New Delhi: Noted economist Bibek Debroy, who was serving as chairman of PM Modi’s economic advisory council, died at the age of 69. A Padma Shri awardee, the economist earlier served as the chancellor of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) in Pune.

Reacting to the demise of the economist, Prime Minister Modi called Debroy a “towering scholar” who was well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality, and more. “Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth,” PM Modi wrote.

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Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed… pic.twitter.com/E3DETgajLr

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2024

Debroy resigned the post in September after the Bombay High Court granted interim relief to Vice-Chancellor Ajit Ranade, who had previously been dismissed from his position.

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Debroy worked at the Presidency College in Kolkata from 1979 to 1984 and later at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune till 1987. After that, the economist worked at the Institute of Foreign Trade in Delhi till 1993.

Debroy has worked on several projects, including as the director of a ministry of finance’s UNDP project on legal reforms from 1993 till 1998. He was also part of the Department of Economic Affairs from 1994 to 1995, and then of the National Council of Applied Economic Research from 1995 to 1996, and the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies from 1997 to 2005.

In addition, he has authored several books, articles, and academic papers.