| Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya | |
| Office: | Governor of Rajasthan |
| Term Start: | 14 February 1990 |
| Term End: | 26 August 1991 |
| Successor: | Sarup Singh |
| Office1: | Minister of Commerce |
| Term Start1: | 23 February 1976 |
| Term End1: | 24 March 1977 |
| Primeminister1: | Indira Gandhi |
| Successor1: | Mohan Dharia |
| Birth Date: | 1933 11, df=y |
Professor Debi Prasad Chattopadhyaya (November 5, 1933 - February 13, 2022),[1] was educated at the University of Calcutta[2] and was Deputy Minister of Health of India and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry.[3] He founded the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, New Delhi, and served as its Chairman. Till the end of his life, he served as the Chairman of the Centre for Studies in Civilizations, and General Editor of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture, which produced a multi-volume cultural history of India.
Chattopadhyaya has authored many books on culture and philosophy. In 2009 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.[4]