Until about three months ago, he held the coveted position of Chief Economic Adviser (CEA), where he was instrumental in formulating India’s policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Today, besides being a Professor at the Premier B-School, Hyderabad, Indian School of Business (ISB), Krishnamurthy subramaniam He also devotes time to increasing his spiritual quotient, learning Carnatic music and working on some book projects.
And what comes in handy is his passion and calmness which, he says, helped him during his tenure as CEA between 2018 and 2021.
“I have noticed a huge change in myself that I am more spiritually inclined than before,” says Subramaniam.
But Zen-like attitude did not come to him overnight. It has taken more than 20 years of work.
It started with a conversation about life that happened at IIT Kanpur with his younger brother, who told Subramaniam about his life goals and the higher purpose of life. This marked the beginning of his spiritual journey and since then the quest has seen a phased and waning one. “There have been times I have been regular in my ‘sadhana’ and there have been times when ‘maya’ has taken hold of me when I have not been concerned about my spiritual part…” he says. Subramaniam says his spiritual streak, which includes activities such as ‘sadhana’ and ‘pranayama’, helps him live better. “I don’t take stress because I do my job with passion, but I am disappointed enough not to be attached to the result. It helped especially during the pandemic (and CEA’s job),” he says. On the U.S. front, he wants to create a set of work focused on India that will help economists formulate better policies in the future.
Subramaniam said that a lot of economic thinking has to be done in order to fit into India as almost all economic theories have been constructed for advanced economies which are in a different stage of development than we are.
Besides this, he is also in the process of writing two books – one on the monetary system and the other on the phenomenon of willful default.
“I am not burning the midnight oil. I take seven hours of sleep because it is also essential for health. You can be productive only when you have good health,” he says, as he counts the number of hours. Instead focus on the quality of the work.
and when subram – neon Not busy with reading and writing, she loves to sing. One of the first things he did after stepping down as CEA was to start learning Carnatic music from the ISB alum.
His entertainment is that sometimes his 15-year-old son, who has been learning Carnatic music for a long time, improvises it during practice sessions.
But Yesudas remains Subramaniam’s all-time favorite. “I remember all the lyrics of every famous song up to the 70’s… I also enjoy Sufi music and Indian classical music. With old Bollywood hits Mohammad Rafi Kishore Kumar and MukeshThe economist is also fond of singers like Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghosal,
And like any other Indian, the former CEA is a film buff and a cricket fan too. The all-rounder, who has played match-winning innings so far, says, ‘I used to bowl medium pace with the left arm and bat with the right hand.
Today, besides being a Professor at the Premier B-School, Hyderabad, Indian School of Business (ISB), Krishnamurthy subramaniam He also devotes time to increasing his spiritual quotient, learning Carnatic music and working on some book projects.
And what comes in handy is his passion and calmness which, he says, helped him during his tenure as CEA between 2018 and 2021.
“I have noticed a huge change in myself that I am more spiritually inclined than before,” says Subramaniam.
But Zen-like attitude did not come to him overnight. It has taken more than 20 years of work.
It started with a conversation about life that happened at IIT Kanpur with his younger brother, who told Subramaniam about his life goals and the higher purpose of life. This marked the beginning of his spiritual journey and since then the quest has seen a phased and waning one. “There have been times I have been regular in my ‘sadhana’ and there have been times when ‘maya’ has taken hold of me when I have not been concerned about my spiritual part…” he says. Subramaniam says his spiritual streak, which includes activities such as ‘sadhana’ and ‘pranayama’, helps him live better. “I don’t take stress because I do my job with passion, but I am disappointed enough not to be attached to the result. It helped especially during the pandemic (and CEA’s job),” he says. On the U.S. front, he wants to create a set of work focused on India that will help economists formulate better policies in the future.
Subramaniam said that a lot of economic thinking has to be done in order to fit into India as almost all economic theories have been constructed for advanced economies which are in a different stage of development than we are.
Besides this, he is also in the process of writing two books – one on the monetary system and the other on the phenomenon of willful default.
“I am not burning the midnight oil. I take seven hours of sleep because it is also essential for health. You can be productive only when you have good health,” he says, as he counts the number of hours. Instead focus on the quality of the work.
and when subram – neon Not busy with reading and writing, she loves to sing. One of the first things he did after stepping down as CEA was to start learning Carnatic music from the ISB alum.
His entertainment is that sometimes his 15-year-old son, who has been learning Carnatic music for a long time, improvises it during practice sessions.
But Yesudas remains Subramaniam’s all-time favorite. “I remember all the lyrics of every famous song up to the 70’s… I also enjoy Sufi music and Indian classical music. With old Bollywood hits Mohammad Rafi Kishore Kumar and MukeshThe economist is also fond of singers like Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghosal,
And like any other Indian, the former CEA is a film buff and a cricket fan too. The all-rounder, who has played match-winning innings so far, says, ‘I used to bowl medium pace with the left arm and bat with the right hand.