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About the Author / Editor

Ratan Lal Basu is Reader, Department of Economics, Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata. Ancient Oriental Economic Thinking is his area of special interest. A life member of the All India Oriental Congress, Dr Basu has authored a number of research articles in this area in international journals and has co-edited the volume “Economics in Kautilya’s Arthasastra”. He is one of the very few scholars who have obtained Ph. D. on “Arthasastra” in recent times.

Raj Kumar Sen is Professor, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. He was President (2003-04) of the Indian Economic Association. Currently, he is also the Managing Editor of “Arthabeekshan” (Journal of the Bengal Economic Association). He has been publishing on important issues like Ancient Oriental Economic Thinking and has also co-edited the book “Economics in Kautilya’s” Arthasastra. He is also a life member of the All India Oriental Congress.