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Registrar of the Central University of Karnataka R. R. Biradar has been conferred with the Best Teacher Gem Award by the Karnataka State Educational Institutions Teachers Association, Bengaluru. The award was presented to him at a function at Karnataka Arts College, Bengaluru, on Sunday. Prof. Biradar, an accomplished academic and researcher, was recently awarded his second Ph.D in Public Economics by Mangalore University. He has published four books, three monographs and 107 research papers in reputed journals, besides presenting more than 120 papers at national and international seminars and conferences. He has also authored over 70 popular articles in leading newspapers. In his career, Prof. Biradar has completed 13 research projects and delivered more than 150 special and invited lectures at State and national levels. His academic and research contributions have earned him several honours, including the Kalyana Karnataka Kautilya Award (2025) from the Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Jewargi Taluk, the Guru Shreshta Award (2021) from ISBR Business School, Bengaluru, the Prof. T. S. Papola Merit Award (2019) from the Indian Economic Association and the Dr. S.T. Nadibewoor Best Researcher Gold Medal (2018) from Karnatak University, Dharwad. He has received the Indo-China Cultural Exchange Fellowship (2007) from ICSSR, New Delhi, the Sir Ratan Tata Visiting Fellowship (2006) from the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru, and the Sanjay Thakur Young Labour Economist Award (2005) from the Indian Society of Labour Economics, New Delhi. In recognition of his contribution to economics, the State government nominated Prof. Biradar as a non-official member of the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission between 2020 and 2023.
