Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay was born on 10 March 1926, in Charadharpur, Jharkhand India. He is an Indian social activist and Gandhian, who was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.
He came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi and, after passing matriculation in 1942, he joined Quit India Movement and was arrested twice by the British Indian police.
In 1951, Bandyopadhyay joined the All India Spinner’s Association, known locally as Charkha Sangh, Sevagram, and worked there till 1961. He was also in charge of the Gandhi Centenary Celebration Committee as its chief executive in 1969.
In 2006, he was again selected as a member of the Khadi committee. Bandopadhyay continues to work in the rural areas with many organizations, involved in the promotion of the poor.
