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His son is the noted economist [[Partha Dasgupta]].<ref>Dasgupta,Partha (2003) The Social Analyst: A. K. Dasgupta (July 16, 1903-January 14, 1992) July 12 Economic and Political Weekly.</ref> |
His son is the noted economist [[Partha Dasgupta]].<ref>Dasgupta,Partha (2003) The Social Analyst: A. K. Dasgupta (July 16, 1903-January 14, 1992) July 12 Economic and Political Weekly.</ref> |
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== Life and Education == |
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Amiya Kumar Dasgupta was born on 16 July 1903, in Bhanga, Faridpur district, East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh). His childhood was spent in Goila, a village in Barisal district, East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh). |
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Dasgupta obtained his Matriculation degree from Goila School (established in 1883 by his uncle, Rajnikanto Dasgupta) in 1920; his Intermediate degree from B.M. College, Barisal, East Bengal, 1922; and his B.A. in Economics in 1925 and M.A. in Economics in 1926 from Dacca University. |
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During the years of 1926-1946 Dasgupta was Lecturer in Economics at Dacca University. On leave from his Lectureship, he worked for a Ph.D in Economics at the London School of Economics in 1934-1936 (elected Honorary Fellow, 1978). His Ph.D supervisor was Professor (subsequently Lord) Lionel Robbins. |
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Among the earliest members of the Hindu diaspora from what is now Bangladesh, Dasgupta and his wife, Shanti, their two children (Alaknanda and Partha) migrated to Delhi in 1946. Apart from brief appointments abroad (Chief of the South Asia Division, International Monetary Fund, 1950-53; Commonwealth Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge, 1963-64), he remained in India. |
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He died on 14 January 1992, in Santiniketan, India. |
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Revision as of 01:17, 14 September 2010
A.K. Dasgupta (Amiya Kumar Dasgupta) (1903–1992) has been described as "one of the founding fathers of modern economics in India" and "a pioneer in theoretical economics" (Amartya Sen). His work included an evaluation of the major schools of economic thought and a concern with growth.[1]
His son is the noted economist Partha Dasgupta.[2]
Life and Education
Amiya Kumar Dasgupta was born on 16 July 1903, in Bhanga, Faridpur district, East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh). His childhood was spent in Goila, a village in Barisal district, East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh).
Dasgupta obtained his Matriculation degree from Goila School (established in 1883 by his uncle, Rajnikanto Dasgupta) in 1920; his Intermediate degree from B.M. College, Barisal, East Bengal, 1922; and his B.A. in Economics in 1925 and M.A. in Economics in 1926 from Dacca University.
During the years of 1926-1946 Dasgupta was Lecturer in Economics at Dacca University. On leave from his Lectureship, he worked for a Ph.D in Economics at the London School of Economics in 1934-1936 (elected Honorary Fellow, 1978). His Ph.D supervisor was Professor (subsequently Lord) Lionel Robbins.
Among the earliest members of the Hindu diaspora from what is now Bangladesh, Dasgupta and his wife, Shanti, their two children (Alaknanda and Partha) migrated to Delhi in 1946. Apart from brief appointments abroad (Chief of the South Asia Division, International Monetary Fund, 1950-53; Commonwealth Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge, 1963-64), he remained in India.
He died on 14 January 1992, in Santiniketan, India.
Key Sources and Works
The Collected Works of A.K. Dasgupta Two Treatises on Classical Political Economy with an Introduction by Dilip Nachane edited by Alaknanda Patel ISBN:9780195687880,2008
Sen, Amartya (1994) Amiya Kumar Dasgupta (1903-1992)The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 426 (Sep.), pp. 1147-1155
References
- ^ http://www.oup.co.in/search_detail.php?id=144812
- ^ Dasgupta,Partha (2003) The Social Analyst: A. K. Dasgupta (July 16, 1903-January 14, 1992) July 12 Economic and Political Weekly.