Saroj Mukherjee

Saroj Mukherjee (14 January 1911 – 9 February 1990) was an Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India. He was also the secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Communist party.[1]

As a student at the age of thirteen, Mukherjee joined the Indian freedom movement, joining the Indian National Congress party in 1924. He joined the Communist Party of India in 1931 and went to work for them full-time in 1938.[2]

In 1941, Saroj Mukherjee married Kanak Dasgupta,[3] who was also a Communist leader.[4]

Mukherjee was the editor of the Bengali daily Swadhinata from 1956 to 1962.[2] Later, he was the first editor and publisher of CPI(M)'s newspaper Ganashakti,[5] which position he held until his death.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Ahmed, Farzand (15 March 1990). "In transition: With the death of Saroj Mukherjee, growth of CPI(M) may not be so smooth". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Saroj Mukherjee Remembrance". Ganashakti. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "A Pioneer Of The Women’s Movement". http://pd.cpim.org. Retrieved 29 March 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ↑ "Remembering Kanak Mukherjee". http://www.sacw.net. Retrieved 29 March 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ↑ "The Working Classes' Mouthpiece, Ganashakti turns 48". Ganashakti. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015.


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