Nalinaksha Sanyal

Nalinaksha Sanyal (born 1898, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician, economist and activist.

Education

He studied at Krishnath College, Berhampur University and Presidency College, Kolkata and taught economics at Krishnath College. He earned a Master's degree from the London School of Economics and PhD in Economics from London University.

Career

While in London, Sanyal served on committees for the London branch of the Indian National Congress, a banned organization. He was arrested twice for his participation. Sanyal returned to India to become a professor at Calcutta University, but the government disallowed his appointment because of his activism. Sanyal took a position with insurance companies New India Assurance Co., the Metropolitan Assurance Co., and the Hindustan Co-operative Society Ltd.

Sanyal continued to actively protest against British colonial rule and was imprisoned seven times. He was elected to the Bengal Assembly and served as Chief Whip of the Indian National Congress of undivided Bengal, prior to partitioning. He was a vocal critic of the colonial government's policies during the Bengal Famine in 1943. When India was partitioned in 1947, he and Atulya Ghosh were able to convince the British to leave Malda district in India (the area had a population that was evenly divided between Hindus and Muslims).

After independence, Sanyal remained an active force in building the new India and held many senior positions in government as well as representing India in international forums.

Sanyal's book Development of Indian Railways is considered^{[by whom?]} a classic on railway transport. It was based on his Ph.D. thesis accepted by the University of London and was published by the University of Calcutta, 1930.

References

• Biography: Nalinaksha Sanyal, Haripura Congress Souvenir, 1938

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