Coin Annual Issue 2007

Born at Calcutta on 10th January, 1947, Anup Mitra had his schooling at Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur. As an engineer and chartered valuer, he worked with different engineering organisations. He was the special officer of the Calcutta Museum, Town Hall. Now, Mr. Mitra, as the chief of Information and Public Relations of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation, is involved in various cultural activities. He is also the chief editor of ‘Kolkata Purashree’, a house magazine of the civic body of Calcutta. Mr. Mitra, a renowned numismatist, started collecting coins in early 1989’s. His specific interest is in North East Indian coins. Published papers regularly in different Numismatic Journals of the country. His collection in many numismatic exhibitions held at Calcutta has been widely appreciated.