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Kamal BasuKamal Kumar Basu (22 August 1918 – 21 January 2013)[1] was a Bengali Indian politician who had served as a Mayor of Kolkata, India between 1985 and 1990.[2] Early life and educationBorn to a progressive family, that included his grandfather, barrister Bhupendra Nath Bose, a former president of the Indian National Congress, he had studied economics at the Scottish Church College, and eventually earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Calcutta, where he subsequently studied law.[3][4] He had joined a solicitor firm BN Basu & Co after passing law. Career in politics and social lifeAt an early age, he joined the Communist Party of India and became a Member of Parliament for the Lok Sabha, from West Bengal's Diamond Harbour in the South 24 Parganas district in 1952.[2] In 1964, when CPI split up, he joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was associated with the CPI(M) for over four decades.[3] Later lifeHe became Calcutta's mayor in 1985. He was also actively associated with the establishment of Salt Lake Stadium, as a founder secretary of the society for sports and stadium.[3] He used to make on-the-spot supervisions during its construction.[4] He was also a patron of the Mohun Bagan club.[3] During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, he fought a legal battle on behalf of his Communist Party of India comrades who had been detained by the Government of India, on suspected loyalties.[4] He efforts were instrumental in saving the Shobhabazar Rajbari, often described as the native Town Hall, from destruction.[4] DeathHe died in a private nursing home on 21 January 2013 at the age of 94.[3] References
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