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'''Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay''' is a [[Gandhian]] from India and a close associate of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref name="Gandhi Man of peace">{{cite web | url=http://ipeace.us/group/gandhimanofpeace/forum/topics/shailesh-kumar-bandopadhya | title=Gandhi Man of peace | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Rediff Interview" /> 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.<ref name="Padma announcement">{{cite web | url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57307 | title=Padma announcement | access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
'''Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay''' (10 March 1926 – 24 October 2016) was an Indian social activist and [[Gandhian]], who was a close associate of [[Mahatma Gandhi]].<ref name="Gandhi Man of peace">{{cite web | url=http://ipeace.us/group/gandhimanofpeace/forum/topics/shailesh-kumar-bandopadhya | title=Gandhi Man of peace | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Rediff Interview" /> 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.<ref name="Padma announcement">{{cite web | url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57307 | title=Padma announcement | access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
[[File:Portrait Gandhi.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait Gandhi]]
[[File:Portrait Gandhi.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait Gandhi]]
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926, at [[Chakradharpur]], in the erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], presently in the [[India]]n state of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="Birth">{{cite web | url=https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/alphabrowse/results?from=Bandyopadhyay,%20Ramananda,%201936-&source=author | title=Birth | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="iPeace bio">{{cite web | url=http://ipeace.us/group/gandhimanofpeace/forum/topics/shailesh-kumar-bandopadhya | title=iPeace bio | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>
Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926, at [[Chakradharpur]], in the erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], presently in the [[India]]n state of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="Birth">{{cite web | url=https://catalog.lib.uchicago.edu/vufind/alphabrowse/results?from=Bandyopadhyay,%20Ramananda,%201936-&source=author | title=Birth | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="iPeace bio">{{cite web | url=http://ipeace.us/group/gandhimanofpeace/forum/topics/shailesh-kumar-bandopadhya | title=iPeace bio | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>


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]].<ref name="iPeace bio" />
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 (trade unionist)|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]].<ref name="iPeace bio" />


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, India|Orissa]] and [[West Bengal]]. He was also in charge of the Gandhi Centenary Celebration Committee as its chief executive in 1969.<ref name="iPeace bio" />
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, India|Orissa]] and [[West Bengal]]. He was also in charge of the Gandhi Centenary Celebration Committee as its chief executive in 1969.<ref name="iPeace bio" />
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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 of India|prime minister]], chairman of the Central Certification Committee on Khadi.<ref name="iPeace bio" />
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 of India|prime minister]], chairman of the Central Certification Committee on Khadi.<ref name="iPeace bio" />


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.<ref name="iPeace bio" />
In 2006, he was again selected as the member of the Khadi committee. Bandopadhyay continued to work in the rural areas with many organisations, involved in the promotion of the poor.<ref name="iPeace bio" />

Bandyopadhyay died on 24 October 2016, at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite web |title=সভাসমিতি ।। বিশিষ্ট গান্ধীবাদী স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামী পদ্মভূষণ ও আনন্দ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক কেন্দ্রীয় খাদি বোর্ডের অধিকর্তা শৈলেশকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়- এর স্মরণ সভা। |url=https://www.facebook.com/alameen.barta/posts/pfbid02rL3z1d4VSihwAhpXDaf1U6wyU6L8S1diHtvs48pKztsWreNGRSTSZAEjC1j8N7X1l |website=Al Ameen Barta on Facebook |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=9 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=বিশিষ্ট গান্ধীবাদী পদ্মভূষণ ও আনন্দ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত 'দাঙ্গার ইতিহাস' লেখক খাদি বোর্ডের প্রাক্তন অধ্যক্ষ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামী শৈলেশকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আজ সকাল সাড়ে 6 টায় প্রয়াত হয়েছেন । বেলা 12 টার সময় তাঁর দেহ নীলরতন সরকার হাসপাতালে দান করা হবে। |url=https://www.facebook.com/ruma.nag.7/posts/pfbid02MsZRghkYzifgNNQhmnuDzr6UG39UE9nFZgLnS2R2jvLpf5svoSvWBLQAr12sdZp5l?locale=pt_BR |website=Ruma Mazumder Nag on Facebook |access-date=5 August 2024 |date=24 October 2016}}</ref>


