Isher Judge Ahluwalia – the individual judge Isher Ahluwalia – when I first read her work, I used to think that someone from her lineage had been a judge. That reflected my ignorance of Sikh surnames. “My last name ‘Judge’, which I kept as my middle name after marriage, has …
Read More »Noted economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who broke many glass ceilings, dies at 74
Isher Judge Ahluwalia, 74, arguably India’s most famous economist, who until recently served as chair of the Delhi-based think tank ICRIER, died on Saturday. She suffered from brain cancer. Ahluwalia is survived by her husband Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission, and their two children. Ahluwalia …
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