Malcolm Adiseshiah

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1910 – 1994

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Who was Malcolm Adiseshiah?

Malcolm Sathiyanathan Adiseshiah, was an Indian development economist and educator. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his outstanding services to the country in 1976. UNESCO has awarded ‘The Malcolm Adiseshiah International Literacy Prize’ every year from 1998 in recognition of the outstanding contribution he made to education and to literacy in particular.

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Born
Apr 18, 1910
India
Education
  • Loyola College, Chennai
Died
Nov 21, 1994

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on July 23, 2013

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