About the Author

Nitish Sengupta became an IAS officer in 1957 and served as the Revenue Secretary of the Government of India. He has also served as chairman for the UN Commission on Transnational Corporations and during this time he also completed his doctorate in management from Delhi University. He played a major role in improving the capital market of India in the 1980's in all he has written 12 books, including The History of Bengali Speaking People and My Times.