birth_date: 1941-11-02 00:00:00
avg_rating: 4.02
name: Arun Shourie
about: Indian economist, journalist, author and politician.He has worked as an economist with the World Bank, a consultant to the Planning Commission of India, editor of the Indian Express and The Times of India and a Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Ministry (1998–2004). He was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982 and the Padma Bhushan in 1990.Popularly perceived as one of the main Hindu nationalist intellectuals during the 90s and early 2000s.