Snehansu Kanta Acharya

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'''Snehansu Kanta Acharya,''' Bar at Law (1 September 1913 – 27 August 1986) was a former Advocate General (1977-1986) of [[West Bengal]], [[India]] and a [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] leader.

==Background and education==
He was the son of the Sashi Kanta Acharya Chaudhuri, a former [[Maharaja]] of [[Mymensingh]], a premier [[zamindar]] in Bengal. The Maharajas of Mymensingh were the wealthiest and senior most zamindars of the district of Mymensingh and ranked high in the order of precedence in the Government House in Calcutta. Mymensingh was the predecessor estate of most other ''zamindaris'' of the district. He studied at [[Scottish Church College]],<ref>''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593</ref> and later at the [[University of Calcutta]]. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Greys' Inn in London.

==Family==
His wife, Supriya Acharya (Mukhopadhyaya), daughter of Bengali writer [[Sourindra Mohan Mukhopadhyaya]] was also an active member of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<ref>http://pd.cpim.org/2002/nov17/11172002_bengal_supriya.htmObituary of Supriya Acharya {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207192156/http://pd.cpim.org/2002/nov17/11172002_bengal_supriya.htm |date=7 February 2009 }}</ref> His son, Sourangshu Kanta Acharya, is a doctor and his daughter, Bijoya Goswami, is a Sanskrit scholar. His only natural grandson,his daughter's son, Jyotirup Goswami, is a doctor. His son has no issue. Famous singer [[Suchitra Mitra]] was his sister-in law.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali charitavidhan|language=Bangla|editor=Anjali Basu|volume=2|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=1998|isbn=8185626650|location=Kolkata|page=400}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was a member of the Indian Students Group Movement, during the freedom struggle. This movement was formed in support of Socialist (Marxist) ideology, to protest against colonial rule of India and to counteract fascism. He worked as rescue volunteer in the time of 1946 riot in [[Kolkata]] before joining the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was closely associated with the former chief minister of West Bengal, [[Shri]] [[Jyoti Basu]]. He had received the First Order of Merit of Syria in 1957 and had led several delegations to Europe, Asia and Africa.<ref name=":0" />

== Memoirs ==
A law college, [[Snahanshu Kanta Acharya Institute of Law]] (SKAIL) was established in his name under [[University of Kalyani]]. It is situated in the university campus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skail.org/|title=SNEHANGSHU KANTA ACHARYA INSTITUTE OF LAW|last=|first=|date=|website=skail.org|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Muktagachha Upazila#Former Major Zamindars of Mymensingh|Major Zamindars of Mymensingh]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.suci.in/works3/tasksyouth/tasksyouth.htm Article about secret meetings at Acharya's house]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050529120458/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf Report on Third General Election, 1962. Page 158]
* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2000/05/06/stories/02060008.htm "Jail Diary"]

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[[Category:People from Mymensingh District]]
[[Category:20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers]]
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