Phulrenu GUHA

Background

GUHA, Phulrenu was born on August 13, 1911 in Calcutta. Daughter of the late Surendra Nath Datta and Abala Bala Datta.

Education

Master of Arts, Calcutta University, 1934. Doctor of Letters, Sorbonne, 1938.

Career

Chairman West. Bengal Social Advisory Board 1959-1967, Committee on Status of Women in India 1971-1974, Association, for Social Health in India, West. Bengal, Centre for Women's Development Study. General Secretary and Vice-President All India Women's Conference. Minister of State for Social Welfare 1967-1970.

President Indian Council for Child Welfare, Sevak Sangh, West. Bengal 1970-1973, Bharatiya Adimjati.

Adviser Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Manager. President Indo-of Korea Friendship Association, Karma Kutir, Bharatiya Sangit Bhavan.

Chairman Indo-German Democratic Republic Friendship Society, All-India Council for Mass Education and Development, Working Chairman Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, West. Bengal 1975-1982, Vice-Chairman since 1982, Working Chairman Council for National Integration and Democratic Rights. Chairman Institute Year of the Child (non-Government), Institute Year of the Child (Government, of West. Bengal).

Working President Nirakshrata Durikaran Samity (eradication of illiteracy).

Governor Bodies of Colls, in Delhi, Calcutta. Padma Bhusan 1977.

Achievements

• Phulrenu Guha has been listed as a noteworthy Indian government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active Congress Party of India. Previously active Indian Government Committee on Womens' Education. President Indian Council for Child Welfare, 1970-1973.

Vice-chairman West Bengal Council for Child Welfare, 1954-1965, chairman, 1965-1978. Vice president, general secretary All India Womens' Conference, 1961-1967. Past chairman Bharatiya Adim Bati Sangha.

Founder All India Committee for Eradication of Illiteracy in the Country. Past vice president Indian Committee for International Women's Year. Secretary U.C.R.W., 1947.

Working president Council National Integration and Democratic Rights. Founder, president Karma Kutir. Chairman Centre for Womens' Development Studies, New Delhi, India.

Member Indo-German Friendship Association (president), Indo-Soviet Cultural Society, Association for Social Health in India (president West Bengal Unit).

Interests

• Rabindra songs, artefacts. Publications include: Participation of Women in India’s Economy, Rammohan to Vivekanda, Role of Voluntary Organizations in Promoting Nutrition to Pre-school Children. Leisure interests: travelling, music, handicrafts, reading.

Connections

Married Biresh Chandra Guha, July 17, 1943 (deceased).

Father:

Surendra Nath Datta

Mother:

Abala Bala (Bose) Datta

Spouse:

Biresh Chandra Guha