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Name of the Collection Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Folder/Categories Files Arranged Subject Wise
Sub-folder/Sub-category (E). Governor of West Bengal, 2003-2010
File No. /Acc. No. 28
Abstract Papers relating to various activities of Gopalkrishna Gandhi as Governor of West Bengal. Includes letters from Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, David C. Mulford, Jyotirindra Bagchi, A.N.M. Shamsul Islam, Supriya Chaudhuri, Shahid Amin, Nirmala Lakshman, N.K. Ghose, Nilanjana Ray Chowdhury, Avijit Bhattacharjee, Nayantara Sahgal, Venu Madhav Govindu and Justice Pranab Kumar Chattopadhyay regarding perspective of the political dynamics in West Bengal, invitation for attending Dandi commemoration, suggestion for Independence Day address, opinion on the power of Governor to grant pardon under Article 161, condition of Rajbhaban Library of West Bengal, Gopal Gandhi?s speech on Right to Food and Work, and personal and academic activities. Also includes messages from the Governor for various occasions, articles Gandhi ke pote Krishna Gopal by Harihar Swarup, Citizen Governor by Antara Dev Sen, Gandhi interview turns into an adda, Ray, Tagore walk in by Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, You are not what you were (after 14th November 2007) by Ashok Mitra, press clippings on new chapter in India-Bangladesh relations, Gopalkrishna Gandhi's protest against the attacks on CPM supporters, Gandhi's green zone plan for Raj Bhavan, an issue of Rabindra Bhawan (Spring 2005), etc.
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Keywords West Bengal Governor; Manmohan Singh; Sonia Gandhi; David C. Mulford; Jyotirindra Bagchi; A.N.M. Shamsul Islam; Supriya Chaudhuri; Shahid Amin; Nirmala Lakshman; N.K. Ghose; Nilanjana Ray Chowdhury; Avijit Bhattacharjee; Nayantara Sahgal; Venu Madhav Govindu; Justice Pranab Kumar Chattopadhyay; political dynamics in West Bengal; Dandi commemoration; Independence Day address; Governor's power; Bengal Rajbhaban Library; Right to Food and Work; Gandhi ke pote Krishna Gopal; Harihar Swarup; Citizen Governor; Antara Dev Sen; Gandhi interview turns into an adda, Ray, Tagore walk in; Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay; You are not what you were (after 14th November 2007); Ashok Mitra; India-Bangladesh relations; CPM supporters; Gandhi's green zone plan; Rabindra Bhawan
Start Date “Period From” 2005
End Date “Period To” Jul-05
Extent 146 pp.
Item type/Format Autograph, Holograph, press clippings, printed, copy
Language English, Hindi, Bengali, and Gujarati
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Donor Gopalkrishna Gandhi
Donation Date 15-Oct-17
Custodian Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Sonepat (India)
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