Abdul Halim (communist)
Abdul Halim | |
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আব্দুল হালিম | |
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| Member of the West Bengal Legislative Council | |
| In office 1952–1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 December 1901 Burdwan district, Bengal Presidency, British Raj |
| Died | 29 April 1966 (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Communist Party of India; Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Source: [1] | |
Abdul Halim (Bengali: আব্দুল হালিম; 6 December 1901 – 29 April 1966) was an Indian-Bengali politician, and communist activist. He was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council from 1952 to 1966.[1]
Early life
Abdul Halim was born on 6 December 1901 to a
Calcutta Police.[2]
After studying up to class IX at
Calcutta, working as a labourer on a ship for some time. During this time, he achieved outstanding proficiency in the Bengali and English languages on his own initiative. He regularly went to the general library and practiced his studies. Due to lack of funds, he was unable to complete his secondary education.[3]
Political movement
In 1921, he joined
Labor Swaraj Party alongside Hemant Kumar Sarkar, writer Naresh Chandra Sengupta, and advocate Atul Gupta. On the initiative of publishing communist literature, he founded 'Ganashakti Publishing House. He has been imprisoned several times for his involvement with the tram, the food movement, and his writing. From 1952 until his death on April 29, 1966, he was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Council .[1]
Books
He wrote some books on communism, including[3]
- Tikasaha Communist Ishtahar (টীকা সহ কমিউনিস্ট ইশতেহার)
- Russiar Ganaandolan(রুশিয়ার গণ-আন্দোলন)
- Communism (কমিউনিজম)
References
- ^ a b "Biographical Notes: Abdul Halim: 1901-1966". Communist Party of India (Marxist). 13 February 2015.
- ^ Halim, Abdul (1966). নবজীবনের পথে (in Bengali). National Book Agency. p. 4.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-85150-00-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
- ^ Basu, Anjan (1 January 2020). banglay bamera (in Bengali).
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