Saturday, September 8, 2012

SQ8.

Connect it to a hot-shot in the world of finance and macroeconomics. Simple enough. 5 points for getting the connect right. 5 more for explaining the connect.

36 comments:

Unknown said...

the connect:Raghuram Rajan

Explanation: the logo at the top left corner is of IIT Delhi and in 1985, he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

He received a PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1991 for his thesis titled "Essays on Banking".

In April 2009, Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist, in which he proposed a regulatory system that might minimize boom–bust financial cycles.In a 2011 poll in The Economist, Rajan was ranked by his peers as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world".

In 2010, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.

Replacing Kaushik Basu, Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on 10 August 2012.

He was appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December 2006.

Achal Bhalla

Robin...... said...

CONNECT: Raghuram Rajan
LINK:

1) did his Btech from IIT Delhi
2) did his PhD from MIT
3) he wrote a column in The Economist and was also ranked as the economist with the most important ideas for a post-crisis world.
4) he featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.
5) he has also served as the chief economist at the IMF
6) He is currently the Chief Economic Advisor to the PM of india (thus a part of the indian finance ministry

ROBIN TRAKROO

Unknown said...

AVANISH BEHANY

The connect is RAGHURAM RAJAN

He became the Chief Economist of IMF(bottom left) in 2003.

In August 2012, he became the Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India(bottom right).

He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi(top left) and MIT(top middle).

He featured on Forign Policy's(right middle) list of global thinkers and was rated by Economist (top left) as economist with most important ideas in a post crisis world.

Umang Gupta said...

Raghuram Rajan
- Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi.
- Doctoral program from MIT in managament.
- Was chief economist of the International Monetary Fund
- Chief Economic Advisior in the Finance Ministry
- Has written guest column in The Economist
- He is listed in Top Global Thinkers by the FP Magazine
Umang Gupta

Shubham jain said...

The connect between the images is 'Raghuram Rajan'.

He is an Indian economist who serves as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.

He was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

He completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1987.

He received a PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1991 for his thesis titled "Essays on Banking".

Surbhit said...

Raghuram Rajan
Alumnus of IIT and MIT
was Chief economist at IMF
Chief economic advisor to the ministry of Finance
did a guest column for the Economist once,
wan called one of the most influential thinkers by foreign policy.

RAKTIM NAG said...

RAGHURAM RAJAN.

alumnus of IIT Delhi(pic 1 from clockwise left), MIT (pic 2)
wrote a guest column for The Economist in 2009( pic 3),was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's((pic 4) list of top global thinkers.
he is the current Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India (pic 5)
was formerly the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (pic 6)

raktim nag.

Unknown said...

Connect: Raghuram rajan

Connection:
Alma mater- IIT Delhi, MIT
was chief economist of IMF,
Chief economic advisor to Indian Govt
Guest columnist for The Economist
Featured on Foreign policy magazine's list

adish jain said...

Connect: Raghuram rajan

Connection:
Alma mater- IIT delhi, MIT
Chief economic advisor for Indian Govt
Was chief economist for IMF
Guest columnist for The Economist
Featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers

ADISH JAIN

Arushi Jamar said...

Raghuram Rajan.
Alumnus of IIT Delhi, MIT.
He's worked at IMF.
He once wrote a guest column for The Economist, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.
And finally, he is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance :D
Arushi Jamar

Chirag Jain said...

Raghuram Rajan. Alumnus of IIT delhi and MIT. Guest column for The Economist, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India . And previously Chief Economist of IMF.

MAYUR FINANCE said...

Raghuram Rajan

Alumni of IIT Delhi and MIT.

He was appointed as youngest-ever chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

He was a guest columnist for the Economist.

He featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.

He has recently been appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance,GOI.

NAVENDU SHEKHAR said...

The connect is Raghuram Govind Rajan

He is an alumni of IIT Delhi(B.Tech); MIT (Phd in management);He was then appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; he is currently the Chief Economic Adviser of India in the Finance Ministry and he penned a guest column for The Economist. he also featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.


NAVENDU SHEKHAR

VIKASH KUMAR said...

Connect is Raghuram Govind Rajan

He is an alumni of IIT Delhi and MIT (Phd);appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Dat the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; he is currently the Chief Economic Adviser of India in the Finance Ministry and he penned a guest column for The Economist. he also featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.



VIKASH KUMAR GUPTA

Unknown said...

Raghuram Rajan!

-Alumni, IIT D and MIT
-Was Economic Counselor and Director of research(youngest ever) of IMF
-Featured in Foreign Policy, the magazine as one of the top global thinkers
-Wrote a guest column of the Economist, also was on their poll as the "most imp ideas post world crisis"
- Chief Economic Advisor to the Govt. of India(Fin Min)

- Lakshita Mehrotra
SSCBS

Peeyush Mittal said...

Raghuram Govind Rajan
chief economist at IMF
IIT Delhi (bachelor's degree)
Massachusetts institute of technology (phd. in management)
chief economic advisor to Ministry of Finance
Penned a guest column for The Economist
was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers

ambuj said...

Raghuram G. Rajan. An alumni of the prestigious IIT,Delhi and PHd from MIT. was a chief economist of IMF, a guest columnist at The Economist,featured in the list of the magazine Foreign Policy and is the Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Govt (Fin Min)
Ambuj kukreja (also my name wasnt published for the Salman Khan q)

Vikas said...

