Jayshree Dutt Sengupta

Jayshree Sengupta (October 9, 1943 — April 19, 2020) was a noted Indian economic journalist and author.

Her work focused primarily on the Indian economy and women’s issues in development.

[3] She also co-authored the 1989 World Bank report, Economic Adjustment in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey.

[4] Her expert opinion on the Indian economy was cited by numerous international media outlets, such as the BBC World Service,[5] and the Financial Times.

[6] At the time of her death, she was a Senior Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF).

Jayshree Sengupta, 2015
Jayshree Sengupta at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2013
Jayshree Sengupta (left) with Samir Saran (centre), President, Observer Research Foundation, and daughter Mitu Sengupta (right), Professor, Ryerson University, Canada, at the 5th R.K. Mishra Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, 2014