Pratap Chandra Chunder

Pratap Chandra Chunder (1 September 1919 – 1 January 2008) (Bengali: প্রতাপচন্দ্র চন্দ্র) was a union minister of India, educationist and author. He served in the Morarji Desai Ministry as a cabinet minister with education and social welfare portfolios.

Family and education Chunder was the son of , a prominent member of the Indian National Congress who was a close associate of Chittaranjan Das, a labour union leader & had also served as a Member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly (1925–30) & the Mayor of Calcutta Municipal Corporation (May 1952 to March 1953) . Both his father & grandfather Ganesh Chandra Chunder were renowned lawyers of the city. He completed his BA (Hons.) in history at Presidency College, Calcutta, ranking first class first, and his LLB at the University of Calcutta. He was awarded a D Phil in Arts from the same university.

In its obituary, the Telegraph noted

Publications Chunder authored many historical novels and dramas. They are:

Bubhuksha Smrtira Alinde Job Charnocker Bibi Glimpses of Indian Culture: Ancient and Modern Kautilya on Love and Morals