March 2, 1985 report in 'The Telegraph' :::::: Kolkata Congress party's MP has "bogus PhD" ::::: It was claimed Mamata Banerjee had received her PhD for research work 'The impact of Mughal Harem on state and policies' ::: Note the subject; "appeasement" had a beginning

Note the research subject; "appeasement" had a beginning .....

It was claimed Mamata Banerjee had received her PhD for research work 'The impact of Mughal Harem on state and policies' 

The headline was "City Congress (I) MP has bogus PhD" and the report was filed by Sattam Ghose.

"Calcutta, March 1, The University of East Georgia" which conferred doctorate degree on Miss Mamata Banerjee, the newly elected Congress (I) MP from Jadavpur, does not exist, according to the United States Educational Foundation in lndia. 

Miss Banerjee, an MA in Islamic history from Calcutta University, claims to have received the "doctdoctorate in 1982 for her research work entitled "The Impact of Mughal Harem on state and policies" prepared under the guidance of Dr Karuna Pada Datta, a former lecturer of  Calcutta University. 

The "Dr" attached to Mr Datta's name is also thanks to a PhD from the non-existent University of East Goergia.

Both teacher and student have bogus doctorates 

According to Miss Banerjee, she had submitted her thesis to Dr Datta along with the prescribed fees. 

The latter sent the thesis to Prof P.K. Mahesh, admission counsellor University of East Georgia, USA and faculty member, America International University, USA posted in New Delhi.

...... Happy reading .... from the newspaper clipping !!

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