Swapan Dasgupta
| Swapan Dasgupta স্বপন দাশগুপ্ত |
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| MP of Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
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Assumed office 25 April, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | H. K. Dua |
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| Born |
3 October 1955 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Alma mater |
University of Delhi SOAS, University of London University of Oxford |
| Occupation |
Political analyst Journalist Columnist Parliamentarian |
Swapan Dasgupta (Bengali: স্বপন দাশগুপ্ত Shôpon Dashgupto) (born 3 October 1955) is a senior Indian journalist and Member of Parliament, being a Presidential Nominee to the Rajya Sabha (Council of States, or India's Upper House of Parliament).
At various points in his career, he has held senior editorial posts at The Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, The Times of India, The Indian Express and India Today, where he was Managing Editor till 2003. He has published his works in The Pioneer, The Telegraph, Dainik Jagran, The Times of India, The New Indian Express, Outlook, The Free Press Journal and several other newspapers and magazines, and is currently a freelance writer for various publications. Over the last decade, he has acquired the fame of being one of the most frequently appearing faces on Indian television. He is seen in all major political debates featured in the English electronic media, and was well known for appearing on NDTV's weekly segment, Politically Incorrect, with Mani Shankar Aiyar. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of Literature and Education in 2015. He has often been seen to be supportive of the BJP and its politics.
Dasgupta was awarded Padma Bhushan (India's third highest civilian award) in 2015, for his contribution to Literature and Education.
Swapan Dasupta was born in Calcutta in 1955 into a Bengali family. His father, S.C. Dasgupta, was the Chairman of Calcutta Chemical, a well-known pharmaceutical company started by his grandfather, the Late K.C. Das during the period of Swadeshi upsurge in Bengal. His mother, Rekha (née Sen), was the daughter of the successful barrister Susil Chandra Sen, author of India's first Companies Act, and after whom a road is named (formerly Nandan Road) in the posh locality of Bhowanipore, South Calcutta. The Sen family were the erstwhile Rajas of Kalna (Zamindars) in West Bengal. He was educated at La Martiniere school in Calcutta, where he was a contemporary of Chandan Mitra and Paranjoy Guha Thakurta. He went on to do a BA degree in history at St. Stephen's College, Delhi, standing second in Delhi University. He then went on scholarship to complete his MA in history at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) as well as his PhD. He completed his thesis in 1980, entitled "Local politics in Bengal, Midnapur District".
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