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Meghnad Desai(1940-2025)

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Meghnad Desai was born on 10 July 1940 in Vadodara, Baroda State, British India. He was an actor, known for Life Goes On (2009), The Sunday Programme (1994) and The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992). He was married to Kishwar Desai and Gail Wilson. He died on 29 July 2025.
BornJuly 10, 1940
DiedJuly 29, 2025(85)
BornJuly 10, 1940
DiedJuly 29, 2025(85)
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Known for

Life Goes On (2009)
Life Goes On
6.1
  • Actor(as Lord Meghnad Desai)
  • 2009
The Sunday Programme (1994)
The Sunday Programme
TV Series
  • Self(as Lord Desai)
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (1992)
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Self - London School of Economics
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002)
Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Self - Professor, London School of Economics

Credits

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Actor

  • Life Goes On (2009)
    Life Goes On
    6.1
    • (as Lord Meghnad Desai)
    • 2009

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Lord Meghnad Desai
  • Born
    • July 10, 1940
    • Vadodara, Baroda State, British India
  • Died
    • July 29, 2025
  • Spouses
      Kishwar DesaiJuly 20, 2004 - July 29, 2025 (his death)

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    Desai earned his PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963.

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