Rajesh Shukla (statistician) explained

Rajesh Shukla
Birth Date:	1 August 1965
Alma Mater:	Indian Agriculture Research Institute, Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology
Nationality:	Indian

Rajesh Shukla (born 1 August 1965) is an Indian researcher, author and applied statistician.^[1] His major area of work is the Indian Consumer landscape and citizens’ environment. Shukla has served as the Director for NCAER-Centre for Macro Consumer Research^{[2] [3]} and is a visiting professor at Institute for Human Development (IHD), India.^{[4] [5]}  He is currently serving as the Managing Director & CEO of People Research on India's consumer economy (PRICE, branded as ICE 360⁰), an independent not-for-profit ‘think-tank’ cum ‘fact-tank’, engaged in identifying data gaps, collecting, building and disseminating seminal knowledge and insights into India's Citizens’ Environment and Consumer Economy.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Academic career

He received his MSc (1989) and PhD (1993) in Agricultural Statistics from Indian Agriculture Statistics Research Institute (IASRI), India and BSc (1985) in Agriculture from N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology (NDUAT), India.

In 1993, he has started his career as survey statistician at National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the India's oldest and largest independent economic think tank, reached highest level in research ladder as the Senior Fellow (NCAER) in 2004 and became the Director of NCAER-CMCR.

Shukla has created Pan India primary baseline databases on issues of national importance, analytic constructs, and actionable insights relating to household well-being;^[10] income distribution and inequality;^[11] regional disparity;^[12] Rural & Urban well-being;^[13] Financial Inclusion;^[14]  Indian Middle Class,^[15] Tourism;^[16] Science and Technology;^[17] Public Understanding of Science;^[18] Indian Youth;^[19] Caste and Energy.^{[20] [21] [22]}

Key publications

Books/Reports

• Martin W Bauer, Petra Pansegrau and Rajesh Shukla (2018) "The Cultural Authority of Science Comparing across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas", 1st Edition, Routledge, U.K., ^[23]
• Rajesh Shukla (2018). "Indian Citizens' Basic Needs: A Progress Report”. PRICE, New Delhi^[24]
• Rajesh Shukla (Principal Investigator) (2018) "Mapping the Merchant's Mind: An Analysis of Digital Payment Behaviours by Fixed Store Merchants in Jaipur”, CATALYST, PRICE, New Delhi.^[25]
• Martin W. Bauer, Rajesh Shukla, Nick Allum (2011) "The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe”, Routledge, U.K.,, ^[26]
• Rajesh Shukla, P.K. Ghosh and Rachna Sharma (2011) "Assessing the Effectiveness of Small Borrowing in India", NCAER, New Delhi., .^[27]
• Rajesh Shukla (2010) "How India Earns, Spends and Saves: Unmasking the real India”, NCAER and SAGE, New Delhi.  ^[28]
• Rajesh Shukla, Sunil Jain and Preeti Kakkar (2010) "Caste in a Different Mould: Understanding the Discrimination”, Business Standard and NCAER, New Delhi. ^[29]
• Rajesh Shukla (2010) "Indian Youth: Demographics and Readership”, National Book Trust and NCAER, New Delhi.^[30]
• Rajesh Shukla (Team Leader, 2010). "Handloom Census of India 2009–10", NCAER, New Delhi. .^[31]
• Rajesh Shukla and Roopa Purushothaman (2008) "The Next Urban Frontier: Twenty Cities to Watch, NCAER, New Delhi and Future Research Capital, Mumbai. ^[32]
• Rajesh Shukla (2005) "India Science Report", NCAER and Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. .^[33]
• Rajesh Shukla (2005) "The Great Indian Market: Results from the NCAER Market Information Survey of Households”, NCAER and Business Standard, New Delhi. ^[34]
• Rajesh Shukla (2004) "The Great Indian Middle Class: Results from the NCAER Market Information Survey of Households”, NCAER and Business Standard, New Delhi. ^[35]
• Rajesh Shukla (2001). People Perception towards Science & Technology, NCAER, New Delhi. ^[36]
• Rajesh Shukla and S.D. Brahmankar (1999). Impact Evaluation of Operation Flood on Rural Dairy Sector, NCAER, New Delhi. ^[37]

