Biography of Arun Chowdhury

Arun Chowdhury was born in Kolkata, Bengal, British India on 31 st March, 1929.

Born to Akshay Chowdhury and Nalinibala Devi, Arun was the third child. Akshay Chowdhury was a sub-inspector in Kolkata Police. Despite not being attached to the freedom struggle directly, Akshay Chowdhury was fired from his job for letting go of freedom fighter Shanti Sen.

Moving to Faridpur of East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), their place of origin, Akshay and Nalinibala went about their lives bringing up their progeny with the limited means available. In this context, Arun Chowdhury grew up.