About the Author 'A.S.Bhalla' of the Book 'In Search of Roots - Guru Amardas and Bhallas'

Dr. Bhalla is a Special Professor at the University of Nottingham (UK). He is a former Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge (UK) and former Special Adviser to the President of International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada. Earlier, he had a distinguished career in the United Nations Civil Service. He also held academic positions at world-renowned universities like Oxford, Yale and Manchester. He is the author/editor of eighteen books. His recent publications include: Globalization, Growth and Marginalization (also in French); Uneven Development in the third World; Poverty and Exclusion in a Global World (also in Japanese); and Royal Tombs of India.