About Charu Chandra Biswas
Lived 1888 – 1960 (aged 72). Charu Chandra Biswas was an Indian judge and politician.
Charu Chandra Biswas CIE (21 April 1888 – 9 December 1960) was an Indian National Congress politician.
Life and career Biswas began his career as a lawyer in the Calcutta High Court. The imperial British government appointed him a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in the 1931 Birthday Honours list. In February 1940, he was appointed a judge of the Calcutta High Court and subsequently as Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta in 1949–50.
Biswas was elected to the Upper House of Indian Parliament the Rajya Sabha from 1952 to 1960 from West Bengal. He was the leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha from 1953 to 1954. He was also a Minister of State and then Union Minister of Law and Minority Affairs, the latter from 1952 to 1957.
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Who was Charu Chandra Biswas?
Indian judge and politician
When was Charu Chandra Biswas born?
Charu Chandra Biswas was born on 21 April 1888 in Kolkata.
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Charu Chandra Biswas died on 9 December 1960.
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Charu Chandra Biswas was a judge and politician.
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Charu Chandra Biswas was Indian.
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