A Versatile Economist

A Versatile Economist Deb Kumar Bose Ashok Rudra, who passed away in Santiniketan this week, had an unusual talent for locating critical gaps in the methodology of statistics as applied to economics. On every issue he discussed he had something new to say which went to improve methods of studying the issue or the understanding of it. His contributions in this regard inspired a new generation of economists to take an active interest in the handling of data pertaining to the Indian economy.