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'''Amlan Datta''' ({{langx|bn|অম্লান দত্ত}}; 17 June 1924 – 18 February 2010) was an Indian [[economist]] and [[educationist]]. He was Pro-vice Chancellor of [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]] and Vice Chancellor of [[North Bengal University|North Bengal]] and [[Visva-Bharati University|Visva-Bharti]] universities.<ref>{{cite news|title=Noted economist Amlan Datta passes away in Kolkata|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Noted-economist-Amlan-Datta-passes-away-in-Kolkata/articleshow/5590722.cms|work=[[The Economic Times]]|accessdate=31 May 2010|date=19 February 2010}}</ref><br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|6|17}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Comilla]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|2|18|1924|6|17}}<br />
| death_place = [[Bidhannagar]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<br />
| alma mater = [[University of Calcutta]]<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Amlan Datta, originally named Amlan Kusum Dattagupta, was born into a Baidya family in the [[Comilla]] district of [[Bengal Presidency]] (now in [[Bangladesh]]).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=কেউ কি আছেন, শোনার জন্য? |url=https://www.anandabazar.com/editorial/essays/essay-a-special-write-up-on-amlan-dutta/cid/1454688 |access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> His parents’ names were Ashwini Kumar Datta Gupta and Sunitibala Devi. He was schooled at [[Ishwar Pathshala]] at Comilla,<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:শতবর্ষে অর্থনীতিবিদ অম্লান দত্ত, দেশভাগের চিহ্ন ধরে |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/opinion/ggws13elwq |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=bdnews24.com |language=bn}}</ref> took 1st class first in [[Bachelor of Arts]] in economics from the [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College]], and earned a first-class fourth in MA from the same university, both with distinction.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-19 |title=Economist Amlan Datta, who stirred Einstein, no more |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/economist-amlan-datta-who-stirred-einstein-no-more/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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As a writer on socio-economic, political and philosophical subjects,<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:অম্লান দত্ত এক অমলিন স্মৃতি – কালি ও কলম |url=https://www.kaliokalam.com/%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4-%e0%a6%8f%e0%a6%95-%e0%a6%85%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%a8-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%ae%e0%a7%83/ |access-date=2024-05-03 |language=bn}}</ref> Datta's works drew inspiration from [[Rabindranath Tagore|Tagore]], [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and [[Jawaharlal Nehru|Nehru]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sudeshna Banerjee |title=In eyes of an economist Amlan Dutta |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/in-eyes-of-an-economist-amlan-dutta/cid/1988578 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=3 April 2024}}</ref> An opponent of [[parochialism]] and [[dogmatism]], Datta evaluated prevailing political and economic doctrines, including [[Marxism|Marxist Communism]]. He wrote along these lines for ''The Radical Humanist'', ''[[Economic and Political Weekly|The Economic Weekly]]'', and ''Thought''.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} His first book was published in 1953, titled ''For Democracy''. He was the joint editor of ''Quest'' magazine along with [[Abu Sayeed Ayyub|Abu Sayeed Ayub]].<br />
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After finishing his education in 1946, he started a career as a lecturer in [[Asutosh College]] of the [[University of Calcutta]], and went on to be a lecturer at the University of Calcutta in 1948. He was the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Calcutta University during 1972–74. He also served as the Vice Chancellor of the [[University of North Bengal]] (1974–77). Then, he joined the Gandhian Institute of Studies as director in 1978, and thereafter as vice chancellor of [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Santiniketan]]. He also taught as visiting lecturer at [[Banaras Hindu University]] and the [[Université libre de Bruxelles|University of Brussels]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-30 |title=Amlan Dutta (1924-2010) {{!}} Economic and Political Weekly |url=https://www.epw.in/journal/2010/44-45/letters/amlan-dutta-1924-2010.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.epw.in |language=en}}</ref> He represented India at the United Nations Social Development Commission in 1979.<br />
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He died of a heart attack at his [[Salt Lake City]] residence on 18 February 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-02-18 |title=Economist Amlan Dutta passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Economist-Amlan-Dutta-passes-away/article16815447.ece |access-date=2024-05-03 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and recognitions==<br />
*Desikottam Award from Visva Bharati University<br />
*Jagattarini Award and Kamala Award from Calcutta University<br />
*[[Ananda Puraskar]] from [[ABP Group|Anandabazar Group]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to ABP |url=https://www.abp.in/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.abp.in}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://jijnasa-kolkata.blogspot.com/2010/12/jijnasa-amlan-datta-special-issue-is.html Jijnasa – Special Issue on Amlan Datta]<br />
* [https://www.bondhu.in/2020/09/quotes-by-amlan-dutta.html Quotes By Amlan Dutta]<br />
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