Amlan Datta

Indian economist

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Amlan Datta (Bengali: অম্লান দত্ত; 17 June 1924 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian economist and educationist. He was pro-vice chancellor of Calcutta University and vice chancellor of North Bengal and Visva Bharti universities.^[1]

Economist
professor

Parent(s)Ashwini Kumar Dutta (father)
Sunitibala Devi (mother)AwardsAnanda Puraskar
Vidyasagar Puraskar
Jagattarini Padak
Desikottom

Biography

Amlan Datta was born Amlan Kusum Dattagupta in a Baidya family in the Comilla district of Bengal Presidency (now in Bangladesh).^[2] His parents were Ashwini Kumar Datta Gupta and Sunitibala Devi. He finished his school at the Ishwar Pathshala at Comilla,^[3] took 1st class first in Bachelor of Arts in economics from the Presidency College, and earned a first-class fourth in MA from the same university, both with distinction.^[4]

As a writer on socio-economic, political and philosophical subjects,^[5] Datta's works drew inspiration from Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru.^[6] An opponent of parochialism and dogmatism, Datta evaluated prevailing political and economic doctrines, including Marxist Communism. He wrote along these lines for The Radical Humanist, The Economic Weekly, and Thought.^{[citation needed]} His first book was published in 1953, titled For Democracy. He was the joint editor of Quest magazine along with Abu Sayeed Ayub.

After finishing his education in 1946, he started as a lecturer in Asutosh College of the University of Calcutta, and went on to be a lecturer at the University of Calcutta in 1948. He was the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University during 1972–74. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of North Bengal (1974–77). Then, he joined the Gandhian Institute of Studies as director in 1978, and thereafter as vice chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. He also taught as visiting lecturer at Banaras Hindu University and the University of Brussels.^[7] He represented India at the United Nations Social Development Commission in 1979.

He died of a heart attack at his Salt Lake City residence on 18 February 2010.^[8]

Awards and recognitions

Desikottam Award from Visva Bharati University
Jagattarini Award and Kamala Award from Calcutta University
Ananda Puraskar from Anandabazar Group^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Noted economist Amlan Datta passes away in Kolkata". The Economic Times. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
^ "কেউ কি আছেন, শোনার জন্য?". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ bdnews24.com. "শতবর্ষে অর্থনীতিবিদ অম্লান দত্ত, দেশভাগের চিহ্ন ধরে". শতবর্ষে অর্থনীতিবিদ অম্লান দত্ত, দেশভাগের চিহ্ন ধরে. Retrieved 3 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Economist Amlan Datta,who stirred Einstein,no more". The Indian Express. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "অম্লান দত্ত এক অমলিন স্মৃতি – কালি ও কলম". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ SUDESHNA BANERJEE. "In eyes of an economist Amlan Dutta". Retrieved 3 April 2024.
^ "Amlan Dutta (1924-2010) | Economic and Political Weekly". www.epw.in. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "Economist Amlan Dutta passes away". The Hindu. 18 February 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 May 2024.