Ramendra Kumar Podder

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R. K. Poddar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1985-1993
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Personal details
Born(1930-11-09)9 November 1930
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s)Jharna Poddar

Ramendra Kumar Podder was a Bengali Indian scholar of biochemistry, who served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.[1][2] He was a Member of Parliament, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).[3]

He was educated at the renowned Scottish Church College in Calcutta, and at the University of Calcutta.[4] He would serve as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 20 June 1979 to 30 December 1983.[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 List of Vice Chancellors of the University of Calcutta
  2. "Speeches cut short, guests turned away - Dispute and discord mar campus anniversary bash". The Telegraph. India. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 1952 - 2003" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume Scottish Church College, 2008, page 586