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Swapan Dasgupta is an Indian journalist and Member of Parliament, being a presidential nominee to the Rajya Sabha .At various points in his career, he has held editorial posts at The Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, The Times of India, The Indian Express and India Today, where he was managing editor till 2003. He has published his works in The Pioneer, The Telegraph, Dainik Jagran, The Times of India, The New Indian Express, Outlook, The Free Press Journal and several other newspapers and magazines, and is currently a freelance writer for various publications. Over the last decade, he has acquired the fame of being one of the most frequently appearing faces on Indian television. He is seen in all major political debates featured in the English electronic media, and was well known for appearing on NDTV's weekly segment, "Politically Incorrect", with Mani Shankar Aiyar. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the field of Literature and Education in 2015. A self-professed believer in British Conservatism, he has often been seen to be supportive of the BJP and its politics, though has on a number of occasions taken stands that are contrary to the party line.Dasgupta was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2015, for his contribution to Literature and Education.

✵ 3. September 1955
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“The US hates having to admit it was ever wrong.”

"A mighty fall from a moral high ground", 2014

“Some people (cabal members) who thought that they had a monopoly over truth and over wisdom found that the masses didn’t agree with them…These people are now confused …and want to say that they’re the repository of the entire truth and everything else is false consciousness.”

Swapan Dasgupta, a Rajya Sabha MP, in reference to the Lutyens’ cabal, had stated in a debate at Jaipur Literature Festival 2017, https://www.opindia.com/2020/04/lutyens-media-freedom-of-expression-siddharth-varadarajan-arnab-goswami-sonia-gandhi/

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