Kanailal Bhattacharyya

Kanailal Bhattacharyya was an educator, politician and former minister of Ministry of Commerce & Industries (West Bengal).

Early life

Kanailal Bhattacharyya was born in 1917 to Sishir Kumar Bhattacharyya. From childhood, he lived at Santragachi area. He was early educated in Santragachi Kedarnath Institution, Howrah. He attended Narasinha Dutt College. After that he completed M.Sc. and D.Phil. degree from Presidency College. He was married to Bani, the daughter of Satyanarayan Biswas.

Political life

Bhattacharyya joined All India Forward Bloc. He was connected with the trade union movement in India and was imprisonex from 1943 to 1945. He was elected a member of the Legislative Assembly for Shibpur in the 1972 and 1977 elections.

Educator

He was a social reformer and educator. He was the minister of West Bengal Ministry of Commerce and Industries from 1977 to 1983. Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College is named after him.