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'