Author Jayshree Sengupta passes away

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, April 30

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Jayshree Sengupta, a long-time contributor to The Tribune, passed away on April 19 following a two-year battle with cancer. She was busy researching and writing articles until her final days.

Jayshree was born in Allahabad and brought up in New Delhi. She attended Modern School (class of 1960), Barakhamba Road, New Delhi, followed by BA from Delhi University, MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and M.Phil in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Jayshree was an accomplished author and policy analyst. She was a Senior Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi.

Over a career spanning more than 40 years, she published hundreds of articles on Indian economy, Indian economic policy, and women’s issues in development. Her writings appeared in virtually every major English-language national daily in India, including The Times of India, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, Business Standard, and The Tribune.

Jayshree was also the author/editor of several books, including A Nation in Transition: Understanding the Indian Economy (Academic Foundation, 2007). Her expert opinion on Indian economy was cited by international media outlets, including the BBC World Service (UK) and The Financial Times (UK).

Jayshree was married to prominent economist and former Member of Parliament, late Arjun K. Sengupta. She was an insightful economist in her own right. She is survived by daughter Mitu, brother Bhaskar Dutta and sister Manjushree Chopra.