Research articles

• Rajesh Shukla (2018). "The great Indian middle class: a force to reckon”, Gold 2048: The next 30 years for gold, World Gold Council, UK; 14.^[38]
• Rama Bijapurkar, Rajesh Shukla and Mridusmita Bordoloi (2014). "Reasons and Attitudes Toward Using Cash in India." IBGC Working Paper 14-03.^[39]
• Rajesh Shukla (2010) "The Official Poor in India, Summed Up", Indian Journal of Human Development, 4 (2), 301–328.^[40]
• Rajesh Shukla, Ishan Bakshi and Palash Baruah (2010) "Trends in Poverty and Inequality: An Analysis of the High Growth Period”, Indian Journal of Human Development, 5 (2), 345–364.^[41]
• Rajesh Shukla, Anil Rai and Nitasha Monga (2010) "India Protection Index: An Objective Measurement of Economic and Social Well Being of Indian Population”, Margin, The Journal of Applied Economic Research, 4 (3), 339–367.^[42]
• Rajesh Shukla and Martin Bauer (2009) "Construction and Validation of ‘Science Culture Index’: Results from Comparative Analysis of Engagement, Knowledge and Attitudes to Science: India and Europe”, Working Paper (WP 100), NCAER, New Delhi.^[43]
• Rajesh Shukla (2007) "Use Pattern of Human Resources in Science and Technology in India, Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, 215–230.^[44]
• Rajesh Shukla and Monga, Nitasha (2006) "An Exploration of Leisure and Holidays", Margin, 38/2, pp 37–46.
• Rajesh Shukla and Preeti Kakar (2006) "Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development", Working paper (WP98), NCAER, New Delhi.^[45]
• Rajesh Shukla (2005) "NCAER's Market Information of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis”, “The Great Indian Poverty Debate”, pages: 484–493.
• Suman Bery and Rajesh Shukla (25–31 Jan. 2003) “NCAER's Market Information Survey of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 38, No. 4, pp. 350–354.^[46]
• Pradeep Srivastava and Shukla R.K. (2003). Estimating Domestic Tourism Expenditure in Developing Economies: Lesson from India. Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA), Implementation Project, Enzo Paci Papers on Measuring the Economic Significance of Tourism, Vol 3, World Tourism Organisation, Madrid, Spain.^[47]

