Prof Dilip Chakravarty Memorial

Prof. Dilip Chakravarty was born in Shologhar village, Dhaka. A gold medalist in Economics from Guwahati Cotton College and with a degree in Law, he chose teaching over lucrative offers of government jobs.

Chakravarty went toe to toe with Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi significantly improving teachers' pay and benefits. He provided able leadership to the Teachers movement, first as secretary and then as President of WBCUTA. In 1971, he founded the Calcutta University Bangladesh Sahayak Samiti to aid East Pakistani refugees, earning him the Friends of Liberation War Award - the highest civilian honour in Bangladesh. In 1977, he stood for office, conducting his campaign from a hospital bed after being attacked. In a landslide victory, he joined the 6th Lok Sabha. Known for his relentless fight against injustice, he was also active in the Silchar Basha Movement, the Tibet Movement, Chinese Aggression Resistance and Assam Refugee movement.