Bipin Behari Ganguli
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Bipin Behari Ganguli was a member of Indian independence movement
. He was born in Hoogli, now in West Bengal
, in 1887.
Bipin Behari Ganguli joined the Congress party
during the Non-Cooperation Movement
and became the secretary of Bengal Congress in 1923.
After Indian independence he held a ministerial post in West Bengal government in the 1950s.
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. He was born in Hoogli, now in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, in 1887.
Bipin Behari Ganguli joined the Congress party
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
during the Non-Cooperation Movement
Non-cooperation movement
The non-cooperation movement was a significant phase of the Indian struggle for freedom from British rule which lasted for years. This movement, which lasted from September 1920 to February 1922 and was led by Mohandas Gandhi, and supported by the Indian National Congress. It aimed to resist...
and became the secretary of Bengal Congress in 1923.
After Indian independence he held a ministerial post in West Bengal government in the 1950s.