Baneswar Saikia (born 8 October 1931, Nagaon) is an Indian communist politician. He belongs to Revolutionary Communist Party of India.[4] He joined the party in 1947, when he was in the eighth standard. Baneswar Saikia is the son of Late Tularam Saikia and Late Sadari Saikia. He is a former lawyer, a former MLA,[5] a retired professor of Anandaram Dhekial Phookan College of Nagaon, the first Head and the founder of the Department of Economics[6] of the same college, a politician, a Marxist economist, a writer and a social worker. He is also a former State Secretary of Assam State Committee and a former General Secretary of RCPI.[7][8] Baneswar Saikia is able to read, speak and write in Assamese, English and Bengali.
Baneswar Saikia | |
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 Baneswar Saikia in 2017 | |
| Assam State Secretary of Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| In office 1968–1975 | |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly[1] | |
| In office 1978–1983 | |
| Constituency | Batadroba (Vidhan Sabha constituency) |
| Assam State Secretary of Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| In office 1979–1994 | |
| General Secretary of Revolutionary Communist Party of India[2] | |
| In office 1994–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Rasik Bhatt |
| Succeeded by | Bimalananda Mukherjee |
| General Secretary of Revolutionary Communist Party of India[3] | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Bimalananda Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Biren Deka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1931 Dumdumia Village, Nagaon, Assam, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Nirada (Deka) Saikia |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Parent(s) | Late Tularam Saikia (Father) Late Sadari Saikia (Mother) |
| Alma mater | Dhing K.B. High School, Cotton College, Darrang College |
| Occupation | Politician, Professor, |
He retired from ADP College in 1991. In May 2016, ADP College Retired Teachers Forum was formed. Professor Baneswar Saikia was elected as the adviser of the association.[9]
Professor Saikia was a student activist and presently is one of the Central Committee members of the RCPI. During his school days, Saikia was influenced by Marxism. He started his political career as a students' political activist, as a member of the Assam Provincial Students' Federation (APSF). He was also involved in the RCPI-led uprisings in Assam that took place between 1948 and 1952.
Works
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- Bharatar Biplabi Communist Party: Gathan aru Gatidhara (ভাৰতৰ বিপ্লৱী কমিউনিষ্ট পাৰ্টি: গঠন আৰু গতিধাৰা) (RCPI, Assam State Committee, Guwahati, 28 August 2003)
- Arab Jagatat Biplovar Dhou (আৰৱ জগতত বিপ্লৱৰ ঢৌ) (RCPI, Assam State Committee, Guwahati, 2015)
- Pratyoy Aaru Anvexon: Baneswar Xaikiar Nirbachita Rachana Xangrah (প্ৰত্যয় আৰু অন্বেষণ: বাণেশ্বৰ শইকীয়াৰ নিৰ্বাচিত ৰচনা সংগ্ৰহ)- A collection of selected writings of Baneswar Saikia, edited by Dr. Ranjit Sabhapandit (Assam Publishing Company, 2017) [10]
References
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- ^ Saikia, Arupjyoti (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Routledge. ISBN 9781317325598.
- ^ "Assam Assembly Election Results in 1978". www.elections.in. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Economics | Anandaram Dhekial Phookan". adpcollege.ac.in. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Saikia, Arupjyoti (12 August 2015). A Century of Protests: Peasant Politics in Assam Since 1900. Routledge. ISBN 9781317325598.
- ^ "Leadership". www.rcpicommunist.in. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ http://silchar.com/adp-college-retired-teachers%C2%92-forum-formed/[permanent dead link]
- ^ Saikia, Baneswar (January 2017). Savapandit, Dr R. (ed.). Pratyoy Aaru Anvexon By Assam Publishing Company (in Assamese). Assam Publishing Company.
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