Bhabatosh Datta | |
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| Born | (1911-02-21)21 February 1911 |
| Died | 11 January 1997(1997-01-11) (aged 85) |
| Resting place | 23°15′37″N88°31′52″E / 23.26028°N 88.53111°E /23.26028; 88.53111 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Educationist, Economist, poet, writer |
| Spouse | Amala Datta |
| Parent(s) | Hemendra Kishore Datta Jogmaya Datta |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (1990) |
Bhabatosh Datta (21 February 1911 – 11 January 1997) was a noted Indian economist, academic and writer. He taught atChittagong College and later became Professor of Economics,Presidency College, Kolkata, where he later became anEmeritus Professor.[1]
In 1990, he was awarded thePadma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, byGovernment of India.[2]
Datta was born inPatna, Bihar to Hemendra Kishore Datta and Jogmaya Datta. At the time, his father was a professor of Chemistry atBihar National College, Patna. Thereafter, he did his schooling at various places, includingDaulatpur inKhulna district,Mymensingh followed byDhaka, now in Bangladesh. At his Dhaka school, he edited the school magazine along with fellow student Buddhadeb Bose, who went on to become a noted poet. He completed his schooling fromJagannath College Dhaka, and went on to earn B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and Political Science and M.A. Economics fromPresidency College, Kolkata.[1]
He started his career by working briefly atChittagong College, andBurdwan Raj College, ultimately his received an appointment at Ripon College, Kolkata, later known asSurendranath College. Subsequently, he worked at Islamia College in Kolkata, later renamedMaulana Azad College. In 1948, he went to England on a study leave to submit his doctoral dissertation atLondon School of Economics after only two years. His dissertation was published in Calcutta asThe Economics of Industrialization (1952). After his returned in 1952, he joined thePresidency College, Kolkata, nowPresidency University as Professor of Economics. The following year, he joined IMF as chief of South Asia division, however he returned to India in 1956, and rejoined Presidency College, where he continued to work till his retirement in 1962 as Head of the Department. Thereafter, he remained Emeritus Professor at the college, and started working in state education ministry, as he became Director of Public Instruction, Department of General Education and in 1965, Secretary of Education,Government of West Bengal.[1][3]
He also remained a member ofFourth Finance Commission of India formed in 1964,[4] and also remained a member of the first working committee ofPaschimbanga Bangla Akademi, Kolkata.
He married Amala Basu in 1939, she died in 1989.[1]
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