Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
12th Lok Sabha
BOSE, PROF. (SMT.) KRISHNA
[WEST BENGAL TRINAMOOL CONGRESS - JADAVPUR (WEST BENGAL)]
Father's Name Shri Charu C. Chowdhuri
Date of Birth 26 December 1930
Place of Birth Dacca (now in Bangladesh)
Marital Status Married on 9 December 1955
Spouse's Name Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose
Children Two sons and one daughter
Educational Qualifications
B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (English Literature), Sangeet-Visharad
Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal)
and Bhatkande Music College, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
Profession
Educationist, Writer, Political and Social Worker
Permanent Address
90, Sarat Bose Road, Calcutta-700026
(West Bengal)
Tel. (033) 4754202
Fax. (033) 4748255
Present Address
D-1, M.S. Flats,
B.K.S. Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Tel. (011) 3716818
E-Mail. Kbose@parlis.nic.in
Positions Held
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Committee on Human Resource
Development
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting
Member, Committee on the Empowerment of Women
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development
and its Sub-committee on Preservation of Monuments
Member, Committee on Official Language
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Joint Committee on the Empowerment of Women
Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of
External Affairs
Books Published
(i)Itihasher Sandhane (In Search of History);(ii) Charana Rekha Tabo
(In His Footsteps); (iii)Prasanga Subhas Chandra (Subject Subhas
Chandra); (iv) 1947 : Smriti Bismriti (1947 : Memories) (all in
Bengali); and (v) Netaji: a biography for the young (in English)
Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments
Columnist for distinguished journals in English and Bengali, e.g.
Desh, Anandabazar Patrika, Jugantor, Amrit Bazar Patrika,
Statesman, Telegraph, Illustrated Weekly of India; Member, P.E.N.
(International Organisation of Writers), 1953 onwards
Social and Cultural Activities
Women and child development and welfare of the handicapped;
organised seminars and international conferences on history,
politics and current affairs
Special Interests
Music and art; research on Netaji, Freedom Struggle of India
and art critic
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Reading, writing, music and visiting art galleries
Sports and Clubs
Member, Bengal Club and Tolly Club, Calcutta
Countries Visited
Widely travelled (16 countries); Member, Indian Parliamentary
Delegation led by the Hon'ble Speaker, Shri G.M.C. Balayogi,
Morocco, 1998
Other Information
Daughter of a well-known constitutional expert, Shri Charu C.
Chowdhuri and one of the Secretaries of West Bengal Legislative
Assembly ; Her husband Dr. Sisir Bose, a well known freedom
fighter was imprisoned in Lahore Fort and Red Fort for his role
in Netaji's escape from Calcutta in 1941 and during Quit India
Movement and World War-II; Professor (English), Sivanath Sastri
College, Calcutta, 1955-95; Head, Deptt. of English, Sivanath
Sastri College, Calcutta, 1962-90; Principal, Sivanath Sastri
College, Calcutta, 1983-90; Founder Member, Institute of Child
Health, Calcutta, 1954 onwards; As member of Netaji Research
Bureau, Calcutta, (1965 onwards) organised at least a dozen
International Conferences on history, politics and current
affairs; President, Vivek Chetna (Women's organisation),
Calcutta, 1994 onwards
Election Result of
Jadavpur Lok Sabha Constituency
Total electorate 13,79,055
Total votes polled 10,67,448
Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates
(1) Prof. (Smt.) Krishna Bose (W.B.T.C.) 5,14,338
(2) Smt. Malini Bhattacharya (C.P.M.) 4,36,137
(3) Shri Ram Pyare Ram (I.N.C.) 91,407
(4) Smt. Sandhya Mandal (B.S.P.) 3,568
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