|
 M.A.
(Economics) Gold medalist from Andhra University and
Ph.D. (Economics of Education) from the
Delhi School of
Economics; was on the research and teaching faculty of
University of Delhi, Indian Institute of Education,
University of Virginia and the Hiroshima University
(Japan); was also on the research staff of the World
Bank. He is also a Visiting Professor in Economics, Sri
Sathya Sai University; Hony. Visiting Fellow at Centre
for International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima
University; and has authored/edited dozen books and
about 300 research papers in the area of economics of
education and development studies, published in reputed
journals. The honours and awards Prof Tilak received
include the prestigious Swami Pranavananda Saraswati
National Award of the UGC in Education for his
outstanding scholarly research (1999), Dr. Malcolm
Adiseshiah Award for distinguished research
contributions to development studies (2003) and
Inspirational Teacher of the Year Global Education Award
2012. Among many other honours, he had a privilege of
delivering a keynote address to a meeting of the Noble
laureates in Barcelona in 2005. Dr Tilak is also a
member of several official committees on education
constituted by the Government of India and various state
governments, besides some international bodies. He is
the Editor of Journal
of Educational Planning and Administration and
is on the editorial board of several professional
journals. Professor Tilak served as Vice-President,
and as President of the Comparative Education Society of
India (2010-12). Prof Tilak travelled widely,
participated in several seminars/conferences and
lectured in several universities and institutions of
higher education in India and aboard. |
