| 1. Debashis Basu consumes alcohol. |
| 2. Assisted Sucheta Dalal in exposing India's largest financial scandal in 1992. |
| 3. Co-wrote the book 'The Scam: Who Won, Who Lost, Who Got Away' with Sucheta Dalal. |
| 4. Founded 'Moneylife' business magazine in 2006 and 'Moneylife Foundation' in 2010. |
| 5. Received the Shriram Sanlam Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism in 2015. |
| 6. Serves on SEBI's mutual fund advisory committee and the task force for IndoNext market segment. |
| 7. Co-authored a book that inspired the web series 'Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story.' |
| 8. Qualified as a chartered accountant in 1982. |
| 9. Worked as a journalist for Business India, Business World, Financial Express, The Times of India, and Business Today between 1984 and 1994. |
| 10. Writes a bi-weekly column for Business Standard. |
