Shri Swapan Dasgupta
State from which I am elected: | Nominated |
My Political Party: | Nominated |
My Delhi Address: | 14, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi. |
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My Permanent Address: | 110021 |
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Member’s Name : Shri Swapan Dasgupta
Father’s Name : Shri Samarendra Chandra Dasgupta
Mother’s Name : Shrimati Rekha Dasgupta |
Date of Birth : 3 October 1955 |
Place of Birth : Kolkata (West Bengal) |
Marital Status : Married on 12 December 1989 |
Spouse’s Name : Shrimati Reshmi Dasgupta |
Children : One son |
Educational Qualification :
B.A.(Hons.), M.A., Ph.D. Educated at La Martiniere College, Kolkata, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and School of Oriental and African Studies, London (U.K.)
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Profession :
Journalist / writer
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Permanent Address:
110021
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Present Address :
14, Teen Murti Lane, New Delhi. Tel. – 23042993,23012996, 23012493, 21430599, Mob: 90131181455, 9013181408
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E-mail : |
Positions Held:
April 2016 Nominated to Rajya Sabha May 2016 onwards Member, Committee on Ethics Member, Committee on External Affairs March 2017 onwards Member, National Institutes of Technology, Science, Education and Research (NITSER) Council (Human Resource Development) April – July 2017 Member, Select Committee on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-third Amendment) Bill, 2017 Aug. 2017 onwards Member, Select Committee of Rajya Sabha on the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017
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Freedom Fighter : No |
Books Published:
(i) Adivasi Politics in Midnapur, Subaltern Studies, Vol. 4, 1985 and (ii) Nirad Chauduri : The First Hundred Years, 1997
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and
Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Research Fellow, Nuffield College, Oxford, 1983-85; Member, India-UK Roundtable, 1999-2004; Awarded, (i) Padma Bhushan, 2015, (ii) C.F. Andrews Distinguished Alumni Award, St. Stephen’s College, 2015 and (iii) Kesri Award for Journalism, 2010
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Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Member, (i) Calcutta Club, (ii) Calcutta Football and Cricket Club, (iii) India International Centre, (iv) India Habitat Centre and (v) Oriental Club
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Countries Visited :
Israel, China, U.K., Australia, Belgium, U.S.A., Germany and Bangladesh
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