Kanailal Bhattacharyya


Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharyya was an educationist, politician and former minister of Ministry of Commerce & Industries.

Early life

Kanailal Bhattacharyya was born on 12 November 1918 to Sishir Kumar Bhattacharyya, a notable resident of the area and the Bhattacharyya family. 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

Kanailal Bhattacharyya joined All India Forward Bloc. He was connected with the trade union movement in India. So he suffered imprisonment from 1943 to 1945. He became the elected member of the Legislative Assembly at Shibpur in 1972 and 1977 elections.

Educationist

He was a social reformer and educationist. In 1977 he was made the minister of West Bengal Ministry of Commerce and Indrustries. Up to 1993 he was the minister of the department.
A college has been founded and named before him in Howrah naming Dr. Kanailal Bhattacharya College in 1985.