Ashish Bose (12 July 1930 – 7 April 2014) was a prominent Indian demographer and economic analyst.
[1] He was Honorary (Emeritus) Professor at the Institute of Economic Growth in New Delhi, where he headed the Population Research Centre for several years.
[5] Through his long academic career, he lectured extensively on demography across the world, and taught at New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University, the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie and the National Defence College, New Delhi.
He was advisor on demographic and census issues to various Indian prime ministers starting with Rajiv Gandhi.
[6][8][9][10] Bose died in New Delhi on 7 April 2014 from complications after hip-replacement surgery following a fall.