Pramod Ranjan Sengupta

Pramod Ranjan Sengupta (1907 - 1974) was a Marxist intellectual and Bengali revolutionary, attached with of Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Sengupta was born in Dumka, presently state of Jharkhand. His father Harshanath Sengupta was a reputed doctor of Dumka. In 1925 while studying in Krishnagar Government College, at Krishnanagar, Nadia he came in contact with Hemanta Kumar Sarkar, Ananta Hari Mitra, Mahadev Sarkar and attracted to the revolutionary politics.

Sengupta was arrested for having connection with Dakineshwar Bomb Case and remained intern in Shibchar village of Faridpur District. That time he completed graduation and after became released in 1927 he went to England for higher studies. While reading in London School of Economics he joined in India League and trade union movement of Dock workers. Sengupta went to Germany in 1928 at the invitation of Saumyendranath Tagore who introduced him with the members of the Berlin Committee. While returning to England, French police arrested him having with a revolver. After the release he met international communist Leaders like Rajani Palme Dutt, Shapurji Saklatvala and Harry Pollitt. In 1934-35 he participated into the communist group of studies along with other indian students in London which latter formed anti imperialist Progessive Writers Association. Sengupta also worked as a reporter of Hindustan Standard in London. In 1938 he submitted the thesis paper regarding the 'Aggro related development in India' and got the Ph. D degree. He went to Spain to join International Brigades against the Nationalist forces. During World War II Sengupta joined in Indian National Army formed by Subhas chandra Bose in Berlin and he became its Programme Director. He also edited the Ajad hind magazine for few days. After the war he was arrested in 1945 by the British military Mission and was imprisoned for 10 months. In 1946, Sengupta returned to India, entered in Left-wing politics and further imprisoned in 1950 in the Presidency jail in Kolkata. After the release he joined in Communist Party of India.

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