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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid homage to noted writer and lexicographer Rajshekhar Basu on his death 58th death anniversary.
The Chief Minister in a tweet said, “Homage to the noted writer and lexicographer Rajshekhar Basu, popularly known as Parashuram, on his death anniversary”.
Homage to the noted writer and lexicographer Rajshekhar Basu, popularly known as Parashuram, on his death anniversary
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— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) April 27, 2018
Basu began his writing career in the 1920s and adopted the pen name of Parashuram while writing for a monthly magazine. His first book of stories, Gaddalika, was published in 1924.
Basu was an active member of the National Council of Education, founded in 1903. He also served on the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad (literary society in Bengal).
An accomplished chemist, Basu even provided covert assistance to the revolutionaries of the Indian Independence Movement in the form of money and chemicals, and also provided his expertise in making bombs.
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