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{{Short description|Indian police officer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}
'''Chayan Mukherjee''' (born 1945) [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] retired as the ADG (Law & Order)<ref name="Schendel2005">{{cite book|last=Schendel|first=Willem van|title=The Bengal borderland: beyond state and nation in South Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KqTIhTWuAXcC&pg=PA247|year=2005|publisher=Anthem Press|isbn=978-1-84331-145-4|page=247}}</ref> in 2005. In his career he has held many important positions in [[West Bengal Police]] and [[Kolkata Police]] department. Probably the most challenging post for which he was handpicked and is still remembered largely is as the first [[Superintendent of Police]] for the district of [[North 24 Parganas]] in [[West Bengal]].

==Early life==

Chayan Mukherjee was born in a remote village of Khaliskhali, located in [[Khulna District]] of undivided India (today's [[Bangladesh]]). He is the third child of his parents Late Bishnupada Mukherjee and Late Snehakana Devi. He completed his matriculation and high school from KMSC institute near his village and came to [[Calcutta]] for higher studies. He completed his Bachelors in Commerce from the [[Maharaja Manindra Chandra College]], an affiliate college of the [[University of Calcutta]], and subsequently his post-graduation from the University of Calcutta. He served for a bank and [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation]] before joining the Indian Police Service in 1968.

==Career==

Chayan Mukherjee served 36 years in Indian Police Service. He first joined as SDPO [[Bishnupur, Bankura|Bishnupur]] in 1968. He became the Addl. SP [[Burdwan]] in 1972. He also served as Commandant, EFR 2nd Battalion during 1980-1982 and in 1982 he was appointed as [[Superintendent of Police]] of [[Malda district|Maldah]]. Mukherjee was appointed as Deputy Inspector General of Police Administration, West Bengal in 1996. He retired as Additional Director General of Police Law & Order in 2005.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Basu|first=Tamal Sengupta & Basistha|title=What not to do|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/dateline-india/what-not-to-do/articleshow/1775367.cms|access-date=2021-05-24}}</ref> Since 1990 he has posted in [[Kolkata]], operating from the [[Writer's Building]], [[Lalbazar]] and Bhawani Bhawan. For his exceptional service, Chayan Mukherjee has been awarded the President's Police Medal for meritorious service in 1999, which was presented to him by [[Viren Shah]], [[Governor]] of [[West Bengal]] and the President's Police Medal for distinguished service in 2005 presented by [[Gopal Krishna Gandhi]], [[Governor]] of [[West Bengal]]. After retirement Mukherjee was associated with the Home department as a special officer till January 2007.

==Personal life==
Chayan Mukherjee is an eminent writer by himself. His books ''Fire Dekha'' is an exceptional success.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}} Since then he has published quite a few works, the latest being ''Moru Paharer Deshe'' - a travelogue on [[Ladakh]]. He has also written a few more books including ''Rahasya Upanyas'' and a collection of short stories.

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->Billjones94 at 14:17, 29 October 2021