The connect is Raghuram Rajan .
He graduated from IIT.
Did his phd from MIT.
The Economist and Foreign Policy both ranked him as one of the most important economist.
He is the Chief Economic Adviser to the Govt. of India.
And he was the chief economist at the IMF.

Unknown said...

Raghuram Rajan is the connection.
1. he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
2. He received a PhD in management[1] from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3. He was appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4.he was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India
5.In April 2009, Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist, in which he proposed a regulatory system that might minimize boom–bust financial cycles
6.In 2010, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers

MUKUL NAYYAR

Priyanshi Shah said...

Raghuram Rajan is the answer.He has graduated from IIT Delhi.He received a PhD in management[1] from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was then appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund and is currently the Cheif Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance of India. Last but not the least, Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist.

jingle bells said...

Raghuram Rajan

He did his Bachelor's in engineering from IIT, Delhi.

He received a Phd in Management from MIT.

He was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers in 2010, and was ranked by his peers as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world", in a poll held by The Economist.

He was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund.

Rajan was also appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance,replacing Kaushik Basu.

Neha Abraham

Shruti Nair said...

The Connect is Raghuram Rajan.
He studied at IIT Delhi and MIT. He worked at the IMF and also wrote a guest lecture for the Economist and he also featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers. He is now the new Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry Of Fnance , Govt Of India.

Subhashish said...

Raghuram Rajan.

He has studied at IIT-Delhi and MIT. He was Chief Economist at IMF, and currently at the Ministry of Finance. With regard to the Economist, he has been voted as one of the top thinkers globally (among several other honours w.r.t the Economist)

Dhruv Sharma said...

Is it Raghuram Rajan? IIT, MIT Alumnus, Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India Worked as Chief Economist at IMF(Guessing!) and Foreign Policy list of top 10 global thinkers.

Ishani Mittal said...

The connect: RAGHURAM RAJAN

He did B.Tech. from IIT-Delhi, Ph.D. in management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He was the Chief Economist at IMF from 2003-2006.

He was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.

In a 2011 poll in The Economist,he was ranked as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world".

He was recently appointed as Cheif Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance.


Ishani Mittal

Unknown said...

the connect to the 5 pictures is Raghuram Rajan,an Indian economist who serves as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, received a PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December 2006. in 2010, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.

Rajit Dasgupta said...

Raghuram Rajan. Alumnus of MIT IITD was chief economist at the IMF, wrote a column for the Economist, and is now Chief Economic Advisor to the PM of India

smartflight said...

The person that connects these clues/images is Raghuram Rajan. He completed his education from IIT, Delhi and MIT. He wrote for the guest column of The Economist in April 2009. In a The Economist poll in 2011, he was also ranked as the person with the most important ideas for a post-crisis world. He was also featured in Foreign Policy's (magazine) list of top global thinkers.

He was the youngest-ever to be appointed Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund.

In August 2012, he was also appointed to the Ministry of Finance, as the Chief Economic Adviser.

V said...

Answer: Raghuram Ranjan

Explanation:

1)An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, delhi and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2) Served as The chief economist of the International Monetary Fund
3)Penned a guest column for The Economist
4)featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers
5)honorary economic adviser to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.


Vrinda Uppal

Anonymous said...

Raghuram Rajan!!!
HE In 1985, he graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. (PIC1)

He received a PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1991 for his thesis titled "Essays on Banking"(pic 2)

In April 2009, Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist, in which he proposed a regulatory system that might minimize boom–bust financial cycles. In 2010, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers. In a 2011 poll in The Economist, Rajan was ranked by his peers as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world". (Pic 3)


Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India on 10 August 2012.(Pic 4)

he was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
and was also appointed as the youngest-ever Economic Counselor and Director of Research (chief economist) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from October 2003 to December 2006
-SUGANDHA RANJAN


Vikas Mishra said...

Answer is : Raghuram Rajan
Did B.Tech from IIT Delhi , PHD fro MIT , In 2010 he was featured on Foreign Polcy magazine's list of global thinkers .In a 2011 poll in The Economist, Rajan was ranked as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world" , He formerly served as the president of the American Finance Association and was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Answered by : Vikas Mishra

Aman Wadhwa said...

Raghuram Rajan :

Alumnus of IIT Delhi and MIT, former chief economist at IMF,currently serving as Chief Economic Advisor to Ministry of Finance, featured in The Foreign Policy and The Economist magazines in 2010 and 2011 respectively.

bikash agrawal said...

Bikash Agrawal, SRCC

Connect :-
Raghuram Rajan

1.He graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
2.He received a PhD in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3.the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
4.Rajan was appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Finance
5.In April 2009, Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist, in which he proposed a regulatory system that might minimize boom–bust financial cycles
6.In 2010, he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.

The One Who Can't Think Of A Cool Name said...

Raghuram Rajan

Connect- Graduated from IITD and MIT
Chief economic adviser to India
Was chief economist of IMF

-Udit

Unknown said...

The connect is Raghuram Rajan who is the new chief economic adviser to FinMin (finance ministry)
He is a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
-alumnus of IIT-delhi, MIT.
-Rajan penned a guest column for The Economist, in which he proposed a regulatory system that might minimize boom–bust financial cycles.he was featured on Foreign Policy magazine's list of top global thinkers.In a 2011 poll in The Economist, Rajan was ranked by his peers as the economist with "the most important ideas for a post-crisis world

Sanchit Gupta said...

the connect is "Raghuram Rajan". He has graduated from IIT Delhi and done PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a chief economist IMF and is currently the chief economic adviser of to the government of India.
sanchit gupta