Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy ( bn, বিভূতিভূষণ নন্দী) (1940–2008) was an Indian IPS officer, intelligence agent, former National Security Advisor of Mauritius and a columnist. He served in the Intelligence Bureau,

Research and Analysis Wing The Research and Analysis Wing (abbreviated R&AW; hi, ) is the foreign intelligence agency of India. The agency's primary function is gathering foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, counter-proliferation, advising Indian policymakers, an ...

and the

Indo-Tibetan Border Police The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a border patrol organization of India deployed along its borders with Tibet Autonomous Region. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces, established in 1962 in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian ...

in various capacities, playing a key role in the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

Education

He was born in Jamalpur, in what is now

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. He graduated in economics from the renowned

Scottish Church College Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuously running Christian liberal arts and sciences college in A ...

and earned his MA degree from the

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate State university (India), state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered ...

Career

He taught at the

Chandernagore Government College Chandernagore Government College, (French: Collège gouvernemental de Chandernagor) is a government college in Chandannagar, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest colleges in Hooghly district. It offers undergraduate courses in arts, ...

in 1958, which was then affiliated with the

. He joined the

Orissa Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of S ...

cadre of the

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service ( IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became independent from the British Raj. Along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS ...

in 1964, but was subsequently deputed to the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi to play a key role in the

Bangladesh war of liberation The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

. In recognition of his meritorious service he was put in charge of the Kashmir desk in the rank of deputy director of Intelligence Bureau. In 1984, he was transferred to the country's counter intelligence outfit

, where his first posting was in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

. He also served in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

. He was thereafter brought back to the RAW headquarters in Delhi to look after important regions including Myanmar, Russia and South East Asia. Subsequently, he was made a special director of Special Services Bureau and was later promoted to the rank of additional secretary within RAW. In 1997, he was made the director-general of

and after serving a year there, his services were requisitioned by the Mauritius government which appointed him as its National Security Adviser. When Nandy retired in 2000, Prime Minister Sir

Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central fi ...

made an offer to Nandy to come back to Mauritius as NSA. After retirement, he regularly contributed articles on national security to ''

The Statesman A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level. Statesman or Statesmen may also refer to: Newspapers United States * ''The Statesman'' (Oregon), a n ...

'' and ''

Dainik Statesman ''Dainik Statesman'' is a Bengali daily newspaper run by The Statesman group with its central office being The Statesman House at Chowringhee. RNI , Reg. No.WBBEN/2004/13865 , Name: Dainik Statesman , Publication City: Kolkata , Link: htt ...

''.

Primary reference

Obituary in The Statesman
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nandy, Bibhuti Bhusan 1940 births 2008 deaths Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni University of Calcutta faculty Indian police officers Indian columnists Bengali people Jamalpur District People of the Research and Analysis Wing Scholars from Kolkata