Lokenath Bal

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Lokenath Bal
Calcutta Corporation
In office
1 May 1952 to 19 July 1962
Preceded byPrankrishna Bal
Personal details
Born(1908-03-08)8 March 1908
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political partyIndian 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

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  2. ^ a b Sengupta, Subodh Chandra (ed.) (1988) Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan (in Bengali), Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad, p.503