Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanjeev Sanyal is currently a Member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Economic Advisory Council (since 2022) with the rank of Secretary, Government of India. He has also represented India on many international forums such as OECD and G7, and served as Co-Chair of the G20’s Framework Working Group. Sanjeev Sanyal was given the KPS Menon Memorial Award for 2023. An alumnus of Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, Mr. Sanyal later attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. He was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship in 2007 for his work on urban systems. In 2010 he was named as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos. He has been a visiting professor/fellow of numerous international and Indian institutions. Mr Sanyal is the author of a number of best-selling books including Revolutionaries Land of the Seven Rivers, The Ocean of Churn, India in the Age of Ideas, The Incredible History of the Indian Ocean, Life Over Two Beers Iconic Indians and the Indian Renaissance. He has also published articles and columns in leading national and international publications. His writings have received many awards including the Kalinga Book Award 2023, the Art Karat Award 2018, Skoch Award for Economics 2023 and so on. His book Revolutionaries is currently being converted into an Amazon Prime series.