Top Ne Academician, Politician B.b. Dutta Dies At 86

Top NE academician, politician B.B. Dutta dies at 86

Shillong, Sep 28 : One of the most renowned academicians of the Northeastern region, and former Rajya Sabha member Bidhu Bhusan Dutta died in Shillong on Monday after a brief illness.He was 86.

 Top Ne Academician, Politician B.b. Dutta Dies At 86-TeluguStop.com

Dutta is survived by a daughter and son Sabyasachi Dutta, who is the Executive Director of the Shillong-based think-tank and research group ‘Asian Confluence’.

His wife had passed away a few years ago.

A teacher of Shillong’s St.Anthony’s College and founder chairman of the ‘Asian Confluence’, Dutta had established the Sri Aurobindo Institute of Indian Culture in Shillong and authored a number of well acclaimed books.

He was General Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee and became the General Secretary of the North East India Congress Coordination Committee.

The academician-turned-politician had also closely worked with Assam’s former Chief Minister Hiteshwar Saikia and northeast India’s other prominent politicians — Williamson A.Sangma, S.C.Jamir, Hokishe Sema, Purno A.Sangma, P.R.Kyndiah among others.

The cremation would take place in Shillong on Tuesday

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