Ratan Lal Basu

Ratan Lal Basu (born 23 December 1948) is an economist and English fiction author. Most of his books and articles in economics are based on ancient Indian economic ideas, especially embedded in the epics (Ramayana and Mahabharata), dharmasastras and Arthasastra of Kautilya and their modern relevance. He is also specialized in yoga and tantra cult and has written several books and articles on these topics.

Ratan Lal Basu
Born	23 December 1948 Belakoba, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Education	Ph.D. in Economics (Arthashastra of Kautilya)
Alma mater	Presidency College, Kolkata (now Presidency University)
Occupation(s)	Economist, Fiction author

Childhood and parents

The place of birth of Dr. Ratan Lal Basu is the village Belakoba in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. He was born on 23 December 1948. His father Sri Mahendra Lal Bose was educated from St. Xavier’s School and College, Calcutta, he later on got settled at the village Belakoba and played a pioneering role in establishing many schools in the remote villages of the Jalpaiguri district.

Education

Dr. Basu studied in and passed Higher Secondary Examination from Belakoba High School 17 km from Jalpaiguri town. Dr. Basu did his Honors and M.A. degrees in Economics from Presidency College, Kolkata, then affiliated with the University of Kolkata, and at present upgraded to Presidency University, Kolkata, and did Ph.D. on the Arthashastra of Kautilya, a treatise on Economics, Politics and Espionage, written around 300 B.C.

Service

Dr. Basu joined a Government-sponsored college affiliated with the University of Calcutta, as a Lecturer in Economics and later on became a Reader and retired as the Teacher-in-Charge (Acting Principal).

He was the Treasurer, Bengal Economic Association (Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad) from June 2009 to May 2014.^[1]

He has been a faculty of Fundación MenteClara, Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina since September 26, 2020. ^[2]

Bibliography

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Short stories Bengali Ganga Devi and Proud Bratin O-Sadharan Sundar Angel of Tendong Mountain We are Fine Jodi Hotam English Blue Are the Far off Mountains The Magic Marble Dream in a Rainy Day The Gladiator Albidah Dream Portrait The Crucial Moment Major Singh's Secret Terrorist's Leaflet The Witch's Mirror The Mysterious Drinker Jasmine The Noble Deed of Inspector Rao We Are Happy Strangeness is Beauty The Tale of Two Cities The Puja Night Monsoon Tears The First Rain Goddess Mansa and Bhrigu's Mirror The Mischievous Idol Tagore Ocampo Romance the Untold Story

Collection of Short Stories Bengali Asadharan Sundar O Anyanya Galpo Galper Fuljhuri Dairir Pata Theke Bhat Dal Debeto O Anyany Galpo Duburi Mon Mukta Khoje Durer Pahar O Anyany Galpo Ganesh Thakurer Bhakta O Anyany Galpo Jakhan Samay Thamke Daray Nil Pahar O Anyanya Galpo Pratibimbo Rang Beranger Manush Smritir Pata Theke English Blue Are the Far Off Mountains Dream In A Rainy Day The Gladiator & Other Stories Horror Of Yakshini Mod Lady and the Prabhus Stories for Children Tragedy of the Pugilist The Witch’s Mirror & Other Stories Stories of Love and Romance Novels Bengali Swapno Smriti Bastab Swapno Swapner Sandhane Aviker Prem Natun Asha English The Oraon and His Tree Friend The Curse of the Goddess The Tribal and the Divine Tree Travelogue Fantastic Hill Trek Tagore, Hepburn and Shahrukh Khan Economics Ancient Indian Economic Thought, Relevance for Today Material Progress, Ethics & Human Development Kautilya's Arthashastra (300 B.C.): Economic Ideas Mahabharata, the Great Indian Epic: Economic Ideas Manusmriti, the Hindu Law Book: Economic Ideas Glimpses of the Indian Economy: Ancient & Modern Economic Concepts: Ancient & Modern Global Crisis and Adam Smith Democracy and Future of Mankind The Political Economy of Ancient India Ancient Indian Political Economy Price Control Mechanism in Arthasastra Poverty, Amartya Sen and Adam Smith Price Policy in Arthasastra Hindu philosophy Raj Yoga Karma Yoga Principles of Hatha Yoga Bhakti Yoga Lord Krishna Mystery Atharva Veda, A Brief Outline Tantra Cult Tantra Cult and Yoga "Scientific and Beneficial Aspects of Tantra Cult" ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] Espionage Horror of Soviet Secret Police Stories of Spies Espionage Agency Mossad and Eichmann Drama Espionage Mechanism in the Arthasastra of Kautilya Espionage Agencies and Remarkable Spies Cold War, KGB & Soviet Social Imperialism Espionage Methods and The Horror of Echelon-Imint and The CIA Atomic Espionage and Atom Spies

References

1. . www.goethals.in. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
2. Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 1(2), 26-49: 'http://fundacionmenteclara.org.ar/revista/index.php/RCA/article/view/15
3. "Ratan Lal Basu".
4. "Ratan Lal Basu - Academia.edu".
5. Revista Científica Arbitrada de la Fundación MenteClara, 1(2), 26-49: 'http://fundacionmenteclara.org.ar/revista/index.php/RCA/article/view/15
6. "Ratan Lal Basu • Cosmopolis".
7. Basu, Ratan Lal & Sen, Rajkumar (2008): Ancient Indian Economic Thought Relevance for Today, New Delhi, Rawat Publications, ISBN 978-81-316-0125-9
8. Basu, Ratan Lal (2014): The Oraon and the Divine Tree, Kolkata, Abhijan Publishers, ISBN 978-93-80197-85-2