Births
Published: 12:51 AM, 10 October 2018
Ashoke Kumar Sen
Ashoke Kumar Sen was an Indian barrister, a former Cabinet minister of India, and an Indian parliamentarian.He also holds the record for winning a Lok Sabha seat the most times and also the record for being not only an MP for the most years, but also a cabinet minister - serving more than 7 prime ministers.
For decades, he was the inevitable Union Law Minister. He was born on 10 October 1913 in a well-known Baidya-Brahmin family. His father was a district magistrate.
Within five years of practice, Sen became regarded as one of the top lawyers in the Calcutta High Court and gained wide acclaim. He published many books and articles, and was the Editor of Calcutta Law Journal. Sen was a Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court, and President of the Supreme Court Bar Association several times.
