Dr. M.V. Srinivasa Gowda

Visiting faculty

Dr. M.V. Srinivasa Gowda (b. 1945 at Avathi village, Devanahalli Taluk), formerly Visiting Professor,
Planning Commission Chair, University of Mysore (2016-17) and Honorary Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru (2014-17), has been a post-graduate teacher and researcher for the last 50years. He was SBM Chair Professor in Banking and Management Studies, Visvesvaraya TechnologicalUniversity, Belagavi (2015-16); SBM Chair Visiting Professor (2008-13), University of Mysore, AICTE Member, Court of Jadavpur University, Kolkata(2006-10); after superannuating from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru as Professor and University Head, Dept of Agril. Economics in 2005, having served over there in various capacities since Jan 1972. His teaching & research career started in Sept 1968 at Bangalore University where he served as Research Assistant and subsequently as Lecturer in Economics till January 1972. Dr. Gowda is currently a Guest Faculty for Agribusiness MBA program at UASBengaluru & KVAFSU Hebbal campus, Bengaluru. An alumnus of Bangalore University and the Institute for Studies in Economic Development (ISVE),
Naples, Italy, Dr. Gowda has published over 150 papers in Indian and international journals; authored two books, co-authored one book and co-edited seven books; apart from producing seven research reports based on field studies and writing a number of popular articles and book reviews in journals and dailies. He has guided the theses of a large number of MSc (Agri. Econ), M.Phil, and PhD students in economics as well as the projects of a very large number of MBA students of Indira Gandhi National Open University
where he has served as Academic Counselor for over 20 years. A recipient of the ICAR Best Teacher Award and also the Award of Excellence in International Economics Education and Research conferred by Texas A & M University, USA, Dr Gowda has travelled widely abroad on academic assignments. He has served as a Collaborating Social Scientist in IRRI, the Philippines in an IRRI-India collaborative research study and as Visiting Professor of Agricultural Economics for two years in Alemaya University, Ethiopia under the World Bank-sponsored Agricultural Research and Training Project.

Dr. Gowda has delivered over 160 lectures at the UGC refresher courses/summer institutes/research methodology workshops for university/college teachers. He is a NABET-accredited socio-economic impact evaluator for government-and corporate-sponsored development projects. He is a member of several professional societies including the Indian Economic Association (IEA), Karnataka Economic Association (KEA), World Economics Association (WEA), Karnataka Association for Advancement of Science and Karnataka Senior Engineers’ Forum (KSEF). Dr. Gowda was Conference President of Karnataka Economic Association for the year 2015.

Contact Address: E-mail: mvsgowdauas@gmail.com; Ph.: +91-080-23432856; +91-9880729629;