Charu Mazumdar | |
|---|---|
চারু মজুমদার | |
| General Secretary of CPI(ML) | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Darjeeling district secretary of CPI(M) | |
| In office 1964–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| State committee member of CPI for West Bengal | |
| In office 1943–1964 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1918 Siliguri, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 28 July 1972 (aged 53) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) |
| Spouse | Lila Mazumdar Sengupta |
| Children | Abhijit Mazumdar |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta North Bengal University Siliguri College Pabna Edward College |
| Criminal status | Death in jail |
| Criminal charge | Criminal conspiracy |
| Penalty | Jailed |
Charu Mazumdar (Bengali: চারু মজুমদার; 15 May 1918 – 28 July 1972), popularly known as CM, was an Indian Communist leader, and founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist).[1] Born into a progressive landlord family in Siliguri in 1918, he became a Communist during the Indian Independence Movement, and later formed the militant Naxalite cause. During this period, he authored the historic accounts of the 1967 Naxalbari uprising. His writings, particularly the Historic Eight Documents, have become part of the ideology of a number of Communism-aligned political parties in India.[2]