Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande
Roza Vidyadhar Deshpande 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.
Family background and education
She was the daughter of Shripad Amrit Dange, a founding member of the CPI and a stalwart of the Indian trade union movement. Her mother was Ushabai Dange, popularly known as Ushatai, a communist trade union leader. She wrote the first biography on her father.She was married to communist leader Vidyadhar Laxman Deshpande alias Bani Deshpande.
Political career
She was a member of the 5th Lok Sabha from Bombay Central constituency as a CPI candidate.Deshpande took part in the Samyukta Maharashtra movement and the Goa liberation struggle as a member of the All India Students Federation.