Bibek Debroy Age, Death, Caste, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio
Real Name	Bibek Debroy
Profession	Economist
Major Designations	1979-83: Served as a Professor at Presidency College, Kolkata. 1983-87: Served as a Professor at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. 1987-93: Served at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi. 1993-98: Served as The Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms. 1994-95: Served at the Department of Economic Affairs. 1997-2005: Served at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies. 2005-06: Served at the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2007-2015: Served at the Centre for Policy Research. January 2015: On 5 January, appointed as permanent member of NITI Aayog. 2017: On 25 September, appointed as the Chief of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 65 kg in pounds- 143 lbs
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Grey
Personal Life
Date of Birth	25 January 1955 (Tuesday)
Birthplace	Shillong, Assam, India
Date of Death	1 November 2024
Place of Death	New Delhi
Age (at the time of death)	69 Years
Death Cause	Subacute intestinal obstruction
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	New Delhi
School	Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, Hassan district, Karnataka, India
College/University	Presidency University, Kolkata Delhi School of Economics, Delhi Trinity College, Cambridge, England
Educational Qualification	A Post Graduate Degree in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge, England
Family	Not Known
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Bengali Brahmin
Hobbies	Travelling, Reading, Writing, Doing Translation of Epics
Favourite Things
Favourite Book(s)	Ramayana, Mahabharata
Favourite Language(s)	Sanskrit, Hindi
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status (at the time of death)	Married
Wife/Spouse	Suparna Banerjee
Children	Not Known
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth	Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Bibek Debroy

• Did Bibek Debroy smoke?: Not Known

• Did Bibek Debroy drink alcohol?: Not Known

• He was born in a modest Bengali-Brahmin family.

• Debroy was a noted Indian Economist and had served in different capacities for the Government of India.

• He had lent his teaching services to renowned academic institutions such as Presidency College, Kolkata, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, etc.

• He was also a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore.

• Debroy had authored several books, popular articles, and papers.

• He had also served as the Consulting Editor of Indian Financial and other newspapers.

• From November 2004 to December 2009, he served as a member of the National Manufacturing Competitive Council.

• Debroy had also served as the Chairman of a Committee set up by Jharkhand’s Chief Minister to recommend a development plan for the State.

• In 2006, he published a translation of the Bhagavad Gita. 

• In 2010, Debroy started authoring a 10-volume unabridged English translation of the Hindu epic- The Mahabharata, which was concluded in 2014.

• In 2016, he published a translation of the Harivamsha. 

• Mr. Debroy had done a 3-volume translation of the Valmiki Ramayana, to be published in October 2017.

• He was also working on an unabridged translation of the Bhagavata Purana.

• In 2015, Debroy was awarded Padma Shri by Pranab Mukherjee (the then President of India). 

• On 25 September 2017, he was appointed the Chief of the newly set-up “Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).”

• In October 2024, he was admitted to AIIMS in New Delhi after complaining of several comorbidities. It was later revealed that he suffered from hypertension and diabetes.