Biographical Sketch
Member of Parliament
XI Lok Sabha






BOSE, SMT. KRISHNA
CONGRESS (I)- JADAVPUR (WEST BENGAL)

Father's Name :Shri Charu C. Chaudhuri Date of Birth :26 December 1930 Place of Birth :Dacca (now in Bangladesh) Marital Status :Married on 9 December 1955 Spouse's Name :Dr. Sisir Kumar Bose Children :Two sons and one daughter Educational Qualifications :
B.A. (Hons.), M.A., Sangeet-Visharad Educated at Calcutta University, Calcutta (West Bengal) and Bhatkande Music College, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) Profession :
Educationist, Writer, Political and Social Worker Permanent Address :
90, Sarat Bose Road, Calcutta-700026 Tel. (033) 4754202 Fax. (033) 748255 Positions Held :
1996Elected to Lok Sabha (Eleventh) Books Published :
"Itihasher Sandhane" (In Search of History); "Charana Rekha Tabo" (In His Footsteps); "Prasanga Subhas Chandra" (Subject Subhas Chandra); 1947 : "Smriti Bismriti" (1947 : Memories) (all in Bengali); and "Netaji: a biography for the young" (in English) Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments :
Columnist for distinguished journals in English and Bengali, e.g. Desh, Anandabazar Patrika, Jugantor, Amrit Bazar Patrika, Statesman, Telegraph, Illustrated Weekly of India. Member, P.E.N. (International Organisation of Writers), 1953 onwards Social and Cultural Activities :
Women and child development and welfare of the handicapped; organised seminars and international conferences on history, politics and current affairs Special Interests :
Music and art; research on Netaji, freedom struggle of India and art critic Favourite Pastime and Recreation :
Reading, writing, music and visiting art galleries Sports and Clubs :
Member, Bengal Club and Tolly Club, Calcutta Countries Visited :
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S.A. and U.K. Other Information :
Daughter of a well-known constitutional expert, Shri Charu C. Chaudhury and one of the Secretaries of West Bengal Legislative Assembly ; Her husband Dr. Sisir Bose, a well known freedom fighter was imprisoned in Lahore Fort and Red Fort for his role in Netaji's escape from Calcutta in 1941 and during Quit India Movement and World War-II; Professor (English), Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1955-95; Head, Deptt. of English, Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1962-90; Principal, Sivanath Sastri College, Calcutta, 1983-90; Founder Member, Institute of Child Health, Calcutta, 1954 onwards; As member of Netaji Research Bureau, Calcutta, (1965 onwards) organised at least a dozen International Conferences on history, politics and current affairs; President, Vivek Chetna (Women's organisation), Calcutta, 1994 onwards Election result of :
Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency Total electorate13,13,111 Total votes polled10,75,315 Votes polled in favour of the first four leading candidates : (1) Smt. Krishna Bose (I.N.C.)4,99,254 (2) Smt. Malini Bhattacharya [C.P.I.(M)]4,86,216 (3) Shri Uttam Bose (B.J.P.) 52,470 (4) Shri Ardihendu Sen (S.S.) 5,203