Educational background :

  • Schooling from The Park Institution, Calcutta.
  • A Post-graduate in Commerce of Calcutta University.
  • An LL.B of Calcutta University.
  • Wife
  • Daughter
  • Son

Family background :

  • Father late Mr. Sudhir Krishna Gan Choudhury was an eminent legal practitioner in civil affairs. Passed away in 1978.
  • Mother late Mrs. Kamala Bala Gan Choudhury was a housewife and she passed away in 1979.
  • Wife Mrs. Shampa Gan Choudhury is a housewife.
  • Daughter Dr. Shinjini Gan Choudhury is an Assistant Professor, Department of History, Vidyasagar College for Women, affiliated to Calcutta University.
  • Son Arnab Gan Choudhury is a multi-disciplinary artist with his degree in BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, USA, and has been selected to do his MFA at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), USA. (Website: www.arnabgc.art ).

Influence in professional career and research work :

Professional career and research work in the field of law have been greatly influenced and enriched by the philosophy of life and judicial thoughts of Mr. Justice M. Hidayatullah, former Chief Justice and Vice-President of India, Mr. Justice Sisir Kumar Mukherjea, former Judge of the Calcutta High Court, Mr. Justice P.N. Bhagwati, former Chief Justice of India, Mr. Justice R.S. Pathak, former Judge of the International Court of Justice, and Mr. Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury, former Chief Justice of Bangaladesh, following a good interaction with each of them for long years.

  • Holy Mother Sarada Devi
  • Sri RamaKrishna
    Paramahansa Dev
  • Swami Vivekananda

Influence in personal life :

  • The philosophy and thoughts of His Holiness Sri Ramakrishna , Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda.
  • House Deity : Dakshineswari Mata
  • House Deity : Dakshineswari Mata
  • House Deity : Shiva

Allegiance :

  • To your Grace, I offer my allegiance.
  • Picture drawn by son Arnab Gan Choudhury

Personal belief :

“I do not want my house to be walled in all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.” (Gandhiji, Young India, 01.06.1921).

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