Ramendra Kumar Podder (born 9 November 1930) was an Indian Bengali scholar of biochemistry, who served as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
[1][2] He was a Member of Parliament, representing West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament as a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
[3] Podder was educated at the renowned Scottish Church College in Calcutta, and at the University of Calcutta.
[4] He would serve as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta from 20 June 1979 to 30 December 1983.
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