V.K. Natraj, a prominent development economist, dies at 85

• Retired professor and former director of IDS, University of Mysore and MDS, Chennai.

• Served as IDS registrar and director from 2000-2005.

• Served as a visiting fellow at IDS, University of Sussex.

• Member of Expert Committee on Panchayat Raj, Government of Karnataka.

• Authored numerous papers on decentralisation.

• Body to be donated to JSS Hospital.