Name of Member: Dr. Nitish Sengupta
Political Party: All India Trinamool Congress
Constituency & State: Contai (West Bengal)
Lok Sabha Experience: 13
Thirteenth Lok Sabha
Members Bioprofile
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Constituency : |
Contai (West Bengal) |
Party Name : |
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) |
Email Address : |
drnitish[AT]sansad[DOT]nic[DOT]in |
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Father’s Name |
Late Shri Nirmal Sengupta |
Mother’s Name |
Smt. Arpita Sengupta |
Date of Birth |
23 Sep 1934 |
Place of Birth |
Palang, Distt. Faridpur (West Bengal) |
Marital Status |
Married |
Date of Marriage |
13 Dec 1958 |
Spouse’s Name |
Dr. (Smt.) Sunanda Sengupta |
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No.of Daughters |
2 |
Educational
Qualifications |
B.A. (Hons.) 1st Class, M.A. (Gold Medallist), Ph.D.
Educated at Presidency College, University of Calcutta, Calcutta and University of Delhi (Delhi) |
Profession |
Consultant
Economist, Writer |
Permanent Address |
1H, Meera Apartment, |
Mandevill Garden, Kolkata-19 |
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Present Address |
40/135, C.R. Park Extension, |
New Delhi – 110017 |
(011) 26445348, 26210076 |
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Positions Held |
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1999 |
Elected to 13th Lok Sabha |
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1999-2000 |
Member, Committee on Petitions |
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Member, Committee on Railways |
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Member, Joint Committee on Central Vigilance Commission Bill |
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2000-2004 |
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance |
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Books Published |
i) Unshackling of Indian Industry; (ii) Changing Pattern of Corporate Management; (iii) Corporate Management in India; (iv) Government and Business; (v) Inside the Steel Frame; and (vi) Kshamatar Alinde (in Bengali) |
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Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
Chairman, United Nations Commission on Transnational Corporations; won the best book award in Management; was NAM observer for Palestine elections; delivered lectures at University of Manchester, McGill (Montreal), Delhi, ASCI, Hyderabad and IIMs, Calcutta and Ahmedabad, Director-General, International Management Institute of India, Delhi, 1992-till date |
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Social And Cultural Activities |
President, (i) Indian Society for Cybernetics and Applied Management Science, New Delhi; (ii) All India Pankaj Mallik Foundation and Research in Music, Bombay; (iii) Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Contai; Member, Society for Research in Capital Market, Hony. Fellow, Institute of Company Secretaries |
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Special Interests |
Reading, writing, research, music and travelling |
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Sports and Clubs |
Member, (i) Delhi Gymkhana Club; and (ii) India International Centre, Goa |
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Countries Visited |
Widely travelled in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia |
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Other Information |
Chairman, (i) Prasar Bharati Act Committee, 1996; (ii) Amarnath Yatra Tragedy Enquiry, 1996; (iii) Steel Export Strategy Committee, 1996-98; and (iv) Public Sector Petroleum Companies Restructuring, 1998-99; Member-Secretary, (i) High Power Committee on Financial Sector Restructuring, 1983-84; and (ii) Planning Commission; Secretary, (i) Ministry of Finance (Revenue); (ii) Department of Supply; Director General, Tourism; Controller of Capital Issues; Indian Administrative Service Officer, 1957-92 |
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