Bhalchandra Laxman Mungekar (born 2 March 1946) is an Indian economist, educationist, social worker and Rajya Sabha member. He specialises in agricultural economics and is an expert on B. R. Ambedkar.[2]
Early life
Mungekar was born in Munge village to Laxman Gopal Mungekar and Shewanti Mungekar, in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.[1] He studied at the Navbharat Vidyalaya at Parel and Siddharth English High School at Wadala and did B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from University of Mumbai. In 1965, he joined Reserve Bank of India as a clerk and was elevated to the rank of assistant economist.[3]