Swapan Dasgupta

Swapan Dasgupta is an Indian journalist and politician. He is influential within the Indian right-wing, writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Hindu nationalism. He currently is the Member... Wikipedia

• Born:  October 03, 1955, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
• Age:  70 years
• Political party:  Bharatiya Janata Party (1990–present)
• Spouse(s):  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
• Civilian awards:  Padma Bhushan (2015)
• Preceded by:  Debasish Kumar
• Constituency:  Rashbehari
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo