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{{Infobox person
| name = Shaibal Gupta
| name = Shaibal Gupta
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|67|df=y|2021|01|28|noage=1}}
| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|67|df=y|2021|01|28|noage=1}}
| death_date = {{Death date|2021|01|28}} (aged 67)
| death_date = {{Death date|2021|01|28|df=y}} (aged 67)
| death_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
| death_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], India
| occupation = Social scientist and economist
| occupation = Social scientist and economist
| notable_works = Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth (1987)
| notable_works = Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth (1987)
}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}'''Shaibal Gupta''' ({{birth based on age as of date|67|df=y|2021|01|28|noage=1}} – 28 January 2021) was an Indian [[social scientist]] and [[political economist]] who focused on the study of the economy of the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. He was the founder and member-secretary of the [[Asian Development Research Institute]] in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]. His research was a contributor to the rollout for various state government led societal development programs and economic reforms in the state.
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}'''Shaibal Gupta''' ({{birth based on age as of date|67|df=y|2021|01|28|noage=1}} – 28 January 2021) was an Indian [[social scientist]] and [[political economist]] whose work focused on the economy of the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Bihar]]. He was the founder and member-secretary of the [[Asian Development Research Institute]] in [[Patna]], Bihar. His research was a contributor to the rollout for various state government led societal development programs and economic reforms in the state.

Gupta received the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honor, posthumously in 2022.


== Education ==
== Education ==
Gupta received a [[Master of Arts]] in economics in 1977 from [[Patna University]]. He went on to complete his [[Doctorate of Philosophy|PhD]] in economics in 1981. Post his doctorate, he went on to be a member of the faculty at the A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna.
Gupta's early schooling took place in [[Sainik School, Tilaiya|Sainik School Tilaiya]], he later received a [[Master of Arts]] in [[economics]] in 1977 from [[Patna University]]. He went on to complete his [[Doctorate of Philosophy|PhD]] in economics in 1981.<ref name=":02" /> Post his doctorate, he went on to be a member of the faculty at the A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna.<ref name=":02" />


== Career and research ==
== Career and research ==
Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the [[Asian Development Research Institute]] in Patna, a non-profit organization focused on social science research established in 1991. He was also the director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), which was set up by the government of Bihar as a public finance research institute.<ref name=toiobit>{{Cite news|last=Tripathi|first=Piyush|date=2021-01-28|title=Noted economist Shaibal Gupta passes away at 67|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/noted-economist-shaibal-gupta-passes-away-at-67-nitish-announces-cremation-with-state-honors/articleshow/80515007.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the [[Asian Development Research Institute]] in Patna, a non-profit organization focused on social science research established in 1991. He was also the director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), which was set up by the government of Bihar as a public finance research institute.<ref name=toiobit>{{Cite news|last=Tripathi|first=Piyush|date=28 January 2021|title=Noted economist Shaibal Gupta passes away at 67|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/noted-economist-shaibal-gupta-passes-away-at-67-nitish-announces-cremation-with-state-honors/articleshow/80515007.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 January 2021|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref>


