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 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. He is influential within the Indian right wing, writing columns for leading English dailies espousing Hindu nationalism. 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.