About Sisir Roy
Lived 1912 – 1960 (aged 47–48). Sisir Roy was a politician.
Sisir Roy (1912–1960 ) (Bengali: শিশির রায়) was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist. He served as general secretary of the Bolshevik Party of India and the United Trade Union Congress, and was active in organizing dock workers in Calcutta.
Labour Party Roy's father worked as a technical officer at Tata Iron & Steel Co. The nucleus of the Bengal Labour Party became members of the Communist Party of India. Around the time of the independence of India in 1947, Roy had become general secretary of BPI. He represented the union side in the Calcutta Dock Labour Board.
Death and aftermath Roy died in 1960. Nepal Bhattacharya became the new general secretary of BPI after Roy's death. His sister, Sudha Roy, took over his post as UTUC general secretary.
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