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Public Life
Jyoti Basu
ज्योति बसु
- Born
- 8 July 1914
- Birthplace
- Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal
- Died
- 17 January 2010
- Field
- Public Life
Chief Minister of West Bengal for over 23 years (1977–2000), among India's longest-serving chief ministers; known for land reforms and panchayat empowerment.
Also born on 8 July: Chandrika Prasad Srivastava, Jui Gadkari
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Source: Kayastha family background as recorded in the English Wikipedia article.
