Raghuram Rajan Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Raghuram Rajan Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Hometown: Chennai, India
Wife: Radhika Puri
Age: 62 Years
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Raghuram Govind Rajan |
| Nickname(s) | Raghu, Rajan |
| Profession | Economist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 185 cm in meters- 1.85 m in Feet Inches- 6â 1â |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 3 February 1963 (Sunday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 62 Years |
| Birthplace | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Chennai, India |
| School | Delhi Public School (DPS), R. K. Puram, New Delhi |
| College | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Educational Qualifications | Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, PhD course in the theory of financial decisions |
| Family | Father- R Govindarajan (IPS officer) Mother- Not Known Brother- Srinivas Rajan, Mukund Rajan (left the Tatas in March 2018 to begin life as an entrepreneur)  Sister- Jayashree Rajan |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Writing, Sports, Quiz, Puzzles, Sudoku, Exercise, Playing Video Games |
| Controversies | In 2005, he delivered a controversial paper at the US Federal Reserve. In the paper he doubted the financial development for the riskier world and was criticized by many economists at that time. |
| Favourites | |
| Food | South Indian Dishes, Paneer Birbali, Coffee |
| Girls, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Wife | Radhika Puri (Teacher at the University of Chicago Law School)  |
| Children | Daughter- 1 Son- 1  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Raghuram Rajan
Does Raghuram Rajan smoke?: No
Does Raghuram Rajan drink alcohol?: No
His father was an IPS officer who topped his 1953 batch.
Throughout his life, he thought his father was a diplomat.
While he was young, he dreamed of becoming the Prime Minister of India.
In his school, he was part of the orchestra.
In an interview, he said, âI didnât own a blazer in my school daysâ.
In 1985, he was awarded Directorâs Gold Medal as the best all-round student in IIT, Delhi.
In 1987, he was awarded Gold Medal in IIM Ahmedabad.
The title of his Ph.D. thesis was âEssays on Bankingâ.
Rajan won the inaugural Fischer Black Prize in 2003.
He predicted the financial crisis of 2008 very early, in the year 2005.
He served as Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December 2006.
He was as an honorary Economic Adviser by the then Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh in 2008.
For his book, âFault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy,â he was awarded the Financial Times-Goldman Sachs best business book of the year prize in 2010.
He was appointed as Chief Economic Adviser to Indiaâs Finance Ministry on 10 August 2012.
On 5 September. 2013, he became the youngest Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
In 2014, it was suggested by economists all over the world that he could replace Christine Lagarde as head of the IMF.
In 2014, Euromoney Magazine conferred the Best Bank Governor Award to Raghuram Rajan.
In 2016, Time magazine named him in the list of the â100 Most Influential People in the World.â
In September 2017, his book âI Do What I Doâ was released. The book received massive media attention for being critical about government policies.Â
In an interview, he said that âmy son thinks I am from the Stone Ageâ.
Raghuram Rajan is an absolute vegetarian.
He is called a âRockstarâ and a âFinancial Prophetâ in the field of Economics.
On 14 December 2022, he joined Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan during the partyâs Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Sawai Madhopur district on 14 December 2022
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