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Barrister Snehansu Kanta Acharya was a former Advocate General of West Bengal, India and a Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader.

Background and education

He was the son of the Sashi Kanta Acharya Chaudhuri, a former Maharaja of Mymensingh, a premier zamindar in Bengal. The Maharajas of Mymensingh were the wealthiest and senior most zamindars of the district of Mymensingh and ranked high in the order of precedence in the Government House in Calcutta. Mymensingh was the predecessor estate of most other zamindaris of the district. He studied at Scottish Church College^[1], and later at the University of Calcutta. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London.

Family

His wife, Supriya Acharya, was also an active member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[2] His son, Sourangshu Kanta Acharya, is a doctor and his daughter, Bijoya Goswami, is a Sanskrit scholar.

Political career

He was a member of the Indian Students Group Movement, during the freedom struggle. This movement was formed in support of Socialist (Marxist) ideology, to protest against colonial rule of India and to counteract fascism. He was closely associated with the former chief minister of West Bengal, Shri Jyoti Basu. He had received the First Order of Merit of Syria in 1957 and had led several delegations to Europe, Asia and Africa.

References

^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593
^ http://pd.cpim.org/2002/nov17/11172002_bengal_supriya.htm Obituary of Supriya Acharya

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[1] Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593

[2] ttp://pd.cpim.org/2002/nov17/11172002_bengal_supriya.htm Obituary of Supriya Acharya

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 ==Background and education==
-He was the son of the Sashi Kanta Acharya Chaudhuri, a former [[Maharaja]] of [[Mymensingh]], a premier [[zamindar]] in Bengal. The Maharajas of Mymensingh were the wealthiest and senior most zamindars of the district of Mymensingh and ranked high in the order of precedence in the Government House in Calcutta. Mymensingh was the predecessor estate of most other ''zamindaris'' of the district. He studied at [[Scottish Church College]], [[Calcutta]] and then at the [[University of Calcutta]]. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London.
+He was the son of the Sashi Kanta Acharya Chaudhuri, a former [[Maharaja]] of [[Mymensingh]], a premier [[zamindar]] in Bengal. The Maharajas of Mymensingh were the wealthiest and senior most zamindars of the district of Mymensingh and ranked high in the order of precedence in the Government House in Calcutta. Mymensingh was the predecessor estate of most other ''zamindaris'' of the district. He studied at [[Scottish Church College]]<ref>''Some Alumni of Scottish Church College'' in ''175th Year Commemoration Volume''. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593</ref>, and later at the [[University of Calcutta]]. He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple in London.
 ==Family==