Gangadhar Adhikari | |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of India | |
In office 1933–1935 | |
Preceded by | S.V. Ghate |
Succeeded by | P.C. Joshi |
Personal details | |
Born | Panvel, Colaba District, Bombay Presidency, British India | 8 December 1898
Died | 21 November 1981 | (aged 82)
Political party | Communist Party of India |
Spouse | Vimal Samarth |
Occupation | Theoretician |
Dr. Gangadhar Adhikari (8 December 1898 – 21 November 1981)[1] was a prominent Marxist theoretician and prolific writer. He was the former general secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI), one of the oldest political parties in India. He was a chemical scientist who earned his Ph.D. degree in Berlin in 1927.