Krishna Bose | |
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Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
In office 1996-2004 |
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Preceded by | Malini Bhattacharya |
Succeeded by | Dr. Sujan Chakraborty |
Constituency | Jadavpur |
Personal details | |
Born | 26 December 1930 |
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Indian National Congress |
Spouse(s) | Sisir Kumar Bose |
Residence | Kolkata |
Alma mater |
Calcutta University Bhatkhande Music Institute |
Profession | Politician, writer, educationalist |
Website | Personal Website |
Krishna Bose (born 26 December 1930) is an Indian political, educator and social worker and was a member of parliament elected from the Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal as a All India Trinamool Congress candidate.
She taught at City College, Kolkata for 40 years, and thereafter remained its principal for 8 years.
Bose was born on 26 December 1930 in Dacca to Charu C. Chaudhuri and Chhaya Devi Chaudhurani. Her father specialised in constitutional studies and was one of the secretaries of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. She married Sisir Kumar Bose, on 9 December 1955 and has two sons, Sumantra Bose, Sugata Bose and a daughter Sarmila Bose. Sisir Bose is the son of Sarat Chandra Bose, the older brother of Subhas Chandra Bose. He too fought against the British Raj and was imprisoned in Lahore Fort and Red Fort for his role in Subhas Chandra Bose's escape from Calcutta in 1941 during the Quit India Movement and World War II.
Bose for a B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. in English Literature from Calcutta University, Calcutta, West Bengal and Sangeet-Visharad from Bhatkhande Music Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.