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B Suresh Lal

Kakatiya University

ORCID iD 0000-0002-7110-7783
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B. Suresh Lal is a professor, head and chairman of the Department of Economics, and dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, India. He teaches postgraduate-level courses and directs a team of scholars in development economics. He has 30 years of teaching and research experience. Prof. Lal is a reputed scholar of development economics, health economics, and the economics of tribal studies. He serves as editor of the International Journal of Environment and Development. He has to his credit 40 books and 140 articles in international, peer-reviewed journals listed in Scopus. He completed six research projects, guided 20 PhD scholars, and holds 05 patents.

Prof. Lal was elected a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society UK, the International Academy of Social Sciences USA, the International Society for Development and Sustainability Japan, and an Eminent Fellow of the SAS Society India. He is a member of the editorial board of 45 international journals. He is a jury member of the Global Undergraduate Awards-Ireland, a member of the executive council (EC) of Kakatiya University, and a joint secretary of the Indian Economic Association. He has visited 22 countries worldwide on academic assignments.

Prof. Lal won several (48) awards for his research excellence and community service, including the Indira Gandhi National NSS Award conferred by the President of India (2014), the President's Lifetime Achievement Award from the US President (2014), the State Best Programme Coordinator NSS Award (2014) from the Govt. of Telangana, the Bharat Shanthi Dooth Award (2018), the Teacher of Excellence Award (2020) from the Govt. of Telangana, India, and the Rabindranath Tagore Literature Award (2023).

Employment

  • Kakatiya University Professor
    2011 - Present
  • Kakatiya University

Education

  • Kakatiya University PhD
    1996 - 1998
  • Kakatiya University MA
    1990 - 1992

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Publications (35)