Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay
Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay | |
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| Born | 10 March 1926 Social activist, Gandhian |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan Ananda Puroskar Ashalata Puroskar Annada Shankar Literary Award |
Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay (born 10 March 1926) is an Indian social activist and
Biography
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926, at
In 1944, Bandyopadhyay joined the
In 1951, Bandyopadhyay joined the All India Spinner's Association, known locally as Charkha Sangh,
The next two decades saw Bandyopadhyay working in different organizations such as Gandhi Smarak Nidhi, as its secretary, the Khadi Mission as its joint convenor, member of the committee of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission, headed by the prime minister, chairman of the Central Certification Committee on Khadi.[5]
In 2006, he was again selected as the member of the Khadi committee. Bandopadhyay continues to work in the rural areas with many organizations, involved in the promotion of the poor.[5]
Positions
- Secretary District Congress Committee – 1946 to 1951[5]
- Deputy Director – Khadi and Village Industries Commission – 1961[5]
- Chief Executive — Gandhi Centenary Committee – 1969[5]
- Chief Executive Officer – Khadi and Village Industries Commission – 1984[5]
- Member — Khadi and Village Industries Commission – 1984[2][5]
- Secretary — Gandhi Smarak Nidhi[2][5]
- Joint Convenor — Khadi Mission[5]
- Chairman, Central Certification Committee on Khadi[5]
Awards and recognitions
- Padma Bhushan – 2010[3]
- Ananda Puroskar[5]
- Ashalata Puroskar – Viswa Bharati University[5]
- Annada Shankar Literary Award – Bangla Academy[5]
Writings
Sailesh Kumar Bandhopadyaya was a prolific writer and one of his books, Gandhi Parikrama, is prescribed by the University of Calcutta as text for the three year honors degree on Philosophy.[6]
- Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyaya, ed. (November 1960). Peace, Non violence and Conflict Resolution. Ahmedabad: Navajivan Mudranalaya. ISBN 81-7229-223-6.
- Bandyopadhyay, Sailesh Kumar (2012). "Basu, Kshudiram". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Bandyopadhyay, Sailesh Kumar (2012). "Datta, Kalpana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
References
- ^ "Gandhi Man of peace". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rediff Interview". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Padma announcement". Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Birth". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "iPeace bio". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ "Text" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
External links
- ^ "Presidential address". Retrieved August 9, 2014.