Bio/Wiki
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Physical Stats & More
| Height | 178 cm |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Salt & Pepper |
Educational Qualification(s)
| Education | Chartered Accountant |
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| School | Dumdum Airport High School, Kolkata |
| College/University | Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration, Kolkata |
Personal Life
| Hometown | Kolkata |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Married | ||
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Family
| Spouse | Sucheta Dalal |
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Career
| Controversy | In July 2015, NSE filed a defamation case against Moneylife magazine for Rs. 100 crores, withdrew the case in 2017, and ordered NSE to pay Rs. 1.5 lakh to both Debashis Basu and Sucheta Dalal. |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Debashis Basu consumes alcohol. | |
| Assisted Sucheta Dalal in exposing India's largest financial scandal in 1992. | |
| Co-wrote the book 'The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away' with Sucheta Dalal. | |
| Founded 'Moneylife' business magazine in 2006 and 'Moneylife Foundation' in 2010. | |
| Received the Shriram Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism in 2015. | |
| Serves on SEBI's mutual fund advisory committee and the task force for IndoNext market segment. | |
| Co-authored a book that inspired the web series 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.' |
