Minister
NAME – Bratyabrata Basu Roy Chowdhury
PROFESSION- Politician and actor
BORN – 25/10/1969
PLACE OF BIRTH – Calcutta, West Bengal, India
FATHER’S NAME – Bishnu Basu
MOTHER’S NAME – Neetika Basu
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EDUCATION – B. A Bengali- Presidency College, Calcutta University
POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS/PARTY- All India Trinamool Congress
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REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT- He was the creator of the play Ashaleen which was described as the first postmodernist Bengali drama by theater critics.
His most acclaimed work, Hemlat; The Prince of Garanhata was praised greatly all over the world, with Sam Kolodezh of University of California appreciating the Bengali adaptation greatly.
AWARDS – Dinabandhu Mitra Puroskar 2019- Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal
BACKGROUND – Bratya Basu is a minister in the government of West Bengal and actor.
He was born in Calcutta to highly renowned professor Dr. Bisnu Basu and education administrator Dr. Neetika Basu. His family had many educators and before becoming a successful actor and director Basu had also worked as an assistant professor in City College, Kolkata.
MAJOR INITIATIVES- Swasthya Sathi is an initiative undertaken to include all families of West Bengal into a health insurance scheme where a total of Rs. 2000 crore would be a cost borne every year.
CAREER TIMELINE/ POSITIONS HELD- 1996- launched his first play, Ashaleen
2003- Directed his first movie, Raasta
2011- Elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
2011- Appointed as the Minister of Higher Education
2021- Appointed as the education minister of the government of West Bengal.
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Last updated on- 16-07-2021