Purabi Roy | |
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| পূরবী রায় | |
| Born | 12 July 1941 Kolkata, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta (B.A.) Jadavpur University (M.A.) Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Author; Researcher; Professor |
| Employer | Jadavpur University Saint Petersburg State University |
| Notable work | The Search for Netaji: New Findings 75th Anniversary of Indian National Army and Provisional Government |
| Spouse | Kalyan Roy |
| Parent(s) | Peary Mohan Mukherjee, Radha Rani Mukherjee |
Purabi Roy ( née Mukherjee; Bengali: পূরবী রায়; born 12 July 1941) is an Indian multi-disciplinary researcher, author, and an eminent scholar in Russian language and history. She has been visiting professor at Moscow State University and Saint Petersburg State University in Russian Federation from 2000 to 2006. She is acknowledged as one of the foremost and veteran researchers on Subhas Chandra Bose and a former member of Indian Council of Historical Research (2015 to 2018).[1][2][3]