Ratan Lal Basu
Introduction '''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.
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.He has been a faculty of Fundación MenteClara, Berazategui, Buenos Aires, Argentina since September 26, 2020.
Bibliography ===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"	===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''
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