CHANDA, SHRI ANIL K., B. Com., (Dacca) , B.Sc., (Econ.) London ; Cong ., (West Bengal-Bolpur 1967);  s . of  late  Shri Kamini  Kumar  Chanda ;  b.  at  Silchar , May 23, 1906; ed . at Silchar Government High  School , Visvabharati , Dacca  University ; and  London University ; m. Shrimati Ranee  Chanda , November 23,  1933;  1 s.;  University  Professor; Member , First  Lok  Sabha , 1952 – 57 ; Deputy Minister, External Affairs Ministry, 1952—57; Member, Indian Delegation to U.N.O., 1953; Leader. Cultural delegation to China, 1955, and to U.S.S.R. and East European countries, 1956; Member, Second Lok Sabha, 1957—62; Deputy Minister, Works, Housing and Supply Ministry, 1957— 62; Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Government of India, 1962— 1966; and Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Government of India, 1963—66; Honorary Professor, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan.

Special interests: Travelling.

Sports and clubs: Calcutta Club Calcutta-

Travels abroad: U.K. and most European countries including U.S.S.R., China, Pakistan, Nepal, Iraq, Iran, U.S.A., Canada.

Permanent address: Santiniketan, West Bengal.