R. Palme Dutt
R. Palme Dutt | |
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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) |
| 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 |
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Rajani Palme Dutt (Bengali pronunciation: [rɔd͡ʒoni pam dɔtːo]; 19 June 1896 – 20 December 1974) was a British political figure, journalist and theoretician who served as the fourth general secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain during World War II from October 1939 to June 1941. His classic book India Today heralded the Marxist approach in Indian historiography.