Parakala Prabhakar

Parakala Prabhakar
Parakala in 2015
Born (1959-01-02) 2 January 1959 (age 65)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Political commentator
  • political economist
Known forCommunications advisor in the Andhra Pradesh Government
SpouseNirmala Sitharaman (m. 1986)
Children1
Websitewww.parakala.org

Parakala Prabhakar (born 2 January 1959) is an Indian political economist and social commentator. He served as Communications Advisor in cabinet rank in the Government of Andhra Pradesh from July 2014 to June 2018. For several years, he presented current affairs discussion programme on Telugu television channels, such as Pratidhwani on ETV2 and Namaste Andhra Pradesh on NTV.[1]

He was formerly a spokesman of Praja Rajyam Party.[2] His spouse is Nirmala Sitharaman, the incumbent union Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs.

His also the author of the book The Crooked Timber of New India - Essays on a Republic in Crisis.[3]

  1. ^ "Parakala punctures Praja Rajyam". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ^ TNM Staff (19 June 2018). "AP govt advisor and Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar quits, blames Jagan". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ Prabhakar, Parakala (20 April 2023). The Crooked Timber of New India - Essays on a Republic in Crisis - by Parakala Prabhakar [Paperback and Kindle ]. ASIN 935447442X.

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