Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande
Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande | |
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| Member of parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 25 July 1973 – 21 May 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare |
| Succeeded by | Ahilya Rangnekar |
| Constituency | Mumbai Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1929 Mumbai, India |
| Died | 19 September 2020 (aged 90–91) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse(s) | Bani Deshpande |
| Children | One Son, One Daughter |
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Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande (1929 [1] – 19 September 2020)[2] was an Indian politician of the United Communist Party of India. She was associated with All India Communist Party during 1980 to 1987 and with Communist Party of India earlier, with her husband, Bani Deshpande.
She was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha from Bombay Central constituency as a CPI candidate.[3]
Deshpande took part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement (the movement for the creation of the state of Maharashtra) and the Goa liberation struggle as a member of the All India Students Federation.
She was the daughter of Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of the Indian trade union movement. She wrote the first biography on her father.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Tare, Kiran (7 May 2011). "Netaji's Friend in Deed". India Today. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Communist veteran Roza Deshpande passes away at 91". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Fifth Lok Sabha – State wise Details – Maharashtra". Lok Sabha Secretariat. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- 1929 births
- 5th Lok Sabha members
- Politicians from Mumbai
- Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
- 2020 deaths
- Communist Party of India politicians from Maharashtra
- Maharashtra politician stubs