Dr. Shaibal Gupta is a prominent social scientist

Social Scientist

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, founder member-secretary of Asian Development Research Institute

Asian Development Research Institute

-About the Institution:The Asian Development Research Institute was established and registered as a Society by a group of social scientists in 1991. It is a non-profit civil society organization, dedicated to social science research...

 in Patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

, Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. Asian Development Research Institute is a non-government organization established in 1991. He is an economist

Economist

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 by profession. He has spent many years studying Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

 and is considered one of the best-informed persons about it.

Dr. Gupta is also a director of the Andhra Bank

Andhra Bank

Andhra Bank was registered on 20 November 1923 and commenced business on 28 November 1923 with a paid up capital of Rs 1.00 lakh and an authorised capital of Rs 10.00 lakhs. The Bank crossed many milestones and the Bank's Total Business as on 30.06.2008 stood at Rs.83,256 Crores with a Clientele...

and National Literacy Mission (NLM) - India.