Gupta's research focused on the structure of the Bihar's economy as well as on various development issues in Bihar from a political economy perspective.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=DR. SHAIBAL GUPTA|url=https://www.adriindia.org/centre/people/adri-society/dr--shaibal-gupta|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.adriindia.org}}</ref> An [[economist]] by profession,<ref name="saibal">{{cite news
Gupta's research focused on the structure of the [[Economy of Bihar|Bihar's economy]] as well as on various development issues in Bihar from a political economy perspective.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=DR. SHAIBAL GUPTA|url=https://www.adriindia.org/centre/people/adri-society/dr--shaibal-gupta|access-date=29 January 2021|website=www.adriindia.org}}</ref> An [[economist]] by profession,<ref name="saibal">{{cite news
| last = Goswami
| last = Goswami
| first = Urmi A
| first = Urmi A
| title = 'Bihar Needs an Icon, a person who stands above his caste'(Dr Shaibal Gupta - Rediff Interview)
| title = 'Bihar Needs an Icon, a person who stands above his caste'(Dr Shaibal Gupta – Rediff Interview)
| publisher = Rediff
| publisher = Rediff
| date = 2005-02-16
| date = 16 February 2005
| url = http://www.rediff.com/election/2005/feb/16inter2.htm
| url = http://www.rediff.com/election/2005/feb/16inter2.htm
| accessdate = 2005-02-16 }}</ref> he focused on industrial economics, studying the political economy and trying to derive linkages between the capitalist transformation of India and the implied implications on societal growth. He also studied [[Bihar]]'s industrial sector and compared the political economies of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, adjacent states, to drive an understanding of the linkage between governance models and growth.<ref name=":0" /> His works at ADRI were used by the state of Bihar for the annual economic review as well as for the rollout of various state government led societal development programs.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Social scientist and founder of ADRI Shaibal Gupta dies at 67|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/social-scientist-and-founder-of-adri-shaibal-gupta-dies-at-67-7165829/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In a statement on his death, Bihar's chief minister [[Nitish Kumar]] recounted the contributions made by Gupta for Bihar's economic reforms.<ref name=toiobit/>
| accessdate = 16 February 2005 }}</ref> he focused on industrial economics, studying the political economy and trying to derive linkages between the capitalist transformation of India and the implied implications on societal growth. He also studied Bihar's industrial sector and compared the political economies of Bihar and [[Madhya Pradesh]], adjacent states, to drive an understanding of the linkage between governance models and growth.<ref name=":02"/> His works at ADRI were used by the state of Bihar for the annual economic review as well as for the rollout of various state government led societal development programs.<ref name=hinduobit>{{Cite news|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=28 January 2021|title=Social scientist, economist Shaibal Gupta passes away|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/social-scientist-economist-shaibal-gupta-passes-away/article33687807.ece|access-date=29 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 January 2021|title=Social scientist and founder of ADRI Shaibal Gupta dies at 67|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/social-scientist-and-founder-of-adri-shaibal-gupta-dies-at-67-7165829/|access-date=29 January 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> In a statement on his death, [[List of chief ministers of Bihar|Bihar's chief minister]] [[Nitish Kumar]] recounted the contributions made by Gupta for Bihar's economic reforms.<ref name=toiobit/>


