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Gupta belonged to an illustrious [[Baidya]]-[[Brahmo]] (বৈদ্য-ব্রাহ্ম) family of Calcutta. His paternal grandfather, [[Behari Lal Gupta]] (বিহারিলাল গুপ্ত), the 3rd Indian member of the [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]], was | Gupta belonged to an illustrious [[Baidya]]-[[Brahmo]] (বৈদ্য-ব্রাহ্ম) family of Calcutta. His paternal grandfather, [[Behari Lal Gupta]] (বিহারিলাল গুপ্ত), the 3rd Indian member of the [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]], was a Dewan (দেওয়ান) of Baroda after retirement. His father, Satish Chandra Gupta (সতীশচন্দ্র গুপ্ত) (c. 1877–7 September 1964), who belonged to the Indian Audits and Accounts Service, was an Accountant General (অ্যাকাউনন্টেট জেনারেল) of India and retired as Secretary (সচিব) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1933.<ref>{{cite journal |date=9 September 1964 |title=Obituary Reference |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/3010/1/lsd_03_09_09-09-1964.pdf |journal=Lok Sabha Debates |volume=33 |issue=3 |pages=651 |access-date=6 October 2020}}</ref> | ||
His elder brother, Ranajit Gupta (রঞ্জিত গুপ্ত), [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]], was the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] (মুক্ষ সচিব) of [[West Bengal]]. | His elder brother, Ranajit Gupta (রঞ্জিত গুপ্ত), [[Indian Civil Service|ICS]], was the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] (মুক্ষ সচিব) of [[West Bengal]]. | ||
After his schooling at Ballygunge Government High School, he went to Simla, where his father was posted. Gupta studied at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and later went to [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref name = "India Today">{{cite web | After his schooling at Ballygunge Government High School (বালীগঞ্জ রাষ্ট্রিয় উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়া), he went to Simla, where his father was posted. Gupta studied at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]] and later went to [[King's College, Cambridge]].<ref name = "India Today">{{cite web | ||
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| title = Gentleman Communist | | title = Gentleman Communist | ||