D. P. Chattopadhyaya

Prof. Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya
Governor of Rajasthan
In office
14 February 1990 – 26 August 1991
Preceded byMilap Chand Jain (acting)
Succeeded bySarup Singh
Union Minister of Commerce
In office
5 February 1973 – 24 March 1977
Minister of State until 23 February 1976
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Succeeded byMohan Dharia
Union Minister of State for Works and Housing
In office
2 August 1972 – 5 February 1973
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
MinisterUma Shankar Dikshit
Preceded byInder Kumar Gujral
Succeeded byOm Mehta
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Planning
In office
2 May 1971 – 5 May 1973
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
MinisterUma Shankar Dikshit
Succeeded byRam Sewak Chowdhary
Personal details
Born(1933-11-05)5 November 1933
Died13 February 2022(2022-02-13) (aged 88)
Awards Padma Vibhushan (2009)
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Professor Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (November 5, 1933 – February 13, 2022), was educated at the University of Calcutta and was Deputy Minister of Health of India and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry. He founded the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, and served as its Chairman. Till the end of his life, he served as the Chairman of the Centre for Studies in Civilizations, and General Editor of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, which produced a multi-volume cultural history of India.

Chattopadhyaya has authored many books on culture and philosophy. In 2009, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.