Party Name : All India Trinamool Congress
Constituency : Barasat
State : West Bengal
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 2 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 13
Father's Name : Late Dr. Dhanapati Panja
Mother's Name : Late Smt. Santwana Panja
Date of birth : 01 Oct 1932
Profession : Farmer Professor
Positions held :
1998 Elected to 12th Lok SabhaMember, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development1998-99 Member, Committee on Human Resource Development and its Sub- Committee-II on Medical Education1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (2nd term)1999-2000 Member, Committee on Urban and Rural DevelopmentMember, Joint Committee on the Protection of the Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Bill, 1999Member, Committee on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Consultative Committee, Ministry of Finance (Revenue)2000-2004 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Surface Transport
More Information :
Books Published
MCQ 1001-on Dermatology Venereology and Leprology
Literary, Artistic & Scientific Accomplishments
Original research on “Collagen Diseases of the Skin” during 1957-61; Written more than 100 research articles in national and international journals
Social And Cultural Activities
Hony. Secretary, Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Committee (a social organisation engaged in the development of body and mind through extra curricular education in sports, arts and culture for school children, mainly from the underprivileged sections of society); organising medical camps for rural poor in West Bengal
Special Interests
Upliftment of the poor and rural development
Favourite Pastime and Recreation
Photography, listening to music and painting
Sports and Clubs
Member, (i) Calcutta Club; (ii) Bengal Club; and (iii) Mohan Bagan Club, Calcutta (West Bengal)
Countries Visited
France, Japan, U.K., U.S.A. and West European Countries
Other Information
President, (i) Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists, and (ii) 150th (Terjubilee) Celebration of Medical College, Calcutta; Chairman, International Conference, Tokyo, 1983; Professor, (i) Dermatology, Medical College, Calcutta, 1974-90; and (ii) PG Courses in Dermatology, Calcutta University, 1968 till date; Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Reader, Medical College, Calcutta, 1966-73; Visiting Professor, (i) Mayo Clinic, U.S.A.; (ii) Cleveland Clinic, U.S.A.; (iii) U.C.V., U.S.A.; (iv) Tokyo University, Japan; and (v) PGI, Chandigarh; Hon. Professor and Consultant, Department of Dermatology, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, Calcutta; Fellowship, (i) Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh; and (ii) Academy of Medical Sciences; Guest Speaker, National Conference of Japanese Dermatological Association, Osaka, Japan, 1984; Invitee, International Conference on Herpes, San Francisco, U.S.A.; Member, (i) International Forum on Herpes; (ii) Academic Council, Calcutta University; (iii) National Board of Examinations, Delhi; and (iv) Interview Board, UPSC; Examiner and paper setter in various Universities; Scholar, Lady Tata Memorial Trust
