socio-cultural activities
Literary Initiatives
Ganiter Dharapat o Galposalpo, a collection of Bengali writings on Mathematics, Philosophy, Art and Science, Nandimukh Samsad, Kolkata, 2001 (1st edition), 2003 (2nd edition), 2005 (3rd edition).
Amimangsar Alo Andhari, a collection of Bengali writings on Poetry, Philosophy, Mathematics, and Science, Nandimukh Samsad, Kolkata, 2010.
Goedel-er Asampurnata Tattva, A book on Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem in Bengali language, Nandimukh Samsad, Kolkata, March 2012.
Invited Editor: Bengali publication on Science of journal Anustup (special issue), 1995
Member, Editorial Body, publishing house Nāndimukh Samsad, Kolkata
Editor of Nāndimukh, a 50 year-old Bengali Literary Journal on Art, Literature and Culture
Organizer, Muktapathachakra, Visva-Bharati, informal study group with mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists and economists
Editor and Author, Mathematics Section, Bigyan Kosh (Science Encyclopaedia), Shishu Kishore Academy, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal, India, 2010
Organizer: Informal study group on Mathematics, (Indian) Logic and Linguistics
Published Bengali prose writings and poetry in various journals and edited volumes (e.g. on Debabrata Biswas and Tagore-Einstein dialogue, Pabe Samannye Ki Tar Dekha – an essay on mathematical proofs, Ekaler Raktakarabi, 2004)
Published some articles in English, and translated Bengali poems into English
Organized Kolkata-Australia Poets' meet in Kolkata
Organized a one day workshop on Bengali writings on Sciences, participated by many important writers from West Bengal, Mijanur Rahman from Dhaka, Scientist Partha Ghosh, Pathik Guha etc.; Date: 30th April, 2005; Venue: Shubaham, Park street, Kolkata
Initiatives in Art
Had been active in Little Gallery
Initiated the Arternative Art Gallery
Initiated the Forum for Art and Research
Organizer of Charukala Utsav, Kolkata
Organized Art Camps
Currently publisher of a forthcoming art journal KALI-GHAT
Popular Lectures on Socio-Cultural Issues
Lecture ( audio visual ) on Why Tagore now ?, Chengdu, China
Lecture on women poets of Bengal, Chengdu , China
Group discussion on Science, mathematics, logic and computation , Chengdu
Lecture on plurality in mathematics , Dhirendra Nath Gangopadhyay Memorial Lecture, Bangla Academy, Kolkata
Lectures on infinity in mathematics, Lalit Kala Academy , Kolkata and Kala Bhavan , Santiniketan
Lecture on mathematics, ( for the students of Pathabhavan , Visva Bharati )
Series of Lectures on Goedel's incompleteness theorems, Philosophy Department, Jadavpur University
Talk on India, her culture and politics, Beijing, China
Badal sarkar's third theatre, talk at Dhaka
Poetry of Namita Chaudhuri and drawings of Jogen Chowdhury, an audio visual presentation , Wollongong
Ancient Indian logics : a dialogue from the modern perspective, Istanbul, 2012
Initiatives in Social Activities
Founder member of the Board of Trustees of Kolkata International Foundation for Art, Literature and Culture
President: Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR), South Kolkata
Participated in Indo-Myanmar Relation - New Horizon (a conference participated by about 400 delegates from both the countries, February, 2014)
Member: Nadir Sange Dekha, a cultural window of the Sea-exploration Institute, Kolkata
Former President and Member: Pakistan-India People’s Forum on Peace and Democracy
Involved in Action for Environment (in general) and Anti-Nuclear movement (in particular)
Involved in Anti-establishment movements in 60's, 70's and 80's
Organizer of Bandi Mukti Committee in 70's and 80's
Organizer of Calcutta Colloquium, an annual, interdisciplinary, creative, informal workshop
Organizer of informal schools in the slum areas of Kolkata
Deeksha Education Trust, an initiative in outskirt of Kolkata
Organizer of Bhramyoman Rabindra Janmotsav Committee (a local initiative, now entering into 25th year)
Member of Dakshin Kolkata Ngarik Mancha (an initiative of citizens)
Active member and host of Dhakuria Bigyan Sanghathan organized activities (1994-1997)
- organized two seminars at Bandhab Swamaj, Dhakuria
- participated in the protest procession against Bhopal Gas strategy
- participated in Roopur, Birbhum Mela with poster and caption
- organized joint programme with Sky Watch Association
- demonstration and study on air & chemical pollution at Kesoram Rayon Factory, Kuntighat,Hoogly
- 5/6 programme were organized in the name of `Yuba Sanskriti-96'