Anil Kumar Chanda (born 23 May 1906-21 April 1976) was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress. He was the Deputy Minister of External Affairs and later Deputy Minister, Works, Housing and Supply Ministry in Nehru Ministry. He studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science and worked as chief secretary to Rabindranath Tagore in Shantiniketan. He and his wife author Rani Chanda (1912-1997) were the closest associates of Rabindranath Tagore during the last decade of his life. Rani Chanda gifted few beautiful memoirs of that period to the Bengali readers. They had one son, Abhijit Chanda. They eventually settled in Shantiniketan. [2][3][4][5]
Anil Kumar Chanda | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967-1971 | |
| Succeeded by | Saradish Roy |
| Constituency | Bolpur, West Bengal |
| In office 1952-1962 | |
| Succeeded by | Sisir Kumar Das |
| Constituency | Birbhum, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1906 Silchar, Assam, British India |
| Died | 21 April 1976 (aged 69) [1] |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Rani Chanda |
| Children | Abhijit Chanda |
| Source: [1] | |
References
edit- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 82. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Ashish Bose (7 June 2010). Head Count: Memoirs of a Demographer. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-81-8475-228-1. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Trilochan Singh (1954). Indian Parliament (1952-57): "Personalities"-Series 2 Authentic, Comprehensive and Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of Members of the Two Houses of Parliament. Arunam & Sheel. p. 52. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1958). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press. p. 1061. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ India. Parliament. House of the People; India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (1956). Lok Sabha Debates. Lok Sabha Secretariat. pp. 3711–. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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