'Rebellious Lord' reveals multifaceted Meghnad Desai (Book Review)

New Delhi, Nov 17 The jury is out on whether hes named after Ravans son or a renowned scientist; he lived in rather cramped accommodation in his early years, went on to buy property in England and France and now regards three countries as home.

He was active in theatre at various times, even as he taught at the LSE. He pioneered economic concepts for Britain's Labour Party, was granted a lifetime peerage and at 80, Meghnad Desai hopes that the "element of luck" that has been his "reward" for a lifetime of hard work, may continue for long.

"With the onset of 2020, I march towards my 80th year. I still have too many ideas and books, and articles to write, friends to meet and talk to, causes to support, countries to travel to and life to live. I consider myself lucky that hailing from a fairly moderate, middle-class Indian background, as I did, I nevertheless got the opportunity to live globally and indulge myself in my favourite hobbies of reading and writing and got paid for them," Desai writes in "Rebellious Lord An Autobiography"

( With inputs from IANS )