Ranjit S. Dighe

Ranjit Dighe was born and raised in the Washington, DC area. He has lived for about as long in upstate New York, where he teaches about American economic history, money and banking, and financial crises. From his initial research on wages in the Great Depression, he has branched into alcohol prohibition and the beer industry, the bank holiday of 1933, the early arrival of Keynesian economics in the United States, the economic outlook of legendary New York Gov. Al Smith, and using novels to teach American social and economic history. When not working, he enjoys reading, movies, binge-watching TV, live music, playing and singing at open mic nights, following the Baltimore Orioles, and spending time with his wife, daughter, cats, and dog.