Facts: - birth date: 10 june 1937 - relatives: achintya kumar sengupta -lrb- uncle -rrb- - caption: arjun sengupta in january 2008 - subject: economics - death date: 26 september 2010 - spouse: jayshree dutt sengupta - name: arjun sengupta - death place: new delhi , india - birth place: kolkata , bengal , british india - education: phd - citizenship: india - ethnicity: bengali hindu - nationality: indian - alma mater: massachusetts institute of technology - occupation: member -rrb- , academic , civil servant , diplomat of the parliament of india -lrb- rajya sabha - imagesize: 200px - children: mitu sengupta -lrb- daughter -rrb- - image: arjun desk.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of arjun kumar sengupta .
arjun kumar sengupta -lrb- 10 june 1937 -- 26 september 2010 -rrb- was a member of the parliament of india , representing west bengal in the rajya sabha from 2006 until his death .in addition to being a parliamentarian , he was one of india 's most noted economists , and led a multifaceted career as an academician and economic policy administrator .