Prof. Dr. M. Naganathan – (former) Vice-Chairman, State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu

Prof. Naganathan, served as the Vice-Chairman of the State Planning Commission, Tamil Nadu during 2006-2011 and has chaired many high-level policy making committees offering recommendations to Government of India and States of the Indian Union. He was on the Expert Panel to advise the Government of Tamil Nadu on matters relating to rain water harvesting & ground water recharge, Protection of Heritage monuments in Tamil Nadu and Implementation of Equitable Education System in the schools of Tamil Nadu.

He has served as Professor & Head of the Department of Economics in the University of Madras. After continuously serving the academic community for 31 years, he has entered into public life.

Dr. Naganathan has travelled widely and presented papers in various conferences held in China, England, France, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Canada, USA, Russia, Greece, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. He was awarded the Shastri Indo-Canadian Fellowship in 1995 to conduct research on Comparative Federalism in the University of Montreal, Canada.

Dr. Naganathan has published the work: Das Capital and Surplus Value in 6 volumes (translated into Tamil by K.R. Jamadakani, a multilingual scholar and Freedom fighter). Few of his books in English are: New Dimensions of Fiscal Federalism, Dravidian Political Economy, Indian Economy: Light in Darkness, Tamil Nadu Economy: Trends and Prospects, and Dialectics of Federalism in India: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Political Factors. Some of his books in Tamil are: Needhiya? Niyayama?, Neruppu Porigal, Valarchiya? Veezhchiya? He has published many articles covering a wide range of subjects from Political economy, Social justice, Social equality, Democracy, Cultural nationalism, Constitutional law, Federalism and Public affairs.