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'''Bhupesh Gupta''' ({{lang-bn|ভূপেশ গুপ্ত}}) (20 October 1914 – 6 August 1981) was an Indian politician and a leader of the ].


'''Bhupesh Gupta''' ({{langx|bn|ভূপেশ গুপ্ত}}) (20 October 1914 – 6 August 1981) was an Indian politician and a leader of the ]. <ref name=“Parliament”>{{cite book |title=Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta |date=October 1990 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |location=New Delhi |page=1 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58677/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Bhupesh_Gupta.pdf |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>

He was one of the senior communist leaders and parliamentarians in ]. He was elected on 13 May 1952 as a Member of the Rajya Sabha and remained on the post till his death in 1981. He was the longest-serving member of the Rajya Sabha at the time of his death. <ref>{{cite book |title=Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta |date=October 1990 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |location=New Delhi |page=8 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58677/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Bhupesh_Gupta.pdf |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>
==Early life== ==Early life==
He was born on 20 October 1914, at Itna, in the erstwhile ] of ] in ]. He studied at the ] of the ]. <ref name=“Parliament” /> Bhupesh Gupta joined the freedom movement of India in his early years when he was active in the Bengal revolutionary group ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article6763.html|title=Bhupesh: Some Reminiscences | publisher= Mainstream magazine}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://mainstreamweekly.net/article5258.html|title=Remembering Bhupesh Gupta on his Birth Centenary | publisher= Mainstream magazine}}</ref>
He was born on
October 20, 1914 at Itna in ] of
of ] in ] (now ]). His father, Shri
Mahesh Chandra Gupta was a rich landlord. Though
born in a wealthy family, Bhupesh hardly cared and
plunged into national movement at the age of 16, and
never looked back. He chose to remain a life-long
bachelor with single-minded devotion to the serviceof the country and the communist cause. Bhupesh Gupta: Outstanding Parliamentarian,
Builder of Communist Movement Bhupesh all along was a
brilliant student, educated at renowned ] of the ] and ] He passed his F.A. and B.A.
examinations of Calcutta
University from Behrampur detention
camp with distinction. In
Berhampur, he was in the
same cell for four years
as ], a
founder of CPI in Bihar.


He did his ] from ] and was called to the ] from the ], London. <ref name=“Parliament” /> In England he was a close friend of Mrs. ] as both they participated in the activities of the ], though their political conviction was different in later course. <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2015/jun/21/indira-wanted-soviets-on-board-for-the-emergency-772451.html|title=Indira Wanted Soviets On Board For The Emergency | publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Datta|2008|p=592}}</ref>{{Request quotation|date=December 2021}}
==In revolutionary and communist movement==

Soon Bhupesh was
drawn into the magic
circle of national revolutionaries, joining the
revolutionary group
] headed by
].
He also took an active
part in Civil Disobedience Movement, and was arrested several times: in
1930, 1931 and 1933, and was kept in detention till 1937. It was then that he came in touch with the
Marxist ideology.

His father wanted Bhupesh to keep off politics, and as such wrote to the government requesting Bhupesh be sent to England for higher studies. Government agreeing, Bhupesh went
to England to study law and was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple, London.

But in England he came in contact with the ] and student movement, and turned a communist. He met a large
number of communists including Indian ones. Bhupesh returned to India in 1941 and devoted himself full-time to ]. Initially he worked
in the underground head-
quarters of CPI. He was
also one of the founders
of the ] (FSU) in
1941.

As a member of Jana
Raksha Samiti, Bhupesh
did tremendous amount
of work during the Great
Bengal Famine of 1943.
He also was a founder of
the People’s Relief Com-
mittee. He defended the
accused in [[Tebhaga movement|Tebhaga
peasants’ movement]] of
1946. He also defended
the workers of Jamshedpur including of TELCO in 1946 in compulsory adjudication under the Defence of India Rules.

==During BTR period and in Parliament==

Bhupesh went underground during the left sectarian adventurist
period of BTR Line of
1948-50, which had done
much damage to the
party.

In 1947, he was elected
to the West Bengal Pro-
vincial Committee of the
CPI and was appointed
as chairman of the edito-
rial board of party’s
Bengali daily
‘Swadhinata’ in 1951.
Since the CPI was de-
clared illegal by the
government, he was ar-
rested in 1951 and
detained till April, 1952.

After the party de-
cided to fight elections,
he was elected to the
Rajya Sabha in 1952.
Since then he was its
member till his death, as
the longest serving
member. He was espe-
cially felicitated on June
22, 1977 on the occasion
of the 100th session of the
RS and its 25 years.

