Bhalchandra Laxman Mungekar (born 2 March 1946) is an Indian economist, educationist, social worker and Rajya Sabha member.

[1] He studied at the Navbharat Vidyalaya at Parel and Siddharth English High School at Wadala and did B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in economics from University of Mumbai.

In 1965, he joined Reserve Bank of India as a clerk and was elevated to the rank of assistant economist.

He is also a writer, great philosopher and was an economics teacher at Siddharth College of Arts, Science and Commerce.

[4][5] He is influenced by Ambedkarite ideology, and a follower of Buddhism.