Swapan Dasgupta | |
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Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
In office 1 June 2021 – 24 April 2022 | |
Constituency | Nominated (Journalism) |
In office 25 April 2016 – 16 March 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Himself |
Constituency | Nominated (Journalism) |
Personal details | |
Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 3 October 1955
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (1990 – present) |
Spouse | Reshmi Ray Dasgupta |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi (BA) SOAS University of London (MA, PhD) Nuffield College, Oxford (Post-doctoral Fellow) |
Occupation | Journalist, Writer, Political analyst |
Awards | Padma Bhushan (2015) |
Swapan Dasgupta (born 3 October 1955) is an Indian journalist and politician.[1] He is influential within the Indian right wing,[2][3][4] writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Hindu nationalism.[5] He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, Dasgupta was conferred with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature and education.[6]