Somnath Chatterjee

Life after death: What drives the decision to donate one's body for the benefit of science?

Cremation and burial scarcely ever involve a human choice. By contrast, a person wishing to donate his or her body to a medical college has to make that choice in their lifetime.

Best tribute to Somnath Chatterjee is to stand in firm defence of Constitution, says Manmohan Singh at memorial service

At the memorial service held for late Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, former prime minister Manmohan Singh while paying homage said that best way to preserve his memory is to stand firm in the defence of the Constitution.

Somnath Chatterjee's body draped in Mohun Bagan's flag as family turns down CPM's offer to use party flag

In lines with Somnath Chatterjee's wishes, his body was donated to medical science and handed over to the government-run Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital after being accorded a gun salute.

Family of Somnath Chatterjee rejects CPM's request to drape body in red flag; party had expelled former Speaker in 2008

The CPM expelled Somnath Chatterjee from the party in July 2008 for refusing to resign as the Lok Sabha Speaker after the party withdrew support to the UPA-1 government.

Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89: Veteran CPM leader receives 21 gun salute; body to be donated for medical research

Former Lok Sabha Speaker and CPM veteran Somnath Chatterjee breathed his last on Monday morning at a Kolkata hospital after battling kidney ailment, media reports said.

Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89: Expulsion from CPM was 'one of the saddest days' for the former Lok Sabha Speaker

Veteran politician and 10-time MP Somnath Chatterjee was known as being a 'tough but fair' Lok Sabha Speaker.

Somnath Chatterjee dies at 89: Eventful political career of ups and downs shows he was no ordinary mortal

Few politicians could claim to have seen as many twists and turns of human life as former Lok Sabha speaker and expelled Marxist Somnath Chatterjee had.

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on ventilator support due to kidney ailment; condition critical

The CPM veteran is suffering from kidney ailment and was put on ventilator support on Saturday.

Tripura polls: Change in mid-level leadership key to Left's revival, finding their own 'Ram Temple' issue

The Left, in its leadership structure, needs to reflect the subaltern groups whom they claim to represent. They may not conform to the idea of the typical middle-class decent folks, but only they can provide impetus equivalent to BJP's 'Ram Temple'

With cracks in CPM coming to fore, leadership trying to walk middle path to avoid split

With cracks appearing in the CPM over the issue of going for an adjustment with the Congress, the leadership is trying to walk a middle path to avoid a likely split