Biplab Dasgupta

Biplab Dasgupta
Member of Parliament, (Rajya Sabha)
In office
1994–2005
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Member of the Indian Parliament
for Calcutta South
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byBholanath Sen
Succeeded byMamata Banerjee
Personal details
Born(1938-01-02)2 January 1938
Beleghata, West Bengal
Died17 July 2005(2005-07-17) (aged 66)
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
SpouseArati Dasgupta
ChildrenOne Son
ResidenceSouth Calcutta
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (M.A.)

London University (M.Sc)

London School of Economics (Ph.D)
ProfessionPolitician, Economist, Author, Editor

Biplab Dasgupta (2 January 1938 – 17 July 2005) was a Marxian economist, former member of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and the Bengal state committee of the CPI(M). He was the author of several books on the agrarian economy of India.