Swapan Dasgupta

Swapan Dasgupta
Swapan Dasgupta
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
	In office; 1 June 2021 – 24 April 2022
Constituency	Nominated (Journalism)
	In office; 25 April 2016 – 16 March 2021
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Nominated (Journalism)
Personal details
Born	3 October 1955 (age 68); Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1990 – present)
Spouse	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
Awards	Padma Bhushan (2015)

Swapan Dasgupta (born 3 October 1955) is an Indian journalist and politician.^[1] He is influential within the Indian right wing,^[2]^[3]^[4] writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Hindu nationalism.^[5] He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha. In 2015, Dasgupta was conferred with the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to literature and education.^[6]

^ "Subramanian Swamy, Sidhu, Suresh Gopi, Swapan Dasgupta nominated for Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
^ Ayres, Alyssa (2018). Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World. Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780190494520.
^ Basu, Manisha (August 2016). The Rhetoric of Hindu India by Manisha Basu. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–68, 139. ISBN 978-1-107-14987-8. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ Joseph, Tony. "The real reason Indian intellectuals are backing Narendra Modi". Quartz. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ Basu, Manisha (August 2016). "Introductory Matters". The Rhetoric of Hindu India by Manisha Basu. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-107-14987-8. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
^ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[1] "Subramanian Swamy, Sidhu, Suresh Gopi, Swapan Dasgupta nominated for Rajya Sabha". The Indian Express. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[2] Ayres, Alyssa (2018). Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World. Oxford University Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780190494520.

[3] Basu, Manisha (August 2016). The Rhetoric of Hindu India by Manisha Basu. Cambridge University Press. pp. 67–68, 139. ISBN 978-1-107-14987-8. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[4] Joseph, Tony. "The real reason Indian intellectuals are backing Narendra Modi". Quartz. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[5] Basu, Manisha (August 2016). "Introductory Matters". The Rhetoric of Hindu India by Manisha Basu. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-107-14987-8. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[6] "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

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Swapan Dasgupta


Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office 1 June 2021 – 24 April 2022
Constituency	Nominated (Journalism)
In office 25 April 2016 – 16 March 2021
Succeeded by	Himself
Constituency	Nominated (Journalism)

Personal details
Born	(1955-10-03) 3 October 1955 (age 68) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party (1990 – present)
Spouse	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
Awards	Padma Bhushan (2015)