History


The first Bengal Peace Conference was organized from 4 to 7 November 1949. Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal hosted the first All India Peace Conference from 24 to 26 November 1949. The second Bengal Peace Conference was organized from 4 to 8 May 1951. Dr. Meghnad Saha, an eminent scientist, was elected President of the first state-level committee formed at the second conference.

Since the last Patna National Conference in April, 2007, the West Bengal State Committee of the AIPSO has been playing an active role in mobilizing masses from different walks of life in the peace movement and to give it a broadest possible shape. The State Committee was formed before the Patna Conference with Mr. Rabin Deb as Convener.

The reorganized State Committee was the India- Vietnam Peoples Friendship Festival from 2 to 4 September 2007 inaugurated at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.

The AIPSO West Bengal State Unit organized a state-level convention on 30 September 2012 at the Darbhanga Hall, Calcutta University.

The first West Bengal State Conference of the AIPSO was held on 29 March 2013 at the Victoria Institution Hall, Kolkata. Eminent magician P C Sorcar (Junior) inaugurated the conference. A new State Committee has also been elected.

AIPSO PROGRAMMES IN WEST BENGAL 2007-13

 
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