Professor Amiya Bagchi, who died on November 28, 2024, was one of India’s most distinguished economic historians and public intellectuals. His work has been instrumental in helping us understand the economic and political processes responsible for perpetuating “underdevelopment” in the erstwhile colonies.
Professor Bagchi was a longtime friend of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. He addressed the plenary session of the FAS’s tenth anniversary conference, attended and participated in many of our online meetings, and made valuable contributions to the Review of Agrarian Studies.
His articles in the Review can be accessed here:
We send our deepest condolences to his daughters, Professor Tista Bagchi and Professor Barnita Bagchi and to other members of his family.
Sudha is an Administrative Assistant of the Foundation. She assists the administrative division of the Foundation and also has taken part in fieldwork organised by the Foundation.
