Michael Carritt

Michael Carritt
Born	Michael John Carritt 3 January 1906
Died	1990 Merton, near Bicester, Oxfordshire
Other names	Bashir
Education	Classics studies at Queens College, Oxford.
Occupation(s)	Colonial official, university lecturer, tutor
Employer	Indian Civil Service
Known for	Spying on the British colonial authorities on behalf of the Communist Party of India.
Political party	Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB)
Relatives	Winifred Carritt (Mother). Edgar Frederick Carritt (Father). Noel Carritt (Brother). Brian Carritt (Brother). Bill Carritt (Brother). Anthony Carritt (maternal half-Brother). Liesel Carritt (Sister in law). 2 biological sisters.

Michael John Carritt (3 January 1906 – 1990) was a British communist revolutionary, spy, university lecturer, and a supporter of Indian independence. After graduating from Oxford University, Carritt joined the British Empire's Indian Civil Service. While working for the Civil Service, Carritt became a communist after witnessing the brutality of the British colonial occupation of India.^[1] Carritt became a double-agent for the Communist Party of India (CPI), secretly supplying them with information to help them resist British colonialism. After returning from India, he helped the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) develop their policies concerning Indian independence. Over the course of his career he worked as an educator for the Workers Education Association in Brighton, Oxford University, and the University of Sussex.