|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/noted-academician-gk-chadha-is-dead_915196.html "Noted Academician GK Chadha is dead."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306044940/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/noted-academician-gk-chadha-is-dead_915196.html |date=2014-03-06 }}. ''ZeeNews India''.</ref><br />
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* [http://www.oecd.org/general/41674716.pdf]<br />
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=42761]<br />
* [http://www.southasianuniversity.org/]<br />
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