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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}'''Shaibal Gupta''' ({{birth based on age as of date|67|df=y|2021|01|28|noage=1}} – 28 January 2021) was an Indian [[social scientist]]<ref>[http://www.flonnet.com/fl2225/stories/20051216008601400.htm A vote for change] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220161918/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2225/stories/20051216008601400.htm |date=20 February 2012 }}</ref> who was the founder and member-secretary of the [[Asian Development Research Institute]] in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web
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* {{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Alakh N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDsAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth|last2=Gupta|first2=Shaibal|date=1987|publisher=Spectrum Publishing House|isbn=978-0-8364-2321-1|language=en}}
* {{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Alakh N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDsAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth|last2=Gupta|first2=Shaibal|date=1987|publisher=Spectrum Publishing House|isbn=978-0-8364-2321-1|language=en}}
* {{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpyyDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Shaibal+gupta&hl=en|title=Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary|last2=Musto|first2=Marcello|last3=Amini|first3=Babak|date=2019|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-24815-4|language=en}}


== Death ==
== Death ==

Revision as of 04:35, 29 January 2021

Shaibal Gupta
Born1953 or 1954
Died(2021-01-28)January 28, 2021 (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Social scientist and economist
Notable workBihar, Stagnation Or Growth (1987)

Shaibal Gupta (1953 or 1954 – 28 January 2021) was an Indian social scientist[1] who was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, Bihar.[2][3]

Education

Gupta completed his education from the Patna University, where he completed his Master of Arts in Economics in 1977, and went on to complete his Doctorate in Philosophy in Economics in 1981. He started his career as a member of the faculty at the A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna.

Career and research

Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna. The is a non-profit civil society organization, dedicated to social science research established in 1991. He was also the director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), which was organised by the government of Bihar as a public finance research institute.[4] He was the best-known expert on the politics and economics of Bihar.[citation needed] His research focused on the structure of the Bihar economy as well as on various development issues in Bihar with a political economy perspective. He was an economist by profession. He spent many years studying Bihar.[5]

Gupta was a member of the high level Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for the States, headed by Raghuram Rajan (ex-RBI Governor). He gave his thoughtful note of dissent in the Committee report. Section of the media praised views about the allegedly flawed Index developed by the Committee. Dr Gupta worked on various research projects with the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex; International Labour Organisation, World Bank and London School of Economics. He held advisory positions in various committees.[citation needed]

Gupta was a director of the Andhra Bank until his term expired[6] and Member Executive Committee, National Literacy Mission (NLM) - India, Government of India, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi.[7][8]

Gupta's research focused on economics and specifically industrial economics. He focused on studying the political economy trying to derive linkages between the capitalist transformation of India and the implied implications on societal growth. He also studied Bihar's industrial sector and compared the political economies of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, adjacent states, to drive an understanding of the linkage between governance models and growth.[9]

Published works

  • Sharma, Alakh N.; Gupta, Shaibal (1987). Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth. Spectrum Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-8364-2321-1.
  • Gupta, Shaibal; Musto, Marcello; Amini, Babak (2019). Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-24815-4.

Death

He died from multiple organ failure on 28 January 2021.[10] He was aged 67.[11]

References and footnotes

  1. ^ A vote for change Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Dr. Shaibal Gupta". Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI), Patna. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  3. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (28 January 2021). "Social scientist, economist Shaibal Gupta passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Tripathi, Piyush (28 January 2021). "Noted economist Shaibal Gupta passes away at 67". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Goswami, Urmi A (16 February 2005). "'Bihar Needs an Icon, a person who stands above his caste'(Dr Shaibal Gupta - Rediff Interview)". Rediff. Retrieved 16 February 2005.
  6. ^ "Shaibal Gupta ceases as director of Andhra Bank". India Infoline. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. ^ LIST OF DIRECTORS STATE RESOURCE CENTRE
  8. ^ http://www.nlm.nic.in
  9. ^ "DR. SHAIBAL GUPTA". www.adriindia.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Bihar: Well known social scientist Shaibal Gupta passes away, Nitish Kumar announces last rites with state honours". Newsd.in.
  11. ^ Jan 29, TNN /; 2021; Ist, 05:45. "Noted economist Shaibal Gupta, 67, passes away | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2021. {{cite web}}: |last2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)