Siddhartha Shankar Ray Politician

Siddhartha Shankar Ray (Bengali: সিদ্ধার্থশঙ্কর রায়) (20 October 1920 – 6 November 2010) was a Bengali politician belonging to the Indian National Congress. He was a prominent barrister, Punjab Governor and Education minister of India. He was also the ambassador of India to the United States of America and served as the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1972 to 1977.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 20, 1920
Birth place
Kolkata , West Bengal
Nationality
India
Religion
Hinduism
Date of deathNovember 06, 2010
Place of death
Kolkata , West Bengal
Residence
India , Kolkata , West Bengal
Education
University of Calcutta
Spouse
Maya Ray

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Office holder

office
Indian Ambassador to the United States
Governor of Punjab
Chief Minister of West Bengal
Minister of Education of India
party
Indian National Congress
prime minister
successor
Naresh Chandra
Saiyid Nurul Hasan

Siddhartha Shankar Ray on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-07/kolkata/28222334_1_siddhartha-shankar-ray-chittaranjan-das-law-minister
  2. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-07/kolkata/28254404_1_bar-library-court-barrister-ray
  3. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-07/kolkata/28256360_1_siddhartha-shankar-ray-s-s-ray-ray-s-beltala
  4. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-07/kolkata/28263239_1_siddhartha-shankar-ray-west-bengal-naxalite
  5. http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=206345
  6. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/ss-ray-accorded-a-state-funeral_100456075.html
  7. http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=347651:ray-the-lefts-whipping-boy-till-the-end&catid=42:bengal&from_page=search
  8. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101108/main5.htm