Phulrenu Guha
Phulrenu Guha | |
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ফুলরেণু গুহ | |
Phulrenu Guha in Paris, 1937 | |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1984–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Sudhir Kumar Giri |
| Succeeded by | Sudhir Kumar Giri |
| Constituency | Contai, West Bengal |
| Union Minister of State for Ministry of Social Welfare | |
| In office 1967–1969 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1964–1970 | |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phulrenu Dutta 13 August 1912 |
| Died | 28 July 2006 (aged 93) |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Jugantar Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse | Dr. Biresh Chandra Guha |
| Relatives | Sreyash Sarkar, Sumitra Guha, Uma Bose |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta(M.A.), University of Paris(Ph.D) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
| Writing career | |
| Notable works | Women and Society (collection of essays) |
| Source: [1] | |
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Dr Phulrenu Guha (née Dutta, Bengali:ফুলরেণু গুহ; born 13 August 1911) was an Indian activist, educationist and politician, belonging to the Indian National Congress. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha the Upper house of Indian Parliament from April 1964 to April 1970 from West Bengal. She was the Minister for Social Welfare in the Indira Gandhi Ministry from 1967 to 1969. She was elected to the Lok Sabha the Lower house of Indian Parliament from Contai constituency, West Bengal in 1984. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1977.