P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel

Deceased Person

1895 – 1965

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Who was P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel?

P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel was the first Economic Advisor of independent India. He was also a Member of the Madras Legislative Council and later Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

He was born in 1895 at Kuravilangad, near Palai, in Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam District, Kerala as the son of Thommen Ouseph and Annama Thomas of the Pakalomattam-Parakunnel family. He had his schooling at St. Ephraim's High School, Mannanam and did Intermediate at C. M. S. College, Kottayam and M. A. at Department of Economics, St. Joseph's College, Trichy. Initially he worked as a Lecturer at University College, Trivandrum. In 1920 he went to UK and took B. Litt. from Balliol College, University of Oxford and later D. Phil., also from University of Oxford. On his return he worked as Professor in the University of Ceylon and in University of Madras.

His public life started when he became a Member of the Madras Legislative Council in 1937 and continued as a Member up to 1942. In 1942 he became Adviser, Department of Finance, Government of India, held that position during India's independence and continued for 6 years up to 1948. He was also a member of the Indian Delegation which signed the United Nations Charter in 1945. He was the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.After leaving government service, he functioned as the Founder-Principal of St. Thomas College, Palai during. He later became a Member of Rajya Sabha.

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Born
Feb 25, 1895
Died
Jul 26, 1965

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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