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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