Amiya Kumar Bagchi
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Amiya Kumar Bagchi is an Indian economist and economic historian known for his influential work on colonialism, underdevelopment, and the political economy of India.
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| Amiya Kumar Bagchi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amiya Kumar Bagchi Context triple: [Delhi School of Economics, hasNotableScholar, Amiya Kumar Bagchi]
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A.
Sukhamoy Chakravarty
Sukhamoy Chakravarty was a prominent Indian economist and planner known for his influential work on development economics and his role in shaping India’s economic policy.
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B.
Asit K. Biswas
Asit K. Biswas is a renowned water resources expert and academic known for his pioneering work in global water management and policy.
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C.
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was an Indian educationist and social reformer who served as the principal of Nizam College in Hyderabad and was the father of poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu.
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D.
S. N. Bannerjee
S. N. Bannerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and educator who played a key role in the early Indian National Congress and the broader struggle against British colonial rule.
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E.
Trailokya Nath Chakraborty
Trailokya Nath Chakraborty was an Indian freedom fighter who was imprisoned in the notorious Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Amiya Kumar Bagchi Target entity description: Amiya Kumar Bagchi is an Indian economist and economic historian known for his influential work on colonialism, underdevelopment, and the political economy of India.
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A.
Sukhamoy Chakravarty
Sukhamoy Chakravarty was a prominent Indian economist and planner known for his influential work on development economics and his role in shaping India’s economic policy.
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B.
Asit K. Biswas
Asit K. Biswas is a renowned water resources expert and academic known for his pioneering work in global water management and policy.
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C.
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was an Indian educationist and social reformer who served as the principal of Nizam College in Hyderabad and was the father of poet and freedom fighter Sarojini Naidu.
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D.
S. N. Bannerjee
S. N. Bannerjee was a prominent Indian nationalist leader and educator who played a key role in the early Indian National Congress and the broader struggle against British colonial rule.
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E.
Trailokya Nath Chakraborty
Trailokya Nath Chakraborty was an Indian freedom fighter who was imprisoned in the notorious Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands for his role in the struggle against British colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian academic
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economic historian ⓘ economist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Jitendra V. Desai Memorial Award
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Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Presidency College, Calcutta
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linked to:
Presidency College, Kolkata
University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
|
| employer |
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
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University of Calcutta ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development economics
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economic history ⓘ economics ⓘ history of colonialism ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| ideology | Marxism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian nationalist economic thought
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Karl Marx ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Marxist approach to economic history
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research on the political economy of India ⓘ studies of colonialism and underdevelopment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Bengali
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Indian Council of Social Science Research ⓘ |
| movement | Indian left intellectual tradition ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of neoliberal economic reforms in India
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link between colonialism and structural underdevelopment in India ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Capital and Labour Redefined
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Colonialism and Indian Economy ⓘ
linked to:
British policies in India
Perilous Passage: Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital ⓘ Private Investment in India 1900–1939 ⓘ The Political Economy of Underdevelopment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | India ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta
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Professor of Economics at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Indian industrialization
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colonial impact on Indian economy ⓘ role of the state in economic development ⓘ underdevelopment in the global South ⓘ |
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