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Ashok Mitra

1928 – 2018

Indian economist and Marxist politician

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Lived 1928 – 2018 (aged 90). Ashok Mitra was an Indian economist, author and politician.

Ashok Mitra (10 April 1928 – 1 May 2018) was an Indian economist and Marxist politician. He was a chief economic adviser to the Government of India and later became finance minister of West Bengal and a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Early life and education After completing his graduation from the University of Dacca, he came to India following the partition of India in 1947. In the mid-1990s he became a member of the Rajya Sabha and was chairman of the Parliament's Standing Committee on Industry and Commerce.

Scholarship He authored the "Calcutta Diary" in Economic and Political Weekly and "Terms of Trade and Class Relations". He contributed articles regularly to the Calcutta-based national daily newspaper, The Telegraph. He also wrote short stories in Bengali. He was conferred the Sahitya Academi Award in 1996 for his Essays entitled Tal Betal.

Death and family Mitra was married to Gouri, who died aged 79 in May 2008. He died on 1 May 2018 at the age of 90. Ashok Mitra is survived by his only sibling, Sreelata Ghosh (née Mitra), sister.

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Important facts

Birth century
Died
Education
University of Calcutta, Banaras Hindu University, University of Dhaka, Benaras Hindu University
Positions held
Member of the 8th West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Member of the 9th West Bengal Legislative Assembly
Employers
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, University of Delhi, University of Calcutta
Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ashok Mitra's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ashok Mitra?

Indian economist and Marxist politician

When was Ashok Mitra born?

Ashok Mitra was born on 10 April 1928 in Dhaka.

When did Ashok Mitra die?

Ashok Mitra died on 1 May 2018.

What was Ashok Mitra's occupation?

Ashok Mitra was an economist, author and politician.

What nationality was Ashok Mitra?

Ashok Mitra was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ashok Mitra

· Wikidata: Q4805770

· DBpedia: Ashok Mitra

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