India, May 4 -- Swapan Dasgupta is an Indian journalist, author, and former member of the Rajya Sabha who has played a significant role in shaping centre-right discourse in India. He was inducted into the Rajya Sabha in 2016 as an eminent personality in the field of literature, by Bhartiya Janta Party ( BJP) In recognition of his contribution to journalism and public thought, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2015.

Since the early 1990s, he has actively participated in India's political discourse, supporting developments such as the Mandal Commission recommendations and the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, which were significant in shaping a broader right-wing political identity.

In 2021, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha to contest the West ...