Lokenath Bal
Lokenath Bal | |
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Calcutta Corporation | |
In office 1 May 1952 to 19 July 1962 | |
Preceded by | Prankrishna Bal |
Personal details | |
Born | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | 8 March 1908
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Lokenath Bal (Bengali: লোকনাথ বল) (8 March 1908 – 4 September 1964) was an Indian independence activist and a member of the armed resistance movement led by Surya Sen, which carried out the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930.[1] Later, he joined the Indian National Congress. After the Indian independence, he worked as an administrative officer in the Calcutta Corporation till his death.[2]
Early life and independence movement
Lokenath Bal was born in Dhorla village of
Manabendra Nath Roy. Later, he joined the Indian National Congress.[2]
Post independence
Bal was the second deputy commissioner of the Calcutta Corporation from 1 May 1952 to 19 July 1962. He was promoted to its first deputy commissioner on 20 July 1962 and remained in office till his death in
Calcutta
on 4 September 1964.His son, Dr Himadri Bal did his MBBS from Kolkata and joined Indian Army. He became a renowned gynaecolgist of the Indian Armed Forces and was posted to several teaching hospitals in the Armed Forces Medical Services including the prestigiousArmed Forces Medical College Pune. He retired as a Colonel form the Army in 2015 and is teaching in a local Medical College in Pune as Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
References
- ISBN 0-14-010781-9, p.251
- ^ a b Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.503