Charu Majumdar
Charu Majumdar | |
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Photo of Comrade Charu Majumdar | |
| 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 |
| Died | 28 July 1972 (aged 53) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) |
| Spouse | Lila Majumdar Sengupta |
| Children | Abhijit Majumdar |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta Siliguri College Pabna Edward College |
| Criminal information | |
| Criminal status | Death in jail |
| Criminal charge | Criminal conspiracy |
| Penalty | Jailed |
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Charu Majumdar (15 May 1918 – 28 July 1972) was an Indian communist leader, and founder and General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist). Born into a landlord family in Siliguri in 1918, he became a Communist during the Indian independence movement, and later formed Naxalism. 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.