R. Palme Dutt | |
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.jpg) Palme Dutt, 1943. | |
| 4th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain | |
| In office October 1939 – June 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Pollitt |
| Succeeded by | Harry Pollitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajani Palme Dutt 19 June 1896 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 20 December 1974 (aged 78) Highgate, London, England |
| Political party | Communist Party of Great Britain |
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| Relatives | Olof Palme (first-cousin, once removed) |
| Education | The Perse School |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Editor of Workers' Weekly |
Rajani Palme Dutt (19 June 1896 – 20 December 1974), generally known as R. Palme Dutt, was a leading journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain, and briefly served as its fourth general secretary during World War II from October 1939 to June 1941. His classic book India Today heralded the Marxist approach in Indian historiography.[1]
- ^ Ahir, Rajiv (2018). A Brief History of Modern India. Spectrum Books (P) Limited. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7930-688-8.