Biplab Dasgupta
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Dr. Biplab Dasgupta was a Marxist economist, former member of Rajya Sabha
and the Bengal state committee of the CPI(M). He was the author of several books on the agrarian economy of India.
. In 1967 he received the PhD of London University as a member of SOAS for the thesis "Oil prices and the Indian market, 1886-1964" where his supervisor was the famous professor, Sir Roger Penrose
. He also received an MSc degree in computer science from the University of London
.
Dasgupta was a popular student leader of 1950s and became member of CPI in 1955 and joined CPI(m) in 1964.
He was elected a member of the state committee in 1980. He became a central committee member of the CPI(M) in 1985. A teacher at London and Sussex universities, Dasgupta acted as adviser to UN bodies including FAO, ILO, UNESCO, UNRI, NRISD, and UNEP between 1972 and 1978. He was also the editor of Nandan Patrika, the cultural monthly of CPI(M). He was elected to Lok Sabha
in 1989.
Dasgupta died from Parkinson's disease
at age 66.
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
and the Bengal state committee of the CPI(M). He was the author of several books on the agrarian economy of India.
Biography
Biplab Dasgupta received his MA in economics from the University of CalcuttaUniversity of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
. In 1967 he received the PhD of London University as a member of SOAS for the thesis "Oil prices and the Indian market, 1886-1964" where his supervisor was the famous professor, Sir Roger Penrose
Roger Penrose
Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS is an English mathematical physicist and Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford and Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College...
. He also received an MSc degree in computer science from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
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Dasgupta was a popular student leader of 1950s and became member of CPI in 1955 and joined CPI(m) in 1964.
He was elected a member of the state committee in 1980. He became a central committee member of the CPI(M) in 1985. A teacher at London and Sussex universities, Dasgupta acted as adviser to UN bodies including FAO, ILO, UNESCO, UNRI, NRISD, and UNEP between 1972 and 1978. He was also the editor of Nandan Patrika, the cultural monthly of CPI(M). He was elected to Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
in 1989.
Dasgupta died from Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
at age 66.
Selected bibliography
- The Oil Industry in India (1971)
- The Naxalite Movement (1975)
- Calcutta's Urban Future: Agonies from the Past and Prospects for the Future (1992)
- Structural Adjustment, Global Trade and the New Political Economy of Development (1999)
- European Trade and Colonial Conquest (Anthem South Asian Studies) (2005)
- Globalization: India's Adjustment Experience (2005)