Gupta was a member of the high level Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for the States, headed by [[Raghuram Rajan]] (ex-RBI Governor).<ref>{{Cite web|title=बिहार के नीति निर्माण में भी शैबाल गुप्ता की रही बड़ी भूमिका, 1991 में की थी ADRI की स्थापना|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-economist-shaibal-gupta-played-a-big-role-in-bihar-policy-making-too-founder-of-asia-development-research-institute-adri-in-1991-3820456.html|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> Representing Bihar in the committee, Gupta gave his dissent note for the final recommendation report of the Committee. Speaking about his dissent, he would later say that the dissent was a technical critique of variables that went into the Index developed by the Committee.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=Staff|date=2013-09-29|title=Dissent note does not dismiss Rajan report: Shaibal Gupta|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dissent-note-does-not-dismiss-rajan-report-shaibal-gupta/article5182446.ece|access-date=2021-01-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Specifically, he had advocated for the inclusion of per capita income instead of monthly per capita income and the inclusion of variables like per capita electrical connectivity, infant mortality, and female literacy among other variables.<ref name=":3" /> Gupta worked on various research projects with the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex; International Labour Organisation, World Bank and London School of Economics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shaibal Gupta|url=https://www.theigc.org/person/shaibal-gupta-2/|access-date=2021-01-29|website=IGC|language=en-GB}}</ref> He held advisory positions in various governmental committees.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=2021-01-28|title=Social scientist, economist Shaibal Gupta passes away|language=en-IN|work=[[The Hindu]]|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/social-scientist-economist-shaibal-gupta-passes-away/article33687807.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Gupta was a member of the high level Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for the States, headed by [[Raghuram Rajan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=बिहार के नीति निर्माण में भी शैबाल गुप्ता की रही बड़ी भूमिका, 1991 में की थी ADRI की स्थापना|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-economist-shaibal-gupta-played-a-big-role-in-bihar-policy-making-too-founder-of-asia-development-research-institute-adri-in-1991-3820456.html|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Hindustan|language=hindi}}</ref> Representing Bihar in the committee, Gupta gave his dissent note for the final recommendation report of the committee. Speaking about his dissent, he would later say that the dissent was a technical critique of variables that went into the Index developed by the committee.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=29 September 2013|title=Dissent note does not dismiss Rajan report: Shaibal Gupta|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/dissent-note-does-not-dismiss-rajan-report-shaibal-gupta/article5182446.ece|access-date=29 January 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Specifically, he had advocated for the inclusion of per capita income instead of monthly per capita income and the inclusion of variables like per capita electrical connectivity, infant mortality, and female literacy among other variables.<ref name=":3" /> Gupta worked on various research projects with the [[Institute of Development Studies|Institute of Development Studies, Sussex]]; [[International Labour Organization|International Labour Organisation]], [[World Bank]] and [[London School of Economics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shaibal Gupta|url=https://www.theigc.org/person/shaibal-gupta-2/|access-date=29 January 2021|website=IGC|language=en-GB}}</ref> He held advisory positions in various governmental committees including membership of the Bihar state finance commission, the committee on land acquisition, committee on financial resources, and the Indian government expert group of the planning commission.<ref name=":02"/><ref name=hinduobit/>


Gupta was a director of the [[Andhra Bank]] until his term expired in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Shaibal-Gupta-ceases-as-director-of-Andhra-Bank/3642023539|title=Shaibal Gupta ceases as director of Andhra Bank|publisher=India Infoline|date=2011-03-11|accessdate=2012-06-01}}</ref> and Member Executive Committee, National Literacy Mission (NLM) - India, Government of India, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} As a socio-political commentator, he spoke about various development issues that plagued Bihar. Speaking about the movement of migrant laborers during the [[COVID-19]] induced lockdowns in 2020, he had noted that the crisis was not handled well by the state and had resulted in anger amongst the migrant population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Migration crisis wasn’t handled well by Nitish government: Shaibal Gupta|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/governance/migration-crisis-wasn-t-handled-well-by-nitish-government-shaibal-gupta-74165|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref>
Gupta was a director of the [[Andhra Bank]] until his term expired in 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/Shaibal-Gupta-ceases-as-director-of-Andhra-Bank/3642023539|title=Shaibal Gupta ceases as director of Andhra Bank|publisher=India Infoline|date=11 March 2011|accessdate=1 June 2012}}</ref> and Member Executive Committee, of the Indian government's [[National literacy mission]] (NLM).<ref name=":02"/> As a socio-political commentator, he spoke about various development issues that plagued Bihar. Speaking about the movement of migrant laborers during the [[COVID-19]] induced lockdowns in 2020, he had noted that the crisis was not handled well by the state and had resulted in anger amongst the migrant population.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Migration crisis wasn't handled well by Nitish government: Shaibal Gupta|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/interviews/governance/migration-crisis-wasn-t-handled-well-by-nitish-government-shaibal-gupta-74165|access-date=29 January 2021|website=www.downtoearth.org.in|language=en}}</ref>


Gupta received the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth highest civilian honor, posthumously in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-25|title=Two from Bihar get Padma Shri|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/two-from-bihar-get-padma-shri-101643129131348.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Piyush Tripathi|date=Jan 25, 2022|title=Bihar: Padma Shri awards to Shaibal Gupta & Rajgir's Veerayatan founder Acharya Chandanaji {{!}} Patna News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-padma-shri-awards-to-shaibal-gupta-rajgirs-veerayatan-founder-acharya-chandanaji/articleshow/89122726.cms|access-date=2022-01-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
== Published works ==


