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| Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments |
| Collection of Speeches delivered in Fifth and Sixth Lok Sabhas; contributed articles in leading journals and publications including Lok Sabha publications; contributed artilcles in “25 years of Parliament” and “50 years of Parliament” (L.S.S. Publications) |
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| Social And Cultural Activities |
| Connected with various educational, cultural and professional institutions and trade unions |
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| Special Interests |
| Law and civil liberties; industries and problems relating to education |
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| Favourite Pastime and Recreation |
| Gardening, reading and watching sports events |
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| Sports and Clubs |
| Member, Executive Committee, Mohan Bagan Athletic Club; Member, (i) Lake Club; (ii) Calcutta Club; (iii) Bengal Club; (iv) Bhowanipore Club; (v) Cricket Association of Bengal, Calcutta; (vi) India International Centre; (vii) India Habitat Centre, New Delhi and Chairman, (i) Bengal Table Tennis Association; and (ii) Life Saving Society, Calcutta |
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| Countries Visited |
| Widely travelled; Member, Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) C.P.A. Conference, Fiji, 1983; (ii) European Union countries and the European Parliament, 1988; (iii) I.P.U. Conference, Stockholm, 1992; (iv) Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the UN, New York, 1996 and (v) I.P.U. Conference, Beijing, 1996; led the Indian Parliamentary Delegation to (i) 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Canada, 2004; (ii) 111th Assembly of the IPU in Geneva, 2004; (iii) Japan-October- November 2004, (iv) 112th Assembly of IPU, Manila, April 2005; (v) Trinidad and Tobago, May-June, 2005 and (vi) Turkey, June 2005 (vii) 51st Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Fiji Islands, 1-10 September 2005; (viii) 113th Assembly of IPU, Geneva, October, 2005; (ix) 18th Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers Conference in Nairobi, January, 2006; (x) CPA Mid-year Ex Co Meeting, Isle of Man, 2006; (xi) attended 100th Anniversary of the Parliamentary Reforms in Finland at Helsinki, 1-4 June, 2006 during which he met the President, Prime Minister and Speaker of Edus Kunta; (xii) CPA/Wilton Park Conference, London, June, 2006 and (xiii) led an IPD to Germany in June, 2006 on the invitation of the President of Bundestag (Parliament); it was a bilateral visit during which he also visited Hannover and Berlin; (xiv) led an IPD to the People`s Republic of China from 3-8 July, 2006 during which the Indian Parliament signed its first MOU with its counterpart in China seeking to enhance Parliamentary exchange and cooperation; (xv) led an IPD to 52nd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Abuja, Nigeria in September, 2006; and (xvi) led an IPD to Greece from 25 to 28 September, 2006; (xvii) led an IPD to Saudi Arabia from 9 to 13 February, 2007; (xviii) led an IPD to Vietnam from 25 to 27 March, 2007 and (xix) attended the CPA Executive Committee Meeting in Cyprus from 17 to 19 April, 2007. |
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| Other Information |
| Senior Advocate, Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court; Senior Government Advocate, Calcutta High Court, 1969-70; has been Chairman/President/Member of various educational institutions, public sector organisations, trade unions, cultural, sports organisations and professional bodies as well as Parliamentary Committees; Chairman, (i) West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., from 1994 to 2004; (ii) West Bengal Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd., Calcutta upto 1995; (iii) West Bengal Projects Ltd.; (iv) Pulver Ash Project Ltd.; (v) Mayurakshi Cotton Mills upto 1995; (vi) Rural Cancer Society; (vii) Bolpur Sub-divisional Hospital, Bolpur, Birbhum; (viii) Advisory Committee, K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital, Calcutta; (ix) Jadavpur Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (x) Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority; President, (i) Managing Committee of Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur Branch, Calcutta; (ii) Governing Body, Bolpur College, Bolpur, Birbhum; (iii) Governing Body, Basirhat College, Basirhat, 24 Parganas (North); (iv) Governing Body, Basantidevi College, Calcutta upto 1997; (v) Governing Body, Bengal Music College, Calcutta; (vi) High Court Employees Association, Calcutta till 1995; (vii) Central Government Forms Press Workers Union, Calcutta; (viii) Union Jute Staff Association, Calcutta; (ix) Biecco Lawrie Employees Union, Calcutta; (x) India Tobacco Workers Union, Calcutta; (xi) K.S. Roy T.B. Hospital Employees Union, Jadavpur, Calcutta; (xii) All India ITC Workers Federation; (xiii) National Federation of Printing Stationery Publication Employees Union, till 1999; (xiv) Chittaranjan Seva Sadan and Cancer Hospital Employees Union, Calcutta; (xv) Calcutta Mint Workers Union, Calcutta; (xvi) Coordination Committee of the Unions and Associations of Mint Workers, Calcutta; (xvii) Federation of NJMC Staff Associations; (xviii) Infusion (India) Workers Union, Calcutta;Member,(i) Senate, University of Calcutta, till 1999; (ii) Syndicate, University of Calcutta, till 1995; (iii) Court, Viswabharati, 1997 and 2000; (iv) Asiatic Society, Calcutta; (v) Supreme Court Bar Association; (vi) Bar Association of India; (vii) Indian Law Institute; (viii) Committee for Courses of Study in Law, University of Burdwan; (ix) Committee on the Reorganisation of Press Council set up by Government of India; (x) General Council, Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur; (xi) International Law Association; (xii) Advisory Council, Calcutta Metropolitan Development Authority, Calcutta; (xiii) Steering Committee of the West Bengal Branch of the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights; (xiv) All India Civil Liberties Council; (xv) Democratic Lawyers Association; (xvi) Bar Association, Calcutta; (xvii) Bar Library, Calcutta; (xviii) Netaji Indoor Stadium Committee, Calcutta; (xix) Programme Advisory Committee, All India Radio, Calcutta, 1980; (xx) Select Committee on Companies Law Amendment Bill; (xxi) Select Committee on Direct Taxes Amendment Bill; (xxii) Select Committee on Constitution (32nd) Amendment Bill; (xxiii) Select Committee on Code of Criminal Procedure Bill; and (xxiv) Select Committee on Central Sales Tax (Amendment) Bill; Connected with various Trade Union Organisations; (xxv)Conferred ‘Outstanding Parliamentarian’ Award, 1996 by Indian Parliamentary Group and honoured with “Congressional Medal of Achievement” by the House of Representatives of the Congress (Parliament) of Philippines, April, 2005; (xxvi) Conferred the Medal of Honour by the Hellenic Parliament of Greece in September 2006; Awarded Honourary Fellowship by Jesus College, Cambridge University, U.K. in December 2006; Conferred the Justice M.G. Ranade Award for outstanding contribution in the field of Parliamentary Democracy in February 2006 |
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