- Tathagata Roy
Tathagata Roy is an
India n politician, academic,engineer and author. He is president ofWest Bengal state unit ofBhartiya Janata Party .Tathagata Roy was born on
14 September 1945 atKolkata . He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering CollegeSibpur and joinedIndian Railways Service of Engineers .He worked as General Manager, RITEs and as Chief Engineer -Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta.He took voluntary retirement in 1990 and joined
Jadavpur University as professor and founder head of the Department of Construction Engineering. He is a former Chairman Board of Governors of TTTI Calcutta (2000 to 2005 ). He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration . He also holds a Law Degree ofCalcutta University .He was attracted towards Hindutva and became a Swayamsevak in 1986 .After leaving government service he joined the BJP in 1990 . Later he become a general Secretary and Vice-president of the state unit.
He has authored a book named: My People, Uprooted: A Saga of the Hindus of Eastern Bengal. [http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:2nCDZHnmCw4J:eastbengal.bengalvoice.com/uproot_main.htm+Tathagata+Roy&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=nz]
He has also written a text book entiled " Engineering Contracts in India : Law, Practice & Management" and has contributed many articles in well known journals.
Roy is the elder brother of the
Trinamool Congress MLA Saugata Roy who is a former Union Minister.Tathagata Roy is fond of trekking in the
Himalayas and ofpilgrimage .He has visited Kailash-Mansarovar .He walked all the way there. He has also visitedAmarnath ,Kedarnath ,Badrinath and other shrines. In his spare time he likes to listen toTagore 's songs and to read.External links
*http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021019/nation.htm#8
*http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/6373/troy.html
*http://www.bengalvoice.com/uproot_Acknowledgements.htm
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