JEAN DRÈZE, a development economist, did his PhD at the Indian Statistical Institute (New Delhi) in the early 1980s and is currently Visiting Professor at Ranchi University. He has lived, worked, and travelled far and wide in India over the last forty years. He has made influential contributions to development economics and public policy, with special reference to India. His recent books include An Uncertain Glory: India and Its Contradictions (with Amartya Sen) and Sense and Solidarity: Jholawala Economics for Everyone. Drèze is also active in various campaigns for social and economic rights as well as in the worldwide movement for peace and disarmament.