R. Palme Dutt

R. Palme Dutt
Palme Dutt, 1943.
4th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain
In office
October 1939 – June 1941
Preceded byHarry Pollitt
Succeeded byHarry Pollitt
Personal details
Born
Rajani Palme Dutt

19 June 1896
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died20 December 1974(1974-12-20) (aged 78)
Highgate, London, England
Political partyCommunist Party of Great Britain
Spouse
(m. 1922; died 1964)
Parents
RelativesOlof Palme (first-cousin, once removed)
EducationThe Perse School
Alma materBalliol College, Oxford
OccupationEditor 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]

  1. ^ Ahir, Rajiv (2018). A Brief History of Modern India. Spectrum Books (P) Limited. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7930-688-8.

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