Sukhamoy Chakraborty
Sukhamoy Chakravarty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 July 1934 |
| Died | 22 August 1990 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Presidency University, Kolkata |
| Known for | Chakravarty Committee |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Delhi School of Economics |
| Doctoral advisor | Jan Tinbergen |
Sukhamoy Chakravarty (26 July 1934 – 22 August 1990) was an Indian economist who, along with Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, was a key architect of the Five-Year plans of India. He attended Presidency University, Kolkata as an Economics major, where he was a colleague of Amartya Sen.[1] He later attended the Delhi School of Economics and obtained a doctorate from Erasmus University Rotterdam under Jan Tinbergen. He assumed a teaching post at Massachusetts Institute of Technology but returned to India to join the Planning Commission.[2]
References
- ^ "Brief History of Presidency". Presidency University, Kolkata.
- ^ Harcourt, G. C. (2012). On Skidelsky's Keynes and Other Essays: Selected Essays of G. C. Harcourt. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 305–307. ISBN 0230348645.