Inaugural lecture by Mr. Kaushal Inamdar

The department of Economics of D. G. Ruparel College recently had the great pleasure to invite Mr. Kaushal S. Inamdar, music composer and singer for the inauguration day of Arthotsav 2019.

An ex-student of the college and an alumnus of the Department of Economics, Mr. Inamdar is a well known name in the music industry of India, prominent in Marathi and Hindi languages.
A major in Economics, he says the subject of Economics has helped him along the way, “You can leave Economics, Economics won’t leave you. Nothing you learn in college will go to waste. A study in Economics especially, doesn’t ever go waste.”
Mr. Inamdar further gave an example to accompany his statement. The music of maestro A R Rahman can be decoded using the law of Diminishing Marginal Utility by Alfred Marshall.
The tune of ‘Dil hai chotasa, choti si aasha’ makes use of the same melody five times in a row.
Further linking music and Economics, he stated that there are limited resources in music-the seven notes and one needs to make optimum use of it while creating music.
A firm believer in the importance of one’s own mother-tongue, he urged all to respect and be rightfully proud of our culture, as it is the culture that drives the economy, ultimately resulting in the spreading and thriving of the culture, including its music.
His work, spanning a wide range of mediums such as television, films, concerts, radio, is much appreciated and had won him many accolades.
One of his most cherished works (by the audience and himself, we believe) is the Marathi Abhimaan Geet. An idea that was born from the will to showcase the grandiosity and beauty the language contains within itself.
At the urge of the professors, he sang a few notes of the song and was soon joined by nearly everyone present in the auditorium. The resulting melody was sweeter than anything as the pride and reverence seeped from the combined voices of everyone.
In his words, “It is not pride about only my own mother-tongue; it is the pride of having a mother-tongue.”
And how does he link Economics to the music he so devotedly practises? He says that when one learns a subject they learn to think in a disciplined manner. “It is this discipline,” he added, “that helps you in whatever you do.”
“An education in Economics has given me a rational way of looking at things. Most of our decisions will be driven by Economics, and a rational way of thinking helps a lot.”
He concluded the lecture saying, “If you want to conserve the resources, according to Economics you should use less of it. If you want to conserve a language, speak more of it.”

-Prajakta G., SYBSc