Well known economist and Chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Bibek Debroy is no more. He was 69 years old and breathed his last early Friday morning.
In a social media post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called him a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth. “I have known Dr. Debroy for many years. I will fondly remember his insights and passion for academic discourse. Saddened by his passing away. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti,” he said.
Dr Debroy was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur, followed by Presidency College, Kolkata, and Delhi School of Economics and Trinity College, Cambridge. He worked in Presidency College, Kolkata (1979-83), Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune (1983-87); Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi (1987-93); as the Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms (1993-98); Department of Economic Affairs (1994-95): National Council of Applied Economic Research (1995-96); Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies ( 1997-2005); PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2005-06); and Centre for Policy Research (2007-2015). Dr. Debroy was also Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019.
He authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and was also a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers.
