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Making Sense of Financial Crisis with Rao Chalasani 1 of 2

Mr. Rao Chalasani was a veteran Wall Street economist who retired in 2000. His long career included stints as the chief economist at Everen Securities which later became First Union Securities. Currently FUS is a unit of Wells Fargo. In the 90s he was frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal. He was one of the straight shooters on Wall Street and one of the few whom I respected and I paid a lot of attention.



Interview With Dr. JP (May 2010)

I caught up with Dr. JP during his recent visit to USA. In this interview Dr. JP detailed the purpose of his visit, clarified his stance on the Telangana issue. The crux of the conversation is on his message of ‘change.’ I asked him about the changes he would like to bring about in the four pillars of democracy: polity, administration, judiciary and perhaps in the Fourth Estate.