== Personal life and death ==
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* {{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Alakh N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDsAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth|last2=Gupta|first2=Shaibal|date=1987|publisher=Spectrum Publishing House|isbn=978-0-8364-2321-1|language=en}}
Gupta was the son of social worker, medical practitioner and art historian Piyushendu Gupta.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bihar to launch campaign against dowry, child marriage|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/bihar-to-launch-campaign-against-dowry-child-marriage/1059030|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Amartya Sen denies report of threat to quit Nalanda University|url=http://www.bihartimes.in/Newsbihar/2014/Feb/newsbihar24Feb2.html|access-date=29 January 2021|website=www.bihartimes.in}}</ref> The family hailed from [[Begusarai]] in Bihar where his father had a medical practice before moving to Patna.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite journal|last=Prasad|first=Sarjun|title=Archaeology and Art of Ganga, Gandak and Kosi Basin, Bihar: A Felicitation Volume in Honour of Dr. P. Gupta|journal=[[Social Scientist]]|volume=44|issue=9–10|pages=76–77|id={{ProQuest|1881062756}}|issn=0970-0293}}</ref>
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* {{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpyyDwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&dq=Shaibal+gupta&hl=en|title=Karl Marx’s Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary|last2=Musto|first2=Marcello|last3=Amini|first3=Babak|date=2019|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-24815-4|language=en}}


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Gupta was married and the couple had a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Patna-based intellectual Shaibal Gupta dies; CM announces last rites with state honours|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/patnabased-intellectual-shaibal-gupta-dies-cm-announces-last-rites-with-state-honours/2019212|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref name="toiobit" /> He died from [[multiple organ failure]] on 28 January 2021 in Patna.<ref name=hinduobit/> He was 67.<ref name="toiobit" /> He was cremated with full state honours at Gulbi Ghat in Patna on 29 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Shaibal Gupta cremated with state honours in Patna|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/shaibal-gupta-cremated-with-state-honours/articleshow/80590186.cms|access-date=2022-01-26|work=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=1981|title=Non-Development of Bihar: A Case of Retarded Sub-Nationalism|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4370220|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=16|issue=37|pages=1496–1502|issn=0012-9976}}
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2001|title=New Panchayats and Subaltern Resurgence|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410879|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=36|issue=29|pages=2742–2744|issn=0012-9976}}
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* {{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2002|title=Subaltern resurgence: a reconnaissance of Panchayat election in Bihar|url=http://www.crisisstates.com/Publications/publications.htm|access-date=2021-01-29|website=www.crisisstates.com|language=en}}
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2005|title=Socio-Economic Base of Political Dynamics in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4417461|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=40|issue=48|pages=5093–5100|issn=0012-9976}}


