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{{ | {{short description|Former General secretary of the Communist party of India}} | ||
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{{Infobox Indian politician | {{Infobox Indian politician | ||
| name = Ajoy Ghosh | | name = Ajoy Kumar Ghosh | ||
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| birth_date = | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=no|1909|02|20}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Bardhaman district]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=no|1962|01|13|1909|02|20}} | ||
|death_place | | death_place = | ||
| office | | office = [[General Secretary]] of [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
| term_start | | term_start = 1951 | ||
| term_end | | term_end = 1962 | ||
| predecessor | | predecessor = [[Chandra Rajeswara Rao]] | ||
| successor | | successor = [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | ||
| spouse = | | spouse = | ||
| party = [[Communist Party of India]] | | party = [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
| alma_mater = | | alma_mater = | ||
| occupation | | occupation = {{hlist|[[Politician]]|[[Freedom fighter]]}} | ||
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{{Indcom}} | {{Indcom}} | ||
'''Ajoy Kumar Ghosh''' ({{lang-bn|অজয়কুমার ঘোষ}}) (20 February 1909–13 January 1962<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1843.html|author=Anil Rajimwale|title=Ajoy Ghosh: The Creative Marxist|publisher=Mainstream Weekly|date=26 December 2009}}</ref>) was an [[Indian freedom fighter]] and prominent leader of the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was the general secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] from 1954 to 1962.<ref>{{cite book|ol=2508703M |author=Pyotr Kutsobin|title=Ajoy Kumar Ghosh and Communist movement in India|publisher=Sterling Publishers, New | |||
'''Ajoy Kumar Ghosh''' ({{lang-bn|অজয়কুমার ঘোষ}}) (20 February 1909–13 January 1962<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1843.html|author=Anil Rajimwale|title=Ajoy Ghosh: The Creative Marxist|publisher=Mainstream Weekly|date=26 December 2009}}</ref>) was an [[Indian freedom fighter]] and [[politician|prominent leader]] of the [[Communist Party of India]]. He was the general secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] from 1954 to 1962.<ref>{{cite book|ol=2508703M |author=Pyotr Kutsobin|title=Ajoy Kumar Ghosh and Communist movement in India|publisher=Sterling Publishers, New D]elhi|year=1987}}</ref> | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Ghosh was born in Mihijam village of [[Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. He went with his father Doctor Shachindranath Ghosh to [[Kanpur]].<ref name=":0" /> | Ghosh was born in Mihijam village of [[Bardhaman district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ajoy Ghosh - Mainstream|url=https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article1182.html|access-date=2022-02-26|website=www.mainstreamweekly.net}}</ref> He went with his father Doctor Shachindranath Ghosh to [[Kanpur]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Political life == | == Political life == | ||
In 1926 before entering | In 1926, before entering [[Allahabad University]], Ghosh met [[Bhagat Singh]] and [[Batukeshwar Dutt]]. He was a member of [[Hindustan Socialist Republican Association]]. He was arrested and later imprisoned after [[Lahore Conspiracy Case trial]] in 1929 but released due to lack of evidence. He was again arrested in 1931 and came into contact with Srinivas Sardeshai in [[prison]]. After release, he joined in the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali)|last=Vol - I|first=Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu|publisher=Sahitya Sansad|year=2002|isbn=81-85626-65-0|location=Kolkata|pages=5}}</ref> In 1934, he was elected to the Central Committee of the [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] and in 1936 he was elected to its Polit Bureau. In 1938, Ghosh became the member of the editorial board of the Party's mouthpiece, the ''National Front''. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1951 till his death in 1962. He was leading the Communist Party of India during the [[Sino-Indian War|China-India war]] in 1962 and supported [[India]]'s position instead of that of the People's Republic of [[China]].<ref>The India-China Border Dispute and the Communist Party of India: Resolutions, Statements and Speeches, 1959-1963 (Communist Party of India, 1963), 61-96</ref><ref>“The Sino-Indian Border Dispute,” B. 644 (R) November, 1962, 4, India, CPR 12-61-12-62 folder 3 of 4, Papers of President Kennedy, National Security File, Robert Komer, Box 420, John F. Kennedy Library.</ref> He was the prominent person in the centrist faction before the [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|split]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] from the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name=":1" /> | ||
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Ajoy Kumar Ghosh | |
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| General Secretary of Communist Party of India | |
| In office 1951–1962 | |
| Preceded by | Chandra Rajeswara Rao |
| Succeeded by | E. M. S. Namboodiripad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1909 Bardhaman district, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 13 January 1962 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Occupation | |
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| Communism in India |
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Ajoy Kumar Ghosh (Bengali: অজয়কুমার ঘোষ) (20 February 1909–13 January 1962[1]) was an Indian freedom fighter and prominent leader of the Communist Party of India. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1954 to 1962.[2]
Early life[edit]
Ghosh was born in Mihijam village of Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.[3] He went with his father Doctor Shachindranath Ghosh to Kanpur.[4]
Political life[edit]
In 1926, before entering Allahabad University, Ghosh met Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. He was a member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. He was arrested and later imprisoned after Lahore Conspiracy Case trial in 1929 but released due to lack of evidence. He was again arrested in 1931 and came into contact with Srinivas Sardeshai in prison. After release, he joined in the Communist Party of India.[4] In 1934, he was elected to the Central Committee of the CPI and in 1936 he was elected to its Polit Bureau. In 1938, Ghosh became the member of the editorial board of the Party's mouthpiece, the National Front. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1951 till his death in 1962. He was leading the Communist Party of India during the China-India war in 1962 and supported India's position instead of that of the People's Republic of China.[5][6] He was the prominent person in the centrist faction before the split of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from the Communist Party of India.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Anil Rajimwale (26 December 2009). "Ajoy Ghosh: The Creative Marxist". Mainstream Weekly.
- ↑ Pyotr Kutsobin (1987). Ajoy Kumar Ghosh and Communist movement in India. Sterling Publishers, New D]elhi. OL 2508703M.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ajoy Ghosh - Mainstream". www.mainstreamweekly.net. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vol - I, Subodh C. Sengupta & Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bangali Charitavidhan (Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 5. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ↑ The India-China Border Dispute and the Communist Party of India: Resolutions, Statements and Speeches, 1959-1963 (Communist Party of India, 1963), 61-96
- ↑ “The Sino-Indian Border Dispute,” B. 644 (R) November, 1962, 4, India, CPR 12-61-12-62 folder 3 of 4, Papers of President Kennedy, National Security File, Robert Komer, Box 420, John F. Kennedy Library.