Samik Chowdhury Jawaharlal Nehru University   Room No. 252, Tapti Hostel JNU Campus New Delhi, Delhi 110067 India   samik_141@yahoo.co.uk         Primary Research Focus: poverty, inequality, human development, well being indices, development macroeconomics   JEL Areas: N3 : Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Income and Wealth: General, International, or Comparative I0 : Health, Education, and Welfare: General