<P> Shripad Amrit Dange ( 10 October 1899 -- 22 May 1991 ) was a founding member of the Communist Party of India ( CPI ) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement . During the British Raj , Dange was arrested by the British authorities for communist and trade union activities and was jailed for an overall period of 13 years . After India 's Independence , a series of events like Sino - Soviet split , Sino - Indian war , and the revelation that while in jail , Dange had written letters to the British Government , offering them cooperation , led to a split in the Communist Party of India , in 1964 . The breakaway Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( CPI ( M ) ) emerged stronger both in terms of membership and their performance in the Indian Elections . Dange , who remained the Chairman of the CPI till 1978 , was removed in that year because the majority of party workers were against Dange 's political line of supporting Indian National Congress , and Indira Gandhi , the then Congress Prime Minister . He was expelled from the CPI in 1981 . He joined the All India Communist Party ( AICP ) , and later , United Communist Party of India . Towards the end , Dange got increasingly marginalised in the Indian Communist movement . He was also a well - known writer and was the founder of Socialist the first socialist weekly in India . Dange played an important role in the formation of Maharashtra state . </P>
<P> Shripad Amrit Dange ( 10 October 1899 -- 22 May 1991 ) was a founding member of the Communist Party of India ( CPI ) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement . During the British Raj , Dange was arrested by the British authorities for communist and trade union activities and was jailed for an overall period of 13 years . After India 's Independence , a series of events like Sino - Soviet split , Sino - Indian war , and the revelation that while in jail , Dange had written letters to the British Government , offering them cooperation , led to a split in the Communist Party of India , in 1964 . The breakaway Communist Party of India ( Marxist ) ( CPI ( M ) ) emerged stronger both in terms of membership and their performance in the Indian Elections . Dange , who remained the Chairman of the CPI till 1978 , was removed in that year because the majority of party workers were against Dange 's political line of supporting Indian National Congress , and Indira Gandhi , the then Congress Prime Minister . He was expelled from the CPI in 1981 . He joined the All India Communist Party ( AICP ) , and later , United Communist Party of India . Towards the end , Dange got increasingly marginalised in the Indian Communist movement . He was also a well - known writer and was the founder of Socialist the first socialist weekly in India . Dange played an important role in the formation of Maharashtra state . </P>
indian who played a very important role in world communist movement
indian who played a very important role in world communist movement
Shripad Amrit Dange
Shripad Amrit Dange