1. Krishna Bose was an Indian politician, educator, author and social worker.
13 Facts About Krishna Bose
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Krishna Bose was a Member of Parliament elected from the Jadavpur constituency in West Bengal as an All India Trinamool Congress candidate.
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Krishna Bose taught at City College, Kolkata for 40 years, and thereafter remained its principal for 8 years.
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Krishna Bose's father specialised in constitutional studies and was one of the secretaries of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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Krishna Bose married Sisir Kumar Bose, on 9 December 1955 and has two sons, Sumantra Bose, Sugata Bose and a daughter Sarmila Bose.
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Sisir Bose is the son of Sarat Chandra Bose, the elder brother of Subhas Chandra Bose.
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Krishna Bose 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.
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Krishna Bose taught for 40 years at the City College, Kolkata, where she was Head of the Department of English and served as the Principal of the college for eight years.
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Krishna Bose was a member of Parliament in 12th, and 13th Lok Sabhas.
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Krishna Bose was a columnist for journals in English and Bengali such as Desh, Anandabazar Patrika, Jugantor, Amrit Bazar Patrika, The Statesman, Telegraph, Illustrated Weekly of India.
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Krishna Bose worked in the areas of women and child development and for the welfare of the handicapped.
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Krishna Bose died on 22 February 2020 in a hospital off EM Bypass in Kolkata at the age of 89.
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Krishna Bose was suffering from age-related ailments and had a second stroke few days before.