CV Madhukar

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name = CV Madhukar


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birth_date = 1968
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occupation = Public Policy Research
residence = New Delhi, India
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C V Madhukar is Founder and Director ["PRS Core Team" on the PRS homepage [http://www.prsindia.org/team.htm] ] of PRS Legislative Research, a not-for-profit research initiative that publishes "Legislative Briefs" (short commented summaries) of Bills in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and publishes other articles about to work of the Indian parliament, aiming to strengthen the legislative debate in India by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. [C.V. Madhukar: His work on Bills makes it easy for MPs to take part in debates [http://www.livemint.com/UserControls/2007/05/21220910/CV-Madhukar-His-work-on-Bil.html] ] Madhukar set up PRS in September 2005. It is currently incubated by the Centre for Policy Research. [ [http://www.cprindia.org/faculty_descr.php?id=82 Faculty: CV Madhukar] on the Centre for Policy Research's homepage]

Prior to this, Madhukar had worked at the World Bank in Washington DC with a group focussed on parliamentary capacities in various countries. [Johnson, John K. 2005: "The Role of Parliament in Government", page v [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/WBI/Resources/TheRoleofParliamentinGovernment-FINALwithcover.pdf] ]

Madhukar started his professional career in 1993 as an investment banker with ICICI Securities and Finance Company in Mumbai, where he worked on disinvestment of large public sector enterprises. Being officially employee of ICICI, he spent significant time as a volunteer and made various contributions to the growth of Pratham in its formative years, now a large not-for-profit organization focused on basic education in urban areas in India: CV Madhukar was part of the original Executive Group ofPratham in Mumbai. [Pratham Resource Centre 2007:"Learning to read, ASER Discussion Series – Volume 2", page 31 [http://www.pratham.org/aser06dicseries.pdf] ]

At the invitation of the Government of Karnataka in early 2000, he co-founded and managed Akshara Foundation, a basic education initiative focussed on Bengaluru’s children. ["Akshara Foundation Board" on IndianNGOs.com [http://www.indianngos.com/a/akshara/board.htm] ] He concurrently helped set up the Azim Premji Foundation, an initiative of Mr. Azim Premji, Chairman of Wipro, and one of the wealthiest corporate leaders in India. The initiative supports technology in rural schools in India. ["The 2003 World Technology Summit & Awards" on the World Technology Network's (WTN) homepage, see section "education" [http://www.wtn.net/2003/winners.html] ]

Madhukar was an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard University [ [http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/mason/class_2004.htm Class of 2004] on the page of the [http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/mason/ Edward S. Mason Program] of the Harvard University] , where he earned a Master in Public Administration degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also has an MBA (Finance) from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from Bangalore University. Madhukar is an Echoing Green Fellow, and Ashoka Fellow and has recently been selected from India as the Eisenhower Fellow for 2008. [ [http://www.echoinggreen.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&PageID=339&C:CFusionMX7verityDatadummy.txt CV Madhukar: Parliamentary Research Service (PRS)] on the page of [http://www.echoinggreen.org Echoing Green] ]

In March 2008, Madhukar was one of the Indians to be named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. According to the WEF Press Release, "this honour is bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum to recognize and acknowledge the top 200-300 young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping thefuture of the world." [http://www.ddb.com/pdf/press/current/03-13-08_jco_wef.pdf] ]

List of Publications by CV Madhukar

1. [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/327619.html Where the Women Are]
2. [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/284551.html Is this why we sent them to Parliament?]
3. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Debate/Do_we_need_a_judges_inquiry_Bill/articleshow/msid-2360206,curpg-2.cms Do We Need a Judges Inquiry Bill?]
4. [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/209730.html Anybody in the House?]
5. [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/31398.html No Debate Please, We're MPs]
6. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Was_the_call_for_a_bipolar_polity_right/articleshow/msid-2050921,curpg-2.cms Was the Call for a Bipolar Polity Right?]
7. [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/PM_within_the_purview_of_Lokayukta/articleshow/msid-1624722,curpg-2.cms PM Within the Purview of Lokayukta?]
8. [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/19938.html House This for Debate?]

References

External links

* [http://www.prsindia.org/ homepage] of PRS Legislative Research
* [http://aksharafoundation.org/ homepage] of the Akshara Foundation
* [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/WBIPROGRAMS/PSGLP/0,,contentMDK:20282841~menuPK:461646~pagePK:64156158~piPK:64152884~theSitePK:461606,00.html self-description of the World Bank Institute’s Parliamentary Strengthening Program] on the World Bank homepage
* [http://www.azimpremjifoundation.org/ homepage] of the Azim Premji Foundation

Articles:
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/209730.html Anybody in the House?] The Indian Express, 11 August 2007
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/31398.html No debate please, we’re MPs] The Indian Express, 21 May, 2007
* [http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Editorial/Was_the_call_for_a_bipolar_polity_right/articleshow/msid-2050921,curpg-2.cms Was the call for a bipolar polity right?] The Economic Times, 16 May, 2007
* [http://www.cprindia.org/faculty_pub_list.php?id=82&author=C%20V%20Madhukar&found=0 PM within the purview of Lokayukta?] The Economic Times, 16 February, 2007
* [http://www.indianexpress.com/story/19938.html House this for debate] The Indian Express, 3 January, 2007
* [http://www.pratham.org/aser06dicseries.pdf Fundamental Right to Learning] in: Pratham Resource Centre 2007:Learning to read, ASER Discussion Series – Volume 2, page 30