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	'''Souribandhu Kar''' ({{circa\|1948}} {{endash}} 13 April 2020) was an Indian trade unionist, writer, columnist and the former [[Canara Bank]] employee. He served as a general secretary of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]] for [[Odisha\|Odisha Unit]] and was actively engaged in [[left-wing politics]]. He is also known for his advocacy of [[Civil and political rights\|civil rights]] such as [[Child labour in India\|child labour]] and [[Labour rights\|workers' rights]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/apr/15/souribandhu-kar-no-more-2130216.html\|title=Souribandhu Kar no more\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		'''Souribandhu Kar''' ({{circa\|1948}} {{endash}} 13 April 2020) was an Indian trade unionist, writer, columnist and the former [[Canara Bank]] employee. He served as a general secretary of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]] for [[Odisha\|Odisha Unit]] and was actively engaged in [[left-wing politics]]. He is also known for his advocacy of [[Civil and political rights\|civil rights]] such as [[Child labour in India\|child labour]] and [[Labour rights\|workers' rights]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/apr/15/souribandhu-kar-no-more-2130216.html\|title=Souribandhu Kar no more\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

	A member of the [[Communist Party of India~~\|Communist Party~~]], he was also appointed a vice-president of All India Trade Union Congress. He served at multiple posts throughout his life such as president of the [[All India Bank Employees ~~Union~~]], [[vice-president]] of Canara Bank Employees Union, president of the All India Bank Employees Association<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.communistparty.in/post/comrade-dr-souribandhu-kar-is-no-more\|title=Comrade (Dr) Souribandhu Kar is No More\|first=CPI National\|last=Council\|date=April 14, 2020\|website=CPI Official Copy}}</ref> and secretary of the [[~~Centre of Indian~~ Trade ~~Unions~~]] for Odisha state.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bharat-bandh-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha-protesters-block-roads-shops-remain-closed\|title=Bharat bandh: Strike affects normal life in Odisha, protesters block roads; shops remain closed\|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/trade-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha\|title=Trade strike affects normal life in Odisha\|date=January 8, 2019\|website=TheQuint}}</ref>		A member of the [[Communist Party of India]], he was also appointed a vice-president of All India Trade Union Congress. He served at multiple posts throughout his life such as president of the [[All India Bank Employees Association]], [[vice-president]] of Canara Bank Employees Union, president of the All India Bank Employees Association<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.communistparty.in/post/comrade-dr-souribandhu-kar-is-no-more\|title=Comrade (Dr) Souribandhu Kar is No More\|first=CPI National\|last=Council\|date=April 14, 2020\|website=CPI Official Copy}}</ref> and secretary of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]] for Odisha state.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bharat-bandh-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha-protesters-block-roads-shops-remain-closed\|title=Bharat bandh: Strike affects normal life in Odisha, protesters block roads; shops remain closed\|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/trade-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha\|title=Trade strike affects normal life in Odisha\|date=January 8, 2019\|website=TheQuint}}</ref>

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|death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]], India
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| relatives = Bauribandhu Kar (brother)<br />Soubhagya Kar (son)
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'''Souribandhu Kar''' ({{circa|1948}} {{endash}} 13 April 2020) was an Indian trade unionist, writer, columnist and the former [[Canara Bank]] employee. He served as a general secretary of the [[All India Trade Union Congress]] for [[Odisha|Odisha Unit]] and was actively engaged in [[left-wing politics]]. He is also known for his advocacy of [[Civil and political rights|civil rights]] such as [[Child labour in India|child labour]] and [[Labour rights|workers' rights]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/apr/15/souribandhu-kar-no-more-2130216.html|title=Souribandhu Kar no more|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

A member of the [[Communist Party of India|Communist Party]], he was also appointed a vice-president of All India Trade Union Congress. He served at multiple posts throughout his life such as president of the [[All India Bank Employees Union]], [[vice-president]] of Canara Bank Employees Union, president of the All India Bank Employees Association<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.communistparty.in/post/comrade-dr-souribandhu-kar-is-no-more|title=Comrade (Dr) Souribandhu Kar is No More|first=CPI National|last=Council|date=April 14, 2020|website=CPI Official Copy}}</ref> and secretary of the [[Centre of Indian Trade Unions]] for Odisha state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bharat-bandh-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha-protesters-block-roads-shops-remain-closed|title=Bharat bandh: Strike affects normal life in Odisha, protesters block roads; shops remain closed|website=Free Press Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/trade-strike-affects-normal-life-in-odisha|title=Trade strike affects normal life in Odisha|date=January 8, 2019|website=TheQuint}}</ref>

== Biography ==
He was born around 1948 in [[Jajpur district]]. He had four children, including three sons and a daughter. Prior to appearing in [[organized labour]], he initially worked in Canara Bank until he retired from the [[Public bank|public financial institution]].<ref name="orissapost.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.orissapost.com/trade-union-leader-souribandhu-kar-passes-away/|title=Trade union leader Souribandhu Kar passes away - OrissaPOST|date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

He was sometimes involved in book writing. He wrote several books and biographies in particular. The recipient of [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Odia|Odia Sahitya Akademi Award]] for a biographical book titled ''Manabatara Mahatirtha'' which was published in 2012,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/veteran-odisha-trade-unionist-souribandhu-kar-dies-at-72/1801724|title=Veteran Odisha trade unionist Souribandhu Kar dies at 72|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> he wrote biographies such as ''Paramahansa Ramakrushna'' and ''Rashtranirmata Nehru''. He also wrote two books on [[children literature]] titled ''Deshapremi Swami Vivekananda'' and ''Babasaheb Ambedkar''. He was also engaged in writing short stories during which he wrote two novels titled ''Pratidhwani'', ''Echharama Putra'' and a prose titled ''Vedantara Swara''.<ref name="orissapost.com"/> In 2016, he was awarded Biju Shramik Bandhu Samman award, consisting of [[Indian rupee|INR]]50,000 along with a citation by the then chief minister [[Naveen Patnaik]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/odisha/naveen-honours-trade-unionists/cid/1505433|title=Naveen honours trade unionists|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref>

== Death ==
He was suffering from [[liver disease]] and chronic [[bronchitis]] for which he was under [[medical observation]] at the [[Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences]] in [[Bhubaneswar]] where he died on 3 April 2020 around 10 pm.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__9__national-biography__962__harekrushna-mahtab.nbt Souribandhu Kar's biography] at [[National Book Trust]]

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