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{{Short description|Indian politician}} | {{Short description|Indian politician}} | ||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
|name = Nihar Mukherjee | | name = Nihar Mukherjee | ||
|image = NMukherjee.jpg | | image = NMukherjee.jpg | ||
|caption = | | caption = | ||
|birth_date = 1920 | | birth_date = 1920 | ||
|birth_place = [[Dhaka]], Bengal | | birth_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
|residence = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | | residence = Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
|death_date = 18 February 2010 | | death_date = 18 February 2010 | ||
|death_place = [[Kolkata]], | | death_place = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India | ||
|office = General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] | | office = General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)]] | ||
|constituency = | | constituency = | ||
|term = | | term = 1976–2010 | ||
|predecessor = [[Shibdas Ghosh]] | | predecessor = [[Shibdas Ghosh]] | ||
|successor = [[Provash Ghosh]] | | successor = [[Provash Ghosh]] | ||
|party = [[Socialist Unity Centre of India | | party = [[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] | ||
|spouse = | | spouse = | ||
|children = | | children = | ||
|footnotes = | | footnotes = | ||
|date = | | date = | ||
|year = | | year = | ||
|source = | | source = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Nihar Mukherjee''' was an Indian politician who served as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Centre of India | '''Nihar Mukherjee''' (1920–2010) was an Indian politician who served as General Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Centre of India]] .<ref name=HINDUJBE>{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20040112220445/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2003/11/10/stories/2003111005160400.htm Jayalalithaa burnt in effigy]}} ''[[The Hindu]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:NM MemorialMeeting.jpg|thumb|200px|Nihar Mukherjee Memorial Meeting held in Netaji Indoor Stadium in [[Kolkata]] on 3 March 2010]] | |||
== Political career == | |||
During Mukherjee's early political career, he was a leader of the [[Anushilan Samiti]].<ref name=ILPS>[http://www.revleft.com/vb/nihar-mukherje-dies-t130000/index.html?s=163c96356cc6a21cdd41aa45e6362a30& | He was a founding member of the party in 1948 and became the General Secretary after the death of [[Shibdas Ghosh]] in 1976.<ref name="SUCI">{{Cite web |url=http://suci.in/intro/about/about.htm |title=A Brief Introduction to the Socialist Unity Centre of India |access-date=29 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329045605/http://www.suci.in/intro/about/about.htm |archive-date=29 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the ''[[Proletarian Era]]'', the official newspaper of the organization.<ref name="SUCIPE">{{Cite web |url=http://suci.in/era/era.htm |title=Proletarian Era |access-date=29 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329050030/http://www.suci.in/era/era.htm |archive-date=29 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
[[File:NM MemorialMeeting.jpg|thumb|200px|Nihar Mukherjee Memorial Meeting held in Netaji Indoor Stadium in [[Kolkata]] on 3 March 2010]]During Mukherjee's early political career, he was a leader of the [[Anushilan Samiti]], where he came in close contact of [[Shibdas Ghosh]].<ref name="ILPS">[http://www.revleft.com/vb/nihar-mukherje-dies-t130000/index.html?s=163c96356cc6a21cdd41aa45e6362a30&p=1681348 MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON THE PASSING OF COMRADE NIHAR MUKHERJEE] ''[http://www.ilps-web.com/]''</ref> He was jailed during the [[Quit India]] movement for three years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=OBITUARY: NIHAR MUKHERJEE (1920-2010) : INSAF |url=http://www.insafbulletin.net/archives/694 |access-date=2023-05-10}}</ref> Mukherjee played a decisive role in developing united left democratic movements in [[West Bengal]]. In 1962, he was detained in jail for one year under the National Security Act.<ref name=":0" /> Nihar Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 in Kolkata.<ref name=MM>''SUCI General Secretary Nihar Mukherjee demised, Malayala Manorama, 20 February 2010, Page 9''</ref> The party held a massive memorial meeting on 3 March 2010 to mourn the death of Nihar Mukherjee in the Netaji Indoor Stadium, [[Kolkata]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 13 November 2025
Nihar Mukherjee | |
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| General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | |
| In office 1976–2010 | |
| Preceded by | Shibdas Ghosh |
| Succeeded by | Provash Ghosh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 18 February 2010 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Socialist Unity Centre of India |
| Residence | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Nihar Mukherjee (1920–2010) was an Indian politician who served as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Centre of India .[1]
Political career[edit | edit source]
He was a founding member of the party in 1948 and became the General Secretary after the death of Shibdas Ghosh in 1976.[2] He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Proletarian Era, the official newspaper of the organization.[3]
During Mukherjee's early political career, he was a leader of the Anushilan Samiti, where he came in close contact of Shibdas Ghosh.[4] He was jailed during the Quit India movement for three years.[5] Mukherjee played a decisive role in developing united left democratic movements in West Bengal. In 1962, he was detained in jail for one year under the National Security Act.[5] Nihar Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 in Kolkata.[6] The party held a massive memorial meeting on 3 March 2010 to mourn the death of Nihar Mukherjee in the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jayalalithaa burnt in effigy[usurped] The Hindu
- ↑ "A Brief Introduction to the Socialist Unity Centre of India". Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ↑ "Proletarian Era". Archived from the original on 29 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ↑ MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON THE PASSING OF COMRADE NIHAR MUKHERJEE [1]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "OBITUARY: NIHAR MUKHERJEE (1920-2010) : INSAF". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ↑ SUCI General Secretary Nihar Mukherjee demised, Malayala Manorama, 20 February 2010, Page 9
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