Studied economics, universities of Cambridge and Delhi. 2009-12, Director, Institute of Economic Growth. Since October 2012, Professor of Development Economics, University of Manchester. Former Vice-President, International Economic Association. President, International Society for Ecological Economics. Author or Editor of 9 books, including: A Field of One's Own; Gender and Green Governance. Author of more than 70 Professional papers; has written extensively on agriculture, food security, environment and development, law, political economy of gender, and green governance. Recipient of awards and honours, including: Padma Shri (2008); Leontief Prize, Tufts University (2010).