Kiran Shankar Roy
Kiran Shankar Roy | |
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| West Bengal Department of Home and Hill Affairs Home Minister (Police and Jails) | |
| In office 7 May 1948 – 20 February 1949 | |
| Governors‑General | |
| Premier | Bidhan Chandra Roy |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Leader of the Opposition of Pakistan | |
| In office 10 August 1947 – 6 May 1948 | |
| Leader | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Dhirendranath Datta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 October 1891 Teota, Dacca District, Bengal, British India |
| Died | 20 February 1949 (aged 57) Calcutta, West Bengal, Dominion of India |
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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| Spouse | Padma Roy |
| Children | Kalyan Roy |
| Relatives | Raja Shyama Sankar Parbati Sankar Roy Choudhury Tapan Raychaudhuri (nephew) Kumar Sankar Ray (cousin) |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford Lincoln's Inn (did not complete) |
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| Known for | United Bengal proposal |
Kiran Shankar Roy, also credited as Kiron Sankar Roy (Kiy-ron Shan-kor Roi; 25 October 1891 – 20 February 1949) was an Indian politician, academic, and freedom fighter. He was one of the leading figures of the Swaraj Party in the anti-British independence movement of the Indian subcontinent and one-time colleague of Subhas Chandra Bose and associate of Sarat Chandra Bose. He was one of Bengal's big five prominent Congress leaders during the two decades 1920s and 1940s. Roy was also a Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the Bengal Assembly