He was closely associated with peace
movement and ] (AIPSO).
Newspapers in Kingston, Jamaica,
hailed him as the hero of
the Commonwealth Parliamentary conference after his speech on racism and apartheid in 1979.

==Positions in the party==

Bhupesh Gupta was
elected to CC of the CPI
at its third Congress,
Madurai, 1953-54. He
was elected to the Polit
Buro for the first time at
Palghat Congress in
1956. After organizational restructuring at
Amritsar in 1958, he was
elected to central secre-
tariat, a position he held
till his death in 1981.

He was the editor of ] from 1954 to
1957 and from 1966 till his
death in 1981. Especially
on Sundays he would be
hammering away his
editorials and articles on
a vintage Remington
typewriter of 1937
brought from England.
His last article was on the
Resolution of the CC CP
China meeting of July
1981, written from Mos-
cow. In this resolution
the CC CPC had criticized the socalled ‘cultural revolution’ in
China, holding Mao re-
sponsible for the
destruction.

During the days of
Maoist ideological-political assaults from the
CPC and the consequent
split in CPI in 1964,
Bhupesh Gupta tried his
best to seek ways to
avoid split, and after
split, to bring about a
reconciliation. But his
efforts did not succeed.
==World Communist movement==

Bhupesh Gupta was a
staunch internationalist
and a tireless crusader
against apartheid and
racism. He attended the
Bucharest preparatory
meeting of the [[1957 International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties|International Communist
Conference (1957)]]. He
was a member of the CPI
delegations at the 1957,
1960 and 1969 confer-
ences of World
Communist Movement.
He was also a member of
CPI delegation led by
general secretary ] to Peking in 1959 and met Mao Tse-tung
(Mao Zedong). Bhupesh
Gupta was active in
]. In
fact, the last conference
he attended was International Conference of
Solidarity with Syria and
] (PLO) in
Damascus (1981).


==Later life== ==Later life==
He was a member of the ] for five terms from West Bengal, from 3 April 1952 till his death. He was reelected in 1958, 1964,1970 and 1976. He was a skilled parliamentarian. He died in Moscow on 6 August 1981. He was a member of the ] for five terms from West Bengal, from 13 May 1952 till his death. He was reelected in 1958, 1964, 1970 and 1976. He was a skilled parliamentarian. He died in Moscow on 6 August 1981.<ref>{{cite book |title=Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta |date=October 1990 |publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat |location=New Delhi |page=11 |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/58677/1/Eminent_Parliamentarians_Series_Bhupesh_Gupta.pdf |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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The Right HonourableBhupesh GuptaMP
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1952–1981
ConstituencyWest Bengal
Personal details
Born(1914-10-20)20 October 1914
Itna, Mymensingh District, Bengal Province, British India
Died6 August 1981(1981-08-06) (aged 66)
Moscow, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Parent
  • Mahesh Chandra Gupta (father)
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Bhupesh Gupta (Bengali: ভূপেশ গুপ্ত) (20 October 1914 – 6 August 1981) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India.

He was one of the senior communist leaders and parliamentarians in Rajya Sabha. He was elected on 13 May 1952 as a Member of the Rajya Sabha and remained on the post till his death in 1981. He was the longest-serving member of the Rajya Sabha at the time of his death.

Early life

He was born on 20 October 1914, at Itna, in the erstwhile Mymensingh District of Bengal Province in British India. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta. Bhupesh Gupta joined the freedom movement of India in his early years when he was active in the Bengal revolutionary group Anushilan Samiti.

He did his Barrister-at-law from University College London and was called to the Bar from the Middle Temple, London. In England he was a close friend of Mrs. Indira Gandhi as both they participated in the activities of the India League, though their political conviction was different in later course.

Later life

He was a member of the Rajya Sabha for five terms from West Bengal, from 13 May 1952 till his death. He was reelected in 1958, 1964, 1970 and 1976. He was a skilled parliamentarian. He died in Moscow on 6 August 1981.

References

  1. ^ Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. October 1990. p. 1. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. October 1990. p. 8. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. "Bhupesh: Some Reminiscences". Mainstream magazine.
  4. "Remembering Bhupesh Gupta on his Birth Centenary". Mainstream magazine.
  5. "Indira Wanted Soviets On Board For The Emergency". The New Indian Express.
  6. Datta 2008, p. 592
  7. Eminent Parliamentarian Monograph Series - Bhupesh Gupta (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. October 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

Sources

  • Datta, Asit, ed. (2008), "Some Alumni of Scottish Church College", 175th Year Commemoration Volume, Kolkata, India: Scottish Church College, OCLC 243677369
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