Dr. C. V. Ananda Bose is an Indian retired 1977-batch
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officer and politician, who has been serving as the
Governor of West Bengal
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since 23 November 2022.
Early life & education
Ananda Bose was born on 2 January 1951 at Mannanam,
Kerala
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to Vasudevan Nair and Padmavathy. He attended Kuriakose Elias College, Mannanam, and
St. Berchmans College
St. Berchmans College, Changanassery (Autonomous), also known as SB College, is one of the first Autonomous Colleges in Kerala. One of the most famous colleges in India, the college has a strength of 3000 students with 800 hostlers. Currently, ...
,
Changanassery
Changanassery or Changanacherry is a municipal town in Kottayam district in the state of Kerala, India.
History
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. He holds a Ph.D from the
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
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.
Career
As the Administrator of the National Museum, Bose launched a 100-day programme which spelt out specific measures to revamp and revitalise the institution. Most of the improvements suggested were achieved in 60 days, such as opening the closed down galleries, modernising the display and lighting, launching outreach programmes to take the Museum to the community, arranging children's programme to ignite young minds to the greatness of India's national heritage, organising international exhibitions and launching the People's Museum movement, to mention a few.
Personal life
Dr. Bose has 350 publications to his credit, including 70 books, consisting of novels, short stories and poems in Malayalam, Hindi, English and now in Bengali also.
Governor of West Bengal
On 17 November 2022, Bose was appointed
Governor of West Bengal
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by President
Droupadi Murmu
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.
Controversy
On 2 May 2024 Bose was accused of sexual harassment by a woman contractual staff of
Raj Bhavan
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*Raj Niwas
*Rashtrapati Bhavan
* Rashtrapati Nilayam
*Rashtrapati Niwas
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,
Kolkata
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. The woman alleged that the Governor had “molested” her on 24 April 2024. Bose completely denied the issue as maligning for political mileage during the
2024 Indian general election
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Background
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and hit back saying “truth would triumph,” and he would not be “cowed down by engineered narratives". The
Bharatiya Janata Party
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and the
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
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also questioned the connections of the women with the governing
Trinamool Congress
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. The woman filed her complaint which was forwarded to the
Hare Street
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History
Hare Street was co ...
Police station.
Kolkata Police
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set up an investigation team and have sought CCTV footages. On 15 May 2024, a different allegation of sexual harassment against Bose was raised by one
Odissi
Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India. The dancer lodged a complain and accused Bose and his nephew of sexual abuse at Start Hotel in
Delhi
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