Biswanath Debnath

Background

Debnath, Biswanath was born on February 15, 1957 in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Son of Aswini Kumar Debnath and Kiran Moyi Roy.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University Calcutta, India, 1977. Master of Arts, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1987.

Career

Research associate Jamia Millia Islamia, Academy 3rd World Studies, New Delhi, 1988—1991. Social development specialist Society Development Studies, 1991—1993, National Foundation India, New Delhi, 1993—1995, JPS Associates, New Delhi, 1997—1999. Resettlement specialist Louis Berger International, Inc., East Orange, New Jersey, 1999—2003, Intercontinental Consultant & Technocrats, New Delhi, 2003—2008.

Social safeguards specialist Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, since 2008. Indiana social development consultant, New Delhi, 1995—1997.

Achievements

• Biswanath Debnath has been listed as a noteworthy social safeguards administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of International Network Displacement & Resettlement.

Connections

Married Ruma Sur, June 30, 1989. Children: Ishani, Shibani.

Father:

Aswini Kumar Debnath

Mother:

Kiran Moyi Roy

Spouse:

Ruma Sur

child:

Shibani Debnath

child:

Ishani Debnath