Professor Lord Meghnad Desai of St. Clement's Danes became director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance in the London School of Economics. He got his MA from the University of Bombay, and his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university in London and is regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ... The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. ... The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself; UPenn is also common) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

He recently wrote a book Marx's Revenge: The Resurgence of Capitalism and the Death of Statist Socialism which states that globalization would tend toward the revival of socialism. Globalization is the term used to describe the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased international trade and cultural exchange. ... Socialism is an ideology with the core belief that society should exist in which certain not-for-profit popular collectives control the means of power, and therefore the means of production. ...

Born on July 10, 1940, in Baroda, Desai grew up with his four siblings — two brothers and two sisters. He was educated at the University of Bombay. He secured his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat (the three towns with a population of over 1 million in Gujarat). ... The University of Mumbai is one of the outstanding universities of India. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... The University of Pennsylvania (Penn is the moniker used by the university itself; UPenn is also common) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

His academic record: He went straight to secondary school at the age of five. He was a matriculate at 14, an Honours student before he was 18, got a master’s degree before turning 20, and was a PhD when he wasn’t 23.

After he secured a master’s degree from the Mumbai School of Economics, his parents wanted him to become an IAS officer. But the qualifying age was 21, and he wasn’t even 20. In between, he won a scholarship to Pennsylvania University. He left India in August 1960. From Pennsylvania, where he completed his PhD in 1963, He served as an intern at the London School of Economics and got a job there in 1965. The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university in London and is regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ...

He has written extensively on a wide range of subjects. From 1984-1991, he was co-editor of the Journal of applied Economics. He has been both Chair and President of Islington South and Finsbury Constituency Labour Party in London and was made a peer in April 1991. Islington South and Finsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Professor Meghnad Desai published a biography of Indian film star Dilip Kumar titled, "Nehru’s Hero: Dilip Kumar in the life of India" (Roli, 2004). He has described the book as his ‘greatest achievement’. Examining Kumar’s films – some of which Professor Lord Desai has seen more than 15 times – he discovers parallels between the socio-political arena in India and its reflection on screen. He discusses issues as varied as censorship, the iconic values of Indian machismo, identity and secularism, and analyses how the films portrayed a changing India at that time. It was during the course of writing this book, that he met Kishwar Ahluwalia, his wife who worked as an editor for this book. On July 20, 2004 he married Kishwar Ahluwalia. For 64-year-old Desai, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and 47-year-old Kishwar Ahluwalia, both divorcees, it was a simple wedding held at a registrar's office in London. Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar (born December 11, 1922) is an Indian film actor and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). ... Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू) (November 14, 1889 - May 27, 1964), also called Pandit (Teacher) Nehru, was the leader of the (moderately) socialist wing of the Indian National Congress during and after Indias struggle for independence from the British Empire. ... Machismo is a noun of Spanish origin, and refers to a prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity. ... // Computer programming In object-oriented programming, object identity is a mechanism for distinguishing different objects from each other. ... Secularism is commonly defined as the idea that religion should not interfere with or be integrated into the public affairs of a society. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ...

He is currently Director, Centre for the Study of Global Governance, Chairman of the Trustee's Board for Training for Life, Chairman of the Management Board of City Roads and on the Board of Tribute magazine.

External links

• Interview with PBS
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