CV Madhukar
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C V Madhukar is Founder and Director of PRS Legislative Research
, a research institution that focuses on making the legislative process in India better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS publishes "Legislative Briefs" (short commented summaries) of Bills in Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha
and other articles about to work of the Indian parliament. Madhukar set up PRS in September 2005. It is currently incubated by the Centre for Policy Research.
Prior to this, Madhukar had worked at the World Bank
in Washington DC with a group focussed on parliamentary capacities in various countries.
Madhukar started his professional career in 1993 as an investment banker with ICICI
Securities and Finance Company in Mumbai, where he worked on disinvestment
of large public sector enterprises. Being officially employee of ICICI, he spent significant time as a volunteer and made various contributions to the growth of Pratham
in its formative years, now a large not-for-profit organization focused on basic education in India: CV Madhukar was part of the original Executive Group of
Pratham in Mumbai.
At the invitation of the Government of Karnataka in early 2000, he co-founded and managed Akshara Foundation, a basic education initiative focussed on Bengaluru’s children. He concurrently helped set up the Azim Premji Foundation, an initiative of Mr. Azim Premji
, Chairman of Wipro
, and one of the wealthiest corporate leaders in India. The initiative supports technology in rural schools in India.
Madhukar was an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard University, where he earned a Master in Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also has an MBA (Finance) from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangalore University. Madhukar is an Echoing Green Fellow, Ashoka Fellow and Eisenhower Fellow.
In March 2008, Madhukar was one of the Indians to be named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. According to the WEF Press Release, "this honour is bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum to recognize and acknowledge the top 200-300 young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the
future of the world." http://www.ddb.com/pdf/press/current/03-13-08_jco_wef.pdf
Articles:
PRS Legislative Research
PRS Legislative Research is a not-for-profit, non-partisan research initiative based in New Delhi, India. It aims to strengthen the legislative debate by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. Founded in 2005, PRS is the first initiative of its kind in...
, a research institution that focuses on making the legislative process in India better informed, more transparent and participatory. PRS publishes "Legislative Briefs" (short commented summaries) of Bills in Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
and Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
and other articles about to work of the Indian parliament. Madhukar set up PRS in September 2005. It is currently incubated by the Centre for Policy Research.
Prior to this, Madhukar had worked at the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
in Washington DC with a group focussed on parliamentary capacities in various countries.
Madhukar started his professional career in 1993 as an investment banker with ICICI
Ičići
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Securities and Finance Company in Mumbai, where he worked on disinvestment
Disinvestment
Disinvestment, sometimes referred to as divestment, refers to the use of a concerted economic boycott, with specific emphasis on liquidating stock, to pressure a government, industry, or company towards a change in policy, or in the case of governments, even regime change...
of large public sector enterprises. Being officially employee of ICICI, he spent significant time as a volunteer and made various contributions to the growth of Pratham
Pratham
Pratham is a non-governmental organisation that works towards the provision of quality education to the underprivileged children in India. Established in Mumbai in 1994 to provide pre-school education to children in slums, it now has activities in 21 states of India and has supporting chapters in...
in its formative years, now a large not-for-profit organization focused on basic education in India: CV Madhukar was part of the original Executive Group of
Pratham in Mumbai.
At the invitation of the Government of Karnataka in early 2000, he co-founded and managed Akshara Foundation, a basic education initiative focussed on Bengaluru’s children. He concurrently helped set up the Azim Premji Foundation, an initiative of Mr. Azim Premji
Azim Premji
Azim Hashim Premji is an Indian business tycoon and philanthropist who is the chairman of Wipro Limited, guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leader in the software industry...
, Chairman of Wipro
Wipro
Wipro Limited formally Western India Products Limited is a global IT services and consulting company headquartered in Bangalore, India. As of 2011, Wipro is the second largest IT services company by turnover in India and employs more than 120,000 people worldwide as of March 2011...
, and one of the wealthiest corporate leaders in India. The initiative supports technology in rural schools in India.
Madhukar was an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard University, where he earned a Master in Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also has an MBA (Finance) from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangalore University. Madhukar is an Echoing Green Fellow, Ashoka Fellow and Eisenhower Fellow.
In March 2008, Madhukar was one of the Indians to be named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. According to the WEF Press Release, "this honour is bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum to recognize and acknowledge the top 200-300 young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the
future of the world." http://www.ddb.com/pdf/press/current/03-13-08_jco_wef.pdf
List of publications by CV Madhukar
- Be Law Makers Again
- Lazing About the House
- Ring in the New
- Where the Women Are
- Is this why we sent them to Parliament?
- Do We Need a Judges Inquiry Bill?
- Anybody in the House?
- No Debate Please, We're MPs
- Was the Call for a Bipolar Polity Right?
- PM Within the Purview of Lokayukta?
- House This for Debate?
External links
- homepage of PRS Legislative ResearchPRS Legislative ResearchPRS Legislative Research is a not-for-profit, non-partisan research initiative based in New Delhi, India. It aims to strengthen the legislative debate by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. Founded in 2005, PRS is the first initiative of its kind in...
- homepage of the Akshara Foundation
- self-description of the World Bank Institute’s Parliamentary Strengthening Program on the World BankWorld BankThe World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
homepage - homepage of the Azim Premji Foundation
Articles:
- Anybody in the House? The Indian Express, 11 August 2007
- No debate please, we’re MPs The Indian Express, 21 May 2007
- Was the call for a bipolar polity right? The Economic Times, 16 May 2007
- PM within the purview of Lokayukta? The Economic Times, 16 February 2007
- House this for debate The Indian Express, 3 January 2007
- Fundamental Right to Learning in: Pratham Resource Centre 2007:Learning to read, ASER Discussion Series – Volume 2, page 30