B. T. Ranadive
Chandra Rajeswara Rao | |
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President, Center of Indian Trade Unions | |
In office 1970–1990 | |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | E. Balanandan |
Personal details | |
Born | British India | 19 December 1904
Died | 6 April 1990 | (aged 85)
Political party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (1964–1990), Communist Party of India (before 1964) |
Occupation | Freedom fighter, leader |
Known for | Co-founder of Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
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Communism in India |
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communist politician and trade union leader.
Personal lifeMumbai North Central (Lok Sabha constituency). They belonged to a Marathi Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu(CKP) family but Ranadive, a brilliant student, would teach Dalit students in his spare time.[1][2][3][4]
Political careerRanadive completed his studies in 1927, obtaining an M.A. degree with distinction and in 1928 he joined the clandestine Bombay and with the struggles of the railway workers. He became the secretary of the GIP Railwaymen’s Union. In 1939, he married Vimal, a trade union activist.
In 1943 he was elected to the central committee of the party. In February 1946 Ranadive played a major role in organizing a general strike in support of the Naval ratings revolt .
At its Telangana armed struggle . In 1950 Ranadive was deposed, and denounced by the party as a "left adventurist".
In 1956, at the 4th Party Congress in Palghat BTR was again included in the Central Committee. He became a leading figure of the leftist section of the CC.
At the time of the Indo-China border conflict in 1962, Ranadive was one of many prominent communist leaders jailed by the government. In 1964 he became one of the main leaders of Communist Party of India (Marxist). At the founding conference of the Calcutta May 28–31 1970, Ranadive was elected president.
CommemorationThe central building of CITU in New Delhi is named after him— BTR Bhavan. References
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