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Chairperson of All India Trinamool Congress
– MAMATA BANERJEE, M.P.
She was born on 5th January’1955. Her father Late
Promileswar Banerjee was a Freedom-fighter. Her mother
Smt. Gayatri Banerjee provided immense support to her
husband to fight for country’s freedom despite
the economic pangs of a middle class family. Mamata
Banerjee inherited the spirit of righteous fighting
from her parents.
Even during her early days as student she showed some
penchant for social works. She joined in the West Bengal
Chatra Parishad while she was studying at Jogmaya Debi
College, Calcutta.
After she got her Bachelors Degree in Arts (B.A.), she
worked as a Teacher in a primary School of South Calcutta,
near to her house, for some time. She also got her Bachelors
Degree in Education (B.Ed.) and got specialised training
in Work Education. But with her growing involvement
in politics, she could not persue her teaching profession
and also subsequently legal profession after she obtained
Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB.) and Masters Degree in
Arts (M.A.).
She worked as a Member in the Working Committee of the
said Chatra Parishad during 1977 – 83. She held
the post of General Secretary, West Bengal Mahila Congress
(Indira) from 1979-80. She was Secretary, West Bengal
Provincian Trade Union Congress from 1981 to 1987. During
the period 1983-88, she was Secretary of the Women wing
of the Indian National Trade Union Congress. She was
also Secretary, South Calcutta District Congress (Indira)
in 1980-85. In 1984, she was elected Member of Parliament
from Jadavpur Parliamentary Constituency. She held the
post of the General Secretary of Youth Congress (Indira)
during 1986-87 and became a Member in the National Council
of the said Youth Congress in 1987.
She got elected as Member of Parliament from South Calcutta
Parliamentary Constituency in 1991 and 1996 also. She
became a Member of the Executive Committee of the Congress
Parliamentary Party in 1988. She was made Member of
several Parliamentary Committees during her tenure as
Parliamentarian. She became Member of the Executiv Committee
of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress (Indira) Committee
in 1989. She was appointed Minister of State for Youth
and Sports, Women and Child Development, Government
of India in 1991.
She travelled extensively aborad. Viz the United States
of America (USA), Russia
Her anti-Stalinist Party Trinamool Congress came into
existence on 1st January’1998.
She was elected as Member of Parliament in 1998, 1999
and 2004 from South Calcutta Parliamentary Constituency.
During the tenure of Shri Atal Behari Vajpaie as Prime
Minister, she became Cabinet Minister for Railways in
1999 and Cabinet Minister for Coal and Minies in 2004.
In addition to her intrinsic propensity towards the
people-friendly politics, she has got inborn interest
in music, writing and painting.
She has painted as many as 5000 Paintings as on 1st
June’2005. Many of her paintings were shown even
in solo exhibitions. The entire sale proceeds from such
exhibitions were donated by her to various ventures
for people’s welfare.
Simulataneously, as many as 20 Books written by her
have been published as on 1st June’2005. These
books are :
Bengali Title :
- Upolobdhi
- Anubhuti
- Janatar Darbar
- Maa
- Janmaini
- Trinamool
- Pallabi
- Manabik
- Shishu Sathi
- Abishashya
- Crocodile Island
- Ekante
- Ashubha Sanket
- Smarani
- Chotoder Kabita
English Title :
- Motherland
- Struggle for Existence
- Smile
- Dark Horizon
She also contributed writings in various magazines.
As Lyricist
The maiden Cassettee as Lyricist “CHOTODER
JANYA MAMATA” received Golden Disk Award.
The songs were sung by eminent singers like Smt.
Sreeradha Bandopadhyay, Indrani Sen, Saikat Mitra,
Pratik Chowdhury, Sanat Singha, Ankita Deb and many
others.
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of Books of Smt. Mamata Banerjee
Smt. Mamata Banerjee's Column
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