NAHAR, SHRI BIJOY SINGH, B.A., Janata, (West Bengal–Culcutta North West—1977):  s. of late Shri Puran Chand Nahar; b. at Azimganj, Murshidabad District, November 7, 1906; ed. at Metropolitan Institution and St. Xavier’s Collage; m. Smt. Kalyan Kumari  Nahar, 1921; 1 s. and 2 d.; political and social worker; previously associated with the Atmonnati  Revolutionary Party and the Congress; General Secretary, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, 1950—58; Treasurer, West Bengal Congress Committee, 1958-60; President West Bengal, Congress Committee, 1969—71; Member, Calcutta University Senate, 1958—62; Secretary, Civil Protection Committee under the presidentship of Maulana Azad, 1940—42, Ex-President, (i) Jain Sabha, Calcutta and (ii) Bengal Buddhist Association, 1964—75; President, Bihar State Board of Swetamber Jain Religious Trusts, 1974—77; Life Member, Numismatic Society of India and Ashutosh Museum Committee, Calcutta, Calcutta University; President, P.C. Nahar Institute of Jainology; President, Gulab Kumari Library and Taltola Public Library; Councillor, Calcutta Corporation 1933-44 and its Alderman 1958—62; Member, (i) Bengal Legislative Council, 1946-47, (ii) West Bengal Legislative Council, 1952—57 and (iii) West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 1957—62, 1962—67, 1967-69, 1969-71, 1971-72 and 1972—77; Minister, Government of West Bengal, 1962—67 and 1968; Deputy Chief Minister, West Bengal, 1971; Leader, Indian Delegation to the International Labour Organisation Conference at Geneva, 1966.

Favourite pastime and recreation:  Study and collection of Indian sculptures, paintings, coins and curios.

Special interests:  Constructive work, Home and Cottage industry and Naturopathy.

Publications:  Editor “Tarun Jain”—Hindi monthly and “Deshapriya”—Bengali Weekly.

Sports and clubs:  Manager, Indian Boxing Team, at Helsinki Olympic Games, 1952, Ex-President, Sporting Union Club, Calcutta, Rajasthan Sporting Club, Calcutta and The Gymnasium, Calcutta.

Travels abroad:  Burma, Finland, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, East and West Germany, Holland, Sweden, Norways, Belgium, France, England, Czechoslovakia and Spain.

Permanent address:  48, Indian Mirror Street, Calcutta, West Bengal.