Amiya Kumar Kisku
Amiya Kumar Kisku | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1967–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Subodh Chandra Hansda |
| Succeeded by | Jadunath Kisku |
| Constituency | Jhargram, West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1923 Bhimpore, Midnapore district, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Bangla Congress |
| Spouse | Kolika Kisku |
| Source: [1] | |
Amiya Kumar Kisku (born 14 October 1923, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician and academic. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Jhargram constituency in West Bengal.[1][2][3] Kisku was also an academic, specialising in the study of indigenous people, particularly the tribes of West Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, and Assam.[4] He later served as the Secretary General of the Indian Confederation of Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ICITP). In 2007, it was noted that Kisku is deceased.[5]
References
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- ^ India Who's who. INFA Publications. 1972. p. 105. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Sir Stanley Reed (1970). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett, Coleman & Company. p. 358. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Prof. Amiya Kumar Kisku Member of Parliament (MP) from Jhargram-ST (West Bengal) Biodata". Entrance India. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ Xalxo, Prem (2007). Complementarity of Human Life and Other Life Forms in Nature: A Study of Human Obligations Toward the Environment with Particular Reference to the Oraon Indigenous Community of Chotanagpur, India. Gregorian Biblical BookShop. p. 22. ISBN 9788878390829. Retrieved 27 June 2022.