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Bibek Debroy

Indian economist · India · On the map · Academics · Lived 1955 to 2024 · aged 69

Bibek Debroy was an Indian economist who chaired both the Indian Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council and a Finance Ministry expert committee on infrastructure, contributing significantly to game theory, economic theory, and the study of income and social inequalities, law reforms and railway reforms.

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Padma Bhushan in literature & education2025
Padma Shri in literature and education2015

About this person

From 2015 until 2019, Debroy was a member of an Indian government think tank known as NITI Aayog. He was also a prolific translator of major Sanskrit works - including the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and several Purāṇas - into English.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1955 to 2024 · aged 69