Suniti Kumar Ghosh
'''Suniti Kumar Ghosh was an Indian Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, writer, and editor. He was one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and the founding editor of its central organ, Liberation.
Early life and education
Suniti Kumar Ghosh was born in Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal. He graduated from Ripon College in Kolkata and earned a master's degree in English from the University of Calcutta. He began his career as a teacher at Dinajpur College, where he became closely associated with the Tebhaga struggle in 1946-47 and joined the Communist Party of India (CPI).Political career
In 1949, Ghosh was externed from East Pakistan and settled in Calcutta. He worked as a lecturer in English at Vidyasagar College, Kolkata. After the formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he became an important organizer of the party's lecturers’ cell. Ghosh, known as Comrade SKG within the party, fully immersed himself in revolutionary political activities during the Naxalbari uprising.Role in CPI(ML)
Ghosh was a member of the All India Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) from their inception. Under his editorship, Liberation began publication in November 1967, becoming the organ of AICCCR in May 1968 and later the central organ of CPI(ML) from April 1969. Liberation played a crucial role in revolutionary journalism and party building during this period.Later years and writings
After the revolutionary communist movement faced setbacks around 1972, Ghosh focused on writing books and articles with revolutionary fervor and theoretical rigor. His notable works include:The Indian Big Bourgeoisie: Its Genesis, Growth and CharacterIndia and the Raj 1919-1947: Glory, Shame and Bondage Imperialism’s Tightening Grip on Indian AgricultureThe Indian Constitution and Its ReviewDevelopment Planning in India: Lumpen-development and ImperialismThe Himalayan Adventure: India-China War of 1962 — Causes and ConsequencesThe Tragedy of Partition of BengalIndia’s Nationality Problem and Ruling ClassesHe also edited The Historic Turning Point: A Liberation Anthology and wrote several books in Bengali, such as Bharater Communist Party – Ekti Mulyayan and Phire Dekha. His last major work, Naxalbari: Before and After, Reminiscences and Appraisal, was published in 2009.