Gangaram K. Kripalani
Nov. 10, 1998
Gangaram K. Kripalani, professor emeritus of economics, died
Nov. 3. He was 67.
Dr. Kripalani came to Western Michigan University in 1968
and retired in 1990 after 22 years of service. Among his areas
of research were agricultural progress in India, employment,
population and migration. A native of India, he traveled there
in 1971 and 1974 to do research on demographic and economic interactions
in that country's agricultural development.
Prior to coming to Western, Kripalani worked at the University
of Chicago, North Carolina State University and as assistant
economic advisor for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of
the government of India. He received a doctorate and master's
degree from North Carolina State University and also held a master's
degree from University of Bombay.
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