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Birth Centenary Celebration - Unveiling of Statue & Release of Memorial Book

A Memorial Book containing Tributes, Write-ups and messages from eminent people from across the globe, some newspaper clippings and rare photographs of Shri Siddhartha Shankar Ray was released on the occasion of Shri Ray's Birth Centenary on 20th October, 2020.


A life-sized statue of Shri Siddhartha Shankar Ray was also unveiled at CA Market, Bidhannagar.


The contributors to the book include-


  • His Holiness The Dalai Lama

  • Dr. Karan Singh

  • Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi

  • Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi

  • Shri Ashok Gehlot

  • Justice Mr. Shyamal Kumar Sen

  • Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar

  • Shri Subrata Mukherjee

  • Shri Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay

  • Shri Shivraj V. Patil

  • Prof. Saugata Roy

  • Shri K.T.S. Tulsi

  • Shri Julio F. Ribeiro

  • Rev. Fr. Dr. J. Felix Raj, SJ

  • Shri Ranbir Singh Mahendra

  • Shri Sujit Bose

  • Ms. Dorothy Toth Beasley

  • Ms. Nirupama Menon Rao

  • Ms. Meera Shankar

  • Shri Vikas Swarup

  • Shri Wajahat Habibullah

  • Ms. Srimati Kamala

  • Shri Zafaryab Jilani

  • Shri Shakil Ahmad Syed

  • Shri Teji Sehni

  • Shri Nand Gopal Khaitan

  • Shri Prasenjit K. Basu

  • Shri Santanu Sanyal

  • Dr. Subroto Roy

The Statue and the Book were released by Shri Subrata Mukherjee, Hon'ble Minister for Panchayats and Rural Development, Govt. of West Bengal, Prof. Saugata Roy, Hon'ble Member of Parliament and Shri Sujit Bose, Hon'ble Minister for Fire & Emergency Services, Govt. of West Bengal.


Shri Rajesh Chirimar, Secretary of Siddhartha Shankar Ray Foundation delivered the Welcome Address on the occasion. Shri Ayan Ray, Grand-nephew of Shri Siddhartha Shankar Ray was also present on the occasion.


The Memorial Book is not for sale. It is available on request. For copies, please send an email to ssrayfoundation@gmail.com







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