Prashant Bose

Prashant Bose
NationalityIndian
Other namesKishan, Kajal and Mahesh
OrganizationCommunist party of India
Criminal charge(s)left wing Insurgency, Murder, Criminal Conspiracy
Criminal penaltyJailed
SpouseSheela Marandi

Prashant Bose, commonly known by his nom de guerre Kishan or Kishan da is an Indian politician who is a senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist).[1] He has previously used Nirbhay Mukherjee,[2] Kajal, Kishan-da and Mahesh[1] as aliases. Kishan, the former MCCI chief is now No. 2 in the CPI (Maoist).[3] He is in charge of Bihar and Jharkhand[4] and heading the Party's Eastern Regional Bureau.[5] And this Bengali[1] Maoist leader, 74 in age[2] is also a known intellectual of the party.[1] He joined in Naxalite movements as a trade union activist in 1967 and continued to play a key role in Left-wing politics in India.[6]

In September 2004, Maoist Communist Centre of India and Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War had merged to form CPI (Maoist). The agreement had been signed between Kishan, General Secretary, Central Committee of Maoist Communist Centre of India and Ganapathy, General Secretary Central Committee, CPI (M-L People's War).[7]

Bose hails from Jadavpur, Kolkata. His wife Sheela Marandi,[8] another central committee member of CPI (Maoist) was imprisoned from 2006 to 2016.[9] Bose and his wife has been arrested by Jharkhand police on 12 November 2021.[10][11]

  1. ^ a b c d "Why Rao prefers to be known as Kishenji". The Times of India. 18 April 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CD revealing deadly Naxalite tactics seized". Hindustantimes.com. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  3. ^ "SPRING THUNDER". Tahelka.com. 19 March 2005. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Ghandy confirms Nepal link, made 4 trips, met top Maoist leaders". Expressindia.com. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Red Rot". Satp.org SOUTH ASIA INTELLIGENCE REVIEW Volume.9, No.5. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Maoist Prashanta Bose: The Last of the First-Generation Naxals". The Wire. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Maoists to Start Helpline From September 21". News.outlookindia.com. 20 September 2010. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  8. ^ সংস্থা, সংবাদ. "Maoist Leader Arrested: ঝাড়খণ্ড পুলিশের হাতে গ্রেফতার শীর্ষ মাওবাদী নেতা কিসানদা, ধৃত তাঁর স্ত্রী শীলাও". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Top leader's arrest a big blow to Maoist movement". The Hindu. 19 December 2007. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Top Maoists leaders Prashanth Bose and his wife Sheela Marandi arrested in Jharkhand". Telangana Today. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Top Maoist leaders Prashanth Bose and his wife Sheela Marandi arrested in Jharkhand". Deccan News. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.