== Personal life and death ==
== Published works ==

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Gupta was married and the couple had a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Patna-based intellectual Shaibal Gupta dies; CM announces last rites with state honours|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/patnabased-intellectual-shaibal-gupta-dies-cm-announces-last-rites-with-state-honours/2019212|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Outlook India}}</ref><ref name=toiobit/> He died from [[multiple organ failure]] on 28 January 2021 in Patna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newsd.in/bihar-well-known-social-scientist-shaibal-gupta-passes-away-in-patna/|title=Bihar: Well known social scientist Shaibal Gupta passes away, Nitish Kumar announces last rites with state honours|website=Newsd.in}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> He was aged 67.<ref name=toiobit/> In recognition of his contribution to the state of Bihar, the government announced that his cremation would take place with state honours.<ref name=toiobit/>
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* {{Cite book|last1=Sharma|first1=Alakh N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDsAAAAMAAJ|title=Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth|last2=Gupta|first2=Shaibal|date=1987|publisher=Spectrum Publishing House|isbn=978-0-8364-2321-1|language=en}}
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* {{Cite book|last1=Gupta|first1=Shaibal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lpyyDwAAQBAJ&q=Shaibal+gupta|title=Karl Marx's Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary|last2=Musto|first2=Marcello|last3=Amini|first3=Babak|date=2019|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-24815-4|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-24815-4|hdl=10315/38569}}
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=1981|title=Non-Development of Bihar: A Case of Retarded Sub-Nationalism|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4370220|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=16|issue=37|pages=1496–1502|jstor=4370220|issn=0012-9976}}
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2001|title=New Panchayats and Subaltern Resurgence|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410879|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=36|issue=29|pages=2742–2744|jstor=4410879|issn=0012-9976}}
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* {{Cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2002|title=Subaltern resurgence: a reconnaissance of Panchayat election in Bihar|url=http://www.crisisstates.com/Publications/publications.htm|access-date=29 January 2021|website=www.crisisstates.com|language=en|archive-date=11 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111025413/http://www.crisisstates.com/Publications/publications.htm|url-status=dead}}
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* {{Cite journal|last=Gupta|first=Shaibal|date=2005|title=Socio-Economic Base of Political Dynamics in Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4417461|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=40|issue=48|pages=5093–5100|jstor=4417461|issn=0012-9976}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==


* [https://www.epw.in/author/shaibal-gupta Gupta's works] at the [[Economic and Political Weekly]]
* [https://www.epw.in/author/shaibal-gupta Gupta's works] at the [[Economic and Political Weekly]]

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Latest revision as of 10:53, 12 February 2024

Shaibal Gupta
Born1953 or 1954
Died(2021-01-28)28 January 2021 (aged 67)
Patna, Bihar, India
Occupation(s)Social scientist and economist
Notable workBihar, Stagnation Or Growth (1987)

Shaibal Gupta (1953 or 1954 – 28 January 2021) was an Indian social scientist and political economist whose work focused on the economy of the Indian state of Bihar. He was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, Bihar. His research was a contributor to the rollout for various state government led societal development programs and economic reforms in the state.

Gupta received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, posthumously in 2022.

Education

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Gupta's early schooling took place in Sainik School Tilaiya, he later received a Master of Arts in economics in 1977 from Patna University. He went on to complete his PhD in economics in 1981.[1] Post his doctorate, he went on to be a member of the faculty at the A. N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies in Patna.[1]

Career and research

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Gupta was the founder and member-secretary of the Asian Development Research Institute in Patna, a non-profit organization focused on social science research established in 1991. He was also the director of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance (CEPPF), which was set up by the government of Bihar as a public finance research institute.[2]

Gupta's research focused on the structure of the Bihar's economy as well as on various development issues in Bihar from a political economy perspective.[1] An economist by profession,[3] he focused on industrial economics, studying the political economy and trying to derive linkages between the capitalist transformation of India and the implied implications on societal growth. He also studied Bihar's industrial sector and compared the political economies of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, adjacent states, to drive an understanding of the linkage between governance models and growth.[1] His works at ADRI were used by the state of Bihar for the annual economic review as well as for the rollout of various state government led societal development programs.[4][5] In a statement on his death, Bihar's chief minister Nitish Kumar recounted the contributions made by Gupta for Bihar's economic reforms.[2]

Gupta was a member of the high level Committee for Evolving a Composite Development Index for the States, headed by Raghuram Rajan.[6] Representing Bihar in the committee, Gupta gave his dissent note for the final recommendation report of the committee. Speaking about his dissent, he would later say that the dissent was a technical critique of variables that went into the Index developed by the committee.[7] Specifically, he had advocated for the inclusion of per capita income instead of monthly per capita income and the inclusion of variables like per capita electrical connectivity, infant mortality, and female literacy among other variables.[7] Gupta worked on various research projects with the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex; International Labour Organisation, World Bank and London School of Economics.[8] He held advisory positions in various governmental committees including membership of the Bihar state finance commission, the committee on land acquisition, committee on financial resources, and the Indian government expert group of the planning commission.[1][4]

