Nihar Mukherjee

Nihar Mukherjee
In office 1976-2010
Preceded by	Shibdas Ghosh
Succeeded by	Provash Ghosh
Personal details
Born	1920 Dhaka, Bengal Province, British India
Died	18 February 2010 Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Political party	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
Residence	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Religion	Atheism

Nihar Mukherjee was the General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) [SUCI(C)].^[1] He is a founder member of the party and became the General Secretary after the death of Shibdas Ghosh in 1976.^[2] He was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Proletarian Era, the official newspaper of the organization.^[3]

Nihar Mukherjee Memorial Meeting held in Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on 3 March 2010

His early political career was as a leader of the Anushilan Samiti.^[4] He was jailed during the Quit India movement. Nihar Mukherjee died of cardiac arrest on 18 February 2010 in Kolkata.^[5] The party held a massive memorial meeting on 3 March 2010 to mourn the death of Nihar Mukherjee in the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.

References

1. ^ Jayalalithaa burnt in effigy The Hindu
2. ^ A Brief Introduction to the Socialist Unity Centre of India
3. ^ Proletarian Era
4. ^ MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCE ON THE PASSING OF COMRADE NIHAR MUKHERJEE [1]
5. ^ SUCI General Secretary Nihar Mukherjee demised, Malayala Manorama, 20 February 2010, Page 9

Persondata
Name	Mukherjee, Nihar
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1920
Place of birth	Dhaka
Date of death	18 February 2010
Place of death	Kolkatta