| President, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Social and Economic Change, 1995-2008 |
| Founder President, (i) Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Social and Economic Change and (ii) Yashodhara Cooperative Credit Society Ltd. |
| Founder Vice-Chairman, Parivartan Cooperative Bank Ltd. |
| Vice- Chancellor, University of Mumbai, May 2000-July 2004 |
| President and Chairman, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla since September 2005 |
| served in the Reserve Bank of India, 1965-74 and resigned in 1974 as Economic Assistant |
| was awarded three year UGC fellowship for doing Ph.D. in Economics, however, chose to become Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai in 1984 |
| Associate Professor, Agricultural Economics, 1989 |
| Professor, Industrial Economics, 1998 |
| was invited by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences for carrying out a comparative study of the Indian and Chinese Agricultural Price Policies in 1996 |
| as a Member of the Planning Commission, Government of India, suggested several new policies and programmes in the areas of Education, Social Justice and Empowerment, Tribal Affairs, Labour and Employment, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, which subsequently became a part of the 11th Five-Year Plan |
| Reports submitted as Member, Planning Commission on (i) Intersectoral Issues relating to the Tribal Development (including the drafting of the Tribal Forests Rights Act) (three reports) |
| (ii) Minority Concentration Districts and Implications of Geographical Distribution of Minorities in Towns and Cities (two reports), (iii) Financing Higher and Technical Education and (iv) Review of National and State Eligibility Tests (two reports) |
| participated in several national and international seminars and conferences, and contributed papers |
| has delivered more than 150 public lectures in different parts of the country on topics such as democracy, secularism, caste system and untouchability, gender equality, development and justice, education, globalization, trade unions, etc. |
| Convenor, Sub-Group on International Seminar on Buddhism and the 21st Century organised by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, to commemorate the 2550th Anniversary of Tathagat Buddha, 4-6 Febraury 2006 |