References

1. Web site: Shukla, Rajesh. 5 February 2019. SAGE Publications Inc. en-us. 2019-02-05.
2. News: NCAER sets up centre for consumer research. 18 March 2010. The Hindu. 2019-02-05. en-IN. 0971-751X.
3. News: 'Knowledge hub of India is NCR: Dr Rajesh Shukla, Former Director, NCAER-CMCR. Alang. Astha. 23 April 2012. The Economic Times. 2019-02-05.
4. Web site: How do you measure new movements?. ORF. en-US. 2019-02-05.
5. Web site: Institute for Human Development. www.ihdindia.org. 2019-02-05.
6. Web site: Home – People Research on India's Consumer Economy. ice360.in. 2019-02-14.
7. Web site: 99% Indian households are covered by a bank account. www.ibef.org. 2019-01-14.
8. Web site: WGC tracks the global gold market over next 30 years. 25 May 2018. Floroscent. en-US. 2019-01-14.
9. Web site: Team – People Research on India's Consumer Economy. www.ice360.in. 2019-02-14.
10. Web site: Measuring household well-being. 29 April 2016. The Financial Express. 2019-02-05.
11. Web site: Addressing income distribution. 15 January 2011. The Financial Express. en-US. 2019-02-05.
12. News: Inclusive growth & regional disparity. Shukla. Rajesh. 4 January 2010. The Economic Times. 2019-02-05.
13. Web site: Rural-urban continuum and the lessons for India. 12 August 2015. The Financial Express. 2019-02-05.
14. Web site: Financial inclusion 2.0. Rajadhyaksha. Cafe Economics Niranjan. 7 December 2010. Mint. en. 2019-02-05.
15. News: India's middle class population to touch 267 mn in 5 yrs. Press Trust of India. 6 February 2011. Business Standard India. 2019-02-05.
16. Shukla . Rajesh . 2006 . Tourism Satellite Account for India . Development Economics Working Papers . en . . 22176.
17. Book: The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe. Bauer. Martin W.. Shukla. Rajesh. Allum. Nick. 2011. Routledge.
18. Web site: Rajesh Shukla, 2006. Public understanding of science and technology: results from first India science report. pcst.co. 2019-02-05.
19. Web site: Publications. www.ncaer.org. 2019-02-05.
20. Book: Caste in a Different Mould: Understanding the Discrimination. Shukla. R. K.. Jain. Sunil. Kakkar. Preeti. 2010. Business Standard Books. 9788190573597. en.
21. Web site: Shukla, Rajesh. 13 January 2019. SAGE Publications Inc. en-us. 2019-01-14.
22. Web site: Institute for Human Development. www.ihdindia.org. 2019-01-14.
23. Web site: The Cultural Authority of Science: Comparing across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, 1st Edition (Hardback) – Routledge. Routledge.com. en. 2019-02-05.
24. Web site: Publications – People Research on India's Consumer Economy. ice360.in. 2019-02-05.
25. Shukla. Rajesh. Mapping the Merchant's Mind. Cashless Catalyst.
26. Web site: Routledge.
27. Web site: The RBI and the Ministry of Finance should view the MFIN-sponsored NCAER study on small borrowings with a great deal of caution. Moneylife NEWS & VIEWS. 2019-02-05.
28. Web site: How India Earns, Spends and Saves. 24 November 2018. SAGE Publications Inc. en-us. 2019-02-05.
29. Web site: Publications. www.ncaer.org. 2019-02-05.
30. Web site: Welcome to National Book Trust India. www.nbtindia.gov.in. 2019-02-05.
31. Web site: Handlooms.NIC.
32. Web site: In India, 20 cities give 60% of savings. www.rediff.com. 2019-02-05.
33. Web site: India Science Report. www.insaindia.res.in. 2019-01-14.
34. Web site: Great India Market. thesuniljain.com. 2019-01-14.
35. Web site: Great Indian Middle Class. thesuniljain.com. 2019-01-14.
36. Web site: 9788185877723: People's perception towards science & technology – AbeBooks: 8185877726. www.abebooks.de. de. 2019-02-05.
37. Book: Shukla, R. K.. Impact evaluation of Operation Flood on rural dairy sector. 1999. National Council of Applied Economic Research. 9788185877495. en.
38. Web site: The great Indian middle class: a force to reckon. www.valuewalk.com. 2019-01-14.
39. Web site: Reasons and Attitudes Toward Using Cash in India. fletcher.tufts.edu. 2019-01-14.
40. Shukla . Rajesh . 2010 . The Official Poor in India Summed Up . Indian Journal of Human Development . en . 4 . 2 . 301–328 . 10.1177/0973703020100205 . 0973-7030 . 55971237.
41. SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research. Indian Journal of Human Development. 5. 2. 345–363. en. 10.1177/0973703020110203. 2011. Shukla. Rajesh. Bakshi. Ishan. Baruah. Palash. 157343685.
42. SAGE Journals: Your gateway to world-class journal research. Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research. 4. 3. 339–367. en. 10.1177/097380101000400305. 2010. Shukla. Rajesh. Rai. Anil. Monga. Nitasha. 154497650.
43. Web site: Construction and Validation of Science Culture Index: Results from Comparative Analysis of Engagement, Knowledge and Attitudes to Science: India and Europe. www.ncaer.org. 2019-02-05.
44. Web site: IDEAS.
45. Web site: Role of Science & Technology, Higher Education and Research in Regional Socio-Economic Development. www.ncaer.org. 2019-02-05.
46. NCAER's Market Information Survey of Households: Statistical Properties and Applications for Policy Analysis, Economic and Political Weekly. Economic and Political Weekly. 38. 4. 350–354. 4413133. Bery. Suman. Shukla. R. K.. 2003.
47. Web site: Estimating Domestic Tourism Expenditure in Developing Economies: Lesson from India. Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA), Implementation Project, Enzo Paci Papers on Measuring the Economic Significance of Tourism. statistics.unwto.org. 2019-01-14.