Santosh Bhattacharyya
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Santosh Bhattacharaya | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 November 1924 |
| Died | 10 March 2011 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Scottish Church College (B Sc) University of Calcutta (M Sc) London School of Economics (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Indian Statistical Institute University of Calcutta |
Santosh Bhattacharyya (1 November 1924 – 10 March 2011)[1] was an Indian economist, who served as a Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta, in Kolkata, India.
He was born in Calcutta on 1 November 1924 in a Brahmin family.
He studied economics at the renowned Scottish Church College[2] and earned his master's degree from the University of Calcutta. Later he would earn a doctorate in economics from the London School of Economics .[3]
Career
After earning his master's degree, he worked as a technical assistant at the Indian Statistical Institute.[3]
He taught economics at the University of Calcutta in two phases: 1952–60, and later from 1968 to 1983. He chaired the department (1970–80), and became dean of the faculty of arts (1973–77).[3]
He was Senior Economic Affairs Officer at the Development Planning Centre in the United Nations at New York (1966–68), member of the Tariff Commission, Government of India (1974–75), Chairman of several Pay Committees under West Bengal government during 1977–80.[3]
He was a general secretary of Patha Bhavan, Calcutta in the 1980s.
