Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Indian-English economist and politician

Find birthday twins Open interactive profile

Born: July 10, 1940
Age in 2026: 86
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1940

About Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai

Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai was an Indian-born British economist and Labour politician. He was created a life peer as Baron Desai, of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster, on 5 June 1991. Desai wrote his first book Marxian Economic Theory in 1973 followed by Applied Econometrics in 1976 and Marxian Economics, a revised edition of his 1973 book in 1979. Examining Kumar's films – some of which Desai saw more than 15 times – he discovered parallels between the socio-political arena in India and its reflection on screen. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008.

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai timeline

1973Desai wrote his first book Marxian Economic Theory in 1973 followed by Applied Econometrics in 1976 and Marxian Economics, a revised edition of his 1973 book in 1979.
1991He was created a life peer as Baron Desai, of St Clement Danes in the City of Westminster, on 5 June 1991.
2008He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008.

The world when Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai was born

Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

#1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
Top movieRebecca
Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1940	2026
Gas	$0.18	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,300	$435,000
Average income	$3,100	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.30	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	132.2M	341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Library of Congress. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.