Tathagata Roy
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Tathagata Roy is an India
n politician, engineer and author. He was president of West Bengal
state unit of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2006.
Tathagata Roy was born on 14 September 1945 at Kolkata
. He had a distinguished academic career, having been a rank holder in the school leaving examination and a Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Scholar. He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering College Sibpur, when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta
. Later he joined Indian Railways
Service of Engineers. He worked as General Manager, RITEs and as Chief Engineer -Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta.
He took voluntary retirement in 1990 and joined Jadavpur University
as professor and founder head of the Department of Construction Engineering. He is a former Chairman Board of Governors of TTTI Calcutta (2000 to 2005). He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration. He also holds a Law Degree of Calcutta University.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/6373/troy.html&date=2009-10-25+07:00:39
He was attracted towards Hindutva and became a Swayamsevak in 1986. After leaving government service he joined the BJP in 1990. He replaced Mr. Ashim Ghosh in the year 2006.
He wrote a book entitled My People, Uprooted: A Saga of the Hindus of Eastern Bengal.
Roy is the elder brother of All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) MP & MoS(Urban Development) Saugata Roy . Tathagata Roy was the MP Electoral candidate for the Lok Shabha election in 2009. He posed his candidature from the North Kolkata constituency of West Bengal.However, his lost the elections.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician, engineer and author. He was president of 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...
state unit of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2006.
Tathagata Roy was born on 14 September 1945 at Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. He had a distinguished academic career, having been a rank holder in the school leaving examination and a Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Scholar. He studied Civil Engineering in Bengal Engineering College Sibpur, when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta
University of Calcutta
The University of Calcutta is a public university located in the city of Kolkata , India, founded on 24 January 1857...
. Later he joined Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
Service of Engineers. He worked as General Manager, RITEs and as Chief Engineer -Design of Metro Railways, Calcutta.
He took voluntary retirement in 1990 and joined Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University
Jadavpur University , is a premier educational and research institution in India.It is located in Kolkata, West Bengal and comprises two campuses - the main campus at Jadavpur and the new campus at Salt Lake...
as professor and founder head of the Department of Construction Engineering. He is a former Chairman Board of Governors of TTTI Calcutta (2000 to 2005). He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and life member of the Indian Council of Arbitration. He also holds a Law Degree of Calcutta University.http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Pool/6373/troy.html&date=2009-10-25+07:00:39
He was attracted towards Hindutva and became a Swayamsevak in 1986. After leaving government service he joined the BJP in 1990. He replaced Mr. Ashim Ghosh in the year 2006.
He wrote a book entitled My People, Uprooted: A Saga of the Hindus of Eastern Bengal.
Roy is the elder brother of All India Trinamool Congress(AITC) MP & MoS(Urban Development) Saugata Roy . Tathagata Roy was the MP Electoral candidate for the Lok Shabha election in 2009. He posed his candidature from the North Kolkata constituency of West Bengal.However, his lost the elections.