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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. She was especially concerned with the lack of social and economic recognition of women’s work.
Jayshree advocated a focus on development, not on growth alone. She wrote consistently on the subject of women’s economic participation and empowerment in India; she argued that national agricultural policies in India have neglected women farmers.
Her articles have appeared in English-language Indian dailies, including ''
Her expert opinion on the Indian economy was cited by numerous international media outlets, such as the BBC World Service, and the ''Financial Times''.
At the time of her death, she was a Senior Fellow with the
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. She was especially concerned with the lack of social and economic recognition of women’s work.
Jayshree advocated a focus on development, not on growth alone. She wrote consistently on the subject of women’s economic participation and empowerment in India; she argued that national agricultural policies in India have neglected women farmers.
Her articles have appeared in English-language Indian dailies, including ''Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, t ...
'', ''Economic Times'', ''Hindustan Times
''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media, an entity controlled by the KK Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia.
It was founded by Sunder Singh Lyall ...
'', ''Business Standard
''Business Standard'' is an Indian English-language daily edition newspaper published by Business Standard Private Limited, also available in Hindi. Founded in 1975, the newspaper covers the Indian economy, infrastructure, international busine ...
'', and ''The Tribune (Chandigarh)
''The Tribune'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper published from Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Chandigarh and New Delhi. It was founded on 2 February 1881, in Lahore, Punjab (now in Pakistan), by Sardar Dyal Singh Majit ...
''.
Jayshree authored and edited several books, including ''A Nation in Transition: Understanding the Indian Economy'' (Academic Foundation, 2007) and (edited with Sandro Sideri) ''The 1992 Single European Market and the Third World''. She also co-authored the 1989 World Bank report, ''Economic Adjustment in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Turkey''.
Her expert opinion on the Indian economy was cited by numerous international media outlets, such as the BBC World Service, and the ''Financial Times''.
At the time of her death, she was a Senior Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation
Observer Research Foundation (ORF) is an independent global think tank based in Delhi, India. The foundation has three centres in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. ORF provides potentially viable inputs for policy and decision-makers in the Indian ...
(ORF).
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