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‘With a golden heart comes a rebel fist’: Gurudas Dasgupta dies at 83
The Indian trade union movement lost a doyen as veteran communist, Gurudas Dasgupta, 83, died on Wednesday night in Kolkata. He had been suffering from heart and kidney related ailments.
He spent three terms in the Rajya Sabha and two in the Lok Sabha. As the general secretary of the All India Trade Union Council (AITUC), Dasgupta, almost singlehandedly, transformed the lesser-known trade union into a major force, even surpassing the CPIM’s Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) in membership.
But unlike many dogmatic communists, Dasgupta kept his communication channels open for adversaries too. Former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, liked him (often called him Guru Dasgupta) and Trinamool chief, Mamata Banerjee, enjoyed a good rapport with him even when she was the communists’ arch rival.
He knew the limitations of his party (and the ideological restrictions) but Dasgupta, as the floor leader of the CPI in the House, never hesitated to meet any Opposition leader for floor coordination in Parliament. Once he even called up Mamata Banerjee to ensure that her party colleagues did not disturb him during his speech.
The alleged 2G scam saw the best of Dasgupta as a lawmaker. He was the most active m
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Dasgupta
A Bengali surname
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[edit]- Samit Dasgupta, mathematician
- Sanjoy Dasgupta, calculator scientist
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- Shamita Das Dasgupta, social activist
- Shashibhusan Dasgupta, Asiatic scholar unplanned philosophy, languages and literature
- Somnath Dasgupta, lettered and geologist
- Sudhangshu Dasgupta, CPI(M) politician
- Sudhin Dasgupta, Bengali masterpiece director
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A peak into the life of iconic communist leader Gurudas Dasgupta
Communist leader Gurudas Dasgupta breathed his last early this morning after suffering from lung cancer for the last several months. He is survived by his wife and daughter. The leader's demise is said to be a big loss for the communist movement in the country. The leader was a powerful influence in the Left in Parliament for almost three decades. He worked incessantly against corporate corruption and economic offences. Gurudas Dasgupta was also a pioneer of the working-class movement, which he is mostly recognized and lauded for. Let's take a look at the iconic leader's journey.
Childhood and Education:
Gurudas Dasgupta was born to Shri Durga Prosanna Das Gupta and Smt. Nihar Devi on 03 Nov 1936 in Barisal (in present day Bangladesh). He studied M. Com at Asutosh College and University College of Arts & Commerce, Calcutta University in Kolkata, West Bengal. The leader has had avid interests Cricket and Rabindra Sangeet.
Political Career:
Dasgupta began his political career as a student activist in 1950s. He was president and general secretary of the Undivided Bengal Provincial Students` Federation. He formed the youth movement Paschim Banga Yuva Sangh which later became CPI's youth outfit AIYF.
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