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	\| office2 = Member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|Politburo]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]		\| office2 = Member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)\|Politburo]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
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	'''Saroj Mukherjee''' (14 January 1911 – 9 February 1990) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ freedom fighter and a member of the Polit Bureau of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)~~\|Communist Party of India~~]]. He was also the secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Communist party.<ref>{{Cite news\|author=Ahmed, Farzand \|title=In transition: With the death of Saroj Mukherjee, growth of CPI(M) may not be so smooth \|date=15 March 1990\|newspaper=India Today \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZgBGKuGq?url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html \|archive-date=30 June 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>		'''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 (Marxist)]]. He was also the secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Communist party.<ref>{{Cite news\|author=Ahmed, Farzand \|title=In transition: With the death of Saroj Mukherjee, growth of CPI(M) may not be so smooth \|date=15 March 1990\|newspaper=India Today \|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html \|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZgBGKuGq?url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html \|archive-date=30 June 2015 \|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
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	* ''Bharater Communist Party o Amra''		* ''Bharater Communist Party o Amra''

	He ~~passed away~~ on 10 February 1990.		He died on 10 February 1990.

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter and a member of the Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =
| native_name = সরোজ মুখোপাধ্যায়
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Saroj Mukherjee.jpg
| caption =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]] (1924–1931);
[[Communist Party of India]] (1931–1964);
[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (1964–1990)
| spouse = [[Kanak Mukherjee]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|1|14|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1990|2|10|1911|1|14|df=y}}
| successor1 = [[Sailen Dasgupta]]
| constituency1 =
| term3 = 1971 – 1977
| term1 = 1982 – 1990
| term = 1982 – 1990
| successor3 = [[Dhirendra Nath Basu]]
| predecessor = [[Promode Dasgupta]]
| successor = [[Sailen Dasgupta]]
| predecessor3 = D. Sen
| office2 = Member of the [[Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Politburo]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| term_start2 = 1986
| term_end2 = 1990
| predecessor1 = [[Promode Dasgupta]]
| office3 = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office1 = Chairman of the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]]
| office = West Bengal State Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| constituency3 = [[Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)|Katwa]]
}}

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'''Saroj Mukherjee''' (14 January 1911 – 9 February 1990) was an [[India]]n freedom fighter and a member of the Polit Bureau of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India]]. He was also the secretary of the West Bengal state committee of the Communist party.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Ahmed, Farzand |title=In transition: With the death of Saroj Mukherjee, growth of CPI(M) may not be so smooth |date=15 March 1990|newspaper=India Today |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZgBGKuGq?url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/with-the-death-of-saroj-mukherjee-growth-of-cpim-may-not-be-so-smooth/1/314898.html |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born in [[Bahadurpur, Paschim Bardhaman]] in erstwhile [[Bengal Presidency]] of [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|British India]] (now in [[West Bengal]], [[India]]). His father was Shikkhabroti Trilochan. He joined political activities from the beginning of 1920s. In 1928 he passed Matriculation from [[Burdwan Municipal High School]]. He passed I.Sc. from [[Serampore College]] with scholarship.

As a student at the age of thirteen, Mukherjee joined the Indian freedom movement, joining the [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress party]] in 1924 along with his friend [[Benoy Choudhury|Benoy Chowdhury]]. He also joined the [[Jugantar]] group in 1928. While studying in Serampore College, he and Benoy Chowdhury became acquainted with [[Bhupendranath Datta|Dr. Bhupendranath Datta]] and Communist leaders [[Muzaffar Ahmed (politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]] and [[Abdul Halim (communist)|Abdul Halim]].

== Political activities ==
In 1930, he participated in the [[Salt March|Civil Disobedience movement]] and got jailed. After being released got admitted in [[Vidyasagar College]]. He was again arrested before he could sit for his B.A. examination. While in jail he passed B.A. and studied for M.A. and law. He was released from jail in 1938.

He joined the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1931 and went to work for them full-time in 1938.<ref name="Saroj Mukherjee Remembrance">{{cite news|title=Saroj Mukherjee Remembrance|newspaper=[[Ganashakti]]|url=http://ganashakti.tripod.com/archive/saroj.htm |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZgACBgMs?url=http://ganashakti.tripod.com/archive/saroj.htm |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Abdul Halim, Saroj Mukherjee, Muzaffar Ahmed1938.jpg|left|thumb|278x278px|(From left to right) Abdul Halim, Saroj Mukherjee, [[Muzaffar Ahmed (politician)|Muzaffar Ahmed]] at Bengal Provincial Conference (1938 December - 1939 January) of CPI at [[Chandannagar|Chandarnagore]].|alt=]]

In 1941, Saroj Mukherjee married [[Kanak Mukherjee|Kanak Dasgupta]],<ref>{{cite web|title=A Pioneer Of The Women’s Movement|url=http://pd.cpim.org/2005/0320/03202005_kanakdi-2.htm|website=pd.cpim.org|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref> who was also a Communist leader.<ref>{{cite web|title=Remembering Kanak Mukherjee |url=http://www.sacw.net/Wmov/OnKakanDi10032005.html |website=www.sacw.net|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref>

From 1939 to 1943, he was the Kolkata District Committee Secretary of CPI. Between 1943 to 1948 and 1951 to 1962, he was a member of Bengal State.Committee of CPI and National Council of CPI.

Mukherjee was the editor of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] daily ''Swadhinata'' from 1956 to 1962.<ref name="Saroj Mukherjee Remembrance" /> Later, he was the first editor and publisher of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)'s]] newspaper ''[[Ganashakti]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|title=The Working Classes' Mouthpiece, Ganashakti turns 48 |date=3 January 2014 |newspaper=Ganashakti |url=http://ganashakti.com/english/news/details/4023 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6ZgAQle9N?url=http://ganashakti.com/english/news/details/4023 |archive-date=30 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> which position he held until his death.<ref name="Saroj Mukherjee Remembrance" /> He was one of the founder-members of CPI(M), when CPI got divided in 1964. He was a member of the Central Committee of CPI(M) until his death. He was elected from [[Katwa (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in [[Bardhaman district|Barddhaman]] in 1971. After the death of [[Promode Dasgupta|Pramode Dasgupta]] in 1982, he became the West Bengal State Secretary of CPI(M). In 1986 he became a Politburo member of CPI(M).

Several books were written by him including:

* ''Trade Union-er gorar kotha''
* ''1905 saler rush biplob''
* ''Swadhinatar Juge Rangpur''
* ''Trade Union Andoloner Notun Dhara''
* ''Tinti Dashak''
* ''Dui Pathikrit''
* ''Duiti Smaraniyo Din''
* ''Rajniti o Sangbadikota''
* ''Bharater Communist Party o Amra''

He passed away on 10 February 1990.

==See also==
*[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
*[[Kanak Mukherjee]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Bengali Hindus]]
[[Category:Bengali politicians]]
[[Category:1990 deaths]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Politicians from Kolkata]]
[[Category:1911 births]]
[[Category:5th Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from West Bengal]]
[[Category:People from Purba Bardhaman district]]

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