Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay (born 10 March 1926) is an Indian social activist and Gandhian, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.[1][2] The Government of India honoured him in 2010, with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of medicine and public health.[3]
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926, at Chakradharpur, in the erstwhile Bengal, presently in the Indian state of Jharkhand.[4] His father was an Indian Railways employee with moderate financial resources. The young Sailesh soon came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and, after passing matriculation in 1942, he joined Quit India Movement and was arrested twice by the British India police.[5]
In 1944, Bandyopadhyay joined the trade union movement at Tatanagar, which was being led by known trade union activists such as Abdul Bari, Michael John and Moni Ghosh. Two years later, in 1946, he joined Indian National Congress. Soon, he rose up in ranks and in 1951, he became the Office Secretary of the District Congress Committee, with the responsibility of the Gandhian Village Reconstruction Centre, near Jamshedpur.[5]
In 1951, Bandyopadhyay joined the All India Spinner's Association, known locally as Charkha Sangh, Sevagram and worked there till 1961. During this time, he was also involved in the Bhoodan movement. In 1961, he selected as the deputy director of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission where he worked till 1984 when he retired from service as its deputy chief executive officer. Prior to his retirement, he also worked as the administration director of the commission in Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. He was also in charge of the Gandhi Centenary Celebration Committee as its chief executive in 1969.[5]
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]
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. ISBN81-7229-223-6.
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.
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay delivering the presidential address — on Flickr[1]
^"Presidential address". Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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sailesh, kumar, bandopadhyay, born, march, 1926, indian, social, activist, gandhian, close, associate, mahatma, gandhi, government, india, honoured, 2010, with, padma, bhushan, third, highest, civilian, award, services, fields, medicine, public, health, born, . Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay born 10 March 1926 is an Indian social activist and Gandhian who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi 1 2 The Government of India honoured him in 2010 with the Padma Bhushan the third highest civilian award for his services to the fields of medicine and public health 3 Sailesh Kumar BandopadhyayBorn 1926 03 10 10 March 1926 age 98 Chakradharpur Jharkhand IndiaOccupation s Social activist GandhianAwardsPadma BhushanAnanda PuroskarAshalata PuroskarAnnada Shankar Literary Award Contents 1 Biography 2 Positions 3 Awards and recognitions 4 Writings 5 References 6 External linksBiography edit nbsp Portrait Gandhi Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926 at Chakradharpur in the erstwhile Bengal presently in the Indian state of Jharkhand 4 His father was an Indian Railways employee with moderate financial resources The young Sailesh soon came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and after passing matriculation in 1942 he joined Quit India Movement and was arrested twice by the British India police 5 In 1944 Bandyopadhyay joined the trade union movement at Tatanagar which was being led by known trade union activists such as Abdul Bari Michael John and Moni Ghosh Two years later in 1946 he joined Indian National Congress Soon he rose up in ranks and in 1951 he became the Office Secretary of the District Congress Committee with the responsibility of the Gandhian Village Reconstruction Centre near Jamshedpur 5 In 1951 Bandyopadhyay joined the All India Spinner s Association known locally as Charkha Sangh Sevagram and worked there till 1961 During this time he was also involved in the Bhoodan movement In 1961 he selected as the deputy director of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission where he worked till 1984 when he retired from service as its deputy chief executive officer Prior to his retirement he also worked as the administration director of the commission in Bihar Orissa and West Bengal He was also in charge of the Gandhi Centenary Celebration Committee as its chief executive in 1969 5 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 edit source source source source Video footage of the days during Quit India Movement 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 editPadma Bhushan 2010 3 Ananda Puroskar 5 Ashalata Puroskar Viswa Bharati University 5 Annada Shankar Literary Award Bangla Academy 5 Writings editSailesh 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 edit 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 edit nbsp India portal Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay delivering the presidential address on Flickr 1 Presidential address Retrieved August 9 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay amp oldid 1155832948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
