About Subodh Roy
Lived 1916 – 2006 (aged 89–90). Subodh Roy was an Indian politician and revolutionary.
Subodh Roy (1915 – 26 August 2006) (also known as Jhunku Roy) was an Indian revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement, and a politician.
Biography Subodh Roy was born in 1915 to a rich family at Chittagong in erstwhile-undivided Bengal. At the age of 14, he was the youngest participant in the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930-31 under the direction of the revolutionary leader Surya Sen (Masterda). Roy was in the first batch to be sentenced.
Subodh Roy made major scholarly contributions to the history of the communist movement. After conducting research in the National Archives, he edited a book titled "Communism in India: Unpublished Documents".
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Who was Subodh Roy?
Indian revolutionary and politician (1916–2006)
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Subodh Roy was born in 1916 in Chattogram District.
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Subodh Roy died on 27 August 2006 in Kolkata.
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Subodh Roy was a politician and revolutionary.
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Subodh Roy was Indian.
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