Gupta was a director of the Andhra Bank until his term expired in 2011[9] and Member Executive Committee, of the Indian government's National literacy mission (NLM).[1] As a socio-political commentator, he spoke about various development issues that plagued Bihar. Speaking about the movement of migrant laborers during the COVID-19 induced lockdowns in 2020, he had noted that the crisis was not handled well by the state and had resulted in anger amongst the migrant population.[10]

Gupta received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honor, posthumously in 2022.[11][12]

Personal life and death

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Gupta was the son of social worker, medical practitioner and art historian Piyushendu Gupta.[13][14] The family hailed from Begusarai in Bihar where his father had a medical practice before moving to Patna.[13][15]

Gupta was married and the couple had a daughter.[16][2] He died from multiple organ failure on 28 January 2021 in Patna.[4] He was 67.[2] He was cremated with full state honours at Gulbi Ghat in Patna on 29 January 2021.[17]

Published works

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  • Sharma, Alakh N.; Gupta, Shaibal (1987). Bihar, Stagnation Or Growth. Spectrum Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-8364-2321-1.
  • Gupta, Shaibal; Musto, Marcello; Amini, Babak (2019). Karl Marx's Life, Ideas, and Influences: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary. Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-24815-4. hdl:10315/38569. ISBN 978-3-030-24815-4.
  • Gupta, Shaibal (1981). "Non-Development of Bihar: A Case of Retarded Sub-Nationalism". Economic and Political Weekly. 16 (37): 1496–1502. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4370220.
  • Gupta, Shaibal (2001). "New Panchayats and Subaltern Resurgence". Economic and Political Weekly. 36 (29): 2742–2744. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4410879.
  • Gupta, Shaibal (2002). "Subaltern resurgence: a reconnaissance of Panchayat election in Bihar". www.crisisstates.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  • Gupta, Shaibal (2005). "Socio-Economic Base of Political Dynamics in Madhya Pradesh". Economic and Political Weekly. 40 (48): 5093–5100. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 4417461.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "DR. SHAIBAL GUPTA". www.adriindia.org. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Tripathi, Piyush (28 January 2021). "Noted economist Shaibal Gupta passes away at 67". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ^ Goswami, Urmi A (16 February 2005). "'Bihar Needs an Icon, a person who stands above his caste'(Dr Shaibal Gupta – Rediff Interview)". Rediff. Retrieved 16 February 2005.
  4. ^ a b c Tewary, Amarnath (28 January 2021). "Social scientist, economist Shaibal Gupta passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Social scientist and founder of ADRI Shaibal Gupta dies at 67". The Indian Express. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. ^ "बिहार के नीति निर्माण में भी शैबाल गुप्ता की रही बड़ी भूमिका, 1991 में की थी ADRI की स्थापना". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b Staff Reporter (29 September 2013). "Dissent note does not dismiss Rajan report: Shaibal Gupta". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Shaibal Gupta". IGC. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Shaibal Gupta ceases as director of Andhra Bank". India Infoline. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Migration crisis wasn't handled well by Nitish government: Shaibal Gupta". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Two from Bihar get Padma Shri". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ Piyush Tripathi (25 January 2022). "Bihar: Padma Shri awards to Shaibal Gupta & Rajgir's Veerayatan founder Acharya Chandanaji | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Bihar to launch campaign against dowry, child marriage". Outlook India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Amartya Sen denies report of threat to quit Nalanda University". www.bihartimes.in. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  15. ^ Prasad, Sarjun. "Archaeology and Art of Ganga, Gandak and Kosi Basin, Bihar: A Felicitation Volume in Honour of Dr. P. Gupta". Social Scientist. 44 (9–10): 76–77. ISSN 0970-0293. ProQuest 1881062756.
  16. ^ "Patna-based intellectual Shaibal Gupta dies; CM announces last rites with state honours". Outlook India. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Shaibal Gupta cremated with state honours in Patna". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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