Kanailal Bhattacharyya Explained

Kanailal Bhattacharyya
Birth Date:12 October 1917
Birth Place:Santragachi, Howrah, India
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Kolkata
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Presidency College, Narasinha Dutt College
Occupation:Politician and minister of Govt
Known For:Educationist, social reformer, politician
Office:West Bengal Commerce and Indrustries Department
Term:1977-1983
Successor:Jyoti Basu
Party:All India Forward Bloc
Spouse:Bani
Father:Sishir Kumar Bhattacharyya

Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya (12 October 1917 — 1983) was an educationist, politician and former minister of Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal).

Early life

Kanailal Bhattacharyya was born in 1917 to Sishir Kumar Bhattacharyya. From childhood, he lived at Santragachi area. He was early educated in Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah. He attended Narasinha Dutt College. After that he completed M.Sc. and D.Phil. (Science) degree from Presidency College. He was married to Bani, the daughter of Satyanarayan Biswas.[2]

Political life

Kanailal Bhattacharyya joined All India Forward Bloc. He was connected with the trade union movement in India. So he suffered imprisonment from 1943 to 1945.[2] He became the elected member of the Legislative Assembly at Shibpur in 1972 and 1977 elections.[3]

Educationist

He was a social reformer and educationist. In 1977, he was made the minister of West Bengal Ministry of Commerce and Indrustries. Up to 1983 he was the minister of the department.[4] A college has been founded and named after him in Howrah naming Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College in 1985.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sansad Bengali Charitabhidhan Vol.I. Sahitya Sansad,Kolkata . Subodh Kumar Sengupta & Anjali Bose . 2016 . 117 . 978-81-7955-135-6.
  2. Book: Who's who. 1957. West Bengal (India) Legislative Assembly. 10.
  3. Web site: General Elections, India, 1977, to the Legislative Assembly of West Bengal . Constituency-wise Data, AC No . West Bengal Election Commission.
  4. News: Lest we forget . https://web.archive.org/web/20110519192336/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110514/jsp/frontpage/story_13981600.jsp . dead . 19 May 2011 . 14 May 2011 . The Telegraph . India . 22 September 2019 .
  5. Web site: Official Website of the Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya College. . 2023-03-30 . en-US.