==Positions==
==Positions==
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* Chief Executive Officer – [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] – 1984<ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Chief Executive Officer – [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] – 1984<ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Member&nbsp;— [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] – 1984<ref name="Rediff Interview" /><ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Member&nbsp;— [[Khadi and Village Industries Commission]] – 1984<ref name="Rediff Interview" /><ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Secretary&nbsp;— Gandhi Smarak Nidhi<ref name="Rediff Interview">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/money/interview/inter-use-khadi-to-beat-global-warming-woes/20090821.htm | title=Rediff Interview | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref><ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Secretary&nbsp;— Gandhi Smarak Nidhi<ref name="Rediff Interview">{{cite web | url=http://www.rediff.com/money/interview/inter-use-khadi-to-beat-global-warming-woes/20090821.htm | title=Rediff Interview | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Joint Convenor&nbsp;— Khadi Mission<ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Joint Convenor&nbsp;— Khadi Mission<ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Chairman, Central Certification Committee on Khadi<ref name="iPeace bio" />
* Chairman, Central Certification Committee on Khadi<ref name="iPeace bio" />
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==Writings==
==Writings==
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]].<ref name="Text">{{cite web | url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/syllabus/Philosophy.pdf | title=Text | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>
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]].<ref name="Text">{{cite web | url=http://www.caluniv.ac.in/syllabus/Philosophy.pdf | title=Text | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>
* {{cite book | url=http://www.mkgandhi.org/mynonviolence/my_nonviolence.htm | title=Peace, Non violence and Conflict Resolution | publisher=Navajivan Mudranalaya | editor=Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyaya | year=November 1960 | location= Ahmedabad | isbn=81-7229-223-6}}
* {{cite book | url=http://www.mkgandhi.org/mynonviolence/my_nonviolence.htm | title=Peace, Non violence and Conflict Resolution | publisher=Navajivan Mudranalaya | editor=Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyaya | date=November 1960 | location= Ahmedabad | isbn=81-7229-223-6}}
* {{cite book |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Sailesh Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Basu, Kshudiram |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Basu,_Kshudiram |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}
* {{cite book |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Sailesh Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Basu, Kshudiram |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Basu,_Kshudiram |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}
* {{cite book |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Sailesh Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Datta, Kalpana |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Datta,_Kalpana |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}
* {{cite book |last=Bandyopadhyay |first=Sailesh Kumar |year=2012 |chapter=Datta, Kalpana |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Datta,_Kalpana |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{portal|India}}
{{portal|India}}
* Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay delivering the presidential address&nbsp;— on [[Flickr]]<ref name="Presidential address">{{cite web | url=http://www.surfat10.com/climateicare/blog3.php/seminar-on-the-significance-of | title=Presidential address | access-date=August 9, 2014}}</ref>
* Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay delivering the presidential address&nbsp;— on [[Flickr]]<ref name="Presidential address">{{cite web | url=http://www.surfat10.com/climateicare/blog3.php/seminar-on-the-significance-of | title=Presidential address | access-date=9 August 2014}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 10:54, 5 August 2024

Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay
Born(1926-03-10)10 March 1926
Chakradharpur, Jharkhand, India
Died24 October 2016(2016-10-24) (aged 90)
Occupation(s)Social activist, Gandhian
AwardsPadma Bhushan
Ananda Puroskar
Ashalata Puroskar
Annada Shankar Literary Award

Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay (10 March 1926 – 24 October 2016) was 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]

Biography

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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 continued to work in the rural areas with many organisations, involved in the promotion of the poor.[5]

Bandyopadhyay died on 24 October 2016, at the age of 90.[6][7]

Positions

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Video footage of the days during Quit India Movement.

Awards and recognitions

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Writings

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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.[8]

  • 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

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  1. ^ "Gandhi Man of peace". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Rediff Interview". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Padma announcement". Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Birth". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "iPeace bio". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  6. ^ "সভাসমিতি ।। বিশিষ্ট গান্ধীবাদী স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামী পদ্মভূষণ ও আনন্দ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত লেখক কেন্দ্রীয় খাদি বোর্ডের অধিকর্তা শৈলেশকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়- এর স্মরণ সভা।". Al Ameen Barta on Facebook. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "বিশিষ্ট গান্ধীবাদী পদ্মভূষণ ও আনন্দ পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত 'দাঙ্গার ইতিহাস' লেখক খাদি বোর্ডের প্রাক্তন অধ্যক্ষ স্বাধীনতা সংগ্রামী শৈলেশকুমার বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আজ সকাল সাড়ে 6 টায় প্রয়াত হয়েছেন । বেলা 12 টার সময় তাঁর দেহ নীলরতন সরকার হাসপাতালে দান করা হবে।". Ruma Mazumder Nag on Facebook. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Text" (PDF). Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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  • Sailesh Kumar Bandyopadhyay delivering the presidential address — on Flickr[1]
  1. ^ "Presidential address". Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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